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How do you afford your lifestyle, /jp/?

Do you make money doing odd jobs on the internet or did you just inherit a large amount of NEET money?

>> No.8093719

I cry as my loans slowly dry up.

>> No.8093720

Not NEET, but a hikki. Work at night.

>> No.8093715

I live with my parents.

>> No.8093729

Parent died and I got about 100,000 in life insurance money.

I should be able to last a few more years considering I buy as little as possible, walk every where, and live in a very inexpensive apartment. I don't know what I will do once I've drained all of this money.

>> No.8093735

>>8093720
>hikki
No, you're not.

>> No.8093740

i live with my parents. they provide everything and don't make me pay rent

>> No.8093744

I irradiate myself, in service to my country.

>> No.8093746

>>8093720
You can be a NEET and not be a hikki but you can't be a hikki and not be a NEET.

>> No.8093747

Leeching off my parents for now. They'll probably kick me out eventually, but I'll deal with that when it happens.

>> No.8093750

I have the perfect hikkie job lined up once I've finished my education!
Offshore engineer, 2 weeks on the platform and 4 weeks off and about $90000~ a year.

>> No.8093751

>>8093735
Maybe I should give more details. I work until I have enough money, and then isolate myself from society, until I run out of money again. I manage to live for about 8 months without working until I run out of food, then I work for about the same period of time. As far as I'm aware, I DO qualify as a hikki.

>> No.8093752

I work as a game tester where I play unreleased games and listen to touhou music all day.

>> No.8093757

>>8093746
You can if you work from your room.

>> No.8093761

I have a crappy online job that gets me about $500 a month.

>> No.8093762

>>8093746
Do you even know what those words mean?

>> No.8093768

>>8093706

>Do you make money doing odd jobs on the internet

How do people even do this? I tried that mechanical turk thing, but it was so mind-numbing and I made maybe 10 dollars after hours of work.

>> No.8093787

I have a job.

>> No.8093812

My parents and sister died in a car crash in 2004 when I was 17. The house, which had been rising in value ever since we brought it, was worth nearly a million dollars when I sold it in 2005. My living costs are about $30k a year and I make slightly more than that in interest. With any luck I'll be able to avoid working for the rest of my life.

>> No.8093822

>>8093762

What are you talking about? He is perfectly right.

Hikki = never leaves the room

NEET = unemployed, not in school and unwilling to do neither

There are many NEETs who have normal social lives, and all hikki are NEET by default.

>> No.8093830

>>8093822
Being a hikki only precludes you from leaving your house and having social interaction. It's entirely possible to work without doing either of those things.

>> No.8093840

I live in a welfare "paradise".

>> No.8093869

I live with my father AND receive welfare.

And my dad gets paid for taking care of me.

Life is good.

>> No.8093881

I live with my mother and collect SSI.

>> No.8093891

>>8093881
no you don't dude. you're a dirty normal person

>> No.8093894

My parents kicked me out and I don't think I'll inherit anything if they die.

I work 3rd shift in a factory that makes transmissions. It's a great job for me because the nearest person is about 30 yards away

>> No.8093901

How come your parents haven't kicked you out yet? When I was 17 my father told me I should leave as soon as I finish high school.

>> No.8093907

>>8093901
Superior European culture.

>> No.8093905

>>8093901
Because my parents actually care about me.

>> No.8093906

I live with someone who receives settlement money every month. It was their mother's, until she passed away and it was passed on to him. It's enough to sustain us, but it will only last for a few more years and I'm worried what we'll do at that point.

>> No.8093910

>>8093869
You mean the money they get at the end of each month when they have underage children?
Git out

>> No.8093917

>>8093907
I'm North European myself.

>> No.8093920

I have my daily dose of Black metal, prog-rock and Avril Lavigne to survive.

>> No.8093934
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8093934

I'm way to prideful to have neet life, when I think all things I can do and all the money my family has invested in me I can't help it but study or try to work or something, the problem is that I end procrastinating.
Life sucks, at this rate I'm going to kill myself.

>> No.8093925

>>8093917
Nederlander?
Amsterdam?

>> No.8093931

I've been NEET for the past year, living on the profits of invested money I got from accident compensation (200K€). In addition, I own my apartment and bills are pretty low.

I'm a truck-driver (with a license to drive semitrailers plus ADR cert) so finding a job is no real hassle, I find driving hours on end with my weeaboo music playing and a couple of figs or plushies on the dash somewhat enjoyable.

>> No.8093942

>>8093925
Way up north.

