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Hello! I am new to the forum but had read the fastlane millionaire book a few years ago and it really struck a chord. It was so simply and beautifully written and it made so much sense to me. The methodologies, the growth mindset the pure realism behind each idea and explanation I digress...
I am a college graduate who was depressed and pissed off at the education system. 4 years wasted in a degree I don't even use. I finished the degree in Biology at the time because I was already 3 years deep. I did not want to go to med school I was so sick of school and thought there needs to be something else. I liked programming but I did not want to start a new degree and wanted to get the F*ck outta school and start working/making money...
Months went by and I was lost. Schemes and failures at creating a successful business continued. I would never be dedicated enough. I also lacked programming knowledge (seemed to be missing in all my endeavors) and got scammed a few times wasting time and money...
I finally said F*ck it and started to write my first e book. I created an ebook about freestyle rapping ( one of my hobbies) and surprisingly, I sold multiple copies. Though not many sold (probably about 30-40) that email from Amazon Kindle Publishing for $3.99 that I would receive while taking a shit or watching the latest Game of Thrones gave me butterflies. I MADE PASSIVE INCOME!!!! F*ck YEA!!
This would not cut it though and parents were on my a$$...
I had soon discovered software coding bootcamps and moved to Colorado from the bubble of Long Island, New York. Within 7 months of hard work I learned junior level software engineer skills through this bootcamp and landed an awesome job here in Phoenix, Arizona (I know slowlane but I had to start somewhere).
It has been a year, I am now 24 years old and have some money saved. I want to get into investing in real estate here in Arizona as it is affordable. Besides this, I have many programming ideas and apps. I just created an automatic Facebook Group poster using my own knowledge that posts a marketing message to about 80 groups.
I have created a website [link removed by moderator]. This website finds the cheapest textbooks from amazon, alibris, abebooks and a few others and orders the books cheapest to most. I make affiliate sales from this but have not made one in many months (due to lack of dedication in marketing it) but this facebook poster I hope helps with marketing it.
Besides this, I am starting to find clientele who need websites/apps developed. I already foresee problems with this though as coding takes a shit load of my time. It is not passive unless I outsource and I feel guilty/would not want random people doing projects that I am assigned. I know I would do projects with utmost quality while others will not.
Some of my goals:
- Create some type of SaaS (software as a service) product that pays recurring passive income payments
- Create a bunch of affiliate sites (not sure about this one as it violates control aspect)
- Start investing in real estate by end of May/June when my lease is up. I was inspired by @G_Alexander post: GOLD - STOP Paying Rent: Live For Free
- Learn about SEO
I really want to create my first REAL CONSISTANT money tree. I want something that will yield 400-500 a month passively by the end of 2017.
If anyone has programming/app/website questions feel free to PM me!
I am a college graduate who was depressed and pissed off at the education system. 4 years wasted in a degree I don't even use. I finished the degree in Biology at the time because I was already 3 years deep. I did not want to go to med school I was so sick of school and thought there needs to be something else. I liked programming but I did not want to start a new degree and wanted to get the F*ck outta school and start working/making money...
Months went by and I was lost. Schemes and failures at creating a successful business continued. I would never be dedicated enough. I also lacked programming knowledge (seemed to be missing in all my endeavors) and got scammed a few times wasting time and money...
I finally said F*ck it and started to write my first e book. I created an ebook about freestyle rapping ( one of my hobbies) and surprisingly, I sold multiple copies. Though not many sold (probably about 30-40) that email from Amazon Kindle Publishing for $3.99 that I would receive while taking a shit or watching the latest Game of Thrones gave me butterflies. I MADE PASSIVE INCOME!!!! F*ck YEA!!
This would not cut it though and parents were on my a$$...
I had soon discovered software coding bootcamps and moved to Colorado from the bubble of Long Island, New York. Within 7 months of hard work I learned junior level software engineer skills through this bootcamp and landed an awesome job here in Phoenix, Arizona (I know slowlane but I had to start somewhere).
It has been a year, I am now 24 years old and have some money saved. I want to get into investing in real estate here in Arizona as it is affordable. Besides this, I have many programming ideas and apps. I just created an automatic Facebook Group poster using my own knowledge that posts a marketing message to about 80 groups.
I have created a website [link removed by moderator]. This website finds the cheapest textbooks from amazon, alibris, abebooks and a few others and orders the books cheapest to most. I make affiliate sales from this but have not made one in many months (due to lack of dedication in marketing it) but this facebook poster I hope helps with marketing it.
Besides this, I am starting to find clientele who need websites/apps developed. I already foresee problems with this though as coding takes a shit load of my time. It is not passive unless I outsource and I feel guilty/would not want random people doing projects that I am assigned. I know I would do projects with utmost quality while others will not.
Some of my goals:
- Create some type of SaaS (software as a service) product that pays recurring passive income payments
- Create a bunch of affiliate sites (not sure about this one as it violates control aspect)
- Start investing in real estate by end of May/June when my lease is up. I was inspired by @G_Alexander post: GOLD - STOP Paying Rent: Live For Free
- Learn about SEO
I really want to create my first REAL CONSISTANT money tree. I want something that will yield 400-500 a month passively by the end of 2017.
If anyone has programming/app/website questions feel free to PM me!
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