How do I become a "lifestyle expert"?

[Charmonium]

I'm serious. It does sound a little bogus though. Sort of like saying you're a motivational speaker.

I could be really exceptional de-motivational speaker.

 

[Hans Gruber]

You have to commit significant sins. Usually involving addictions, sex, drugs or booze. Then you have to have a fall from grace story followed by a redemption mission.

 

[Charmonium]

You have to commit significant sins. Usually involving addictions, sex, drugs or booze. Then you have to have a fall from grace story followed by a redemption mission.

Hmm, intriguing. I've got drugs pretty well covered, just not a lot of experience with addiction.

Well, it depends. I'm kind of addicted to nicotine. I spend about $400 a month on nicotine nasal spray from the UK. Burns the absolute piss out of your sinuses. But I love it. Unfortunately, I've been using it for about 30 years and it doesn't really burn any more so I have to take a month off here and there to get that lovin' feeling. But I can do without it as long as I've got my "cherry" flavored nico lozenges.

 

[DigDog]

Hmm, intriguing. I've got drugs pretty well covered, just not a lot of experience with addiction.

Well, it depends. I'm kind of addicted to nicotine. I spend about $400 a month on nicotine nasal spray from the UK. Burns the absolute piss out of your sinuses. But I love it. Unfortunately, I've been using it for about 30 years and it doesn't really burn any more so I have to take a month off here and there to get that lovin' feeling. But I can do without it as long as I've got my "cherry" flavored nico lozenges.

dude that's insane.
I get bottles of 1L of 70mg nicotine liquid for, like, £40 and they last me a couple of years.
FYI the "nicotine shot" they sell to the public, at 18mg, is the strongest you can buy from a store. This is about 4 times stronger.

I find that 40mg is a decent mix, gives me the hit of actually smoking, in just 1-2 drags.
18mg is for babies. When i'm flying i'll put a generous drop of 18mg on my finger and rub it aaaaalll the way inside my nose, and another on the gums, pretty solid brain hit that will last 3/4 hours. (ofc these days nobody actually watches you if you sneak a cheeky puff with your vape, provided that you dont have set up to MOUNTAINS OF SMOKE setting)

 

[Charmonium]

@DigDog It's not the same. Plus this is pharm grade nicotine not some questionable E. Asian stuff.

Also, it's all about the burn and why I buy tissues by the case.

I get 10 bottles at a time - 10ml with 10mg of nicotine per ml in a "mild" HCl base.

 

[igor_kavinski]

How are you guys still alive?

 

[DigDog]

@DigDog It's not the same. Plus this is pharm grade nicotine not some questionable E. Asian stuff.

Also, it's all about the burn and why I buy tissues by the case.

I get 10 bottles at a time - 10ml with 10mg of nicotine per ml in a "mild" HCl base.

all i'm saying is, if i was spending $400 a month on COCAINE, i would think it's too much money. On nicotine .. jesus.

 

[SKORPI0]

Who is your target audience? Nicotine nasal spray users?

https://www.iapcollege.com/program/lifestyle-expert-certificate-course-online/

https://www.ziprecruiter.com/Salaries/What-Is-the-Average-Lifestyle-Expert-Salary-by-State

 

[Charmonium]

Shit. Even NJ they can pull down 60k. Not sure if that's good or bad since I was making that 20 years ago as programmer/analyst

 

[snoopy7548]

I think you have to have somewhat of a life, at least to start...

 

[Lost_in_the_HTTP]

First, you have to be a Pert.

Then you can become an ex-pert.

 

[zinfamous]

dude that's insane.
I get bottles of 1L of 70mg nicotine liquid for, like, £40 and they last me a couple of years.
FYI the "nicotine shot" they sell to the public, at 18mg, is the strongest you can buy from a store. This is about 4 times stronger.

I find that 40mg is a decent mix, gives me the hit of actually smoking, in just 1-2 drags.
18mg is for babies. When i'm flying i'll put a generous drop of 18mg on my finger and rub it aaaaalll the way inside my nose, and another on the gums, pretty solid brain hit that will last 3/4 hours. (ofc these days nobody actually watches you if you sneak a cheeky puff with your vape, provided that you dont have set up to MOUNTAINS OF SMOKE setting)

wtf are you guys buying in the UK? I've never heard of stuff like this.

 

[snoopy7548]

wtf are you guys buying in the UK? I've never heard of stuff like this.

Apparently they snort liquid nicotine in the UK. No wonder why they talk so funny and put extra Us in words.

 

[Charmonium]

https://www.medixrx.com/products/nicorette-nasal-spray

 

[pmv]

I could be really exceptional de-motivational speaker.

That should be my gig. Stay off my turf!

 

[Charmonium]

 

[IronWing]

Why do you have a picture of Roger Stone?

 

[pmv]

Always hoped he'd pop up in Game of Thrones (maybe as the Tyrells spymaster?). Would have been fantastic to see him in a scene with Diana Rigg. Tragically, I think he was too busy dying at that point.

 

[GodisanAtheist]

Just gotta talk with confidence.

All the great bullshit of our time was shat out by some dude who knew nothing but spoke like he knew everything.

Older I get the more I am seeing unbridled confidence as a real mover and shaker.

 

[Brainonska511]

I'm serious. It does sound a little bogus though. Sort of like saying you're a motivational speaker.

I could be really exceptional de-motivational speaker.

Have you considered taking the first step of living in a van down by the river?

 

[Charmonium]

Why do you have a picture of Roger Stone?

Stone is such a poser. That is the REAL deal.

 

[Charmonium]

Have you considered taking the first step of living in a van down by the river?

I'm too much of a girly man to ever live in a van. One of those $200k RVs with every possible expansion module, is pretty much my lowest bottom line.

 

[Captante]

Two-story Commander 8x8 off-road motorhome ready to explore the globe (newatlas.com)

 

[Charmonium]

@Captante Wow. Not my speed tho. I like the ones with "sliders" that expand laterally.

 

[Captante]

@Captante Wow. Not my speed tho. I like the ones with "sliders" that expand laterally.