Some of what I know, There is a lot of ways to earn money online, I advise you to look through Reddit ( Not just this sub ) I hope some help you out, How much money you will make depends on how much time you put in and of course which country you are based in
There is selling on Amazon and eBay also but this isn't an easy way to make money, Don't listen to anyone trying to sell you a course or tell you can make millions by importing from China it's not easy like they make it out to be and you need a lot of money, Same with dropshipping, Most of these people don't show you the true cost of running a dropshipping store as you need to pay a lot of money out on ads
I listed a small amount of some of the stuff I know of, There is a lot more than this but this is a good way to start earning some money online.
Work From Home
Appen, Lionbridge, Teamwork is more like an actual Job because you are committing to work a certain amount of hours per week
Appen - Very good once you get work on it, I currently work a minimum of 20 hours per week, It did take me some time to get a place but just be patient and apply for everything you see
Lionbridge - This is the same as appen, You will be able to see what Jobs they offer and you can apply for them, I got offered work on here within 2 weeks of signing up but appen offered me more money for the same thing
TeamWork - Click the link and select your country to see what work they have for you, I have done some work for them before, They paid on time and everything was fine.
ClickWorker - Very good site never had a problem being paid, You can do the surveys etc they offer when you sign up but you want to get into UHRS, Click on Assessments and take the UHRS Test this is where you can make some good money.
Neevo - Make sure you fill out your profile in full and take any test they send you, Make sure their emails are not going in your spam folder, I wasn't getting anything from them and checked my spam and they were in there, I have been getting a good amount of task recently paying $0.07-$1 per task
vipkid- Teach English to kids online, If you want to find more I would advise you to look through Reddit as a lot of users on here use this for work, There are more sites than just this that you can work for, I think they pay from $15-$25 per hour.
QKid- Same as vipkid teaching English online- I think this pays up to $20 per hour
gogokid- Teach English Online $14-25 per hour
Prolific.co - This is a must for anyone, Make sure you fill out your profile in full... You need to be at the computer when Surveys become available as they will be snapped up fast but in my opinion, I would personally say this is my best survey site
Mturk - Microtask website that Amazon Own, Pay depends on the time you put in, etc Worth a try. Best if you are based in the US but works worldwide
Rev - Transcription work
TranscribeME - Transcription work
GoTranscript- Transcription work
Survey/GPT
Qmee- Can cashout anytime for any amount ( You will get 0.50 when you complete a survey as a bonus through that link ) You always get a 10% bonus on surveys if you hit the 5-day streak,
Swagbucks- I personally only do surveys or give them a try if they are over 100SB, Through the link, you will get an extra 300SB if you earn 300SB in your first month - The best way to make some fast money is to go into the "Discover " page and see what offers they have, Offers from Swagbucks will take 30 Days to pay but offers from the Offerwalls most credit instantly... Make sure you read the T&CS of any offers you take and if they are free trials make sure you cancel before you are charged, Some of the game offers its best if you pay some money to rank up rather than using more time, The final fantasy power offer, If you buy the £1 hero XP pack this should complete this offer right away
Timebucks - I would recommend doing the RevenueWall, Your survey, Flapbucks, and Yuno surveys. Sometimes there offer wall will pay more on some stuff that other sites, I personally make sure I do 10 quick tasks for a roll at the dice, This site is worldwide and I think you get $1 for signing up
GG2U- I think this is the highest paying in terms of % they pay out, On offerwalls and surveys. Great site I do the $1.25 surveys on there
Serpclix - Highly recommend this, It used Edge or Firefox and it will pop up and let you know when there is stuff to do, You need to find the webpage and click on it, its pretty simple. Some people have been making $20-$60 per month
BrandedSurvey- Min payout is 10, Had a few payouts from them
20Cogs - You need to do 20 Cogs to get paid ( 20 Offers ) If you have never done any offers before you could reach that in one night depending on the offers they have, They say the average payout is £200, So you will be in good profit doing this ( UK Only I think )
Panelbase.net - Surveys stay pending for 2 weeks, Mostly they pay £1-£4, Cashout is £10
YouGov - Reliable site, One of the most well-known sites, They run a lot of surveys and their surveys are quoted on websites/TV
populuslive.com - This pays pretty well £1-£5 per survey, You can only cash out once you reach £50, Payments are sent monthly by check, Normally get 1/2 surveys per day
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SliceThePie- Listen to Music and Give feedback, The pay on this is pretty bad, You can earn up to $0.015 per review and they do pay.
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Lifepoints - Can get paid via Paypal, Minimum is £5
Pinecone Research - I don't have a link for this its one of the harder survey sites to get into as you need to sign up through a banner, I think i found mine on Mumsnet if I remember correctly
Microworkers - I personally only do the Search jobs on here, Some jobs are a bit on the dodgy side, I have never had a problem doing these, I requested money to be paid to my Paypal then I contacted them on support and they waived the PIN you need to withdraw, Most people have problems withdraw from here but if you take it to Paypal and contact them it will be fine ( This site works worldwide )
HideOutTV- Watch videos and get paid , I personally cash out to GG2U as they offer the highest amount of points
HoneyGain- This uses your internet, You can make up to $300 a month using this but more than likely going to make $10/$20 a month depending on how many devices you use and your internet. I do recommend using this tho
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Cleo- This is a Facebook saving app, It's through Facebook and you need to link your bank account - Once you have signed up and linked your account, You need to type " Create Wallet " They will walk you through it and once you do this you will have the free £5/$5 in your account which you can just withdraw
Xendpay - If you make a transfer of 100, You will get a 10 bonus in whatever currency you send ( Please read there T&CS As not every country will get the bonus, I think its UK, US, EU, and Canada ) If they ask for a fee you click into the box and put in 0 so there is no transaction fee, I did Pounds to Euro and sent the money to my Starling account as that has an IBAN, You could use revolut or if you don't have any of these you can use Transferwise to get an Account Number or IBAN
Trading212- Sign up and verify your account and Deposit £1, You will get a free share worth between £3-£100, You can sell it 24 hours after you get it and withdraw the money 30 days after you were given the share, My last one was £75 ( UK ONLY )
If you are from the US there is, WeBull, RobinHood and MooMoo ( I could have got that last one wrong ) they offer the same as trading212 but works in the US
Coinbase - Pretty sure this is the biggest Online Crypto trading site, If you sign up, Verify your account in full, Go to the home page and look for the section that says "Earn " Click into this and apply for all the Task they have, They will either allow you right away or put you on the waiting list, Recently they have been adding people to the waiting list but this will get you around $50 for free, You can find the answers to the videos on Reddit by searching " Coinbase Earn Answers " I have done this for a lot of friends and family and never had a problem, Once you sell the crypto just withdraw to your PayPal
If you are from the US there is, WeBull, RobinHood and MooMoo ( I could have got that last one wrong ) they offer the same as trading212 but works in the US
If you are from the US, I would say check out signupsforpay to see what offers there is you can do, I have done offers from here without asking for payment as this is the internet and some people won't stick to there word and pay but its a great way to find out offers you can do
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Cashback Sites
JoinHoney - Saves you money by searching for coupon codes, I place a monthly order on a website and it saves me between 20-30 each time, Well worth installing when you shop online
TopCashBack - Is a Cashback website, They also offer the £15 cashback on just eat
Quidco- You will get a £10 bonus when you reach £5 cashback through this link, This is a cashback site they offer some good offers on here so if you are looking to save when just normal shopping, They also offer an offer where you can get a free just eat order ( £15 ) They don't run it all the time
Some of the good cashback deals are also on the gambling offers, They may offer you £30/£40 for depositing at a casino So regardless if you lose the £10 you will be £30 in profit from the offer
20Cogs - You need to do 20 Cogs to get paid ( 20 Offers ) If you have never done any offers before you could reach that in one night depending on the offers they have, They say the average payout is £200, So you will be in good profit doing this (the UK Only I think )
Matched Gambling
As far as I'm aware this only works in the UK, I highly advise anyone who has extra money to do this, Read up on this using the site below, Its free to use unlike others who charge you a monthly fee
This is not "Gambling" You will always profit and they explain everything to you, You can make hundreds if not thousands depending on time and how much money you have in the first month
TeamProfit - They will guide you through everything, it is pretty easy once you get the hang of it and a great way to make extra money every month.
A good way to profit even more is, let's say TeamProfit Say sign up to Ladbrokes and this is how you take advantage of the sign-up offer, You could search Quidco or TopCashBack for the site they are telling you and see if they offer cashback on it, So not only will you profit from the sign-up offer, You will also profit from the Cashback also
Before you start working on a site or anywhere, Please look the site up if it sounds too good to be true and there is 0 feedback from reputable source then its a scam

