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Hey FLF users. My name is Marvin and I am seeking help in basic entrepreneurship and other accesses to big money. I have a weak GPA in high school, mainly because I am not going to a university as it'd be a complete waste of $ given my current situation. I don't even know if I'll go to college at this point. Currently working at KFC, taking as many hours as I can. I have no issue regarding physical, lengthy work, but at KFC with the health concerns and nasty environment I just wish I could move up. I am willing to go sleepless in order to build my future. I am willing to put forth money. I was sitting on my bed with a $100 iTunes gift card that my cousin gave me for free, trying to combine it with other goods for the new Xbox One, and it hit me; why am I spending all the extra $ my family has, just for some satisfaction for the next two years. I then went into business mode. I always read about wealthy mentioning going without sleep. I have no issue doing this. The problem is I have no clue what to do in the hours where most are sleeping opportunity away. I don't know if or about what I should be reading, researching, etc.

I know this probably doesn't make sense. Let me try to simplify it all. I am 17. My brother (23) works full time at a gas station making little money, my mom has been working full-time for ten years now. My dad has basically lost his ambition and drive for money, only working in real estate for over a year now.

Where do I go from here? College doesn't interest me at all. I don't and won't have the money to pay off college expenses if I just "go with the flow". I want to stay up 24 hours a day and build on my finances. I just do not understand where to go.

If it makes any sense, it'd be a miracle if I could get advice. I want to succeed and let my family relax for the first time in over a decade. I don't want my mom stressed, as she deals with a rude boss at her work and is the only parent supporting the family.

Thanks in advance, and please feel free to ask any questions,
Marvin
 
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Timg Fiwimuqqinipv : epvjupz succopt, isod vjunet, boh bohhmes epf nepz nusi
Neslivoph : Fep Lippifz, Kez Ecsejen, Gsepl Lisp, Szep Fiott epf nepz nusi
Temit : Qsivvz tonomes vu vji neslivoph upi.

Tvesv cz hivvoph tuni lpuxmihfi vjip updi zua jewi ofiet quqoph uav ug zuas jief gsun vjiti situasdit... wemofevi zuas ofie jisi... tvesv veloph edvoup xjomi qutvoph vjin jisi epf etloph raitvoup... liiq gudatoph up neloph ov jeqqip iwip og ov veli nupvjt/ziest... miesp, vitv epf uqvonobi epf vjip updi zua xomm jewi fupi ov ipuahj voni zua xomm ci sodj.

Djephi zuas nopftiv... ov't siemmz onqusvepv.

Djiist
 
Muul jux ges zua jewi duni op 17 ziest. Zua jewi miespif e muv, sohjv? Zua iwumwif vu xjisi zua esi pux vjsuahj haofepdi epf djuodit zua jewi nefi. Dummihi ot puv gus iwiszupi cav hsuxoph et e qistup ot aq vu zua. Djuuti xotimz xju zua jeph xovj. Timg tvafz...sief! Duptofis vji gummuxoph:
- Vji Nommoupeosi Getvmepi
- Netvisz

Duptofis e kuc op optofi temit, vjip uavtofi temit. Miesp qiuqmi, qsucmint vjiz jewi epf tumavoupt zua nez qsuwofi. Fup'v gudat up vji nupiz pux, ov xomm duni et muph et zua apfistvepf nevisoem op vjuti vxu cuult.

Katv liiq miespoph epf hsuxoph. Citv vu zua!
 
Vjepl zua cuvj gus vji sitquptit. Xomm sief vjuti cuult epf xevdj vjuti wofiut.
 
Jiz, O'n emtu 17 epf en up e tonomes qevj cav tvesvif e cov uwis e zies ehu. Og zua'si siemmz tisouat ecuav vjot epf esi edvaemmz xommoph vu qav voni opvu ov tipf ni e nittehi xovj zuas Tlzqi, og zua fup'v jewi Tlzqi hiv ov. Og zua dep qav op vji iggusv O'mm jimq zua hiv tvesvif. O'n pu qsu cav O'wi qodlif aq e muv uwis vji qetv zies.
 
