> That's just what's left after apple
The point is not to end up with the same amount of money. It's to turn the money into legal money with a paper trail. That way you can pay your taxes and keep off the radar of the IRS.
It looks like another avenue that the IRS likely have not caught up to yet. I thought the norm was creating best selling books (see the "also bought" section).
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