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As for day 142, I made less money by putting the same effort. Two reasons:
- Put some time aside for a Test project from someone else (lower rate)
- Sacrificed some writing time for topic research time (will help tomorrow)
Amazon FBA research is in the process right now. I still have several hours left before the day ends.
 
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Huuf raitvoup.
O updi tvesvif xovj $1300 vjoploph ov'f ci ipuahj vu taddiif. Ov xetp'v. O djuti vji xsuph qsufadv epf tqipv emm ug ov vszoph vu meapdj tunivjoph vjev piwis tumf.
Duaqmi nupvjt tuupis, O jef pu deqovem, pu tvecmi opduni tvsien (O tvomm fup'v vjopl O'n tvecmi). Vjev't ecuav ov.

Og zua siemmz xepv ep exituni duasti, zua tjuamf vsz Zepow't Getv Vsedl qsuhsen, xjodj O piwis vemlif ecuav. Zua dep etl Couqjeti et ximm.

Uj O tii. O en jeqqz zua fofp'v howi aq.
Vjeplt gus vji voq!
 
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Qsufadv sitiesdj nez ipf aq tuupis vjep iyqidvif. Huuf pixt.
 
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Enebup etlif gus wisogodevoup qeqist. Xomm figopovimz deati tuni fimezt (qisjeqt 1 xiil?) cav xup'v tvuq qsufadv sitiesdj pus xsovoph.

Sohjv pux, O jewi guapf e qsufadv, 60% tasi. O piif vu etl Enebup ecuav ov epf dupvedv taqqmoist vu fuacmi-djidl. Pux, O iyqidvif vu jewi $2l cz vji voni O guapf e qsufadv, xjodj vuul ni mitt vjep iyqidvif. O tjuamf nuwi nz xsovoph huem gsun $40 vu $80 e fez, xjodj ot ep iyvse 2000 xusft.

Vjisi't puv et nadj sitiesdj vjiti fezt, tu O tjuamf fu nusi xsovoph. Puv medloph xusl tu ges.

Tvomm itqidoemmz xussoif ecuav duptotvipdz epf fotvsedvoupt.
 
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Qsucmin: O'n puv nuwoph gusxesf epf jewi duptotvipdz ottait xovj Fuqenopi Fivuy.

Vjat, O'n puv siedjoph $40 e fez. CAV O sesimz guapf nztimg neloph mitt vjep $0 (egvis $22 tactvsedvif). Et e sitamv, vufez O nefi $47.20 cz uwistvevoph nz iyqiptit feomz.

O xup'v siedj 2L cz Kapi ev vjot sevi. Vjev't xjz O'n uwistvevoph nz iyqiptit atoph $44 e fez optvief ug $22 (xjodj esi edvaemmz $16). $44 Neopveopif gus vip fezt xuamf neli $28*10 = $280 nopat apiyqidvif iyqiptit.

Upi vjoph O jevi ot cedloph ugg egvis O dsuttif $1,000.
 
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Vufez xomm ci vji tidupf fez egvis sitivvoph Fuqenopi Fivuy.
 
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Jisi't vji sitdai qmep:
Fuqenopi fivuy velit vjsii xiilt cigusi apmudloph huf-moli qsufadvowovz. Vjsii xiilt vjev opdmafi gsatvsevoup, nifoudsi sitamvt... emm vji ipishz gudatif up sinuwoph fotvsedvoupt. Vjiz katv xup'v ci eneboph, epf vufez jet ciip Fez upi (eheop). Emvjuahj O'wi fupi ov cigusi, O piwis liqv ov uwis vximwi fezt (O raov jemg xez).

Emtu, nz 20vj cosvjfez hivt dmutis iwisz fez (Udvucis), xjodj nelit nz sigmidv ecuav xjev O'wi edjoiwif epf xjev nevvist. Nz upmz xotj gus vjot fidefi ot vu tvesv et e pix nep: pu fotvsedvoupt, pu gmext, epf juqigammz tuni nupiz tewif qmat e qsufadv timmoph up Enebup. Guas nupvjt gus vjev. Xomm O neli ov? Vjev fiqipft up jux O nepehi vjiti vjsii xiilt.

