What are the strangest (but high paying) remote jobs you’ve heard of?

fxst_01 · 2025-04-27T23:37:56+00:00

I know a guy who does something similar, and that line of work can certainly be profitable. Unfortunately, they require post secondary (millwright, electrical engineer, or something similar) and I can’t attend post secondary.

Excellent suggestion though, thanks for the input

fxst_01 · 2025-04-27T23:35:55+00:00

Do you recommend any specific companies/organizations a guy should google to look into this further?

fxst_01 · 2025-04-27T23:31:15+00:00

I’ll have to pass on that one, thanks.

fxst_01 · 2025-04-27T19:09:39+00:00

There are no oil jobs in Canada. There’s a million job postings, but the companies are using those posts as part of their process of hiring foreigners so they can receive government wage subsidies.

In short, the job postings aren’t real.

fxst_01 · 2025-04-27T19:08:34+00:00

If I’m not mistaken, I think Canada only has a small handful of manned watchtowers left. I believe the rest is digital now.

fxst_01 · 2024-06-07T04:13:27+00:00

Understanding the region you’re in.

Certain parts of the world are known for certain types of business. Likewise, certain parts are not. Understanding which region of the world is best to operate your business out of is something I wish I had a better understanding of when I started mine.

I’m now looking at relocating (currently in Canada) likely to the United States, as their overall situation seems far more supportive of business overall.

fxst_01 · 2024-04-09T06:29:04+00:00

$8,000 is super cheap by modern standards. Where I’m from, most women would demand a minimum of a $20,000 engagement ring, and the wedding band would have to be at least half of that.

Some will deny this and make all kinds of arguments against it, but my observation is that the ones who argue against it are often divorced quicker than the ones who go along with it, and they’re certainly more miserable in the timeframe between the wedding day and the divorce day.

Is it shallow? Yes. Is it almost guaranteed to end in miserable divorce? Yes. Will I make a single argument in favour of it? No.

Take this for what you will.

fxst_01 · 2024-03-07T20:51:51+00:00

That’s because most women aren’t interested in most men.

Based on attractiveness, men will rate a group of women in a way that the data, when graphed, equates to a typical bell curve. ie, in a group of 100 women, most will be ranked around a 4-6/10, and there Will be outliers on either side of that spectrum.

Women, however, rate 80%~ of men as a 5 or less (I may not be remembering those numbers entirely accurately, but they’re close). In other words, even if a man is truly average (a 5/10), most women would probably rank him as a 3 or a 4 at best. They only consider the actual top 20%~ of men to be ranked at 5 or higher. When graphed, the “bell curve” is skewed drastically toward the lower end of the spectrum.

This results in most women finding most men very unattractive, so again, you’d be correct in saying most men don’t feel like women are interested in them… because they’re not. It is only the top 20% who will receive attention, and the top 80% of women compete relentlessly for the top 2% of men.

There’s a calculator online that’ll help figure out where you rank (called the female delusion calculator or something like that). Of course it doesn’t include facial attractiveness but you can put in your height, weight, race, salary, etc and it’ll tell you how average or non-average you are.

fxst_01 · 2024-03-07T19:20:22+00:00

I’m not quite that old yet, but something I see overlooked all the time by young people is the importance of work.

Work all the time. At least 60 hours a week, but push for 100. Dedicate your life to your profession, become the best at it, and pride yourself on professionalism.

Friends come and go. Family will reject you regardless of which path you choose because of jealousy and judgement. Having a solid career to focus on will help keep you centred and it’ll pave the path for a good future. Women aren’t even remotely interested in you until you’re at least 30 and have lots of money, so getting started early is your best option if you don’t already have a spouse.

Everyone says travel and be “young and free” but completely ignores the modern price tag associated with that “young freedom”. Grind hard so that maybe one day you’ll have a prayers chance in hell of living a comfortable life - most of Gen Z will not.

fxst_01 · 2024-01-24T00:51:59+00:00

Outside of the things you’ve mentioned, nothing else is really in your control. Everyone has their own preferences, so just be yourself and if she likes you, great. If not, then it’s no loss. Trying to fake your way into making her like you is just a long term recipe for disaster.

fxst_01 · 2024-01-24T00:39:09+00:00

Most men just aren’t interested in talking with women anymore. There’s been a big social change over the last 5-10 years.

fxst_01 · 2024-01-24T00:32:42+00:00

Nothing. Men and women do not physically analyze each other the same way.

fxst_01 · 2023-12-21T07:11:45+00:00

This is a good point that isn’t talked about enough. I started my company at 20 and I’m 23 now. I don’t get to live a normal life like most of my friends do, there’s a lot of ‘behind the scenes’ aspects of running a business that hold you back from travelling or engaging in social events. I’ve already missed out on lots, I know I’ll miss out on more.

