Ask HN: How to maximize chances of earning money online?
today I would like to kindly ask all of you, how one with reasonable programming skills, working as a Platform Engineer, can maximize their chances to earn large sums of money on the side of a job.
I‘m from Germany and the quality of life is declining rapidly here. Even with a cushy tech job and above average salary, it‘s not possible to rent a nice appartment, let alone own a house. For my family (wife and daughter) I‘d like to provide at least a decent home in a nice neighborhood. At the current situation that means I/we need at the very least 1Mio €.
I‘m aware that the chances of earning such a large sum of money are almost 0 (especially while working full time), that‘s why I asked how I can maximize my chances. No need to comment on how I should just forget it (please :)).
So what could I do? Build yet another tiny/1-man SaaS? If so: in what area? It seems like everything has been built already. Sell courses? Also seems like this has been done ad nauseam. Freelancing on the side seems not feasible.
What would you do?