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Re:I earned $160k in passive income from writing non-fiction... by Namari on Thursday April 28, 2022 @05:25AM (#31190398)
I guess writing a book is "labor" but "royalties" out of it are passive income, I guess it's a mix of both. But Royalties cannot be achieved in that case without the Labor of writing the book
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Re:I earned $160k in passive income from writing non-fiction... by emteycz on Thursday April 28, 2022 @05:40AM (#31190507)
Well, and passive income from the stock market can't be achieved without the labor of picking the stocks...
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Re:I earned $160k in passive income from writing non-fiction... by Namari on Thursday April 28, 2022 @07:18AM (#31191157)
True but this is not as much work as writing a book, moreover it could turn out as a liability if the stocks go down.
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Re:I earned $160k in passive income from writing non-fiction... by kahon65 on Thursday April 28, 2022 @05:54AM (#31190626)
Same for bank investments, except for inheritance (but someone had to work).
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