Chase a lifestyle, not a career

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If I’ve learned one thing over the years is that the universe is capable of delivering some crazy opportunities, but being open to grab ahold of them and run is a completely different story.

I had a conversation with one of my friends in their last year of an undergraduate degree a while ago, and in passing they mentioned they were looking for a way to earn a bit of extra cash to throw at their student loans.

I immediately started listing off the various things I utilize on a regular basis to earn a living online, as well as a few other ideas I’ve played around with previously that I thought could be a good fit for them.

I’m pretty well versed in ways to earn cash online, because for the majority of my life I’ve been trying to figure out how to both support myself, and never have to deal with Canadian winters. Specifically the special brand of freezing that growing up in Winnipeg provided.

If I’ve learned one lesson in my endless quest to avoid winter, it’s that you need to figure out exactly what kind of lifestyle best suits you, and chase that, but being flexible about how you get there makes things a lot easier.

I’ve worked for a little fruit stand in Maui, I’ve written articles online in a whole bunch of different places, I’ve designed t-shirts, I’ve texted lonely dudes (surprisingly lucrative), I’ve…