>> No.8093937

I live with my parents, I hate them, but what can I do, I'm scared of independency.

>> No.8093945
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>>8093917
Picture related?

>> No.8093952

>>8093945
Unfortunately.

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>>8093952

>> No.8093961

>>8093934
I definitely know that feel.

>> No.8093984

Has anyone else considered dating a very ugly girl who happens to be fairly well off?

I'm good looking and I keep physically fit, but I hate going outside and social contact is painful. The downside though is that I can't do this forever and eventually I'll have to get a job.

I think the best option would be to find a girl like this and agree to date her/have intercourse with her as long as I'm allowed to live in her apartment without working.

>> No.8093991

>>8093984
I don't think I could. I have a fairly bad skin condition and on top of that I am socially incapable.

>> No.8093996

>>8093991
So are they.

But, boy, I'd rather get a soul crushing 9-5 job than constant forced socialization.

>> No.8093995

>>8093934
we live in an era of things which distract us too easily.

>> No.8094001

I am financed by my parents.

I dropped out because I became addicted to computer.

I am now back in, still somewhat addicted to computer.

We'll see where this goes.

>> No.8094010

Stealing. I'm going only for things with minimal risk but I still get enough money from this to live decently.

>> No.8094012

>>8093984
I actually dated an attractive girl who was from a pretty well off family. Her dad was even going to put some money towards us getting a nice flat and living together. Then he started to notice I was really creepy, had self-harm scars, etc. In the end everything exploded and here I am.

But yeah, do that.

>> No.8094022

>>8093984
No. I can barely leave my house to take out the trash. Dating is completely out of the question

>> No.8094032

>>8093984

you might have better luck with an older, divorced woman. downside is boy toys get dragged along everywhere so they can show you off.

>> No.8094047 [DELETED] 

SSI.

>> No.8094049

I live with my mother

>> No.8094068

>>8094012
I'm currently dating a fairly attractive Japanese girl whose apartment I stay in on holiday, but can't stay with her long term because her parents wouldn't allow it before marriage. ;_;

>> No.8094071

I live a lie from 9 to 5 in a big ass office building pretending to be a graphic designer. It pays well enough.

Then I go home, drink and immerse myself in /jp/ to try and forget.

>> No.8094074

>>8093752
Playing games in beta does not pay or count as a job sorry. I would use the same excuse if someone asked me though.

>> No.8094078

>>8093984

Sometimes I think about dating a shut-in from /jp/ who has a lot of NEET gold and just moving in and leeching off him in exchange for love and sex. I'm not attracted to other men though, so it would be kind of hard to deal with the sex parts of the relationship.

>> No.8094100

>>8094078
It's ok, when you wear a skirt, you're a girl!

>> No.8094129

>>8094078

Live with me

>> No.8094149
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8094149

My parents pay for everything for me, even my meds.

>> No.8094172

I quit my job last month. I have a bunch of money saved up from when I was still living at home, so I'll be set for a while.

This is the first time I've been out living on my own while I do nothing. It's pretty great.

>> No.8094168

>>8093910
Nope.

>> No.8094183

The funny thing is most of you guys could easily get disability money, but you can't work up the courage to actually go get it. Well, keep rolling around in your own shit.

>> No.8094184

>How do you afford your lifestyle, /adv/?
>Do you make money doing odd jobs on the internet or did you just inherit a large amount of money?

Reported. Tell me one good reason this is /jp/ related.

>> No.8094189

>>8094184
No.

>> No.8094191

>>8094183
That's my problem. Can't they come to me?

>> No.8094197

I work for a period of time and hate life entirely, then quit and live off my savings for almost a year. You certainly can't be a big spender and must have a strong sense of frugality, I make it work alright.

Unfortunately I'm at the end of my NEET term and have an interview tomorrow

>> No.8094386

>>8094183

Really? Even if you live in the U.S?

I know it's very easy to get disability in the UK, but I thought they were very picky about it over here.

>> No.8094397

>>8094184

>Tell me one good reason this is /jp/ related.

Anything that relates to the lifestyle of an otaku relates to /jp/.

>> No.8094443

>>8094386
They are

Virtually nobody gets it on their first attempt and a vast majority of the people who apply have to hire lawyers. It's a time consuming and embarrassing thing to go through (which is rough on your typical /jp/ shutin). You have to go to a few doctors and explain to a judge why you think you shouldn't have to work like everyone else.

Even after all this your money will only be a small portion of what you used to make at a job, so don't expect a monthly fortune.

