https://daastorah.substack.com/p/the-voice-of-reason
This needs to be in don't swipe recklessly and do due diligence
WORK vs Credit Card miles:
I find it quite ironic that the argument against having a side hustle is that because we have divine help we shouldn't occupy our minds with something that might spill into the Beis Medrash. So why is spending time pursuing government programs, credit card miles and other methods of gaining financial benefits on the side better?
There are tons of yungerleit making a lot off of those things. Why are those things better? Because it isn't called " work"?
I'm sure many people make a lot of money off of these things. That's the problem if you turn into a living
first of all, you might trick yourself into risks...
Second of all, it's not consistent
I'm not one to judge but no one should consider churning a income...
Pgfhgs is a factor here, know a friend that churned to a full time job.. chase etc shut him down.
We might even discuss from an ethical and halachik standpoint, what if through risky behavior, one caused family members to have their accounts shut which has happened..
And I'm sure massive shalom bayis issues ensue if your in laws get shut down bc you ms...