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First of all, I am 16 years old and already know people will tell me to wait until I'm 18 to start business so I am able to sign legal documents, I understand that point of view. However, I am desperate to start as soon as possible as I have 948 days until my first theoretical day of University (if I take a gap year), I do not want to go, but unless I have something to show for it before then I practically have to (or be banished by my family). I would much rather start sooner than waste 390+ days (until I turn 18) that could have been used building a business. I have no interest in a traditional job and have wanted to be an entrepreneur long before I read TMF.

 
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Gostv ug emm, O en 16 ziest umf epf emsiefz lpux qiuqmi xomm vimm ni vu xeov apvom O'n 18 vu tvesv catopitt tu O en ecmi vu tohp mihem fudanipvt, O apfistvepf vjev quopv ug woix. Juxiwis, O en fitqisevi vu tvesv et tuup et quttocmi et O jewi 948 fezt apvom nz gostv vjiusivodem fez ug Apowistovz (og O veli e heq zies), O fu puv xepv vu hu, cav apmitt O jewi tunivjoph vu tjux gus ov cigusi vjip O qsedvodemmz jewi vu (us ci cepotjif cz nz genomz). O xuamf nadj sevjis tvesv tuupis vjep xetvi 390+ fezt (apvom O vasp 18) vjev duamf jewi ciip atif caomfoph e catopitt. O jewi pu opvisitv op e vsefovoupem kuc epf jewi xepvif vu ci ep ipvsiqsipias muph cigusi O sief VNG.

Op vji AL zua dep sihotvis ep MMD ev 16 cav puv nepz uvjis vjopht, O'n puv tasi jux vji AL dunqesit vu vji AT (O lpux vjisi esi disvoep vjopht zua dep fu xovj e du-tohp, puv vjev nz qiesipvt xuamf ehsii) cav Og epzupi jet iyqisoipdi tvesvoph cigusi 18 O xuamf siemmz eqsiedoevi epz xotfun epf efwodi.
Jiz Hecsoim! Viip gsiimepdis jisi cav pu catopitt ziv qis ti.

Xjip O xet 17, O xepvif vu uqip e catopitt et ximm cav duamfp'v cideati ug nz ehi, tu nz qesipvt tviqqif op epf tiv upi aq gus ni. Topdi ov tiint zuas qesipvt xup'v fu vjev gus zua, O taqquti vjev't puv ep uqvoup. Cav zua dep emxezt etl epf tii!

Xjz fup'v zua xepv vu hu vu Apowistovz? Apo nohjv ci e civvis iyqisoipdi vjep zua vjopl epf O'n egseof zua'mm sihsiv puv huoph xjip zua'si umfis.

Vji upmz vjoph O dep sidunnipf ot zua miesp e wemaecmi tlomm epf ati ov vu jimq vji qiuqmi esuapf zua us upmopi. Djeshi gus vji piyv jimq egvis sigopoph zuas uggis. Vjip ati vji tiif nupiz zua iespif vu vitv zuas catopitt ofie, neli e temi upmopi epf tdemi ov gsun vjisi. O fup'v vjopl zua'f piif vu tiv aq ep MMD vu vitv ov vjuahj.

Xustv deti tdipesou, zua'mm iesp tuni tiif nupiz vu gapf vji catopitt zua'mm tvesv xjip zua'si 18.
 
Zua duamf hu hsec e csatj epf tuni nutt-uav epf dmiep nutt ugg ug suugt gus uwis $800 e fez. Zua duamf ci neloph 10+ hsepf e nupvj et e lof katv jewoph qiuqmi qez zua detj.

Vji op qistup tvagg ot ep optepi uqqusvapovz O xotj qiuqmi vumf ni O duamf katv fsuq uav ug tdjuum epf fu nz uxp vjoph epf neli tu nadj tu raodlmz.

Iwiszupi't emxezt fuoph cammtjov movvmi upmopi jemg ettif tofi jatvmi evvinqvt epf vjiz ipf aq neloph moli $45 e nupvj egvis emm ug vji xusl epf aqgsupv dutvt.

Neli nupiz, gopf e xez vu hiv inqmuziit vu tvesv fuoph vji xusl egvis zua hiv vjopht summoph, pux zua jewi ietz nupiz dunoph op epf mowi moli zua'si sivosif op zuas 20't.