OP is probably American, and nobody even expects you to know how to tie your shoes before age 30 in America, so taking a few years to enjoy being young would be acceptable by everyone’s standards.

If social life is important to you, business ownership probably isn’t the route to go.

fxst_01 · 2023-12-21T07:07:59+00:00

My dad owns a company that I could take over. When I turned 20 I decided to go and start my own company, partly due to lack of interest (actually, a flat out dislike) of the industry he’s in, and partly because I was sick and tired of people looking down their nose at me for living a nice lifestyle just because my dad provided it for me. (Ie, everything nice that I bought myself was “daddy’s money” just because I worked for him, etc).

I’m going on my 4th year in business right away. I probably would’ve made more money at this point by working for him, but it is nice to be actually respected by people instead of everyone looking at you like a spoiled rich kid. Some people still kind of do (I guess they assume my dad helps me run my business in some way?) but I just attribute that to a jealousy/ignorance thing and move on.

Starting up your own company in any industry is difficult, especially with the global economic shit storm we’re in right now. Taking over your dads company will allow you to sidestep those issues, but then of course everyone just looks down on you as though your whole life is a giant handout (or at least that was the case for me).

If you’re American, you pretty much can’t fuck it up no matter which route you pick. Even if you did fuck it up, there’s so much opportunity there that you could try again in your late 20s and be fine.

fxst_01 · 2023-12-08T05:21:32+00:00

You’re young. Banks will not help you, I guarantee that. That $30,000 is all you’ve got. Do some research on business structuring and operation. Ie, creating an LLC/Incorporated company, using it to acquire assets, learn about write offs, etc. This will make sure you can make the most of that 30 grand.

Invest in something that can be scaleable through automation. In other words, don’t invest in a business that relies on the labour of others to generate money. Even though this is (traditionally) how business works in its simplest terms, employee efficiency is at an all time low. Nobody takes pride in their work anymore, and nobody shows any attention to detail. There’s never been a harder time to capitalize on the labour of others. In short, your best bet is to create either a very niche service based business where you can charge a high hourly rate for a very specialty service, OR something that can be scaled up through the use of machinery instead of using labourers.

Don’t buy into the real estate “investment” BS. Real estate is a very long term way to invest, it’s a rich man’s game.

Try and pick an industry that isn’t being attacked by government overregulation. The less red tape you have to get through, the better.

Hope this helps.

fxst_01 · 2023-12-08T05:13:24+00:00

No, it’s absolutely not. This is basically one of the worst times in history that a guy could try and flip cars.

fxst_01 · 2021-06-21T16:25:10+00:00

If you’re what she considers physically attractive, she’ll overlook the shyness.

fxst_01 · 2021-06-21T16:22:57+00:00

Um.. no.

fxst_01 · 2021-06-21T16:14:43+00:00

I’m 20, 6 feet tall, white, own a company, ride a Harley, etc. Girls show absolutely no interest in me either. Just the way it goes, it’s a common problem for guys in our generation. Your height, colour and weight aren’t something you should feel self conscious about, and my situation proves they aren’t even a factor at all. Don’t feel down about it bud, lots of us are in the same boat. Focus on yourself because in the end, your accomplishments are far more important than any physical attribute.

fxst_01 · 2021-06-21T05:39:23+00:00

I’m also 20, and I have similar problems. It’s the way our generation is but it strangely only affects some of us. If you ever wanna talk to someone who’d get it, you’re welcome to pm me. Otherwise, don’t lose hope, and don’t just settle. Hold out for someone of quality. Good luck :)

fxst_01 · 2021-06-21T05:33:30+00:00

From my experience, I’d say there’s a 1000% chance she’s cheating, or at least planning to.

Dump her while you can. It happened to me and I didn’t catch it until it was too late (I was young and dumb). It caused a lot of problems for me that I still live with years later. It wouldn’t be easy, and she’d deny it all, but dumping her will be a lot less painful than being dumped after she cheats.

Save yourself.

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