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SSAB - June 11, 2026
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- Jun 11, 2026
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Hey, is podcast equipment a tax write off? Only if it makes money, Steve. Is this the benefit of working from home? Publishing continues. A difference in numbers, but YouTube is the only one that pays. Video night in Taipei TikTok = 0 YouTube = 79 Instagram = 118 XHS = not published yet How long do you stay in a museum? TikTok = 27194 (and climbing) YouTube = 49 Instagram = not published yet XHS = 180 GOLD getting low, time to look at it a little more closely. 894 RMB as of this recording, and RSI is in oversold territory. Workout in! 6.51km in 46.22. Then some kettlebell work. And was late to my Chinese class… oops! Thankfully we re-scheduled for the next hour. how are your studies going? Donate to the show! PayPal link below! https://www.paypal.me/stevensirski?locale.x=en_CA *** Show notes n tracks up on stevensirski.com And on Notion: https://stevensirski.notion.site/SSAB-The-Audio-Blog-of-Steven-Sirski-00acfe344e164bfab191d3cddf6952b2?pvs=4 Newsletter over at stevensirski.substack.com Language vlog on http://www.youtube.com/@stevenslanguagevlog Google Stock Tracker Sheet https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1kbpCC2cieuq23zYyr0-WznPRogVX0aS86BF4_vPvgMY/edit?usp=sharing Hope you have a great one!! 00:00 Cold Open Banter 00:30 Late Chinese Class Story 02:27 Book Smart vs Street Chinese 06:50 Italki Lessons and Real World Practice 08:02 Speaking to a Billion Idea 11:14 Podcast Gear Tax Write Offs 13:03 Depreciation and CCA Basics 15:40 Cross Border Tax Complications 18:17 Profit Expectation and Fraud Warnings 19:39 Starting a Business in China 21:31 Publishing Stats Across Platforms 22:51 TikTok vs YouTube Performance 24:49 Follower Counts Check 26:36 China Platforms Monetization 28:47 English Teacher Series Idea 30:02 Gold RSI Setup 32:37 Gold Stocks Watchlist 34:21…