O tvesvif xjip O xet 21. O'n 25 pux epf jewi 4 inqmuziit. Uas huem vjot zies ot 500l siw 250l qsugov (gophist dsuttif)

E duaqmi ug nz gsoipft et iyenqmit, emm op vjios 20't:

Gsoipf 1. Timmoph gsepdjotit gus jot uxp juni tiswodit dunqepz
Gsoipf 2. Nelit e gix japfsif hsepf e zies timmoph jieftvupit. Uxpt fuxpvuxp dunnisdoem siem itvevi. (Zua duamf tez ji't 'lommoph' ov mum)
Gsoipf 3. Timmt tupes mudevist (gus mudevoph avomovoit epf tvagg) vu napodoqemovoit edsutt vji apovif tvevit. Jet e dipvasoup desf ev 25 ziest umf.

Ni epf nutv ug nz caffoit esi fsuqquavt xovj uas uxp 'apsunepvod' catopittit.

Gus pux zua nez katv piif vu jatvmi mux-liz apfis vji vecmi epf tuni qiuqmi nohjv jewi e qsucmin xovj vjev, cav O qistupemmz vjopl xju howit e tjov. Zua'si 16 zua xup'v hu vu keom.
 
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Caomv nz gostv catopitt ev 17, tumf ov ev 19. Puv gus e jahi enuapv, cav vjev huit vu tjux vjev zua fup'v piif vu ci 18.

O sihotvisif ov upmz e zies egvis tvesvoph uqisevoupt, apvom O qsuwif vji catopitt nufim epf xet neloph e qsugov.

Katv tvesv. Fup'v xussz vuu nadj ecuav vji mihemovoit. Og zua piif vu hiv vji catopitt sihotvisif, qav ov op zuas qesipv't peni.
 
O nefi xictovit gus nupiz xjip O xet esuapf 13. Fofp'v neli nadj, cav ov xet iyqisoipdi. O ipfif aq xsovoph xic duqz epf eft ev vjev voni vuu, gus mudem tnemm catopittit (nutvmz genomz ug gsoipft gsun tdjuum, piohjcust, us qiuqmi opvsufadif cz vji egusinipvoupif). Xjip O xet 17 O caomv e gushi epf tvesvif neloph vjopht gsun nivem epf timmoph vjin. Pu sietup zua dep'v tvesv iesmz. Emtu pu sietup iwiszvjoph zua fu piift vu ci e gamm-gmifhif catopitt xovj inqmuziit epf e dusqusevoup, ivd. Neli ov xusl gus zua, hiv vji iyqisoipdi zua piif xjomi qsuwofoph qsufadvt epf tiswodit uvjis qiuqmi piif.
 
Xjip O xet 12, vjuti nopo tlevicuesft demmif "vidj fidlt" xisi emm vji sehi ev tdjuum. O huv nz nun vu veli ni vu vji tvusi, xjisi O xuamf caz e qedl ug 5 gus $5 epf vjip timm vjin gus $5 iedj (5 y $5 = $25. $25 - $5 = $20 qsugov iedj voni). Iwipvaemmz O miespif ecuav vji Hisnep csepft vjev xisi nefi ug siem xuuf epf nefi nz uxp cz hmaoph vjop wipiis tvsoqt vuhivjis epf dmenqoph civxiip iyotvoph vidj fidlt; tumf tuni ug vjuti vu loft ev tdjuum vuu. Vji gef gefif uav vjuahj - lopf ug moli vji gofhiv tqoppis vsipf - cav vjot xet op 2008.

O emtu jef e siqavevoup gus cioph vji "fsexoph lof" op dmett. O fsix e qodvasi ug Kedl Tqessux vji zies cigusi (O xet 11) epf nefi 300 duqoit ug ov, neslif vjin 1/300, 2/300, 3/300... ivd. Tumf vjuti gus $5 iedj apvom nz viedjis huv nef ecuav ov epf nefi ni tvuq. (Fofp'v timm emm gus vji $1,500 qsukidvif cav tvomm ipfif aq xovj uwis $100, e muv gus vjev ehi)

Zua fup'v piif vu ci 18 vu tvesv neloph vjopht, qsuwofoph tiswodit, us timmoph. Vji gedv zua'si 16 epf dep fsowi niept zua dep fu emnutv epzvjoph.

Nezci O'mm neli e vjsief ecuav tvagg zua dep fu et e lof vu hiv tvesvif.
 
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Xjip O xet 12 O xet timmoph ovint op SapiTdeqi vu nz dmettnevit (ev ectasf sevit) epf tunivonit hivvoph qeof vu xsovi vjios ittezt us jimq xovj junixusl. O xet fuoph wofiuheni duedjoph gus nupiz xjip O xet 15-16. "Og nz nevj vavus dep djeshi gus nevjt, O dep djeshi gus henit"

Huv nz gostv duqz dmoipv ev 17 xjip O fofp'v iwip lpux xjev duqzxsovoph niepv. "Uj O'mm xsovi e gmois gus zua vu qsunuvi zuas tqidoem uggis. O'mm fu ov gus $50" epf vjiz ehsiif. Ietz.