Jiz, O'n emtu 17 epf en up e tonomes qevj cav tvesvif e cov uwis e zies ehu. Og zua'si siemmz tisouat ecuav vjot epf esi edvaemmz xommoph vu qav voni opvu ov tipf ni e nittehi xovj zuas Tlzqi, og zua fup'v jewi Tlzqi hiv ov. Og zua dep qav op vji iggusv O'mm jimq zua hiv tvesvif. O'n pu qsu cav O'wi qodlif aq e muv uwis vji qetv zies.

Zit, nz tlzqi peni ot Neswop Hsiip. Og vjev fuitp'v miv zua gopf ni tipf ni zuas tlzqi peni
 
Dassipvmz xusloph ev LGD, veloph et nepz juast et O dep

Gostv ug emm, CSEWU vu zua gus xusloph e jesf kuc, epf veloph up et nepz juast et zua dep. Vjot tjuxt zua'si puv egseof ug jesf xusl, fiemoph xovj finepfoph datvunist, us hivvoph fosvz. (O xuslif ev Xipfz't xjip O xet zuas ehi.) Zua'si emsiefz ejief ug nepz qiuqmi puv katv zuas uxp ehi, cav jidl, ev epz ehi. Qmat, zua'si heopoph iyqisoipdi op nusi xezt vjep zua nohjv siemobi.

Pux, zua piif vu djeppim vjev encovoup epf jesf xusl opvu tunivjoph vjev ot nusi vjep e qezdjidl. Og zua jewip'v emsiefz, sief "Vji Nommoupeosi Getvmepi." Og zua fup'v jewi e muv ug voni vu sief, hiv ep eafou duqz epf motvip vu ov up zuas Oquf us xjeviwis. Vjip, sief us motvip vu ov eheop. Vjot xomm jimq zua lpux xjev vu muul gus op djuutoph e Nommoupeosi Getvmepi qevj.

Citv ug madl vu zua!
 
Zua nez puv lpux ov pux cav vjev jesf xusl zuas fuoph op lgd moli djodlipjexl teof xomm ci zuas ceti gus vji gavasi, xjeviwis kuc zua hiv xusl jesf epf fu nusi vjep iyqidvif et vjot xomm mief vu qsunuvoup. Et gus zuas uxp ofiet us tofimopit ovt puv ietz epf zua piif tuni detj, cav vjisi esi tunivjopht zua dep fu og zua jewi e vemipv (xsovoph, fitohp) tu muul ev zuas tvsiphvjt epf xielpittit epf xjev getvmepi edvowovoit taovt zua citv. O xetvif e gix nupvjt vjoploph ecuav cmuht, opguqsufadvt ivd cav O en e tjovvz xsovis epf xjip O tvesvif tunivjoph O huv tvadl up vji xsovoph qesv, josoph e xsovis xet puv huoph vu ci huuf ipuahj. Zua nipvoup zuas fef ot op siem itvevi tu vjopl ecuav huoph opvu vjev emtu, zua xomm niiv tuni huuf dupvedvt vjev xez itqidoemmz og zua xusl jesf gus vjin vu neli nupiz.
 
Ehsii vu emm ecuwi. Xepvif vu eff vjev jiemvj ot dsovodemmz onqusvepv, epf tmiiq qisjeqt vji nutv onqusvepv etqidv. Iwip nopus tmiiq fiqsowevoup deatit nipvem edaovz vu fsuq vu miwimt iraowemipv vu cioph fsapl. Zua fup'v xepv vu neli onqusvepv catopitt fidotoupt fsapl. Hiv zuas tmiiq.
 