Date: Sunday, 12/2/2018
Location: Seattle area
Total cost: $25k
I love a good brain dump after the end of a long-planned event, so I spent this evening going over all the little details before they start to fade. I'm mostly writing it all down to help myself remember and help friends and family plan in the future, but hopefully some of you will find this enormous wall of text useful as well :)
PICS: https://imgur.com/a/7cRjN19
Stationery: https://imgur.com/a/sgpiWZF
RSVP breakdown:

Invited	154
In-state	113
Out-of-state	41

Yes	117
In-state	101
Out-of-state	16
No-show with notice	4
No-show no notice	4

No	37
In-state	12
Out-of-state	25

Budget Breakdown:
Venue (incl. coordinator, cocktail hour, dinner, drinks): $14,445.77

• Room rental: $1,500
• Food: $4,959
• Drinks: $3,275
• Staff/gratuity/tax/other: $4,711.77

Photographer: $3,379 (8hrs of photography, high-res photos)
Flowers: $403.30
Cake: $554.53
Nails: $75? (Spa pedicure, Shellac french manicure with accent nail art)
Hair: $45? (We switched from full updo at the trial to half-up/half-down the day of, and she gave me a friend discount so I don't remember the final total, sorry!)
Makeup: $140 (Included trial run, false lashes, touch-up kit, friend discount)
My Outfit: $1600?

• Dress: $700
• Alterations: $400? (replaced zipper with corset back, hem, 12-point bustle)
• Shoes: $120
• Accessories: $ 40?
• Tiara: $150?
• Veil: $90
• Cape: $59.30
• Muff: $29.99 (probably could have made two muffs with that much fur, but wanted to leave room for error)

Bridesmaids x5: $157.59 each (They bought their own dresses and shoes, and added on hair and full face makeup if they wanted)

• Makeup: $50
• Muff: $9.67
• Capelet and pin: $15.92
• Gift box: $90? (decorative box, dice bag with their gamer handle embroidered, assorted dice, tin of tea, peppermint chapstick, old fashioned ornament, wine or cocoa mix (for those that don't drink), pajamas)

Stationery: $580.19 (basicinvite.com, used 20% off codes on all orders)

• Save the Dates x75: $106.59
• Invitation suite x80: $357.76 (invite, details card, rsvp card and pre-stamped envelope, belly band)
• Thank you cards x80: $115.84

Wedding rings: $1,200? (both white gold bands with extended warranty, free repairesizing/redipping for life)
Miscellaneous: $1,200?

• Guestbook ornaments: $130?
• Name cards: $90 (bought a template on Etsy, had them cut and printed at FedEx)
• Signs: $13.96 (Welcome table, cocoa bar, 2x bar menu. Printed on cardstock, put in cheap standing frame)
• Favors x150: $689.70 (Customized Adagio tea tin and 2 Dilettante chocolates in a silver box with a bow)
• Centerpieces x17: $170.94 (Greens, ornaments, and twinkle lights in a glass bowl)
• Sand ceremony supplies: $46.83
• DIY Photobooth: $90? (already owned the iPad. Bought a tripod, iPad attachment, some props, and a photobooth app)
• Bubbles for grand departure: $50.94

Not included:

• My engagement ring
• Beach house for bridesmaids the night before
• Hotel rooms for groomsmen and family the night before
• All honeymoon/travel costs
• Rehearsal dinner (covered by groom's parents)

Schedule
Day Before:
12-12:45pm - rehearsal at venue
2-4pm - rehearsal “dunch”
4pm onward

• Groomsmen hung out at the casino (where they were staying)
• My parents met and had dinner with the late-arriving out of town guests
• Me and the bridesmaids hung out at the house we rented next to the venue. Harry Potter marathon in matching pajamas ensued.

Day of:
8:30am - Hair and Make-up artists arrived at the house.

• Harry Potter marathon continued while everyone took turns getting hair and make-up done

10:00am - My mom arrived with donuts, joined the line for hair and make-up
11:00am - My dad arrived with sandwiches for lunch
12:30ish - Photographer arrives for getting ready photos as hair and make-up is wrapping up.
1:00pm -

• Everyone at the bridesmaid house is driven over to the main venue building (the Atrium) to get dresses on and prepare for first look.
• Groomsmen arrive at the venue, get ready in a separate building (the Lodge).