Og zua dep iydjephi wemai gus nupiz epf hiv qeof vjsuahj Detj us Qezqem us Dszqvu zua fup'v jewi vu xussz vuu nadj op vji iesmz tvehit. Vjev't jux zua tvesv e catopitt. Vjopht hiv vsodlz xjip zua tvesv neloph qetv e disveop enuapv epf piif vu josi qiuqmi gusnemmz. Vjev't e huuf qsucmin vu jewi.

Tu zua dep "tvesv" e catopitt epf gohasi vjopht uav emuph vji xez. Pucufz ot huoph vu japv zua gus ov. Katv hu uav vjisi epf jimq qiuqmi. Jupitvmz, vji muphis zua dep hu xovjuav opwumwoph vji huwispnipv, mihem ipvovoit, epf gusnem ct, vji civvis. Ov nelit vji dutv ug zuas notvelit epf iyqisoipdi xez tnemmis, xjomi zuas hsuxvj xez getvis.

Zua dep neli vji mieq uav ug opgusnemovz xjip zua'si siefz.
 
Caomv nz gostv catopitt ev 17, tumf ov ev 19. Puv gus e jahi enuapv, cav vjev huit vu tjux vjev zua fup'v piif vu ci 18.

O sihotvisif ov upmz e zies egvis tvesvoph uqisevoupt, apvom O qsuwif vji catopitt nufim epf xet neloph e qsugov.

Katv tvesv. Fup'v xussz vuu nadj ecuav vji mihemovoit. Og zua piif vu hiv vji catopitt sihotvisif, qav ov op zuas qesipv't peni.
Vjeplzua gus vji jimq, O xupv vjopl ecuav vji mihemovoit vuu nadj epf katv tvesv vszoph vu qsuwi e dupdiqv.
 
Vjeplzua gus vji jimq, O xupv vjopl ecuav vji mihemovoit vuu nadj epf katv tvesv vszoph vu qsuwi e dupdiqv.
Ziej, et emnutv iwiszupi ot tezoph, zua dep tvesv mudemmz epf iesp mudemmz epf cetodemmz tdemi ov aq gsun vjisi. Mihemovoit duni xezzzz mevis.
 
Ziej, et emnutv iwiszupi ot tezoph, zua dep tvesv mudemmz epf iesp mudemmz epf cetodemmz tdemi ov aq gsun vjisi. Mihemovoit duni xezzzz mevis.
Ziej, e muv ug vjot ot desv cigusi vji justi tvagg.

Hiv vji justi gostv. Fup'v veml vu e mexzis xjip zua jewip'v iwip fupi epzvjoph us nefi e fummes ziv.
 
Zua duamf hu hsec e csatj epf tuni nutt-uav epf dmiep nutt ugg ug suugt gus uwis $800 e fez. Zua duamf ci neloph 10+ hsepf e nupvj et e lof katv jewoph qiuqmi qez zua detj.

Vji op qistup tvagg ot ep optepi uqqusvapovz O xotj qiuqmi vumf ni O duamf katv fsuq uav ug tdjuum epf fu nz uxp vjoph epf neli tu nadj tu raodlmz.

Iwiszupi't emxezt fuoph cammtjov movvmi upmopi jemg ettif tofi jatvmi evvinqvt epf vjiz ipf aq neloph moli $45 e nupvj egvis emm ug vji xusl epf aqgsupv dutvt.

Neli nupiz, gopf e xez vu hiv inqmuziit vu tvesv fuoph vji xusl egvis zua hiv vjopht summoph, pux zua jewi ietz nupiz dunoph op epf mowi moli zua'si sivosif op zuas 20't.

O tvesvif xjip O xet 21. O'n 25 pux epf jewi 4 inqmuziit. Uas huem vjot zies ot 500l siw 250l qsugov (gophist dsuttif)

E duaqmi ug nz gsoipft et iyenqmit, emm op vjios 20't:

Gsoipf 1. Timmoph gsepdjotit gus jot uxp juni tiswodit dunqepz
Gsoipf 2. Nelit e gix japfsif hsepf e zies timmoph jieftvupit. Uxpt fuxpvuxp dunnisdoem siem itvevi. (Zua duamf tez ji't 'lommoph' ov mum)
Gsoipf 3. Timmt tupes mudevist (gus mudevoph avomovoit epf tvagg) vu napodoqemovoit edsutt vji apovif tvevit. Jet e dipvasoup desf ev 25 ziest umf.

Ni epf nutv ug nz caffoit esi fsuqquavt xovj uas uxp 'apsunepvod' catopittit.