>> No.8094452

>>8094443
That sucks. I have no idea what I'm going to do when my parents pass away

>> No.8095114

>>8094197
>I work for a period of time and hate life entirely, then quit and live off my savings for almost a year.

That seems to be how it is with me. I dropped out of school and did nothing for five years, then worked for about four, and now I'm back to doing nothing.

I wish I could get some kind of lump of money and do nothing for good. I live an extremely Spartan lifestyle, so it wouldn't even have to be that much money. I'd just drop out of society and not bother anyone.

>> No.8095131

>>8094197
>>8095114
Do you guys have any tips for conserving money?

>> No.8096004

>>8095131

Not really. I don't have a car (so no payments, insurance, or gas), and I don't go anywhere since I don't have a social life.

I guess just keep note of the things you absolutely must pay (rent, electricity, etc.), and make sure to minimize where you can, like with grocery shopping. It depends on how good of a cook you are, but one can make some decent meals on very little money per week.

>> No.8096024

>>8095131
Conserve electricity. Only pay for the essentials
Hoard coupons, learn to cook cheap tasty meals.
Bike wherever you can. Replace your electronics with energy efficient versions. Solar panels if you're willing to make an investment.

Iunno, what else do you use?

>> No.8096035

>>8095131
places like bakeries and pizzerias throw out food at night. varies from place to place but if you stop by late they should either give it to you, or sell it for way cheap.

>> No.8096050

A shitty paying job. Just enough money to live on my own, not much to spend on luxuries. I tried signing up for autism bucks and other lifeline/disability programs, but failed to get accepted because I'm not mentally ill or impaired. Apparently, I'm just depressed and socially retarded.

>> No.8096090

Living off my college grant money, but I'm about to drop out before the first semester ends. I'll do security work instead and study programming to get a better job later.

>> No.8096101

>>8095131
It's easy once you realize just how much unneeded bullshit people buy. Little things here and there add up quickly.

Food is cheap in America, keep an eye on what's on sale and you can get some good food for a bargain. When I go into a grocery store I don't go for what tastes best for the money, but what is most nutritious for the money. That's all food is after all, fuel. People glorify everything about it and now it's some sort of big social thing. Also it's impossible to starve to death here, if you're feeling really hungry and have no money you can always go into a store and steal something. Hell sometimes I'll grab one of those ready made sandwich things and walk around the store eating it. I've never been stopped for that and if you are you can just say "I'm going to pay for it at checkout."

If you're in need of something regular or even big entertainment items craigslist is your friend, especially if you can trade shit. I'm not going to go into finding junk and reselling it as that's a whole other ball game. Also I bought my car on craigslist years ago for $1200 and it hasn't skipped a beat. I pay $30 a month on insurance and get 30mpg- if you own a car I recommend looking into doing the maintenance yourself. This stuff is extremely simple and if something breaks used car parts are very very cheap online from various forums.

I haven't bought clothes in ages. If I need new clothes I just walk into a store and ask to try something on, put on the new pants or whatever and just walk out with them.

It's all about stepping back and separating what you need from what you want. Obviously internet is a need, but cable tv is pointless.

There are literally tons of options for where you can live so I'll skip that too, most of you guys live at home anyway.

>> No.8096112

I work.

>> No.8096118

>>8096112
you wish

>> No.8096120

>>8096101

So you're a thief? That's pretty gay bro. Why don't you find a thrift shop?

>> No.8096140

>>8096120
Unless he's a furry too, I don't think any of us are in a position to judge.

>> No.8096163

>>8096120
I only steal from large stores that kill everything around them anyway. As far as I'm concerned it's public service.

>> No.8096206

>>8094443
This is mostly false.

You may get denied on your first go, and people DO sometime use lawyers. But when I did this, it only took a few phone calls, some paperwork. and finally a doctor's visit. Boom $700 a month.

It's not glorious, and living alone on it would be really tight but what are you gonna do?

What I want to know is how people are living for a year at a time off money made at work. Most stuff we'd be able to do is minimum wage stuff, you'd hardly ever break even let alone have 30k or whatever saved up on the side of living expenses.

>> No.8096213

>>8096206

Fulltime jobs
In my case factories on 3rd shift

>> No.8096227

I wonder how feasible it is to run bots on MMOs and sell currency. i've heard a lot of success stories there, but I'd imagine you'd have to be pretty fucking shrewd.

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8096238

I work for picture related... The job is really the only thing that makes me leave the house, otherwise I don't really do much... No social life to speak of. Kind of a workaholic actually, because it distracts me from my issues.