2:00pm - First look photos, photos with wedding party
2:45pm - Photos with family
3:30pm - Bridesmaids hide in dressing room in the Atrium while guests arrive
4:00pm - Ceremony in the Atrium
4:30pm -

• Move guests to the Lodge for cocktail hour
• Bride, Groom, Maid of Honor, Best Man, Officiant sign marriage license in a separate room
• More bride and groom photos

5:00pm - Bride and groom join cocktail hour
5:30pm - Move everyone back to the Atrium for dinner, bride and groom introduced
5:45pm - Dinner service begins
6:30pm - Toasts (best man, maid of honor, father of the bride)
7:00pm -

• Cake cutting
• Couple’s first dance
• Father daughter dance
• Mother son dance

8:30 - Grand departure
What went well:
Bridesmaid dresses: The girls used Azazie and were extremely happy with them! Each picked a different chiffon dress in the same color (dark green) and they turned out exactly how we hoped!
The vendors: 10/10 stars for every single one of my vendors. All of them went above and beyond my expectations and were absolutely fantastic to work with. All of them were on my venue’s preferred vendors list, except hair and makeup who are friends of mine from high school that started a HMU business together.
Going to the venue’s open house: One of the venues we were considering has an annual wedding open house. We made last-minute plans to go, and it was the best planning decision we made. We were so thrilled with the venue we put our deposit down on the spot. We got a chance to try all of their entrees and appetizers, and some drink samples. We got to meet lots of vendors who were already preferred by the venue, and we found our photographer, baker, and florist there that day!
First look: I had always wanted my husband to first see me in my dress as I was walking down the aisle. But having been at weddings where guests had to wait 2-3 hours for photos to be taken between the ceremony and reception, I opted to get photos out of the way beforehand with a first look. It was still every bit as wonderful as I had imagined, and it just made the timing work out so smoothly. And, I had the added bonus of a partial outfit change between the first look and the ceremony - he never actually saw my full dress (or my veil at all) until I walked down the aisle, thanks to:
The Cape!: I knew that I was signing up for a couple hours of (hopefully) outdoor photos, in a strapless dress, in December, in Seattle. Even in the best weather scenario, it was going to be cooooldddd. So I got a navy blue cape and (faux) fur muff to keep warm during the outdoor bits. I was very comfortably warm the whole time, it looks awesome in the photos, and it mostly kept my dress a surprise until the actual ceremony (where I took the cape off and put on my veil).
The Bridal Buddy: OMG. One of my bridesmaids got me this as a shower gift. I cannot sing its praises highly enough. I was able to put this delightful contraption over my form-fitting slip and under the actual dress. It took 2 bridesmaids to help lift my dress and find the arm holes, but once the dress was skooshed in and the neck hole cinched up I was free to go to the bathroom ALL BY MYSELF. As an extremely shy person this was a priceless freedom to me. It felt extremely secure when “in use”, I never worried about my dress falling into the toilet. It didn’t show under my dress at all, I completely forgot it was there the rest of the time. I swear they’re not paying me anything, I just really loved this product!!
Shellac manicure: Totally worth the cost. Got them done 3 days before the wedding, and they held up beautifully for over 2 weeks! Zero worries about scratching or breaking them!!
Early rehearsal dinner: I was a little disappointed that my MIL had scheduled the rehearsal dinner so early, but I’m SO glad she did. I was able to enjoy it without worrying about how late it was getting, and then I had plenty of time afterwards to spend with my bridesmaids at the house while still getting to sleep at a sane-ish hour. I figured we would get hungry later in the evening after eating so early, but we just ordered pizza at around 8pm and it was PERFECT.
Guestbook ornaments: I made another post about this earlier. I was SO HAPPY with how this turned out. I expected people would just sign their names, but most people got super creative with decorating them!!! I got a spray polyurethane to seal the wood and protect the writing (thank you so much streetbirds for the advice!), and the ornaments signed by the band made it onto the wedding tree and back home unscathed!
Hot Cocoa Bar: I was disproportionately excited about this. It was one of the first wedding ideas I had, and I was worried about the venue doing it justice (I wasn’t allowed to bring any outside food or drinks, besides a cake by an approved bakery) but it was PERFECT!! It wasn’t just powder packets and hot water, they had real melted chocolate in milk, and all sorts of fun toppings!! I got SO many comments on it!!!
No kids: There were a LOT of guests, mostly extended family, with young children. I had a very particular vision for the ambiance of the event, and the unpredictability of two dozen young kids was just not what I wanted. I communicated this as early as possible to everyone with children, and only 2 couples (both with ~2 month old newborns) were unable to make it due to this decision. My MIL shielded me from most of those conversations, but everyone was very understanding.
No DJ, no dancing: I’ve never been into dancing. I’m that person who tries to find another non-dancer to talk to while desperately trying to not get peer-pressured into awkwardly bobbing around on the dance floor to music that triggers awkward memories of Jr. High school. I had a first dance with my husband, a dance with my father, and he danced with his mother. Otherwise all of the music was a Spotify playlist of relaxing holiday music. I pay for Spotify premium so I was able to download the playlist onto my laptop (and a couple of old phones as backups), and that worked perfectly! I was worried that people would get bored without the dance floor, but people were perfectly happy to chat, play with the photo booth, play with the coco bar, explore the venue, and enjoy the liquid entertainment we provided ;)
What I’d do differently:
Read the ceremony script beforehand: I can’t believe this never actually occurred to me beforehand, but it legitimately didn’t! My husband’s grandfather has officiated all of the grandkids' weddings so far, and having been to most of those weddings I always thought the ceremony was beautiful and exactly what I would want. Which it was for the most part... the only real problem I had were a couple of very hetero-normative/cis-normative comments (“God made us male and female”, stuff like that). Fortunately my LGBTQ+ friends in attendance confirmed that they brushed it off as “religious grandpa doing his thing” and not something I'd asked for or approved beforehand, so it wasn’t really a problem. Just something I would have liked to tweak in advance if I had thought to ask!
Schedule our grand departure earlier: We had initially planned on having our departure at 9pm, but I was noticing a lot of people starting to trickle out around 8:15. A lot of people had work the next morning (it was a Sunday night), others had a ferry to catch (which was leaving at 8:45), and I was worried that there would only be like 10 people left to blow bubbles at us!! So we ended up leaving at around 8:30. There were plenty of people still there, this allowed more time for cleanup before our time at the venue ended, and we ended up making the 8:45 ferry with a bunch of our guests!
Bridesmaid robes: I never understood why it was so popular to get matching robes for getting ready together. Particularly the lightweight satiny robes I always see in pictures. I’d never wear it again, and I doubted any of my bridesmaids would, so I got us matching pajamas instead since we were staying together the night before. Until I realized...you wear a robe so you don’t have to pull a shirt over your head and mess up your hair and makeup!! DURR. I ended up having to ask everyone to make sure they brought a robe or button-down shirt for getting ready (and ironically one bridesmaid got to re-use her robe from another wedding). It worked out fine anyway, though the robe I brought was a heavier bath robe which did get uncomfortably toasty after a while.

