Show HN: A site where people pay me money for no reason

qane 16 points 24 comments June 22, 2026
payfornoreason.com · View on Hacker News

built this as a joke. a friend bet me I couldn't make $1M off it by the end of the year. Currently at $5,010. Amazing it even worked

Discussion Highlights (11 comments)

chistev

This is crazy. I left you an upvote. When did you launch?

rvz

The most entertaining outcome is the most likely. Why? If there is a betting market for it and it works out, it won't be just you making money.

travel-insider

Amazing. How did people even find it to donate to you?

souravroy78

This is amazing!

danr4

meh. this would be cool if it weren't for the challenge. people are paying for the bet. > Every dollar below makes the "no" a little less certain.

spinemusic

Remember the million dollar pixel site (you'd own a pixel on the site)? This reminds me of it, I love it.

Calgaryp

Crazy :') Love the vibe

passiflora96

This is crazy haha. What do you plan on doing with the money tho lol?

Calgaryp

Do you consider accepting lower contribution ?

mangatmodi

2 folks gave you 1000$ each. Amazing

orphea

While some people can't afford to have their own place to live, others apparently have too much money. Sigh. Good luck to you though!

Semantic search powered by Rivestack pgvector
11,301 stories · 106,340 chunks indexed