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In my country it costs around 200 euro/month to be a freelancer (I think most of that money is for health insurance). So making $200/month would be a no go for me. How do people manage to legally earn that money when the margins are so low?



In the US, it doesn't really cost anything to run a business as a sole proprietor. So, I can't live on Zestful, but it's definitely more profitable than not having the business.


>In my country it costs around 200 euro/month to be a freelancer (I think most of that money is for health insurance).

You get a real job to have health insurance.


> it's about 99% passive income, as I spend only about an hour or two on maintenance per year.

Looks like that $200 is just side income, not their main job.




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