Board 8 > Just under a month ago I quit my job to be a professional Twitch Streamer

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He could be GF

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He could be your GF.
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ChaosTonyV4 posted...

The shorthand for Gilded Fool is Fool, and we already have a Fool.

good luck dude, being British gives you a leg up from every doofy-ass American wannabe streamer.

Gil, or Gilded both work!

And yeah, I can't accept the Prime sub until Twitch finish checking all my tax info, which is the process currently underway.
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his Fool is capitalized (or capitalised?)
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Has it become stressful at all to have to do this everyday?

I imagine after a while it starts to feel like a job again having to put a show on everyday
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I probably will rarely if ever watch your stream but Ill throw you my Prime sub once that becomes available.
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Gatarix posted...

whoa I was sure this was going to be a joke topic

Isn't it though?
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It hasn't yet, I'm more stressed by stream maintenance than actually "performing", monitoring my sound levels, ensuring I'm sending the right data, swapping scenes and overlay materials midstream and remembering to turn the light on as it gets dark, because that's not something I'm used to.

Performing to an empty audience is tough when there's no feedback from chat, but you have to maintain it for when people to come in. If there's any feedback at all, I find it very easy, because my stream persona is very much who I am. I've also always been a good salesman and it's most of the same skills: confidence and the ability to keep talking. That's what I excel at.

Also, my start time creeps up on me out of nowhere and the 5 minutes before I go live are a manic rush of plugging in cables, realigning things, filling my glass to drink onstream and whatever.
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How the hell can you survive on 12 grand a year with no benefits?
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My spending breakdown on what I consider to be necessities for the last year is

Per month:
$550 - Rent
$250 - Food
$60 - Phone

Rent including all bills, council tax, water, internet, gas, etc.

Cutting down my expenditure on the things I enjoy will suck, but I'm viewing as an acceptable cost to start and grow a new business that I'll enjoy.

But I also expect the stream to grow beyond that to a more reasonable wage.
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I'm at work on my phone right now, but when I get home I'll throw you a follow. Not sure how much I'll be able to watch due to your EUness, but a follow at least won't hurt.
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Good for you. I spend $250/meal semi-regularly but if you are doing what you love I say go for it.
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I really lament that Twitch didn't exist/wasn't big when I was a big time player in FFXI and FFXIV clearing content that not many could and getting some world firsts. Would have made a killing and our Vent chat would have been hilarious for people

ShatteredElysium posted...

I really lament that Twitch didn't exist/wasn't big when I was a big time player in FFXI and FFXIV clearing content that not many could and getting some world firsts. Would have made a killing and our Vent chat would have been hilarious for people

Do you mean FFXIV 1.0? Because I'm sure Twitch was already big by the time A Realm Reborn came out.

Solioxrz362 posted...

He could be GF

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He could be your GF.

Oh sweet, I've always wanted a Guardian Force!
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WhiteLens posted...

ShatteredElysium posted...

I really lament that Twitch didn't exist/wasn't big when I was a big time player in FFXI and FFXIV clearing content that not many could and getting some world firsts. Would have made a killing and our Vent chat would have been hilarious for people

Do you mean FFXIV 1.0? Because I'm sure Twitch was already big by the time A Realm Reborn came out.

Solioxrz362 posted...

He could be GF

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He could be your GF.

Oh sweet, I've always wanted a Guardian Force!

1.0 and 2.0. Basically up to the end of Coil of Bahamut. Then people got lazy after we cleared Bahamut

It wasnt big enough to make big money off at the time as we looked into it and decided it wasn't worth trading off progression secrets.

I made over $20k when I sold off items and gil when I quit FFXI so I'm sure our streams would have raked it in. Then Abyssea came like 6-9 months so it was perfect timing really as was able to jump back in and get back up to elite stupid quick.

Good luck! I'd watch you play Rocket League, but as other east coast Americans, you're streaming while I'm at work and can't watch. I did check it out once when I had the opportunity.

So, do we still call you Tera here, or do we have to call you GildedFool?
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DpObliVion posted...

So, do we still call you Tera here, or do we have to call you GildedFool?

hey, rule #1 of board 8 is that we call everyone by their original usernames. who calls sephyg "nelson_mandela"?
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Mr Lasastryke posted...

hey, rule #1 of board 8 is that we call everyone by their original usernames. who calls sephyg "nelson_mandela"?

Not always. We call Vlado "Vlado" instead of "ertyu".
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oh I like Tera. Here have a follow buddy

I may actually watch your Rocket League games but the rest of the time I'll be sleeping. Maybe we could even team up sometimes!
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Nelson_Mandela posted...

Good for you. I spend $250/meal semi-regularly but if you are doing what you love I say go for it.

What? You spend $250 on one fucking meal?
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Shouldn't you quit your job after becoming professional so streaming is your new job?
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Corrik posted...

Nelson_Mandela posted...

Good for you. I spend $250/meal semi-regularly but if you are doing what you love I say go for it.

What? You spend $250 on one fucking meal?

Ever been to a nice restaurant with a significant other? Yes. Pretty easy to drop 100 per person + tip.

As Seph said, if you can make 12K work, more power to you though. I think I spend 250 on groceries/lunch alone a week, let alone going out.
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-hotdogturtle-- posted...

Shouldn't you quit your job after becoming professional so streaming is your new job?

no
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GildedFool posted...

And yeah, I can't accept the Prime sub until Twitch finish checking all my tax info, which is the process currently underway.

foolm0r0n posted...

his Fool is capitalized (or capitalised?)