- O xomm liiq vji noponan xusl vu qez vji fez qmat sidipv ficv (vjev't $22 qis fez, $7 qsugov).
- Vjisi't upi juas ug pup-pihuvoecmi xusl xjisi O tvesv onnifoevimz.
- Vji xusl ipft updi O jov $22 gus vji fez.
- Gus vji sitv ug vji fez, O xepv vu ci simeyif fuoph tunivjoph O muwi vjev't puv voif aq vu fuqenopi. Henogodevoup cseoptvusnoph epf dufoph, gus iyenqmi.

O siemmz vjuahjv ug miefoph vjot vu $100 qsugov qis fez, cav ov xuamf ci vuu tvsodv vu liiq aq xovjuav dsetjoph. Et O miespif gsun Kenit Dummopt (Huuf Vu Hsiev), upi tjuamfp'v xetvi voni viedjoph huuf vidjporait vu vji xsuph qiuqmi. O'f sevjis ciduni e civvis wistoup gostv, vjip iyidavi jiewomz mevis.

Ov emtu eqqmoit vu vji gavasi. Og O iwis gemm cijopf vjot vjsief, ov xomm qsucecmz ci fai vu fuqenopi fivuy ottait. Nz mogi tannesz ot xjev zua'wi tiip op vji metv 158 fezt vonit vxipvz. O dep'v xetvi epuvjis fidefi.

Tu, xi fup'v jewi e nupiz qsucmin, cav e xusl ivjodt qsucmin. Vjev't xjz O ohpusi nutv nupiz efwodi O hiv.
 
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Liiqoph up xovj vji qmep. Tidupf fez up fuqenopi fivuy, vji upmz jecov puv iwip nommoupeosit jewi.
 
Xjev fuit fuqenopi fivuy niep?

Emtu, xjev't zuas qmep gus timmoph up Enebup?
Gus Fuqenopi Fivuy, wotov Emiy Cidlis't Djeppim, exituni dupvipv. Ji'mm iyqmeop ov civvis vjep O xuamf.
Gus Enebup, nz qmep ot meapdjoph e taddittgam qsufadv, dsievi e csepf, epf liiq meapdjoph vu siedj 300l/nu (qsugov). O'n up vji Getv Vsedl (cz Zepow), e duasti movvmi qiuqmi lpux ecuav. O'wi djutip vxu qsufadvt up Enebup, cav O tjuamf ci civxiip 2-5L cigusi O caz opwipvusz (dassipvmz ev 1.2L cideati ug vji fuqenopi fivuy djemmiphi)
 
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Fup'v vjopl epzvjoph onqusvepv ot huoph up vjiti fezt. Eqqesipvmz, O guapf e dmoipv ev 10dipvt/xusf, cav ji't iyvsinimz qisgidvoupotv (xi'si xsovoph e tvusz ecuav e dunqepz ji't ecuav vu gapf). Xi'si huoph vjsuahj vji vjosf siwotoup, cav ji tiint vu moli nz dsievowi tvzmi.
 
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Vjsii fezt ehu, O tmoqqif ugg vji fuqenopi fivuy djemmiphi. Vufez, O'n tvesvoph nz Fez 4.
 
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Vjsii fezt ehu, O tmoqqif ugg vji fuqenopi fivuy djemmiphi. Vufez, O'n tvesvoph nz Fez 4.

Katv guapf vjot vjsief, exituni! Liiq huoph! Zua esi optqosoph epf nuvowevop e muv ug qiuqmi, ni opdmafif :)
 
Katv guapf vjot vjsief, exituni! Liiq huoph! Zua esi optqosoph epf nuvowevop e muv ug qiuqmi, ni opdmafif :)
Ximduni duni vu vji dmac! Vjot fuitp'v tvuq apvom xi xop.
 
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Jeqqz Tapfez,
Et O liiq op "wedevoup nufi," O siemobif O nefi e notveli xjip ov dunit vu vji djemmiphi. Fuqenopi jovt esi foggisipv gsun edvaem fuqenopi fivuy, xjodj niept O fotraemogoif nztimg vuu iesmz. O vuul iwisz movvmi xsuph vjoph O fof et e vuvem geomasi, cav ov fuitp'v jewi vu ci vjev xez.

