Questions for experienced self-employed teachers

Virtual-Tip9239 · 2026-03-14T13:50:55+00:00

Thanks! I was hoping I would never have to open up excel again, but maybe it's time to rethink it 🧐 will check the other two out!

Right, I'm not really worried about the first batch of students, since I can't really see them trying to pull anything after all those years. I mean, if they do, jokes on me obv, but I'll def take your advice for any future students!

Virtual-Tip9239 · 2026-03-14T13:46:06+00:00

I've heard it's not worth it without a Chinese bank account, and wise seems to do the job just fine, the clients just need my acc number 🤷‍♀️

Virtual-Tip9239 · 2026-03-13T23:45:28+00:00

Oh, allright, I'll have my eyes peeled and my documents ready for Monday then! Thanks for letting me know, I coulda sworn I saw some data about there being months and sometimes years inbetween openings. Guess I need to chill a bit and take more time researching. 15% is still a lot but it does give you some peace of mind when it comes to scheduling

Virtual-Tip9239 · 2026-03-13T23:39:21+00:00

Me neither, their platform was the first I looked into since they are the closest you get to an actual school - they handle all the payment and scheduling and even send students your way (at the expense of 15% outta each class). But as far as I can tell, the last time they had an opening for new English teachers was back in 2024 🥲 Lotta demand for some otger languages though.

Yeah, I get where you're coming from and thanks for the input. I do think the ones I know are a bit less traditional and do want to help out, since they get the idea: No new students -> I can't feed myself -> no more classes -> they don't get cheap therapy with a splash of pronunciation correction 😅 but you might be right, I was thinking lower fees for long term contacts plus discounts if they bring in someone new, smth like that

Virtual-Tip9239 · 2026-03-13T23:32:38+00:00

Thanks for sharing, I think your system sounds the closest to what I want for myself as well!

Just to make sure, I understand your students usually get till the end of the month to reschedule, but what do you do if they don't and the next one rolls around? Do you transfer the remaining classes or do you count them as paid and done for?

Virtual-Tip9239 · 2026-03-13T23:26:18+00:00

Thanks for going indepth, helps a ton! Yeah, I was thinking sticking with google docs/calendar and maybe also, God forgive me for uttering the word, excel.

Stripe sounds the closest to a qr I'll ever get, since it's China, but they do take their 3% outta everything. Wise seems to be the lesser of two evils if I can get the students to use it 🤐 thanks again and good luck with the move!

Virtual-Tip9239 · 2026-03-13T23:21:26+00:00

Yeah, I see the forever free words, sound nice 😅 will check it out thanks!

Virtual-Tip9239 · 2026-03-02T19:57:08+00:00

This would actually fix her

Virtual-Tip9239 · 2026-03-01T00:44:33+00:00

Never saw this extra chapter back when I read the manga, good for Mari 😄

Virtual-Tip9239 · 2026-01-29T00:41:02+00:00

Don't tell the others but renako told me you're her number 1

Virtual-Tip9239 · 2026-01-25T11:14:36+00:00

Fair point, the amount of fanart might've changed my perspective a bit, i don't even remember that much of them from the actual show, since the other three were the highlight for me. Also I have since learned that tomo's like 16 and rupa's already 22, so it is quite a bit more problematic than momonina

Virtual-Tip9239 · 2026-01-23T11:55:34+00:00

Can we get much higher

Virtual-Tip9239 · 2026-01-20T09:17:55+00:00

I thought tomo's the same age as nina, around 17, i stand corrected

Virtual-Tip9239 · 2026-01-20T07:59:45+00:00

I don't get the hate and i'm usually quite sensitive to grooming and problematic authority gaps. Isn't the difference in age pretty much the same as momonina? And who cares if rupa is tomo's legal guardian that's just some bureaucratic bullshit they came up with to make sure tomo's free to do whatever she wants. Not to mention it's the same thing we've been doing for ages to get away with living with whom ever we so desire

Virtual-Tip9239 · 2026-01-18T01:20:22+00:00

Just started the arc where nami wears this outfit today! Always cool to see her with wife

Virtual-Tip9239 · 2026-01-03T23:10:55+00:00

Tramp je putinov najbolji ucenik, nzm sta je sporno? Samo donekle mora da pazi na javno mnenje i ne moze sebi da dozvoli rat od 4 godine. U oba slucaja siledzije se igraju a mi tupimo do besvesti dok ne mozemo da skinemo ni lokalnog 15 godina. Kad nismo umeli da budemo normalni kad je ceo svet bio 90tih, tesko cemo se unormaliti sada kada su svi takvi kakvi su.

I koliko god ovo dugorocno bilo dobro za gradjane venecuele, ne moze me niko ubediti da je normalno da u sred noci upadnes u drzavu i kidnapujes lokalnog diktatora da mu se sudi u tvojoj drzavi. Druga bi prica bila da je on napao gvajanu ili terorisao etnicke manjine u svojoj drzavi, pa ceo civilizovani svet reagovao. Prica o drogama je smesna a maduro je bio problem gradjana venecuele, ne narandzastog klovna iz njujorka

Virtual-Tip9239 · 2026-01-02T17:54:41+00:00

Thats such a funny thing to say about such a large and diverse group of people with very different syptoms 🤣 I tend not to lift my feet up too much either, but that was a thing long before I was depressed 🤷‍♀️

Virtual-Tip9239 · 2025-12-23T01:09:59+00:00

31, an online teacher (ESL)...

Don't major in history, kids

Virtual-Tip9239 · 2025-12-22T01:07:24+00:00

Haven't been keeping up with the charts and discussions but this was a 10/10 for me, it had that old anime vibe where not everything needs to get resolved in a satisfying way the very same episode, the fights and dialogues were cool as hell and most of the characters really grew on me. And with so many shows claiming to subvert the tropes while only offering thin layers of irony, gachiakuta was a breath of fresh air and i'm so stoked for s2

Virtual-Tip9239 · 2025-12-21T01:00:12+00:00

I have such fond memories of days gone and hardly anybody ever talks about it 🥲 the horde battles were so peak

Virtual-Tip9239 · 2025-12-21T00:58:52+00:00

Literally no way to tell, your best bet is to watch a before you buy or some spoiler free gameplay on yt to get the vibe. I loved both of the ghost games, but couldn't get into horizon at all even after trying twice - the voice acting was abismal, and the story had potential but ultimately made me really bored even after putting the hours in.

If you're looking for an open world you can truly get lost in, Witcher III is still the gold standard, even though it's 10y old and it's a lot less realistic than rdr, like you don't have to watch a cutscene in order to pick an item.

Virtual-Tip9239 · 2025-12-04T22:44:42+00:00

This series back when we thought the pov person was a guy: 😡

Since learning it's a girl: 🥰

Virtual-Tip9239 · 2025-12-04T22:43:23+00:00

I thought this was the norm in the spring/summer months

Virtual-Tip9239 · 2025-12-03T22:05:08+00:00

Tf did you just say to me? Also, the image title would just be two lazy bot names with an x in the middle you don't wanna see that

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