• Aeri@lemmy.world
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    2 days ago

    How exactly do you define making money though? I already have more than $40 could I purchase a product worth more than $40 and then return it? Could I steal $40 from somebody and then give it back once my family is no longer going to explode? Could I explain that my family is going to explode and politely request the money in hopes that someone believes me? How long do I need to retain the money? What if I just take something I own to a pawn shop? What if I gamble and I lose $50 and then later I make $40, I’m $10 down but technically I made $40 in the last transaction, have I satisfied the requirement?

  • logicbomb@lemmy.world
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    3 days ago

    I would just ask my brother to give me $40. I think he would probably do that to avoid exploding.

  • hperrin@lemmy.ca
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    3 days ago

    Sell my shirt to my dad for $40. I’m pretty sure he’d rather buy my shirt than explode.

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    2 days ago

    I feel like this is a “straight” boys wet dream. Perfect ‘no homo’ excuse to suck a dick.

    “I did it to save my family”.

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      Even if I didn’t make that at my normal job, or it was non-business hours when I can’t just go to work for money, I feel like $40 in 3 hours is pretty doable with just gig work (grocery/restaurant delivery, Uber).

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    3 days ago

    40 dollars? That’s all? I’m salaried and can work any hours I want to, so I guess I’m logging in at work and writing a few lines of code or answering some emails.

    Twenty minutes will do it. Probably round it up to half an hour just to be safe. And honestly, if I get into the zone, an hour will fly by, easy.

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      Twenty minutes will do it. Probably round it up to half an hour just to be safe. And honestly, if I get into the zone, an hour will fly by, easy.

      Sorry family. I got into the flow at work. Oops about that.

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    3 days ago

    Go to work for an hour

    Take my bottles to the depot

    Ask a buddy to spot me 40

    Sell a couple things

    … check my bank account?

    $40 isn’t that much money…

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    Depends how you define “make”

    If standard pay from job is too late, then I’d sell a CSP or CC from my brokerage account and I technically “made” the premium

    If that’s not urgent enough, take some jewelry to a pawn shop and hock it