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Greetings to dropshippers, especially the successful ones xD. I am making a general store specialized in a single niche. Right now, I can allocate $300/month to this store, product-testing is also included (if scaling happens, I can spend more too). Now I am thinking how much money do I need to spend until my store does not look cheap? And how i should manage these spendings? also, I am thinking of buying some udemy courses for designing shopify courses, has anyone bought that courses? what are your opinions?

Hello everyone. I have been following this community for a long time, and I noticed a pattern in many discussions here.
A lot of users criticize how people in Uzbekistan think or behave, especially regarding relationships, gender roles, marriage, modesty, and religion. Comparisons with Western society are also very common. That is completely fine — criticism and discussion are healthy.
But I feel like many conversations here fail to distinguish between:
Islamic values,
Uzbek traditions,
and toxic social behaviors that people simply justify using religion.
These are not always the same thing.
For example, there are traditions in Uzbekistan that many Muslims themselves criticize, such as:
forcing unnecessary social pressure on brides,
treating women unequally in family matters,
excessive control from relatives,
or practices like “kelin salom” being turned into humiliation instead of respect.
Many of these things can be criticized both from a modern human perspective and from an Islamic perspective.
At the same time, I often see people attacking core Islamic values themselves and presenting them as backward compared to Western thinking. For example:
preferring a spouse without a sexual past,
valuing modesty,
criticism of public “kneeling proposal” culture,
discomfort with casual dating culture,
or believing that religion should influence morality and family standards.
You may disagree with these values, but they are not simply irrational or “uncivilized.” For many Muslims, these are moral principles connected to religion, not just random cultural habits.
I also think liberal Muslims can and should exist in Uzbekistan. Reform, criticism, and modernization are necessary in many areas. But if every discussion becomes “Western = progressive” and “Islamic = inferior,” then people stop analyzing culture fairly and start replacing one form of dogmatism with another.
We should be able to criticize harmful traditions without mocking religious values themselves.

I graduated from university this month. Right now, I have a decent-paying job, and I live in Tashkent with my parents, so most of my basic needs are covered. At the moment, I’m not planning to continue to a master’s degree, and I also don’t want to rush into marriage.

Because of this, I feel like this is the best period of my life to experiment, learn, and build something financially. My job is computer-based, so during free time I can study different skills and topics consistently.

I want to create my own “money laboratory” — basically trying different ways to make money, learning online skills, building projects, testing ideas, etc. I’m open to long-term paths that require learning and patience.

What would you recommend I explore or learn in my situation, especially living in Tashkent/Uzbekistan?

Please don’t recommend trading/forex/crypto day trading. I’m looking for things that are more skill-based and sustainable, especially ones that don’t require large starting capital