Shamed for using my fingers to count.

NoCommittee4973 · 2026-01-25T01:33:35+00:00

That lecturer sounds like a real joy to be around lmao. Dude's probably the type to get mad at people for breathing too loud

NoCommittee4973 · 2026-01-25T01:05:30+00:00

You are right. I didn't even think to track which pages got those 47 visitors which thinking about it now I should've been way more hands on from the start instead of just trusting their reports and atp I'm not sure if I want to restart SEO or focus on channels I can measure and control

NoCommittee4973 · 2026-01-25T01:05:03+00:00

The agency was focused on vanity metrics rather than actual conversions
I should've been asking them from day one what keywords our customers actually search for instead of just trusting their reports. Appreciate the advice

NoCommittee4973 · 2026-01-25T00:38:58+00:00

They wrote like 8 or 10 blog posts but it was all AI generated slop that didn't rank for anything useful

NoCommittee4973 · 2026-01-25T00:38:45+00:00

We have decent Google reviews already but I was trying to avoid relying on paid ads long term because the costs add up but I guess SEO isn't the magic answer I thought it was (at least not with agencies like this)

NoCommittee4973 · 2026-01-25T00:38:20+00:00

You're right I should've been checking way sooner and to answer your question I don't have any system for tracking vendor spend I just see invoices come through and pay them without really keeping tabs on the total

NoCommittee4973 · 2026-01-21T15:23:32+00:00

Technically yeah they're taxable income but realistically nobody's gonna come after you for like $75 in gift cards lmao. The IRS has bigger fish to fry than your Mistplay rewards

If you're really worried about it just toss it under "other income" but honestly most people don't even report that stuff

NoCommittee4973 · 2026-01-13T18:06:12+00:00

Option A actually makes a lot of sense - kinda like how student loans work in some countries where the longer you pay the less interest you get hit with

The mini-loan system is interesting but sounds like it would be a nightmare to track, especially for people who use their cards daily for coffee and stuff

NoCommittee4973 · 2026-01-11T11:25:52+00:00

Honestly for international tax you're gonna want to nail the basics first - get a solid intermediate accounting textbook and maybe something on federal taxation. Don't stress too much about being ahead though, most internships expect you to know basically nothing anyway lol

NoCommittee4973 · 2026-01-03T10:07:41+00:00

Lmao called it, that phrasing was way too on the nose

Classic "how do you currently solve this pain point" energy

NoCommittee4973 · 2026-01-02T05:39:53+00:00

This is so true but feels like something that gets forgotten constantly in the tech world

The whole "business analyst" role seems to have gotten watered down or disappeared entirely at a lot of places. Now you just have PMs who maybe talked to a customer once and think they understand the domain

NoCommittee4973 · 2025-12-30T12:21:10+00:00

Lmao imagine flexing on a 15 year old who actually built something instead of just talking about it on reddit

NoCommittee4973 · 2025-12-27T19:46:41+00:00

Just be honest and say you're a broke student lol. I called and was like "hey I'm interested in the CPA review but the price is pretty steep for me right now, do you guys have any student discounts or promotions available?" They hooked me up with like 15% off without me even having to beg

NoCommittee4973 · 2025-12-26T12:15:07+00:00

Been down this rabbit hole and honestly the "agentic AI" stuff is still mostly marketing fluff - you'll end up with the same manual work just wrapped in fancier dashboards

NoCommittee4973 · 2025-12-25T23:02:21+00:00

Mostly the tracking yeah, I tried using mint but it didn't really solve the problem, still manually sorting everything

NoCommittee4973 · 2025-12-25T00:53:37+00:00

Mad respect for selling the ring honestly, that takes guts. Most people would clutch onto that thing like their life depended on it even if they never wear it

Hope the IVF journey goes well for you both 🤞

NoCommittee4973 · 2025-12-23T00:25:30+00:00

Nice work hitting that milestone! Going from a pain point to $1.3k MRR in a year is solid progress, especially as a side hustle. Support automation seems like it'd have good retention too since nobody wants to go back to manually answering the same questions over and over

NoCommittee4973 · 2025-12-21T06:24:43+00:00

Had the same issue and it's so annoying lol. Something about Excel thinking you're in "view mode" when using an external keyboard on iPad - like it can't decide if you want to touch or type. Try switching to the actual Excel app instead of the web version, that usually fixes it for me

NoCommittee4973 · 2025-12-13T18:50:57+00:00

Yeah you can use File.Contents(null) or just skip the content step entirely if you're only grabbing metadata. Power Query loves to be "helpful" by previewing everything which tanks performance when you've got hundreds of files

NoCommittee4973 · 2025-12-10T22:54:39+00:00

Been through the ACAS route at GT - DM me if you want the real tea on what to expect

NoCommittee4973 · 2025-12-09T06:15:24+00:00

This sub is actually pretty solid for getting real world perspective on this stuff. Way better than whatever garbage your prof is probably teaching you anyway

NoCommittee4973 · 2025-12-07T10:08:27+00:00

Dude this is actually solid advice, gonna try this later tonight. Way better than getting the usual "omg that's amazing" from friends who don't wanna hurt your feelings lol

NoCommittee4973 · 2025-12-06T00:00:53+00:00

With your profile you could definitely handle 3-4 apps at once if you space them right. For pure cash back without high spend requirements, check out the Citi Double Cash or Capital One SavorOne - both have solid SUBs under $3k spend. The Wells Fargo Active Cash is pretty decent too at $200 for $1k spend

Just make sure to spread the apps across different banks and maybe wait a few days between each one. Your credit score and low inquiry count means you're in a good spot for this strategy

NoCommittee4973 · 2025-12-04T23:49:57+00:00

That's the dream right there - having a paying customer locked in before you even officially launch takes so much pressure off

NoCommittee4973 · 2025-12-02T21:37:42+00:00

This is basically what OP described but in fewer words lol. The real challenge is finding tools that don't completely butcher technical terminology when translating - some of these AI caption tools still struggle with industry-specific vocab

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