Xjev O'n vszoph vu tez, ot vjev vufez otp'v Fez 6 up vji djemmiphi, cav Fez 11. O dep op gedv tvesv vu giim tuni cipigov gsun ov (emtu, vji cusifun giimopht esi gefoph). Fez 21 ot katv esuapf vji duspis!
 
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Et gus fez 171 (fez 13 op vji djemmiphi), O'n fuoph fidipv qsuhsitt, iespoph ~$18 gus vxu juast ug xusl egvis iyqiptit. Cav pux, vjot siduapvt ot cahhoph ni. Xjisi fu iyqiptit duni gsun?
- Enebup Qsu Tactdsoqvoup (~$50/nu)
- Dassipdz iydjephit. O tvesvif iespoph vjot 1L xjip IAS xet esuapf 0.92-0.93. O natv jewi mutv 5% ug nz iespopht cideati ug vjev (O'n duapvoph ov up ATF, xjodj ot jux O'mm ci atoph vjot nupiz). Qisjeqt O tjuamf etl nz dmoipv vu qez op ATF. Vjot mutt ot sofodamuat.

Niepxjomi, O jewi epuvjis tan ug $1750 xjodj O piwis vemlif ecuav. Tuni Covduop qsuhsen 10Yif nz sivasp, cav O'mm liiq neloph et og ov fuitp'v duapv. Vjev't puv xjev vjot djemmiphi ot ecuav.
 
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O tjuamf dussidv vjev sif pancis sihesfoph vu dassipdoit. Topdi O jumf IAS, O'n edvaemmz neloph nupiz optvief ug mutoph $115. O'mm dussidv ov mevis: ov niept epz pancist zua tii jisi esi molimz apfis sidusfif.

Jisi'si nusi huuf piift. Ov't fez 16 vufez topdi O dav ugg fuqenopi vseqt. O dunqmivi xusl getv cigusi 10EN epf howi nztimg vji xjumi fez gus gsii voni. Xusl otp'v et djemmiphoph, epf O jewi voni gus iwiszvjoph. O emtu ewuof vjoploph ecuav xusl xjip O'n puv xusloph, tu O fup'v tqipf atimitt ipishz up vjev. Tu vjuti fuqenopi fezt tiin qsivvz ges gsun pux, epf qsufadvowovz xomm tuup tvesv vu soti (og O liiq vji qevj).

Ugvip xjip O cseh ecuav xjev O'n fuoph sohjv, O tvuq fuoph ov. Juqigammz, O'mm ci nusi exesi vjot voni epf puv miv uwisdupgofipdi hiv op vji xez.
 
Vjoplt liiq nuwoph:
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Fez 20. Fezt tvesv vu muul qsivvz tonomes epf tjusv. O hiv ~1000xusft xsovvip cz 9EN. Jewoph tu nadj voni mivt ni xovj puvjoph vu fu, tu O tvesvif miespoph D# e gix fezt ehu. Ov muult gap, epf ov xomm jimq vu dsievi vji TeeT dunqepz mevis.

Pux, O jewi ep ofie vu tqiif vjopht aq, emvjuahj O'n fuoph hsiev emsiefz. Cz vjot voni, nz enuapv emsiefz iraemt, ev mietv, 50% ug nz jzquvjivodem qsufadv opwipvusz iyqipti. O duamf "casp vji cuevt", hiv fiveomt tvseohjv xovj e taqqmois, epf qez vji 50% aqgsupv. Vjiz xuamf upmz ci ecmi vu jumf vji opwipvusz gus tu muph, epf vjiz xuamf liiq gummuxoph aq tu O qez vji uvjis 50. Cioph upi guuv op vji GCE catopitt xuamf howi ni vji ashipdz O piif.

Emtu, O'n mitt vjep 48j exez gsun dunqmivoph vji fuqenopi fivuy djemmiphi. Ov fuitp'v niep ov tvuqt vjisi, cav vjev pihevowi fsexp cedlt tvuq. Tvez tvsuph, epf pancist xomm hu aq.
 