The double entendre made me laugh

I've wanted to do the same thing but wouldn't be able to just stop working. I'm affiliated with Twitch as well, but I think I'd only really quit my job if I made enough money streaming to make it worth it :(
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Corrik posted...

Nelson_Mandela posted...

Good for you. I spend $250/meal semi-regularly but if you are doing what you love I say go for it.

What? You spend $250 on one fucking meal?

It's easy to spend that per person at a good place with wine. Unless my fiancee and I are eating pizza or something, $250 is a slightly above average cost dinner out for us both.
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Nelson_Mandela posted...

Corrik posted...

Nelson_Mandela posted...

Good for you. I spend $250/meal semi-regularly but if you are doing what you love I say go for it.

What? You spend $250 on one fucking meal?

It's easy to spend that per person at a good place with wine. Unless my fiancee and I are eating pizza or something, $250 is a slightly above average cost dinner out for us both.

That is ridiculous .
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HotDogButts posted...

Corrik posted...

Nelson_Mandela posted...

Good for you. I spend $250/meal semi-regularly but if you are doing what you love I say go for it.

What? You spend $250 on one fucking meal?

Ever been to a nice restaurant with a significant other? Yes. Pretty easy to drop 100 per person + tip.

As Seph said, if you can make 12K work, more power to you though. I think I spend 250 on groceries/lunch alone a week, let alone going out.

Damn, it's like Puff Daddy and Ric Flair up in here
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I almost envy you poor people. The Lifestyle is dangerously addictive once you have a taste of it.
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HotDogButts posted...

Corrik posted...

Nelson_Mandela posted...

Good for you. I spend $250/meal semi-regularly but if you are doing what you love I say go for it.

What? You spend $250 on one fucking meal?

Ever been to a nice restaurant with a significant other? Yes. Pretty easy to drop 100 per person + tip.

As Seph said, if you can make 12K work, more power to you though. I think I spend 250 on groceries/lunch alone a week, let alone going out.

When I lived alone I spent $100-$200 a month on groceries. Something wrong with you all.
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The majority of my money is spent on food/drink.

Hell I spent 25 bucks on yogurt alone today (and ate all of it).
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EC and I live(d?) in NYC, so it's virtually impossible to not spend that kind of money unless you literally never go out. Which kind of defeats the purpose of living here.
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HotDogButts posted...

The majority of my money is spent on food/drink.

What's your income?
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Nelson_Mandela posted...

I almost envy you poor people. The Lifestyle is dangerously addictive once you have a taste of it.

Easily top five all time b8 cringe material
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I was going to express how this doesn't seem like a smart idea, but I said forget it.

I recommend watching some DarkSydePhil streams to really know how to run a Twitch channel. You'll need to start begging at least half as hard as he does.
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Less than 6 figures. I'm not rich by any means.
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Why does this topic exist?

PrestonStarry2 posted...

Why does this topic exist?

Why do you exist?
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HotDogButts posted...

Less than 6 figures. I'm not rich by any means.

Then you absolutely do not know how to spend money properly.
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Corrik posted...

HotDogButts posted...

Less than 6 figures. I'm not rich by any means.

Then you absolutely do not know how to spend money properly.

What should he be spending his money on instead?
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Nelson_Mandela posted...

Corrik posted...

HotDogButts posted...

Less than 6 figures. I'm not rich by any means.

Then you absolutely do not know how to spend money properly.

What should he be spending his money on instead?

I assume to where he lives on mortgage/rent, utilities, investments, retirement. If you are spending 1k a month on food for 1 person, and also spending like $250 to go out to eatat times then you are spending ludicrously.
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What else is there, brother?

Housing is already taken care of. I don't need to fill my house with any more shit. You're left with going out, travel, food.

Edit: Investments also taken care of. Not gonna sit around and watch my bank account grow so I can masturbate to the number.
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Nelson_Mandela posted...

Corrik posted...

HotDogButts posted...

Less than 6 figures. I'm not rich by any means.

Then you absolutely do not know how to spend money properly.

What should he be spending his money on instead?

Okay, here's the thing. Depends on how much he's making and what exactly he's getting in terms of the food and drink.

If it's really extravagant stuff, he could probably cut back on that and spend more on things to improve his living space or himself. Renovate the home, buy some workout equip, idk whatever piques his interest. Over-extravagant food expenses are a tad bit wasteful to indulge in often.

If it's healthy stuff and he just gets a lot of ingredients and his most trusted products for his well-being cost a bit more (organic stuff and shit like that), then you could probably say he's spending it optimally.
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Oh if your house is paid off and you're happy with how it is then yeah not much else you could worry about spending on

EDIT: Alternatively, he could consider saving or investing some of that extra money he spends on extravagant food.
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What should he be spending his money on instead?

Video games, obviously.
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I am pretty sure I couldn't even force myself to eat $35 in food every single day. Unless you count like going to the bar and getting drunk every night in your "grocery" fund.
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It's not paid off, I rent. No interest in owning one. But the point is housing and utilities are already being paid for with no concern, and I have no interest in acquiring any more stuff.
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Or maybe he just lives in the culinary epicenter of the Western hemisphere and wants to eat delicious, beautiful meals
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I don't live in Madison, no.
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Like a good sushi dinner that you'll remember forever is at least $150-$200/person and worth every penny.
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HotDogButts posted...

I don't live in Madison, no.

Xfd
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