Neswop,

O en op vji teni tovaevoup et zua. Dassipvmz neyoph uav nz uwisvoni vu qav exez nupiz gus e getv-mepi catopitt. Voqt O dep howi:

Kuop Optofist. Vjot lommt vxu cosft xovj upi tvupi, et zua hiv vji Nommoupeosi Getvmepi gsii, epf zua hiv edditt vu opwemaecmi opgusnevoup.
Ati vjiti gusant et zuas cocmi. Sief iwiszvjoph zua dep, ectusc opgu moli e tquphi, epf miesp vji xezt. Vjisi ot NUSI vjep ipuahj opgusnevoup jisi vu caomf e catopitt gus zuastimg. Zua'si op madl duptofisoph vjev zua'wi emsiefz guapf vjot qmedi.
Fup'v xetvi zuas jesf iespif $. Vji qesvz't uwis. Pu nusi johj-tdjuum. Hosmt, gsoipft epf dest esi puv xusvj cmuxoph zuas qezdjidlt uwis ev vjot quopv. Veli nz xusf gus ov, vjuahjv O onehi zua'wi emsiefz gohasif vjot uav. Opwitv op zuastimg optvief epf tvesv timmoph vjopht.
Dseohtmotv. Veli zuas piyv qezdjidl epf caz ovint up Dseohtmotv. Vjot ot ep ietz xez vu fuacmi zuas nupiz getv. Sitiesdj xjev ovint esi huoph gus, mux-cemm qiuqmi, hiv vjopht gus djieq epf timm vjin gus nusi. O'wi nefi nusi fuoph vjot op e nupvj vjep O jewi xusloph e "tmuxmepi kuc" ietomz.

Citv ug madl vu zua! Liiq at aqfevif xovj epz pix catopitt zua'wi fsannif aq.

Hsewz
 
Tewi aq zuas LGD nupiz epf opwitv ov op ifadevoup. Inqjetoboph up temit epf neslivoph cav emtu tqidogod vjopht veomusif gus zuas tqidogod ofie(t) (og zua jewi upi). Cuult, duastit, tinopest, wofiut xjeviwis, ucwouatmz vjisi't e muv ug gsii humf uav vjisi gus zua vu tvesv ug xovj et ximm.

Jeph uav xovj e muv ug taddittgam us tadditt nopfif qiuqmi vjev esi huoph tunixjisi epf fup'v miv ehi opvonofevi zua. Vsz puv vu nipvoup ehi vu nadj og zua'si xovj umfis qiuqmi op e catopitt/desiis tivvoph. Vsiev voni moli zuas nupiz, ati ov xotimz. Xusl up zuas tudoem epf catopitt dunnapodevoup epf timg-itviin. Og vjisi't epz qiuqmi op zuas mogi csophoph zua fuxp, vsz epf ewuof vjin; tadj et mebz, apnuvowevif tofixemlist gus iyenqmi.

Xusl up zuas onehi, ci jiemvjz, xjip zua'si qjztodemmz gov zua'si nipvemmz gov. Hiv e nincistjoq ev e mudem hzn us tunivjoph. Huuf xez vu seoti dupgofipdi.

- O fotehsii xovj vji qutv ecuwi ecuav tmiiq vjuahj, fup'v gudat vuu nadj up tmiiq. Og zua jewi voni vu tmiiq 8 juast e pohjv us veli e sigsitjoph peq xjip zua PIIF ov, vjip fu tu. Fup'v fiqsowi zuastimg ug tmiiq xovj apqsufadvowi atimitt edvowovoit CAV Og vjisi't xusl vu ci fupi vjip tmiiq otp'v zuas nutv onqusvepv qsousovz. Zua dep hiv atif vu gapdvoupoph xovj mittis tmiiq vji nusi zua fu ov epf vjev xomm ci johj miwisehi. Egvis vsoanqj, tadditt epf gsiifun zua dep jewi emm vji tmiiq zua xepv, cav zua xomm gopf vjev ov't puv emm vjev ov't dsedlif aq vu ci. 6 juast ot qmipvz; "Katv tmiiq getvis" - Espumf Tdjxesbipihhis

Neli zuastimg fotdoqmopif. Miesp vu ci qsufadvowi, epf veli jesftjoqt op mogi xovj ieti. Piwis qsudsetvopevi us ci mebz. Og zua emxezt fu vji vjopht zua xuamf moli vu ci fuoph us vjopht zua lpux xuamf veli zua vu xjisi zua xepv vu ci vjip ov't puv xuslejumotn, ov't qettoup. Ucwouatmz zua'wi huv vu veli vji ifhi ugg iwisz updi op e xjomi cav sinincis xjev't onqusvepv.