CRYPTOCURRENCY BITCOIN
Bitcoin Table of contents expand: 1. What is Bitcoin? 2. Understanding Bitcoin 3. How Bitcoin Works 4. What's a Bitcoin Worth? 5. How Bitcoin Began 6. Who Invented Bitcoin? 7. Before Satoshi 8. Why Is Satoshi Anonymous? 9. The Suspects 10. Can Satoshi's Identity Be Proven? 11. Receiving Bitcoins As Payment 12. Working For Bitcoins 13. Bitcoin From Interest Payments 14. Bitcoins From Gambling 15. Investing in Bitcoins 16. Risks of Bitcoin Investing 17. Bitcoin Regulatory Risk 18. Security Risk of Bitcoins 19. Insurance Risk 20. Risk of Bitcoin Fraud 21. Market Risk 22. Bitcoin's Tax Risk What is Bitcoin?
Bitcoin is a digital currency created in January 2009. It follows the ideas set out in a white paper by the mysterious Satoshi Nakamoto, whose true identity is yet to be verified. Bitcoin offers the promise of lower transaction fees than traditional online payment mechanisms and is operated by a decentralized authority, unlike government-issued currencies.
There are no physical bitcoins, only balances kept on a public ledger in the cloud, that – along with all Bitcoin transactions – is verified by a massive amount of computing power. Bitcoins are not issued or backed by any banks or governments, nor are individual bitcoins valuable as a commodity. Despite it not being legal tender, Bitcoin charts high on popularity, and has triggered the launch of other virtual currencies collectively referred to as Altcoins.
Understanding Bitcoin Bitcoin is a type of cryptocurrency: Balances are kept using public and private "keys," which are long strings of numbers and letters linked through the mathematical encryption algorithm that was used to create them. The public key (comparable to a bank account number) serves as the address which is published to the world and to which others may send bitcoins. The private key (comparable to an ATM PIN) is meant to be a guarded secret and only used to authorize Bitcoin transmissions. Style notes: According to the official Bitcoin Foundation, the word "Bitcoin" is capitalized in the context of referring to the entity or concept, whereas "bitcoin" is written in the lower case when referring to a quantity of the currency (e.g. "I traded 20 bitcoin") or the units themselves. The plural form can be either "bitcoin" or "bitcoins."
How Bitcoin Works Bitcoin is one of the first digital currencies to use peer-to-peer technology to facilitate instant payments. The independent individuals and companies who own the governing computing power and participate in the Bitcoin network, also known as "miners," are motivated by rewards (the release of new bitcoin) and transaction fees paid in bitcoin. These miners can be thought of as the decentralized authority enforcing the credibility of the Bitcoin network. New bitcoin is being released to the miners at a fixed, but periodically declining rate, such that the total supply of bitcoins approaches 21 million. One bitcoin is divisible to eight decimal places (100 millionths of one bitcoin), and this smallest unit is referred to as a Satoshi. If necessary, and if the participating miners accept the change, Bitcoin could eventually be made divisible to even more decimal places. Bitcoin mining is the process through which bitcoins are released to come into circulation. Basically, it involves solving a computationally difficult puzzle to discover a new block, which is added to the blockchain and receiving a reward in the form of a few bitcoins. The block reward was 50 new bitcoins in 2009; it decreases every four years. As more and more bitcoins are created, the difficulty of the mining process – that is, the amount of computing power involved – increases. The mining difficulty began at 1.0 with Bitcoin's debut back in 2009; at the end of the year, it was only 1.18. As of February 2019, the mining difficulty is over 6.06 billion. Once, an ordinary desktop computer sufficed for the mining process; now, to combat the difficulty level, miners must use faster hardware like Application-Specific Integrated Circuits (ASIC), more advanced processing units like Graphic Processing Units (GPUs), etc.
What's a Bitcoin Worth? In 2017 alone, the price of Bitcoin rose from a little under $1,000 at the beginning of the year to close to $19,000, ending the year more than 1,400% higher. Bitcoin's price is also quite dependent on the size of its mining network since the larger the network is, the more difficult – and thus more costly – it is to produce new bitcoins. As a result, the price of bitcoin has to increase as its cost of production also rises. The Bitcoin mining network's aggregate power has more than tripled over the past twelve months.
How Bitcoin Began
Aug. 18, 2008: The domain name bitcoin.org is registered. Today, at least, this domain is "WhoisGuard Protected," meaning the identity of the person who registered it is not public information.
Oct. 31, 2008: Someone using the name Satoshi Nakamoto makes an announcement on The Cryptography Mailing list at metzdowd.com: "I've been working on a new electronic cash system that's fully peer-to-peer, with no trusted third party. The paper is available at http://www.bitcoin.org/bitcoin.pdf." This link leads to the now-famous white paper published on bitcoin.org entitled "Bitcoin: A Peer-to-Peer Electronic Cash System." This paper would become the Magna Carta for how Bitcoin operates today.
Jan. 3, 2009: The first Bitcoin block is mined, Block 0. This is also known as the "genesis block" and contains the text: "The Times 03/Jan/2009 Chancellor on brink of second bailout for banks," perhaps as proof that the block was mined on or after that date, and perhaps also as relevant political commentary.
Jan. 8, 2009: The first version of the Bitcoin software is announced on The Cryptography Mailing list.
Jan. 9, 2009: Block 1 is mined, and Bitcoin mining commences in earnest.
Who Invented Bitcoin?
No one knows. Not conclusively, at any rate. Satoshi Nakamoto is the name associated with the person or group of people who released the original Bitcoin white paper in 2008 and worked on the original Bitcoin software that was released in 2009. The Bitcoin protocol requires users to enter a birthday upon signup, and we know that an individual named Satoshi Nakamoto registered and put down April 5 as a birth date. And that's about it.
Before Satoshi
Though it is tempting to believe the media's spin that Satoshi Nakamoto is a solitary, quixotic genius who created Bitcoin out of thin air, such innovations do not happen in a vacuum. All major scientific discoveries, no matter how original-seeming, were built on previously existing research. There are precursors to Bitcoin: Adam Back’s Hashcash, invented in 1997, and subsequently Wei Dai’s b-money, Nick Szabo’s bit gold and Hal Finney’s Reusable Proof of Work. The Bitcoin white paper itself cites Hashcash and b-money, as well as various other works spanning several research fields.
Why Is Satoshi Anonymous?
There are two primary motivations for keeping Bitcoin's inventor keeping his or her or their identity secret. One is privacy. As Bitcoin has gained in popularity – becoming something of a worldwide phenomenon – Satoshi Nakamoto would likely garner a lot of attention from the media and from governments.
The other reason is safety. Looking at 2009 alone, 32,489 blocks were mined; at the then-reward rate of 50 BTC per block, the total payout in 2009 was 1,624,500 BTC, which at today’s prices is over $900 million. One may conclude that only Satoshi and perhaps a few other people were mining through 2009 and that they possess a majority of that $900 million worth of BTC. Someone in possession of that much BTC could become a target of criminals, especially since bitcoins are less like stocks and more like cash, where the private keys needed to authorize spending could be printed out and literally kept under a mattress. While it's likely the inventor of Bitcoin would take precautions to make any extortion-induced transfers traceable, remaining anonymous is a good way for Satoshi to limit exposure.
The Suspects
Numerous people have been suggested as possible Satoshi Nakamoto by major media outlets. Oct. 10, 2011, The New Yorker published an article speculating that Nakamoto might be Irish cryptography student Michael Clear or economic sociologist Vili Lehdonvirta. A day later, Fast Company suggested that Nakamoto could be a group of three people – Neal King, Vladimir Oksman and Charles Bry – who together appear on a patent related to secure communications that were filed two months before bitcoin.org was registered. A Vice article published in May 2013 added more suspects to the list, including Gavin Andresen, the Bitcoin project’s lead developer; Jed McCaleb, co-founder of now-defunct Bitcoin exchange Mt. Gox; and famed Japanese mathematician Shinichi Mochizuki.
In December 2013, Techcrunch published an interview with researcher Skye Grey who claimed textual analysis of published writings shows a link between Satoshi and bit-gold creator Nick Szabo. And perhaps most famously, in March 2014, Newsweek ran a cover article claiming that Satoshi is actually an individual named Satoshi Nakamoto – a 64-year-old Japanese-American engineer living in California. The list of suspects is long, and all the individuals deny being Satoshi.
Can Satoshi's Identity Be Proven?