>> No.8096260

I finally got a blogspot account set up recently but I'm about two years too late to the party. I've tried making threads on /b/ at different times of the day over the course of the past week but they never got any replies.

>> No.8096274

I live with my sister and draw shit for people, works out nice.

>> No.8096280

>>8096274

You draw fecal matter? Gross.

>> No.8096284

disability money, and living with parents. I pay for my internet connection, and give a little to my parents.

>> No.8096296

I'm still living at home. I was given 6 months to find a job before being kicked out of the house. Never found a job and only have about a month left. I hear the military's not bad for a directionless NEET, so I'm looking into that. I envy those of you who can manage this lifestyle.

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>>8093881

>> No.8096329

>>8094074
Yeah you can do that, the only difference is that I get paid money for it while you would do it for free. And it's not only beta, also pre-alpha - alpha etc.

>> No.8096361

I used to have a job but I quit. Now I'm running out of money and if I don't find another one soon I'll be forced to choose between homelessness and suicide.

>> No.8096401
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8096401

"Risk management officer" for an amusement pier/waterpark on the Jersey shore. Basically a twilight shift watchman. I have the physique of a twig, but that's okay since it's an "observe and report" job- meaning I'm not allowed to touch or even chase anyone. And there are rarely any incidents; maybe once a month I run into some kids who snuck in, and they bolt off at first sight.

The pay is alright for a job that only required a highschool diploma. Barely enough for food and an internet connection, but that's all I want in life. But I do most of my browsing in the early morning/early evening as a result.

>> No.8096414

>>8096329
Mah niggah.
I thought I was the only one here on that path. STE or SDET?

>> No.8096468

I myself just won a legal lawsuit that netted me about $670,000 so i won't ever have to leave my room again in the foreseeable future.

>> No.8096506

>>8096468
Wow, what was the lawsuit over?

>> No.8096517

>>8096506
Seriously? Go sit in the corner.

>> No.8096539
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8096539

I don't. I live with my Mum, who supports me.

I'm going to start teaching guitar again soon I've decided. At least that way I'll have enough money to give her every fortnight, and eventually enough to buy my Chinese cartoon DVDs and memorabilia.

>> No.8096581

my dad works abroad and gets paid a lot of money no tax. my mum lives with him. they just left earlier this year.

they bought me a small 1 bed apartment and give me monthly money for food and stuff. i am really bad at taking care of myself. i forget to take the trash out, i haven't eaten a meal in ~4 days because i haven't got any food in the house and i only go shopping once every 2 weeks. the sleep makes the hunger go away.

>> No.8096601

For the people who live off their stash of money every few months, how much do you typically save up? I can't imagine there are a lot of well-paying jobs you could do that with.

>> No.8096636

>>8096581
Your dad's going to send a girl to live with you. Japan says it always happens when your parents live abroad.

I can NOT sleep hungry.

>> No.8096765

I mooch off my dad. I'll probably try to get government money sometime.

>> No.8097030

>>8096506

http://archive.foolz.us/jp/thread/7585845

>> No.8097429

>>8097030
There's nothing in that thread about the lawsuit. Only angry people complaining about niggers

>> No.8097436

>>8096636
I can't sleep hungry either. It's nearly midnight here and I just had a boiled egg sandwich to tide me over.

>> No.8097566

Still leeching from my parents with the excuse that I'm still a student.

I can only keep this act up for another year and a half, maybe. I have no idea what I'm going to do once I finish my master's degree. I'm both scared and enthusiastic, as I very much enjoy spending my parent's money freely without having to worry about bills or a job, but I despise their constant helicopter-parenting.

>> No.8097574

>>8097566

What are you majoring in?

>> No.8097587

>>8097566
Masters sounds nice.
I am too poor, and so is my family for me to get a masters.
I'm only working towards a two year degree. Hopefully I can get a job working on microcontrollers or general consumer electronics. Maybe some database or system administration if they don't mind my degree isn't in networking or the computer software side.

>> No.8097601

>>8097574
International Relations, Law, and Diplomacy.

I kind of wouldn't mind getting a job in the foreign service, or maybe working in some international corporation that would send me across the globe on a daily basis. Maybe I might try pulling the student act for an extra year or two and apply to law school so I can call myself an actual international lawyer.

>> No.8097623

>>8097601
>International Relations, Law, and Diplomacy.
Pffffft ahahaha

>> No.8098056

>>8096414
>STE or SDET?
Never heard of those terms before. STE apparently, I never wrote a line of code. I just do game walkthroughs for every new version; others do stress tests and crap like that.

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