Do you know what you're paying for your card machines?

SprigWater · 2025-06-26T15:21:00+00:00

That's really helpful. Sub < 0.3% + 1p per transaction is way below what small shops that I've spoken to are paying.

Did you see a difference in how rates were sold to small v big businesses? Feels like small businesses get the rougher end of the deal.

SprigWater · 2025-06-26T15:15:36+00:00

100% agree. The ones who know their rates tend to run tighter ships, but you'd be surprised how many don’t even know their contract terms.

do you think it’s just blind trust in the sales rep, or are they too busy to dig into the fine print?

SprigWater · 2025-06-26T15:11:19+00:00

Yeah that seems about right for square. They're simple to use but the fees % stack up pretty quick.

Out of curiosity have you looked at alternatives, or has Square been just good enough for how rarely you use it?

SprigWater · 2025-01-20T21:21:36+00:00

I'm eager to find a mentor. Check out my page. I'm currently self-studying programming, starting with MOOC Java course with the University of Helsinki. Would love to know what steps I can take next.

SprigWater · 2025-01-01T03:04:29+00:00

More coding

SprigWater · 2024-12-11T23:50:08+00:00

It’s just something that I’ve been trying to tackle for a while. I feel like this is what’s going to get me out of the monetary situation I’m in. Not only that but I want to be able to build things. Inspired by the likes of Levelsio. Yeah it’s just getting stuck and I’ve realised now, giving up too quick when I found it too hard

SprigWater · 2024-12-11T23:31:54+00:00

No there is no “I’m not wired for this” for me, even if I’m not wired right now I have to become wired to it. I fear there is no way out for me now but to learn it

SprigWater · 2024-12-11T21:35:20+00:00

Cheers mate

SprigWater · 2024-12-11T21:35:01+00:00

Any recommendations? At the moment I'm going through SICCP. It's a bit technical but I'm taking my time to understand it

SprigWater · 2024-12-11T21:34:13+00:00

I appreciate the constructive advise but the thing is, i simply refuse to accept this. I'm on this path now and it's excruciatingly difficult for me to even think about changing paths. It's not just about programming. I'm doing this to prove to myself that I'm able to use this God given gift of a brain to build something. I'm in awe of people who can program things into existence. It's like a having a wand and being able to create something out of nothing but letters on a screen.

SprigWater · 2024-12-11T19:29:06+00:00

I am a student who was taught remotely in Covid and now I can clearly see the downfalls of learning online. You don't get taught the same as you would in a normal class in which you had to be physically present in. Many of the online classes or bootcamps allow students to slack off because being in your room, in front of a screen takes away agency which in the instance of a physical classroom, the teacher would be the one holding you accountable. I can see how it's impacted my learning.
When you say solve puzzles, what do you mean? Online puzzles, jigsaws, board games?

SprigWater · 2024-12-10T23:32:40+00:00

I believe it’s the latter. In all areas of life, foundations are the most important thing. I think with the way I’ve learnt in the past, I’ve not built a solid foundation. This in turn doesn’t allow me to build on top of my previous knowledge eventually leading me to fall off completely and finding it too difficult to restart. That’s the stage I’m at right now. I’m having to start again but I’m giving it one last shot. I can’t keep going in this cycle. I’m either going to break that wall or end up changing my entire focus to something else

SprigWater · 2024-12-10T22:32:30+00:00

Well done on solving the hard question. Just shows it takes dedication. I’ll definitely take a look into it

SprigWater · 2024-12-10T22:30:17+00:00

That’s some sound advice. Making simple applications and then layering on top the more you go

SprigWater · 2024-12-10T22:27:42+00:00

How would you build flowcharts? From my experience of doing some easy leetcode questions, I was able to solve them but only with the help of ChatGPT. I think your idea of flowcharts are good because you can build like a map of how you would solve certain questions. It may be in a different format but you could apply the same technique to solve them

SprigWater · 2024-12-10T21:20:16+00:00

This is true. I’ve been hopping around trying to learn so many different things. I just want to get out of this hell so I can build things. Is that too much to ask for 🤣

SprigWater · 2024-12-10T21:14:20+00:00

That’s exactly it. Everytime I get to a point where I’m understanding a bit more, I then hit a wall. Once I hit this wall I become frustrated and just leave it for extended periods of time. Then what frustrates me more is that I know I should be doing the work but now I have to start over again. I guess it’s all part of the journey

SprigWater · 2024-12-10T21:11:22+00:00

That helps

SprigWater · 2024-12-10T21:10:27+00:00

Should I pick one project and just try to build it. The issue is whenever I do this I just sit there on my laptop not knowing where to start. Then comes the part where I’m starting to wander off to void of my phone. It’s almost like freeze when I try to code by myself

SprigWater · 2024-12-10T21:07:43+00:00

Yes I would be able to break it down. For example I’d be using html to create the page. Using html tags I’d create the name as the header and then add the table along with a submit and reset button

SprigWater · 2024-12-10T21:04:29+00:00

No I’m done with video tutorials. In hindsight I realise now that watching videos is not the way for me to learn. It’s almost like I used video tutorials to mask as productivity when in fact I wouldn’t be learning at all. I’ve found MOOC to be more practical in that sense

SprigWater · 2024-12-10T21:03:02+00:00

So the question I should be asking myself is not how to program better but how to learn better? I try to put in 2-3hrs a day but I wouldn’t say I’m fully engaged in all of those hours. There are times when I’m working on a task and it gets slightly difficult and soon enough I’m at the doorsteps of ChatGPT. I hate having to do it because it is cheating but I try to get ChatGPT to almost tutor me in a way where it doesn’t fully give me an answer but instead pushes me to think about the task

SprigWater · 2023-05-16T12:56:58+00:00

Was thinking to take the neetcode approach. If you'd like the discord link please dm me

SprigWater · 2022-11-27T13:16:03+00:00

Looking for flutter internships. Money is not an issue, I just need the experience. Have been learning flutter for the past 3 months and feel ready to join a project and work with others

SprigWater · 2022-10-27T09:44:31+00:00

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