On Balance

THIS COMMENT WOULD MAKE MORE SENSE ON THE NEXT STRIP WHERE I THOUGHT I WAS LEAVING IT! DAMN YOUR SCHEDULING JEPH!

Yelling Bird

Yes, but neither of them has any idea of the other's identity.

Captain Button

Marigold! Repeat after me. I am NOT rich. Seriously, say it. I am NOT rich! Now look for financial help from an organization which has an express written policy that outlines their fiduciary responsibility to their customer. Then, cautiously evaluate their proposals for how they plan to divide your money to preserve your wealth, provide you with income, and invest maybe a third of your money into growth for your future. Then set up a mechanism so that the new cash coming in will automatically be invested into this plan going forward, the goal being to keep you from "accidentally" buying a motorboat or Lamborghini Huracan or committing other financial errors.

I'LL GIVE HER A MOTORBOAT!

Yelling Bird

Go Burger Oni!!!!

Richard Muir

But his hands are literally made of diamonds now...

Sammitch

That and Kickstarters! *flings money at artists and writers* I'm currently funding 2 Tarot decks, 2 experiential games, a couple lit zines, a couple books of comics, some board games...

Clifton Royston

Whatever you do, do NOT invest in Pintsize's latest scheme!

Kinda Squirrely

Don't mess with the spin! Gotta get the impulse buy! (Edit: Well, it IS levitated! Between each set of pilings...)

BobC

Eh, I feel like May's a lot more comfortable with herself now. She may still think about it, but with this new body and all her friends, I doubt she would have any strong need to be a fighter jet anymore.

Absentia

I think the word you were going for was "elevated". "Levitated" implies its not touching anything, its just floating over the water. Which, if that's the case, ironically it would be something people would want. Floating bridge, bye bye traffic.

Absentia

Okay everyone, repeat after me MARIGOLD DESERVES SUCCESS IN WHATEVER SHE WANTS!!

Absentia

Her avatar is a little loli girl. Pretty sure people were hooked the moment they saw it.

Absentia

Assuming it really is a lot of money, I have to wonder if Marigold is putting a bit "more" into her streaming to get that level of attention.

Walt Donovan

At the least, Hanners probably has a black book of CPAs to recommend to Marigold, though I bet very few of them would know the weird intricacies of video game streaming.

Miyaa

I love Marigold time ☆_☆

Bacon Lord

Internet World Problems... :p

Alacrity Fitzhugh

No doubt Hanners has the intellectual wherewithal to adjust what she means by "a lot of money" to Marigold's perceptions. That's the sort of quantitative thing she thrives on. Now she asks Marigold, "How long can you live on that at your current rate of spending?" That makes a very good reality check.

OldGoat

“ ‘Video games!?’ What, you think you can just play games all day and people will throw money at you?!” ::this literally happens::

Shane Wegner

That's actually a good idea. And since an expanding UR is a likely target for a hostile BEC acquisition , Hanners could do an end run around her mom.

OldGoat

I look forward to the strip where Marigold, Dale, May, & Momo uses explosives to inform the landlord that they are moving out and he can keep the filthy deposit.

Miyaa

So, Marigold, let's talk. Even though I'm new in real estate, I do specialize in non-fungible infrastructure, and I just found a terrific opportunity for a section of highway that's levitated over a body of water that you simply MUST own!

BobC

I wonder if she and Clinton’s mom are cooperatively farming.

Sleepy John

Well her name did end up being Mari 'Gold Farmer...!

Kriss Pang

For Hanners to say it's a lot lot it has to be *really* a lot lot.

Chris Crowther

Steve, suddenly fading in from the background: "Buying a booooooat?"

Bagge

I want to see Agent Turing again, who got busted down to tax enforcement because of that stupid Space Owl story.

Captain Button

My (bad) advice: Upgrade Pintsize until NOW ENDS THE AGE OF MAN!

Captain Button

1. Guess that answers where alot of the money for May's upgrade came from. 2. Margo and Aurelia, ftw. 3. Be careful who you let know about this, no need to rub it in May's nose. She may still wanna be a jet fighter.

Michael Boettger

Uh oh is it tax time in QC universe?

Smazzie

Maybe you can corner the lamb animal market now that beef and dairy cattle are taken.

Miyaa

Unclear, but I think the implication here is that her streaming is generating a large income. I think this conversation would have gone differently if it were merely a single windfall.

Gabriel Burns

Did marigold get visited by one of those "I GIVE $10,000 TO RANDOM STREAMERS" youtubers?

Tomix

Ooh, she and Dale goes to Japan to eat at this Michelin 3 star Wagu beef restaurant and their greatest challenge is wearing fancy clothes.

Miyaa

Good on Mari for asking a friend for advice before she spent an inordinate amount on Pocky

MikeT

Marigold getting rich off the internet is actually the first time I'm ok with internet rich.

Gary Walker

Now just need to do the responsible social messaging bit to bank enough NOW to cover the taxes to avoid the Marigold-in-debtors-prison arc...

Damon Hart-Davis

Dang, I wish I could make enough money to live off of from my streaming :<

emmavoid

Invest in Union Robotics! Faye/Bubbles/Sam could probably use an upgrade in their social media presence beyond word of mouth from Sam's spray clients.

Douglas E. Smith

Pintsize livestreams the rest of them while they stream. They don't know know they're being watched, at least, not from THAT angle.

Jaron Mortimer

the year is 2035. as part of the month-long celebration leading up to Questionable Content's 8000th page, Jimbo reveals his secret career as a streamer; with this, the entire cast now consists of streamers, except for Pintsize who runs a successful if highly unethical robot dating service

LH

Does this turn into a thing where Hanners will realize she could be a financial consultant for the group?

Miyaa

I wonder if this is going to turn into a parable on how to be good allies. Hannelore has already accepted a semi-symbolic role at the top of the AI advocacy group. If she's super-effective at getting humans to support the group and its goals, might there be push-back from some AIs who accuse the human members of trying to 'take over' the group to make themselves feel better about themselves?

Ben Russell-Gough

Now Marigold can get that laser setup she saw on Station!

Miyaa

I bet it’s something like ⅒ of a Bezo.

Miyaa

Hanners will inevitably give good advice. One thing she will know: there is no guarantee that fame-based income will last. Some of that had better be in fairly safe investments.

Carl Fink

Yay for Marigold! Glad she’s doing well!

Cory Thorp

Oh, putting the GOLD in Marigold I see. (My advice: upgrade Momo to the point where May gets a bit jelly.)

Miyaa

Buy a house Marigold.

Scott Vogel

Forget speedboats, invest in QCoin!

Andrew

Now think of what a "lot lot" of money means to "grew up in a space station", "my Mom buys multinational corporations for petty revenge" Hannelore.

Colin McBride

If a multigazillionaire's kid says it's a lot of money, I don't even wanna know what the actual number is...

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The only rational answer is to go nuts on Patreons. It's what I do with my big accounts.

Shane Wegner

Marigold finally getting the success she deserves. I'm here for it

Ben Pike