It would seem even early collaborators on the project don’t have verifiable proof of Satoshi’s identity. To reveal conclusively who Satoshi Nakamoto is, a definitive link would need to be made between his/her activity with Bitcoin and his/her identity. That could come in the form of linking the party behind the domain registration of bitcoin.org, email and forum accounts used by Satoshi Nakamoto, or ownership of some portion of the earliest mined bitcoins. Even though the bitcoins Satoshi likely possesses are traceable on the blockchain, it seems he/she has yet to cash them out in a way that reveals his/her identity. If Satoshi were to move his/her bitcoins to an exchange today, this might attract attention, but it seems unlikely that a well-funded and successful exchange would betray a customer's privacy.
Receiving Bitcoins As Payment
Bitcoins can be accepted as a means of payment for products sold or services provided. If you have a brick and mortar store, just display a sign saying “Bitcoin Accepted Here” and many of your customers may well take you up on it; the transactions can be handled with the requisite hardware terminal or wallet address through QR codes and touch screen apps. An online business can easily accept bitcoins by just adding this payment option to the others it offers, like credit cards, PayPal, etc. Online payments will require a Bitcoin merchant tool (an external processor like Coinbase or BitPay).
Working For Bitcoins
Those who are self-employed can get paid for a job in bitcoins. There are several websites/job boards which are dedicated to the digital currency:
Work For Bitcoin brings together work seekers and prospective employers through its websiteCoinality features jobs – freelance, part-time and full-time – that offer payment in bitcoins, as well as Dogecoin and LitecoinJobs4Bitcoins, part of reddit.comBitGigs
Bitcoin From Interest Payments
Another interesting way (literally) to earn bitcoins is by lending them out and being repaid in the currency. Lending can take three forms – direct lending to someone you know; through a website which facilitates peer-to-peer transactions, pairing borrowers and lenders; or depositing bitcoins in a virtual bank that offers a certain interest rate for Bitcoin accounts. Some such sites are Bitbond, BitLendingClub, and BTCjam. Obviously, you should do due diligence on any third-party site.
Bitcoins From Gambling
It’s possible to play at casinos that cater to Bitcoin aficionados, with options like online lotteries, jackpots, spread betting, and other games. Of course, the pros and cons and risks that apply to any sort of gambling and betting endeavors are in force here too.
Investing in Bitcoins
There are many Bitcoin supporters who believe that digital currency is the future. Those who endorse it are of the view that it facilitates a much faster, no-fee payment system for transactions across the globe. Although it is not itself any backed by any government or central bank, bitcoin can be exchanged for traditional currencies; in fact, its exchange rate against the dollar attracts potential investors and traders interested in currency plays. Indeed, one of the primary reasons for the growth of digital currencies like Bitcoin is that they can act as an alternative to national fiat money and traditional commodities like gold.
In March 2014, the IRS stated that all virtual currencies, including bitcoins, would be taxed as property rather than currency. Gains or losses from bitcoins held as capital will be realized as capital gains or losses, while bitcoins held as inventory will incur ordinary gains or losses.
Like any other asset, the principle of buying low and selling high applies to bitcoins. The most popular way of amassing the currency is through buying on a Bitcoin exchange, but there are many other ways to earn and own bitcoins. Here are a few options which Bitcoin enthusiasts can explore.
Risks of Bitcoin Investing
Though Bitcoin was not designed as a normal equity investment (no shares have been issued), some speculative investors were drawn to the digital money after it appreciated rapidly in May 2011 and again in November 2013. Thus, many people purchase bitcoin for its investment value rather than as a medium of exchange.
However, their lack of guaranteed value and digital nature means the purchase and use of bitcoins carries several inherent risks. Many investor alerts have been issued by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), and other agencies.
The concept of a virtual currency is still novel and, compared to traditional investments, Bitcoin doesn't have much of a long-term track record or history of credibility to back it. With their increasing use, bitcoins are becoming less experimental every day, of course; still, after eight years, they (like all digital currencies) remain in a development phase, still evolving. "It is pretty much the highest-risk, highest-return investment that you can possibly make,” says Barry Silbert, CEO of Digital Currency Group, which builds and invests in Bitcoin and blockchain companies.
Bitcoin Regulatory Risk
Investing money into Bitcoin in any of its many guises is not for the risk-averse. Bitcoins are a rival to government currency and may be used for black market transactions, money laundering, illegal activities or tax evasion. As a result, governments may seek to regulate, restrict or ban the use and sale of bitcoins, and some already have. Others are coming up with various rules. For example, in 2015, the New York State Department of Financial Services finalized regulations that would require companies dealing with the buy, sell, transfer or storage of bitcoins to record the identity of customers, have a compliance officer and maintain capital reserves. The transactions worth $10,000 or more will have to be recorded and reported.
Although more agencies will follow suit, issuing rules and guidelines, the lack of uniform regulations about bitcoins (and other virtual currency) raises questions over their longevity, liquidity, and universality.
Security Risk of Bitcoins
Bitcoin exchanges are entirely digital and, as with any virtual system, are at risk from hackers, malware and operational glitches. If a thief gains access to a Bitcoin owner's computer hard drive and steals his private encryption key, he could transfer the stolen Bitcoins to another account. (Users can prevent this only if bitcoins are stored on a computer which is not connected to the internet, or else by choosing to use a paper wallet – printing out the Bitcoin private keys and addresses, and not keeping them on a computer at all.) Hackers can also target Bitcoin exchanges, gaining access to thousands of accounts and digital wallets where bitcoins are stored. One especially notorious hacking incident took place in 2014, when Mt. Gox, a Bitcoin exchange in Japan, was forced to close down after millions of dollars worth of bitcoins were stolen.
This is particularly problematic once you remember that all Bitcoin transactions are permanent and irreversible. It's like dealing with cash: Any transaction carried out with bitcoins can only be reversed if the person who has received them refunds them. There is no third party or a payment processor, as in the case of a debit or credit card – hence, no source of protection or appeal if there is a problem.
Insurance Risk
Some investments are insured through the Securities Investor Protection Corporation. Normal bank accounts are insured through the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) up to a certain amount depending on the jurisdiction. Bitcoin exchanges and Bitcoin accounts are not insured by any type of federal or government program.
Risk of Bitcoin Fraud
While Bitcoin uses private key encryption to verify owners and register transactions, fraudsters and scammers may attempt to sell false bitcoins. For instance, in July 2013, the SEC brought legal action against an operator of a Bitcoin-related Ponzi scheme.
Market Risk
Like with any investment, Bitcoin values can fluctuate. Indeed, the value of the currency has seen wild swings in price over its short existence. Subject to high volume buying and selling on exchanges, it has a high sensitivity to “news." According to the CFPB, the price of bitcoins fell by 61% in a single day in 2013, while the one-day price drop in 2014 has been as big as 80%.
If fewer people begin to accept Bitcoin as a currency, these digital units may lose value and could become worthless. There is already plenty of competition, and though Bitcoin has a huge lead over the other 100-odd digital currencies that have sprung up, thanks to its brand recognition and venture capital money, a technological break-through in the form of a better virtual coin is always a threat.
Bitcoin's Tax Risk
As bitcoin is ineligible to be included in any tax-advantaged retirement accounts, there are no good, legal options to shield investments from taxation.
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Read it once, go read other crypto stuff, read it again… keep doing this until the whole document makes sense. It’ll take a while, but you’ll get there. This is the original whitepaper introducing and explaining Bitcoin, and there’s really nothing better out there to understand on the subject.
“What is needed is an electronic payment system based on cryptographic proof instead of trust, allowing any two willing parties to transact directly with each other without the need for a trusted third party


