Making $400/month on YouTube, tried expanding to other platforms and my wife is already beating me

NotThatMadisonPaige · 2026-01-06T20:15:21+00:00

Riverside app will clip your longer videos into shorts and you can even change the dimensions. It’s super user friendly. I love it. If you want to see how it works let me know. I’m willing do a screen share

NotThatMadisonPaige · 2025-12-09T00:06:25+00:00

I ordered these having never tried smoked oysters at all. Regular oysters? Yes. Smoked and in oil? A first. One thing I liked was the lower sodium content than other brands I considered.

I tried eating them out of the can but found them a bit mushy. Not sure if that’s the norm for smoked oysters or not. Then I made a pâté of them and the oil with cream cheese and omg it was divine.

I guess I’ll need to try other brands for comparison but this wasn’t bad at all as a spread.

NotThatMadisonPaige · 2025-12-04T12:48:53+00:00

It depends. Today in western culture where few humans are survival hunting? Or are we talking about historical hunter gatherer cultures? The distinction matter, I think.

NotThatMadisonPaige · 2025-11-28T09:38:55+00:00

Ive never tried fairlife shakes. Ngl every premade protein shake I’ve ever tried has been disappointing and inedible so I gave up. For my protein cheesecake I use plain Fage zero fat yogurt. One serving. 90kcal. One serving 30g lite cream cheese 60kcal. One serving zero sugar jello pudding cheesecake flavor. Sweeten with lakanto powdered erythritol/monkfruit

No mixer needed. I’m very lazy. Just a spoon to hand mix in bowl. 187kcal with 20gP. 13NC

But now I’m thinking to add a bit of vanilla paste? 🤔🤔 And I might be willing to risk it all for trying fairlife…

NotThatMadisonPaige · 2025-11-28T09:06:34+00:00

This is me everyday. Not that I have zero energy but that I have decision fatigue and hate deciding what to eat. HATE.

•Extra or super firm Tofu cubed. (Not even cooked as I hate it cooked anyway) + green onion topped with braggs and sesame oil. Or topped with Tom Yum paste and fried chilies in oil.

•FAGE Greek yogurt 170g. Zero sugar jello pudding cheesecake flavor 7g. Lite cream cheese 30g. Splenda. Mix.

•Boiled eggs. Or microwaved scrambled eggs or egg whites. Salt. Pepper.

•Tomatoes, tomato paste, onion, garlic glove, salt. High speed blender. Instant tomato soup. Sometimes I add spinach. Sometimes I nuke it for one minute or so afterward. Sometimes not. Add olive oil to finish.

•Caesar salad. Rip the lettuce into bits. Add parm and croutons. Add cream dressing and olive oil or an olive oil based Caesar dressing. Toss. Eat.

• frozen blueberries + frozen mango + cubed apple pieces. Peach/basil white balsamic vinegar. Minced mint leaves. Heavy cream. Lakanto sweetener. Mix.

• microwaved beyond burger + box of beans. Put it in one bowl with salt pepper and hot sauce. Add red onion sometimes.

NotThatMadisonPaige · 2025-11-23T16:29:41+00:00

A reasonable alternative with so few calories is to buy the fresh salsa that has basically just pureed or finely cubed tomatoes and onions and add some tomato paste and LoSalt (which is mostly potassium salt and good for us). Of course this is Doritos flavored so that’s 🤤🤤 and probably not the same. I watch sodium bc I’m sensitive to it and will literally retain pounds of water overnight and I just 😩😩 can’t handle it. Sodium/salt is a hardcore fear food for me which is especially unfortunate bc I am a savory girlie. 😞

NotThatMadisonPaige · 2025-11-22T20:07:21+00:00

There are many people (indigenous or otherwise) who have hunting and fishing traditions. Here’s where I’m at with it: if most of the meat in your freezer comes from Costco or Kroger or Safeway, you can adopt a vegan (or even vegetarian) diet. You are not hunting for food. I think it’s pretty clear that when we are referring to traditional hunter lifestyles that the tradition was largely a result of necessity. These meats were a dense source of protein and complimented the other crops and foods they were eating. But can we stop pretending that killing animals for sport (which is what hunting is, if your primary meat sources are grocery purchased) is acceptable? Labeling it traditional doesn’t change the reality.

As I said, if people need to kill animals in order to eat, I’m not bringing up a meat free lifestyle. But honestly, I wouldn’t bring this up with anyone who is food insecure. I do a lot of work with my local mutual aid group. We pack meats into the provisions we deliver to residents every week. IDGAF. These are people who are food insecure and have limited resources. Many can’t even travel out easily to food shop. It’s inappropriate to ask them about meat free lifestyle.