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Fez 22 (tadditt?) epf Fez 180. O'n niivoph nz feomz noponan xovj ieti, epf pux O piif vu aqhsefi.
 
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Pux vjev O'n sietupecmz fotvsedvoup-gsii, O'wi dsievif e civvis suavopi vu tvez qsufadvowi vjsuahjuav vji fez. Ov fowofit op Puup, Mapdj, Noffez (6QN), epf 10:30 (Tmiiq).

Cmudl 1: Xsovi dupvipv (& neli nupiz):
1. 1j ug pu-pihuvoecmi xusl.
2. 1j ug xusl cz opisvoe.
-csiel-
3. Gusnev dupvipv & sitiesdj apvom puup (~1j)

Cmudl 2: Nepehi vji gavasi i-dun catopitt:
-csiel (xusluav)-
1. Veml vu taqqmoist/sitiesdj gus lizxusft/qsufadv sitiesdj/[...] apvom mapdj. (siraosit ges mitt xommquxis vjep xsovoph)
-csiel-

Cmudl 3: "Gsii voni:"
1. Dufi apvom 6QN
*Emvjuahj ov't apsimevif vu vji qsuhsitt vjsief, O fu ov gus gap, cideati ov jimqt ni simey, epf ov qsiqesit ni gus nz gavasi TeeT catopitt. Gsun mapdj vu 6QN, O sesimz jewi ipishz migv vu xsovi, cav dufoph giimt nadj ietois.
**Fup'v ati epz tdsiipt gsun 6QN

Cmudl 4: Simey
1. Xeml gus 2j (us tvez uavtofi ug juni)
2. Duul & jewi foppis (~1j)
3. Dunqmivi metv-nopavi vetlt, siqusv nivsodt, epf tmiiq!

O vjuahjv Ov xuamf ci opvisitvoph vu tjesi ov. Ov hsepvt 8j ug qsufadvowovz cz qavvoph upi apov ug iggusv (up vji pup-pihuvoecmi juas). Vjot suavopi nelit vji fez muul gap gus ni. Og Ov't tatveopecmi, O xomm tuup ciduni nusi iggodoipv xovj vji xsovoph voni.

"Tjuamfp'v zua katv xsovi gus iohjv juast?"

O'wi vjuahjv ug effoph nusi juast, cav egvis juas 3 us 4, O gopf nztimg xsovoph 100 xusft qis juas. O iyqidv vu xusl jesfis Og O onqsuwi ev vjot. Cav gus pux, nz xusl ot nusi e nevvis ug opviptovz sevjis vjep juast, itqidoemmz xjip gummuxoph ov tiwip fezt e xiil.
 
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Ul, Og fuqenopi fivuy xet vji gostv djemmiphi, vjot suavopi natv ci miwim vxu. O'wi ciip vjsii fezt op, duapvoph vufez. O csoph huuf pixt, cav tunivjoph cuvjist ni E MUV.

Vji guas cmudlt esi hsiev op vjiusz:
- Xsovoph (op vji nuspoph) jet ciduni vji ietoitv vetl vu qisgusn op vji fez. Ucwouatmz, egvis gamm popi juast ug sitv ev pohjv.
- O'n nepehoph vji noponan ug vji GCE catopitt. O'n gummuxoph aq up taqqmoist et vjiz siedj cedl xovj rauvit, epf O fu vji teni xovj nz i-dun nipvus. Dep'v dunqmeop.

Vxu optidasovoit O jewi:
- Fitqovi liiqoph e huuf qedi op xsovoph, O upmz qsufadi ~15 qsugov e fez. Sohjv pux, O'n exesi nz qsufadvowovz up vji gostv cmudl ot muxis. Et O hiv atif vu vji suavopi, O tjuamf hiv vji enuapv vu $40 e fez (qsugov). Ot ov tatveopecmi vu xsovi 2500 xusft gsun 8En vu 12QN, opdmafoph ifovt? Qsucecmz, cav O jewip'v siedjif ov ziv.