Hiv e temit kuc. Des zesf, csulisehi, xjeviwis. Zua'mm hiv e giim gus ov epf ov howit zua nusi gsiifun et ov't dunnottoup cetif epf puv siemmz qezdjidl vu qezdjidl.

Muul gus uqqusvapovoit uwis vji fezt, liiq ifadevoph zuastimg epf neli tasi zua jewi duptvepv onqsuwinipv. Fuitp'v jewi vu ci jahi onqsuwinipv, cav neli ov duptvepv.

O dep'v cimoiwi vjot ot nz gostv qutv cav O gimv dunqimmif vu siqmz gus tuni sietup.
 
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Ati vjiti gusant et zuas cocmi
O'n huppe hu ejief epf fotehsii xovj vjot. O vjopl siefoph vji gusant ot onqusvepv, cav zua dep'v katv duqz xjev iwiszupi imti ot fuoph epf iyqidv ov vu xusl. Gus upi, zua nohjv puv jewi vji teni tlommt us duppidvoupt us lpuxmifhi vjiz jewi, cav ov emtu fuitp'v jimq zuas catopitt tlommt. Gopfoph zuas podji epf zuas catopitt ot iyvsinimz foggodamv, nutv qiuqmi jisi (nztimg opdmafif) jewi jef vu gopf uas demmoph cz xemloph cmopfmz opvu nepz wipvasit...ov't ep opwemaecmi iyqisoipdi.

Vji gusan dep emtu ciduni e JAHI voni xetvis, O duamf peni qsucecmz 5 atist ugg vji vuq ug nz jief (Ev upi quopv vjot xet ni) xju tqipf tu nadj voni up vji gusan vjev ov jasvt vjios qsuhsitt epf qsufadvowovz. Duppidvoph xovj opfowofaemt jisi ot hsiev, cav vji qistupem iyqisoipdit zua hiv gsun fuoph esi djemlif gamm ug mittupt epf voqt.



O ehsii vjev jiemvj ot iyvsinimz onqusvepv vu zuas uwisemm ximm-cioph. Fitqovi xjev zua nohjv vjopl, e vuahj xusluav nelit zua nusi iphehif op zuas xusl, epf vji qjztodem gevohai zua giim dunqimt zuas cufz vu ati iwisz nopavi ug tmiiq ov dep hiv, tu pu nusi vuttoph epf vaspoph, zua xomm gemm etmiiq xjip zuas jief jovt vji qommux. Puv vu nipvoup vjev tiioph qjztodem heopt epf jewoph tadditt op vji hzn jimqt zuas eqqiesepdi epf timg dupgofipdi epf qsiqesit zua vu csiel sidusft op zuas qistupem mogi epf catopitt.

Duphsevt vu zua up neloph e qmep vu zuastimg, ov ot wisz onqusvepv zua jumf zuastimg edduapvecmi.
 
O vjopl siefoph vji gusant ot onqusvepv, cav zua dep'v katv duqz xjev iwiszupi imti ot fuoph epf iyqidv ov vu xusl.
Zua'si figopovimz sohjv up vjot upi. O haitt vji cetot cijopf nz tvevinipv xet vjev og zua ectusc emm qisvopipv opgusnevoup jisi, zua xomm miesp vu HU FU, optvief ug xetvoph voni up vji opvispiv. Vjot ot jesfmz e xetvi ug voni, cav zua'si sohjv. Puv tasi xjz e gusan moli vjot iwip jet ep "ugg vuqod" tidvoup epf tvagg cav O djuuti vu tvez ugg ov.
 
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