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People Who Don’t Have Venmo Drive Me a Little Nuts
Hullo? It’s 2021 y’all.
My friend, if you are self-employed or have any kind of side-hustle, and you don’t have Venmo yet, could you please tell me why?
No seriously, I really want to know.
In a world full of so many things that are complicated or prone to breaking, the ease of paying your friends and contacts directly and digitally, for free just can’t be matched. It’s one of the rare things that just comes along and works. No sweat. Why would you choose to opt out?
No, Venmo did not pay me to write this review. Though if they want to throw me a tip, I’m happy to send them my QRCode.
Speaking of ease of payment, I saw a homeless guy jamming out on a homemade bucket drum kit at a mercifully shady intersection the other day. He was right in the middle, listening to headphones and playing along, quite well. He had a few signs that instructed people to tip his Venmo if they enjoyed his performance. Keeping Austin weird in the truest ways.
I wonder how much he was pulling in?
So bra, even the more creative homeless folks are leveraging this platform effectively.
Why aren’t you?
© Kaia Tingley May 2021