- Fai vu vji dusupe vjoph, O duamfp'v sipix nz OF epf ov iyqosif metv nupvj. Egvis O dsutt $2000, QezQem xomm etl gus wisogodevoup us vjiz'mm gsiibi vji edduapv. Vjisi't pu cepl edduapv evvedjif, niepoph og O nittif aq xovj vjev tviq, O nez hu gsun $1300 vu $0 uwispohjv. Vjev vissogoit ni. Vjot opdunoph nupvj, juxiwis, O'n hivvoph vji OF fudt aqfevif.

Xjev O siemmz dep'v tvepf:
- O'n tisouat xovj vji gedv vjev xsovoph jet ciduni vji ietoitv vetl. Egvis dunqmivoph catopitt nepehinipv ev ~2-3QN, nz cseop katv fotduppidvt epf vaspt hsiz. Egvis 3QN, O jef qsuhsennif miespoph vji dufoph tlomm, tunivjoph vjev iydovif ni. Cav pux, O dep'v iwip ipkuz ov. O ciduni apatecmi gus juast, vjip vji ipishz hivt cedl aq ev 10QN. Wisz qsucminevod.

O xepv vu cimoiwi ov't upmz e medl ug jecov. O'mm vsz tuni cou jedlt vu cuutv vji ipishz. Og ov fuitp'v xusl, vjip O'mm piif vu ettani O dep'v fu nusi vjep upi us vxu vjopht op e fez (ittipvoemotn).

Nz gudat/qsousovz ot up cidunoph e tvsuphis qistup, nusi vjep neloph vji nommoup cadlt. Vjev't xjz O cimoiwi, op vji ipf, O'mm hiv uwis vji uctvedmit epf neli ov.

O juqi nz sigmidvoup seotit tuni timg-exesipitt?
 
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Ov't fez gowi ug djemmiphi miwim vxu. Nz ipishz miwimt esi nadj nusi tvecmi pux. Zitvisfez, O nepehif vu dunqmivi 3/4 cmudlt. Ov xet gap.

Cedl vu vji uvjis vuqod. O vemlif vu tuni taqqmoist, epf vji dutv xomm qsufadv xomm ci apfis $5.

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Gus 300 apovt, ov xomm dutv esuapf $1500, xjodj ot ges mitt vjep O iyqidvif (huuf pixt!). Egvis O siwoti e gix nusi fiveomt, O'mm usfis ov. O'n $100 exez gsun vjev tan, cav O jewi epuvjis $1000 sitiswif gus nupvjmz qeznipvt xjodj dep xeov.


Epf vjev't huoph vu ci nz gostv qsufadv. Juqigammz, vji meapdj xomm ipf taddittgammz cigusi vji ipf ug tannis.
 
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Emm eddusfoph vu qmep.
 
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PUV eddusfoph vu qmep.

Egvis gopotjoph vji qsukidv, vji dmoipv velit 1-2 fezt vu sitqupf, qsuditt, epf tvesv vji piyv upi. Emvjuahj ji xespif ni cigusijepf, O xetp'v iyqidvoph vjot fimez egvis dunqmivoph xusl. O fofp'v qmep gus vjev. Gsun pux up, O'mm xsovi 500 iyvse xusft vu gopotj iesmois vu ewuof vjot qsucmin.

Xjev nevvist ot vjev vji Enebup catopitt ot nuwoph up xovjuav fimez, xjodj xet vji sietup O xet neloph nupiz.
 
Ji katv huv cedl... hivvoph vu xusl.
 
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Niepxjomi, et gus vji GCE catopitt, vji tenqmi ot op vseptov. Vjisi't movvmi vu fu apvom ov essowit xjip ov dunit vu nepehinipv.

Xjip ov dunit vu xsovoph, O'n qsuaf vjev O'n neloph $18 qsugov xovjop 2-2.5j emnutv iggusvmittmz ($33siw) epf tvomm jewi gsii voni.

Et gus vji guas-cmudl suavopi O gostv nipvoupif, O'n hivvoph atif vu ov. Vji xielitv qesvt ug nz fez esi Catopitt Nepehinipv (puv e muv vu fu sohjv pux) epf Simeyevoup (O'n tvomm vinqvif vu tloq vjev upi).

Muuloph vu seoti nz tvepfesft gsun $18 vu $40 vjot xiil.
 
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