The important newsflash out of the way: The field director at Fernley just informed us that elected precinct captains can start the caucus whenever they want, even if it's before 12PM. Doors open at 11AM; theoretically if you're in line by 11:59AM, your vote still counts. THIS IS NO LONGER NECESSARILY THE CASE. Please Nevadans, play it safe and arrive by 11AM.

Now the fluff/report:
My bf and I (origin city: San Francisco) are canvassing in Reno / Fernley for this whole week! We just checked into the Reno office last night and it was POPPIN. (Just popped our heads back in. STILL POPPIN.) You can't see them in this pic, but there was a gaggle of staffers congregated behind the large post in the back -- we came in just before they shut off the lights for a presentation :)
Apparently we had just missed the big busses depositing hundreds of volunteers from UC Berkeley and UC Davis over the long weekend. Go bears, so happy my alma matter repped it!!
The field officer at Reno told me (thanks in part to out-of-state volunteers) we had reached every single Democrat / Independent already, so "prepare for some angry conservatives yelling at you to get off his/her Trump lawn". We're aiming to turn a couple (R) voters our way ♡.
This is our 2nd time canvassing in Nevada, so we felt comfortable enought to volunteer ourselves for whatever precincts needed the most TLC. So we've been redirected to Fernley HQ (35 min east of Reno) to canvass some of the most rural areas in Nevada :)
This morning we checked into Fernley at ~9:30AM. We took a precinct of 82 doors for 4 hrs, so far not leaving the city of Fernley yet as a gentler first day. After a much needed lunch refueling at 3PM we wrapped up the day finishing a smaller turf of 25.
Response was so positive! Got ~10 confirmed Bernie caucus-goers who hadn't known their polling location yet, and were happy we came by with info. Some were not the intended target (moved or away at college) but the people who responded at the door were interested enough in looking him up.
Many of course were not home since it was during the middle of the workday. We left lit on doors we couldn't reach. We saw one Hillary flyer left at a door that was also on our list, but the house looked completely abandoned. And we saw (but did not get close enough for an encounter with) the competion, also scouting the turf. Couldn't tell if it was for Hillary or a pair of Republican volunteers.
☆ The best story so far is when an older lady opened the door, presumably babysitting the children of the couple on our list. She saw our pins and immediately said: "They're not home but you can give me a card. Is the Fernley HQ still on Main St.? 'Cause I want to head down there and see what the operations are like. I don't have money to donate but I got lots of time." ♡♡♡
Another Latino man wanted to know how many superdelegates Nevada has (8, 3 for Hills, 1 for Bern, 4 uncommitted thus far). He lamented how fucked up it was NH had 6 superdelegates who were in the tank for Hillary despite a trouncing of 20 pts. And he said he'll work on getting his son out on caucus day as well :).
☆ The worst story was a 66 year old man who spoke nonstop for 5 minutes about how Bernie was great but caucuses are useless because "it's still too early to tell how things will shake out" and he appreciates us young people believin' but he just knows how politics works and there's no point but... [insert Bernie's literal stump speech on breaking up big banks, social justice, and getting money out of politics except more non-sequitured]... but "did you know that caucuses are a waste of time"? Also why does Ted Cruz have such an unfortunate face? (<-- Okay I LOL'd at that comment.)
It took all my self control to disentangle myself from that voter gracefully -- I love it when older people assume I don't follow politics, and I love it when rude people don't even allow you to excuse yourself from the conversation -- but the funny part was, even as my worst story, his preferred candidate was still Bernie!
I will periodically post my experiences and field reports for those back home who can't make it all the way out to Nevada. We get a lot of doom and gloom here sometimes, so I hope I can share some things to brighten our spirits. In the meantime, if you live in California, it's time to step up!
High school students especially: I know for some of you, you're on ski week (aka winter break pt. 2). I'm a private one-on-one math tutor and almost all of my students cancelled with me, which is why I'm free to be in NV right now! We could seriously use some manpower in the rural districts!

