I decided that I'm going to post my ENTIRE BOOK "Be A cheapskate Now" here on Steemit!
This book has over 300 crazy tips to help you save money. I wrote this book last year, and it's been available on Amazon for a while.
A lot of people were angry when they read it Because some of the methods are tacky and somewhat impolite. But it's up to each on how far they are willing to go to save money.
I'm going to slowly post sections of it. Eventually getting around to the whole book.
Introduction
I grew up in a low-income household; it was rough. I did not have much and like many people I wanted to grow up and give myself the best. I worked very hard throughout high school, and I immediately started college afterward. I worked part time as a custodian while going to school; I received federal funding because my parents did not make much and could not afford to pay for my education. On my 19th birthday, in December, the lousy health insurance that my parents were providing me was removed. I no longer had health insurance, so I started to save and look into the health insurance that was available at the time. But on January 14, 2012, a day before I got my paycheck, I had to go to the emergency room with appendicitis. I had no insurance, and I instantly racked up $15,000 in debt. I was terrified; I was attending full-time school and working a part-time job. I had to rush out and get a full-time job on top of all of it. I struggled to pay my debt; after paying $3000 I was able to get it waived. However, it had a massive impact on what my life was. I lost my school funding because I was not able to keep my grades up. I also made the stupid mistake of taking out a student loan to use towards my hospital debt. This experience altered my life. I decided I was not going ever to get into this kind of trouble again. I found a job that provided me with health insurance and began cutting corners everywhere I could to save money; learned how to invest and understand finance. I taught myself all of this at a very young age and started to see a massive reward for my efforts. I could have almost everything that everyone else has, but for cheaper; I consume much less than the average person, without sacrifice, and I feel like I have so much more. I spend every day happy that I am financially independent, and I do not have a massive amount of debt to handle. I am now working just one part-time job while paying for my entire college education without any loans. Whether you are a student, a parent, or a single couple, these methods will make a difference in your life too.
Looks good. But is the book in Kindle Select and Kindle Unlimited? You might want to pull it if you're going to publish more than 10% of the book here. A friend of mine ran into that problem publishing outside of Kindle. I personally hate their exclusivity clause :(
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Yeah it's annoying! I'll look into that. Maybe I can change it a little bit, So It doesn't violate the exclusivity clause. Thanks for reminding me :)
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No problem Kaylin. I think if Amazon was smart they'd drop that requirement and we'd all make a lot more money :(
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So true ! I think we need to have more control over our books in general.
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I totally agree!
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You should consider https://steempay.io as a method of payment. Send users directly to a download link after they pay a specified amount... or you can set it up as a donation... for example.
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Wow this is smart! I think I should offer this for my adult coloring books! THank you.
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Well before the supposed steem market is in affect, this is a good option.
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Thanks @themax37 I need to look into how to build one of those too.
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YEs!
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Something else you may want to check regarding post rewards.
http://www.steemdollar.com/limitstatus.php?name=kaylinart
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Well it looks interesting... I'll be waitin for more in future!
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Thank you :)
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Let me know when you post it
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I will ;) I"ll post it in chapters so It will probably be like 12 posts.
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Way to go! I've started doing this with my self-published poetry book from years back, and now my "old" work blog as well (migrating the content to here). I'll definitely keep a watch for the 12 chapters as you go - I just might learn something!
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Wow that is awesome :) Do you publish on Amazon?
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I have a Createspace account (my ex set it up) with one book published yes, but haven't ventured into Kindle.. I'm not techie enough to handle that realm. And, I do have the "waiter book" (that I'm republishing here) inside of Createspace now as an unfinished work, not sure how t wrap it up actually. Thanks for the question.
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