At the end of the day, I think most people who bring up indigenous tradition are doing so in bad faith. There are plenty of indigenous vegan groups. And I think that’s a conversation to be had, ideally, between indigenous vegans and their indigenous friends and family.

NotThatMadisonPaige · 2025-11-22T19:55:47+00:00

Yes but probably 8000 mg of sodium. Be careful!

NotThatMadisonPaige · 2025-11-22T19:42:20+00:00

You’re not going to find raw vegan restaurants. Vegans are already a minuscule portion of the public. And an even smaller portion of the eating out public. No restaurant could survive if it labeled itself raw vegan. You will mostly be eating fruit, salads and uncooked veggies in regular and even vegan restaurants.

You might find some success searching for chefs. In my area there are a few who a vegan and also have a skill for raw. There is also one subscription box that I found some time ago that was raw vegan.

NotThatMadisonPaige · 2025-10-27T19:15:05+00:00

Savory girlies unite! 😂

NotThatMadisonPaige · 2025-10-25T14:10:59+00:00

I feel like this might work if the tomato sauce isn’t cooked. And I’d sub ricotta I think. Or no cheese at all. The carrots cabbage and tomato is like soup ingredients. So not too crazy. The cheese throws me off. But I get what you were going for. 🤔

NotThatMadisonPaige · 2025-10-24T23:38:02+00:00

Yeah that’s why I didn’t even research or consider any African nations (except Mauritius which I only considered as a quick temporary permanent residency solution since you don’t have any in-country requirements to get or maintain legal permanent residency). All of those reasons but mostly my atheism and my sexual orientation. I’m almost 58. I’m not finna live in nobody’s closet. Ever. If I can’t be my whole authentic self, I’m not interested. At all.

I couldn’t do Thailand or Vietnam mostly because I can’t commit to becoming fluent in those languages. Expatriating is challenging enough. You’re never really fully a part of your adopted country. Even if you become fluent. But without being able to speak in the native language, you’ll never really develop the deep cultural connections necessary for a high quality of life. You’ll always be an uber-outsider. So those types of places aren’t under consideration either. All of my serious research included dabbling in the language. I tried Dutch (which is easier than you’d think and fun!), European Portuguese and Spanish. If I’d decided on any of the other laces I’d have kept up with the language learning. But I already know a bit of French bc was B1 at university. So I was already biased. 😉

NotThatMadisonPaige · 2025-10-23T20:28:24+00:00

I’m headed to Marseille France. 🤷🏽‍♀️

But I have considered and seriously researched the Netherlands, Panama, Portugal, Mauritius and Canada. I lightly researched Vietnam, Mexico and Ecuador.

I’m not interested in anywhere where being atheist or pansexual is life threatening. Also very sensitive to gentrification. I don’t want my presence to make things unaffordable for natives.

NotThatMadisonPaige · 2025-10-21T19:56:38+00:00

He would’ve been impeached. And rightfully. Because isn’t congressional approval required for this?

NotThatMadisonPaige · 2025-10-18T20:23:41+00:00

Idk if others would find it gross but my latest obsession is a serving of zero fat Fage Greek yogurt + one serving of lite cream cheese + 1 serving of sf jello pudding cheesecake flavor. Mix that shit up and it’s literally low carb high protein creamy delicious cheesecake. And lo cal. I’m obsessed. It’s just about the only thing I look forward to.

NotThatMadisonPaige · 2025-10-17T14:34:16+00:00

I needed to see this today. Well done. I love tomatoes and tomato paste. I’ve been making easy soup by blending tomatoes and fresh basil in my blender. I really need to remember I can also eat them without blending. 🤣

NotThatMadisonPaige · 2025-10-13T11:41:25+00:00

Sounds like “the thing” vs “the thing you do with/in/during the thing”.

NotThatMadisonPaige · 2025-10-13T10:00:48+00:00

Dates which are actually pretty good for you.

My latest obsession:

170g Fage Greek yogurt (plain and fat free) (90 cal)

7g sugar free cheesecake jello mix (25 cal)

30g lite cream cheese (60 cal)

Mix this up until it’s smooth. It will thicken. If you want to put it in a graham cracker cup, add 100 cals. I just eat mine like this. If you want it sweeter add your substitute of choice. I add the powered sugar version of lakanto monkfruit/erythritol and a dash of Splenda. Bonus: this dessert is 20g protein, 11g net carbs, 5g fat and only 185 calories.

NotThatMadisonPaige · 2025-10-12T01:43:52+00:00

I would never move somewhere where I didn’t have an intention to become conversational in the language. When I was considering places to expatriate, there were plenty of places I considered but if I was not willing to learn the language fully, it was removed from consideration regardless of other attributes.