Nevada is within our reach. My 2nd time in the field confirms the intuition I had all along while phonebanking which is: we can definitely draw, or end up on top 2~3 pts. Trust that.

If you are able to make it, please come and help out. I'd be super excited to meet you!! :D

☆ Bonus Our awesome waiter at Purple Parrot in Atlantis Casino & Resort last night saw our pins and told us he was also feelin the bern. Him and his gf both planned to caucus for Bernie in Reno, but he didn't know where to report to. So I wrote the caucus address on the back of a blank order sheet. He said they'll definitely be there!!

A few people have asked me about how to buy bitcoin and how to use bitcoin. So I thought I'd write a quick guide on how to buy bitcoin and how to send bitcoin. At the end I give some bonus information on what bitcoin is and how it works. Bitcoin is best demonstrated rather than explained and most people just want to jump right in and get some to see for themselves, so I'll start this guide with how to buy some and how to send people money with it. Plus most people reading this might only be interested in sending their league dues.

BUYING BITCOIN

There are a number of ways to purchase bitcoin all of them relatively easy. I will recommend two of the most popular ways to buy bitcoin.
Coinbase Coinbase is probably the most popular exchange in the world. Coinbase is very easy to use and is probably the cheapest place to buy bitcoins. This is my recommended way to purchase bitcoins. You will need to connect your account to a US checking account via the ACH system.
Circle circle allows you to purchase bitcoin using a credit card or debit card. I haven't purchased through them, but I believe they require ID verification so it may take some time to setup. not too sure.
Libertyx Libertx is a very simple way to purchase bitcoins. You go to a Libertyx location and tell the cashier you are purchasing a libertyx pin. you give the cashier the amount you want in cash and they give you a receipt with a pin number. Enter that pin number in your account on libertyx and bitcoin is deposited to your account.
Localbitcoins Localbitcoins is probably the fastest way to purchase bitcoins. You can go to the website and find someone in your area that is selling bitcoins for cash. If you find someone you want to buy from, you open a trade with that person and plan to meet in a public place like starbucks. This method doesn't require you to link a bank account. This method will be a little more expensive than purchasing through an exchange like coinbase.
Find a bitcoin ATM Bitcoin ATM's are popping up around the country. Each of them work a little differently and any exchange fees are set by the owner. So how expensive they are depends on the one you are using. To use an ATM you deposit cash and bitcoins are deposited into your bitcoin wallet.

SENDING AND RECEIVING BITCOINS

Bitcoin Wallets A bitcoin wallet is used to store your bitcoin, send bitcoin, and receive bitcoin. You can think of it like as an email account. If you are using coinbase, Libertyx, or localbitcoins then you are already given a bitcoin wallet with your account. If you only plan to use bitcoin for the one purpose of sending your league dues, then this may be all you need and you won't need to bother having an additional app on your phone or computer (skip ahead to sending bitcoins). But, if you are interested in using bitcoins then you should look into what wallet applications are available. Bitcoin.org has a great guide on what wallets are available. Look over which ones are available for each platform. Here are my personal recommendations for each platform. * Android: Mycelium * iOS: greenaddress * Windows: greenaddress * Mac: Electrum
I haven't used android or mac, but have heard good things about mycelium and electrum. A note about some of these web wallets. Many of them will require users to protect their account with as much security as possible. This is because bitcoin is a lot like cash and you are responsible for keeping it safe. A strong password and other measures are important to keeping your bitcoins secure.
Send bitcoin Every wallet has a send feature. You should be able to find this feature by going to the "send bitcoin" tab someplace in your wallet. Sending bitcoin will always require two pieces of information: 1) Who are you sending it to? Every wallet has a bitcoin address that can be shared with other people to receive payments. If you are sending someone bitcoin you must ask for their bitcoin address to send to. For example my bitcoin address is: 3Epf4PDbu3yMQbJDNzbfQDwnFfzufovVvd . I can share this address with anyone in the world and they can send money to it. Since the address is very long and hard to type out, a QR code is usually associated with it so that smartphones can scan the code for easier input. Here is the associated QR code with that address. This payment address is where you can send bitcoins as payment for the league dues.
2) How much are you sending? The amount in bitcoins you send depends on the exchange rate you are using. If you are only using bitcoin to send your buy in price, then you just need to send the amount you just purchased. Many applications have built in conversion calculators. You can enter in the amount in dollars and it will convert it automatically to the amount in bitcoins you need to send. To see live conversion rates you can use a website to view various market rates. A couple popular ones are bitcoinaverage and tradeblock. Bitcoin average provides a volume weighted average price of bitcoin across multiple exchanges. Tradeblock gives live rates across multiple exchanges. You can see the prices of each online exchange changing in the top right corner of the page. For example: at the time of this writing bitcoin is trading at $282.14 per bitcoin on coinbase. If you were to send $20 using this exchange rate, you would send 0.071 bitcoins.
Receive bitcoin If you are only reading this to send your buy in fee then you don't need to read further. If you're interested in learning more about bitcoin then you can continue reading. Receiving bitcoin is easier than sending bitcoin. All you need to do is give someone your receiving address. Every wallet has a receiving address. You can see the example of mine above. you will be able to find this in your web wallet.

