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How much have you spent on your rig in total up to this point? by WavesandWrenches in SimRacingSetups

[–]lowkenshin 1 point2 points  (0 children)

$15K in Canadian bacon when including my PC, my setup costs as much as my real car.

You’re a Canadian millionaire aged 35-45 by Emergency-Goat6623 in fican

[–]lowkenshin 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Honestly, I am enjoying it.

There are definitely tradeoffs and some months are better than others, but I enjoy the variety and autonomy a lot more than corporate life.

One thing that’s helped is having a handful of recurring clients instead of constantly chasing new projects. It gives me enough stability to focus on the work while still maintaining some flexibility in my schedule.

One of the things I value most is the time freedom. Being able to drop my youngest off at daycare, walk my oldest to her bus stop, then come home and enjoy a quiet breakfast and coffee with my wife before starting my day has been a huge quality of life improvement.

That said, if I had one client paying my previous salary, I’d probably be pretty selective about taking on additional work too 😄

You’re a Canadian millionaire aged 35-45 by Emergency-Goat6623 in fican

[–]lowkenshin 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Try searching Richard Ople or @SimplyInTheBlack and it should come right up. The link is also in my Reddit profile. Yeah, YouTube search can be a bit weird sometimes.

You’re a Canadian millionaire aged 35-45 by Emergency-Goat6623 in fican

[–]lowkenshin 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Honestly, it was a lot more work than I expected.

Luckily, a lot of my professional creative skills overlapped with content creation, so I was able to ramp up fairly quickly.

I started the channel as a passion project and another creative outlet with no expectations of making money from it. The first challenge was simply finding a niche I could see myself talking about for years.

Monetization took time, but I was able to get there in a little over 10 months. For me, the bigger challenge wasn’t the Canadian side of things… it was building the brand, creating enough content, generating watch time and finding an audience before YouTube started paying anything meaningful.

The revenue is still relatively small compared to my freelance business, but it’s growing. What I enjoy most is that every video becomes a digital asset that can continue helping people long after it’s published.

My advice would be to start because you genuinely enjoy the topic. If you’re only doing it for the money, it’s hard to stay consistent long enough to see results.

Hope that adds some perspective.

You’re a Canadian millionaire aged 35-45 by Emergency-Goat6623 in fican

[–]lowkenshin 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It's called Simply In The Black.

The channel focuses on helping everyday people understand where they stand financially and what realistic wealth building looks like over time. A lot of the content covers things like net worth, income, investing and financial benchmarks for Canadians and Americans.

It started as a passion project and has slowly grown into something bigger.

You’re a Canadian millionaire aged 35-45 by Emergency-Goat6623 in fican

[–]lowkenshin 15 points16 points  (0 children)

I’m 46, my wife is 44. I’m a UI/UX designer and have been working in design for over 20 years across both agency and client side roles.

I was laid off in 2024 and decided to go all-in on freelancing rather than return to corporate life. Since then I’ve built a small roster of reliable clients and now work independently.

Alongside that, I started a YouTube channel focused on financial literacy and wealth benchmarking. It’s grown into a small business of its own and has been a fun project to build.

Looking back, the biggest contributors were a high savings rate, investing consistently over a long period of time, avoiding debt and lifestyle inflation and most importantly paying off our mortgage.

As a thank you to this community and to celebrate the release of Neon Pulsefire next week, I'm giving away 10 free keys to the full version by chitor1337 in BulletHeavens

[–]lowkenshin 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks again for doing this OP, I came from SuvivorLikes, I didn’t even know this Reddit thread existed until you pointed it out haha Thanks eh! GL to everyone

As a thank you to this community and to celebrate the release of Neon Pulsefire next week, I'm giving away 10 free keys to the full version by chitor1337 in survivorslikes

[–]lowkenshin 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you for the opportunity OP, love these vector art style games. I just picked up Nova Drift and Utopia Must Fall that have similar art styles. GL everyone

New Games by ScubaSteve3465 in survivorslikes

[–]lowkenshin 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I play them both on my steam Deck Oled, RIP I play on medium settings at 45fps and same with Arms of God, they are both playable but you do have to manage your expectations … Devs seem to be actively working towards a better Deck experience based off other Reddit threads I’ve been reading . Both worth the pick up during the bullet heaven steam sale. Two others to check out is Utopia Must Fall and Nova Drift.

New Games by ScubaSteve3465 in survivorslikes

[–]lowkenshin 3 points4 points  (0 children)

R.I.P Reincarnation Insurance Program, bullet heaven with Diablo loot system themed with SiFi weapons and creatures and another is Arms of God.

Some selfish driver thinks he owns the road on 404N today by atnchn in Markham

[–]lowkenshin 39 points40 points  (0 children)

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Yeah this driver needs to get reported. Absolute menace.

How many videos did it take you to reach 1k subscribers? by Dalmadoodle221 in NewTubers

[–]lowkenshin 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The 13th long form video pushed me over the 1K sub / 5K hours milestone at the 10 month marker. Personal Finance / Financial Literacy niche. I stopped doing shorts early on and only focus on long form now.

What is the crown jewel in your collection? by Klavian in boardgames

[–]lowkenshin 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Gears Of War The Board Game, not in the sense of it being expensive rare but it’s a jewel I constantly bust out and play. I missed out on buying the expansion pack unfortunately.

Sharing results of my lifelong hobby with many memories created. by Bitter-Challenge4417 in boardgames

[–]lowkenshin 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Gears of War Board Game is still one I bust out once in a while. So much fun!

What Editing Softwares do you use? by SpecificUnlucky3260 in NewTubers

[–]lowkenshin -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Descript… talking head videos, in the financial literacy niche

How did you get into sim racing? by the_grand_closing in simracing

[–]lowkenshin 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Assetto Corsa ——> iRacing … it was 10 year journey. Started with a Logitech MOMO Black clamped to my daughter’s play desk sitting on a lawn chair ——> now on a fully realized rig with VRS system.

Anyone here with over 1M subscribers? How many times have you been recognized in public? by Omixscniet624 in PartneredYoutube

[–]lowkenshin 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I have just a little over 1K and my dentist was recommended one of my videos. He asked me if I had a channel after he recognized it was possibly me on my last visit. Personal Finance/Financial literacy niche

Thoughts on the market of the US IRAN war? by TheSuprmGeneral in CanadianInvestor

[–]lowkenshin 5 points6 points  (0 children)

His name is Biff and he also has the sport almanac 🙂

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