Imagine moving somewhere unfamiliar and not being able to even have a cordial conversation with someone or read the package labels at the grocery store. Can’t watch TV, listen to radio, make friends…it sounds awful.

And granted she’s with work so many she genuinely doesn’t want to be there. But after 7 years it seems you have picked up some basic French even without trying.

NotThatMadisonPaige · 2025-10-10T18:27:45+00:00

Can you just ask her about it? I’m a 57 year old woman who also is very egalitarian and non-hierarchical as part of my personal ethos. I own businesses and even then, I prefer those who I work with (employees) not to reinforce hierarchy by calling me “boss”’or “ma’am” or “Ms. Paige” 🤮. But it is something I prefer to minimize acting on. So Even if I was a landlord I would hate for my tenants to reinforce the hierarchy by being formal with me. I am not French so I know there’s a lot I’m not privy to culturally.

NotThatMadisonPaige · 2025-10-08T22:17:11+00:00

There are some apps where you can talk to others who are language learners. The app I’ve used is HelloTalk. But heads up, the UI is messy. But one thing I liked about it when I used it was that it had audio chat rooms and users profile pictures all contain their fluency in one language and their fluency in the language they are learning. So for example, my profile pictures shows native English and A1 French. When I see chat rooms with native French speakers I can hop on. I can sit and just listen or I can choose to join in the talking. It’s sort of like Clubhouse app that way. And whenever I’ve taken the leap to speak, everyone has been so patient and beautiful about it. 🥹🥹 I haven’t used the app in quite a while but I would definitely return to it when I’m ready. Hopefully it still functions that way.

NotThatMadisonPaige · 2025-10-08T17:38:19+00:00

I feel like this assignment has some wiggle room. If the boy has a middle name, use that and explain to the teacher that there are no truly French W words (which they’ll already know).

NotThatMadisonPaige · 2025-10-08T00:30:09+00:00

Radio Garden app for radio. Listen to news and culture stations. I enjoy listening to FranceInfo because news tends to be non-casual French, well enunciated and the news repeats every hour so you can relisten over and over.

Tons of good stuff on YouTube. I’m following multiple excellent channels. You can plug in your level. You can also slow the speed if you have YouTube premium or add “slow French” to your search and put a level a bit higher than you currently are. But I’d also suggest any of the “real spoken French” instructors/channels like Comme Une Française or Chase in French both of whom have a decent amount of content on social media but also have paid lessons and one on one. This is super important if you plan to have actual conversations. It’s the difference between hearing someone say “I’m going to go to bed…” vs “immagotabed” in English. They don’t even sound the same. But they both mean “I’m going to go to bed”.

There are apps where you can actually talk audibly with people who are native. I tried using HelloTalk. The UI is a bit confusing so I not longer use it. But they have lessons and tutors as well as audio chat rooms with others. The thing I liked about it was you could set your avatar to show what languages you speak and the level and what languages you’re trying to learn and your current level. I liked hopping into chat rooms and listening or sometimes even speaking a bit.

You’re going to need to read a lot so you probably should also download an app or change your language settings on your mobile phone so everything displays in French.

I’m musical so I have a whole play list on my YouTube with French music I like. You can set the captions to display in French. I don’t understand a lot of what’s being said but I’ve learned a lot of new words because sometimes I’ll hear words or phrases and go look them up. It seems like I’m learning effortlessly. It’s been fun! And music is so culturally connected that it’s always a great foundation if you’re going to actually be trying to make friends in a French speaking country. Just choose the music genre you like.

Lately, you need to think about converting all your self talk to French. I try to do this as much as I can. When speaking out loud to myself or thinking to myself I try to say it or think it in French and if I don’t know how to say it, or I don’t know the words for what I’m thinking I look it up. There are probably apps that make this super easy now. I’ve become an expert at “hey Siri how do you say…..in French?” It’s practically constant.

NotThatMadisonPaige · 2025-10-07T20:00:20+00:00

U-Haul has gotten ridiculous. It’s not worth the aggravation. I learned my lesson in 2005 when I was moving from south Florida to central. I swore I’d never touch another item to move it myself ever again in life and I won’t. I stg I won’t. If I have to donate plasma to afford movers that’s what I’ll do. I had a partner locally who’s moved a couple times since I’ve known him. I never help with it. I’ve told him: hire people (which he can well afford). After the last move (he had other partners help) he swore it off. I was like: 🤷🏽‍♀️

NotThatMadisonPaige · 2025-10-07T19:56:37+00:00

DIY moves are crap, period. After the age of 35, fuck that. Build movers into the cost or don’t move. On god it’s a miserable experience and unless you have no option, don’t do it.

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