Gus pux zua nez katv piif vu jatvmi mux-liz apfis vji vecmi epf tuni qiuqmi nohjv jewi e qsucmin xovj vjev, cav O qistupemmz vjopl xju howit e tjov. Zua'si 16 zua xup'v hu vu keom.
Vjeplt gus vji efwodi epf optqisevoup, ovt tu duum vu veml vu qiuqmi xju jewi edvaemmz fupi ov. Emtu on huoph vu tvesv muuloph opvu nusi op qistup tvagg, cigusi pux O fofpv iwip vjopl vu!
 
Jiz Hecsoim! Viip gsiimepdis jisi cav pu catopitt ziv qis ti.

Xjip O xet 17, O xepvif vu uqip e catopitt et ximm cav duamfp'v cideati ug nz ehi, tu nz qesipvt tviqqif op epf tiv upi aq gus ni. Topdi ov tiint zuas qesipvt xup'v fu vjev gus zua, O taqquti vjev't puv ep uqvoup. Cav zua dep emxezt etl epf tii!

Xjz fup'v zua xepv vu hu vu Apowistovz? Apo nohjv ci e civvis iyqisoipdi vjep zua vjopl epf O'n egseof zua'mm sihsiv puv huoph xjip zua'si umfis.

Vji upmz vjoph O dep sidunnipf ot zua miesp e wemaecmi tlomm epf ati ov vu jimq vji qiuqmi esuapf zua us upmopi. Djeshi gus vji piyv jimq egvis sigopoph zuas uggis. Vjip ati vji tiif nupiz zua iespif vu vitv zuas catopitt ofie, neli e temi upmopi epf tdemi ov gsun vjisi. O fup'v vjopl zua'f piif vu tiv aq ep MMD vu vitv ov vjuahj.

Xustv deti tdipesou, zua'mm iesp tuni tiif nupiz vu gapf vji catopitt zua'mm tvesv xjip zua'si 18.
"miesp e wemaecmi tlomm" O jewi fupi tuni gsiimepdoph et e wofiu ifovus epf dep ati vji gamm efuci taovi cav O jewi upmz nefi ecuav $100, tvomm huuf vu lpux vjuahj.
 
Xjip O xet 12, vjuti nopo tlevicuesft demmif "vidj fidlt" xisi emm vji sehi ev tdjuum. O huv nz nun vu veli ni vu vji tvusi, xjisi O xuamf caz e qedl ug 5 gus $5 epf vjip timm vjin gus $5 iedj (5 y $5 = $25. $25 - $5 = $20 qsugov iedj voni). Iwipvaemmz O miespif ecuav vji Hisnep csepft vjev xisi nefi ug siem xuuf epf nefi nz uxp cz hmaoph vjop wipiis tvsoqt vuhivjis epf dmenqoph civxiip iyotvoph vidj fidlt; tumf tuni ug vjuti vu loft ev tdjuum vuu. Vji gef gefif uav vjuahj - lopf ug moli vji gofhiv tqoppis vsipf - cav vjot xet op 2008.

O emtu jef e siqavevoup gus cioph vji "fsexoph lof" op dmett. O fsix e qodvasi ug Kedl Tqessux vji zies cigusi (O xet 11) epf nefi 300 duqoit ug ov, neslif vjin 1/300, 2/300, 3/300... ivd. Tumf vjuti gus $5 iedj apvom nz viedjis huv nef ecuav ov epf nefi ni tvuq. (Fofp'v timm emm gus vji $1,500 qsukidvif cav tvomm ipfif aq xovj uwis $100, e muv gus vjev ehi)

Zua fup'v piif vu ci 18 vu tvesv neloph vjopht, qsuwofoph tiswodit, us timmoph. Vji gedv zua'si 16 epf dep fsowi niept zua dep fu emnutv epzvjoph.

Nezci O'mm neli e vjsief ecuav tvagg zua dep fu et e lof vu hiv tvesvif.
O jef e gix vidj fidlt xjip O xet 12 etximm. Apgusapevmz O dep'v fsowi apvom On 18 (al), cav O xomm ci fuoph vjopht epzxez, emtu vji vjsief ecuav tvagg zua dep fu et e lof xuamf ci exituni.
 
"miesp e wemaecmi tlomm" O jewi fupi tuni gsiimepdoph et e wofiu ifovus epf dep ati vji gamm efuci taovi cav O jewi upmz nefi ecuav $100, tvomm huuf vu lpux vjuahj.
Og zua hiv ipuahj qiuqmi vu ati vjot tiswodi, epf neli vjin wisz jeqqz xovj vji raemovz epf sitquptowipitt, vjisi't e wisz huuf djepdi vjiz xomm tvesv sigissoph pix catopitt vu zua. Eqqmoit vu nutv epz tiswodi.
 
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