BONUS INFORMATION ON HOW BITCOIN WORKS, WHY IT'S SO POPULAR, AND HOW YOU CAN MAKE MONEY

What is bitcoin? Andreas Antonopoulos explains bitcoin the best in his book Mastering Bitcoin.

Bitcoin is a collection of concepts and technologies that form the basis of a digital money ecosystem. Units of currency called bitcoins are used to store and transmit value among participants in the bitcoin network. Bitcoin users communicate with each other using the bitcoin protocol primarily via the Internet, although other transport networks can also be used. The bitcoin protocol stack, available as open source software, can be run on a wide range of computing devices, including laptops and smart phones, making the technology easily accessible.
Unlike traditional currencies, bitcoins are entirely virtual. There are no physical coins, or even digital coins per se. The coins are implied in transactions that transfer value from sender to recipient. Users of bitcoin own keys that allow them to prove ownership of transactions in the bitcoin network, unlocking the value to spend it and transfer it to a new recipient. Those keys are often stored in a digital wallet on each user’s computer. Possession of the key that unlocks a transaction is the only prerequisite to spending bitcoins, putting the control entirely in the hands of each user.
Bitcoin is a distributed, peer-to-peer system. As such, there is no central server or point of control. Bitcoins are created through a process called “mining,” which involves looking for a solution to a difficult problem. Any participant in the bitcoin network (i.e., any device running the full bitcoin protocol stack) may operate as a miner, using their computer’s processing power to attempt to find solutions to this problem. Every 10 minutes on average, a new solution is found by someone who then is able to validate the transactions of the past 10 minutes and is rewarded with brand new bitcoins. Essentially, bitcoin mining decentralizes the currency-issuance and clearing functions of a central bank and replaces the need for any central bank with this global competition.

Why is it so popular? and Why does it have value? These can be hard questions to answer. Bitcoin has advantages over traditional currencies. First thing to understand is that bitcoin is not a currency it's merely a transfer of value written on a public ledger. Currency is just the first application of bitcoin. Bitcoin is like the internet of money, a network for propagating value and securing the ownership of digital assets via distributed computation. There is a lot more to bitcoin than first meets the eye. Here are a few important qualities that make bitcoin popular and gives it value to people:

• Anonymous- You can send someone money anywhere in the world and not know their name and they don't need your name.
• Protect yourself from identity theft- Websites are hacked almost every month now. Among the information that can be leaked is credit card numbers and names. If you've used a credit card on any website you are at risk of having your cc number stolen. Using bitcoin provides you a layer of protection. There is no credit card number to steal. They won't have any information to gain from you if you have paid with bitcoin.
• Payments can't be reversed- once your bitcoins are sent, you can't undo the payment. This is important for online merchants. Scammers can reverse credit card payments making sellers susceptible to scams. Payments made with bitcoins is just like cash, the payment can't be reversed.
• You can send any amount of money in the world very cheaply and quickly. To send money to other countries you traditionally need to pay high fees. Using bitcoin you can send thousands of dollars and only pay a few cents. Also, using bitcoin it only takes 10 minutes to confirm a transaction. Traditional methods may take 3 days.
• Bitcoin can't be shut down- visa and mastercard can control what you purchase. it is up to them on what you can purchase. With bitcoin, there is no control. You can purchase what you want and sell what you want.
• You own your own money- You are in control of your money. Bitcoin is sorta like cash under your mattress. It's not held and controlled inside a bank.
• Bitcoin can be used for more than just money- As I've mentioned bitcoin isn't just money, it's a transfer of value. Currently in development are other assets that can be traded digitally. For example: the New York Stock Exchange is researching blockchain technology as a way to transfer stocks between people. Imagine if you took a chunk of bitcoins and assigned a specific stock to a particular bitcoin. Say you took one specific bitcoin and assigned it to a share of microsoft. This bitcion is now tied to a share of microsoft stock. Anytime this particular bitcoin is traded it is always equal to that share of microsoft. This allows traders on the stock market to buy and sell shares much more quickly than the currently do. As of now, it takes up to three days to verify a stock transaction. This time would be cut down to 10 minutes. This technology isn't limited to just stocks, it can be coupons, concert tickets, contracts, etc.

How you can make money with bitcoin It's very easy to make money with bitcoin just by sitting at your computer doing nothing. I will list a few methods here:
1) Sell bitcoins on localbitcoins If you have cheap access to bitcoins on coinbase then you can sell bitcoins for cash at a profit. Simply create an advertisement to locally sell bitcoins on localbitcoins and set your price 5% above coinbase. When someone contacts you through the website, you buy their bitcoins on coinbase and then sell it to them for 5% higher than you just bought it for. This sounds ridiculous, but people are willing to pay 5% more to skip setting up a coinbase account and purchasing on localbitcoins. If you are interested in doing this you can read my advertisement.
2) Sell bitcoins for amazon gift cards People are willing to pay a lot more money for the convenience of buying bitcoins with gift cards. You can sell your bitcoins online for amazon gift cards on paxful.com or localbitcoins.com. I have sold my bitcoins at up to 50% markup on paxful.com.
3) Save money using bitcoins to buy stuff on amazon and starbucks Yes! That's correct! you can actually use bitcoins to buy stuff on amazon and starbucks. The website https://purse.io/ lets you purchase stuff on amazon using bitcoin. You create a wishlist on amazon, paste your wishlist on purse.io and send bitcoins to the wallet they give you. You can save up to 15-20% pretty easily using this method. If you want to buy starbucks at a 5% discount you can use https://coffee.foldapp.com/.
4) Play the market You can also buy your bitcoins and hold on to them and try to sell them later at a higher price. The price of bitcoin can go up and down like a stock. You can also try to buy them on one exchange and sell them at another exchange at a higher price. This way of making money can be risky and not as profitable as the ones above.
5) Invest in startup companies Bitlendingclub lists startup companies and bitcoin traders that are asking for loans in bitcoin. You can find a user on that site and invest in their company. It's up to you to find someone trustworthy and who you which users have the best chance at being successful.
6) Gambling! There are several online casinos and betting agencies that accept bitcoin. cloudbet.com has an online casino and sports betting. Nitrogensports is the go to for online sports betting.
This is all I have for now. This should be more than enough to get started with. If you are interested in learning more or have questions you can contact me.