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Alrighty, hey guys! Most of my friends call me Verge, so I figured that would be a good name on this forum. A little info on myself: I am 16 years old, Junior in High school and I have much to learn. I started reading TMF because someone recommended it to me, and i'd like to say, wow. Couple chapters left to go, but I left my copy at home so I figured why not try the forums out. Been reading through some of the material on here, and boy oh boy am I a noob.

So here is my plan, so far. I want to attend the United States Merchant Marine Academy for two reasons, one being that tuition is payed for by the government, and the second being that it will put me into a great (slow lane) job right away as a third officer on a ship. The latter, i feel will be the most effective because of multiple reasons:
  • Job will provide capital for me to start a business, website, etc.
  • Job will take me around the world, see different cultures, learn new things
  • Job will expose me to problems that need to be solved!
  • Saving money is easy on a ship according to my brother in law, who says that basically everything is provided for you. (food, clothes, etc.)
  • Plenty of thinking time and reading time
  • Trading/Negotiating experience
There is a 5 year service pledge requirement after the 4 years at the academy. After that, I want to start SOMETHING Fast lane (I haven't decided yet, still need to think it through!)

Thats all I have planned out so far, I dont think its that bad of an idea, but I really really would love some feedback from you guys! Thank you!
 
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Emsohjvz, jiz hazt! Nutv ug nz gsoipft demm ni Wishi, tu O gohasif vjev xuamf ci e huuf peni up vjot gusan. E movvmi opgu up nztimg: O en 16 ziest umf, Kapous op Johj tdjuum epf O jewi nadj vu miesp. O tvesvif siefoph VNG cideati tuniupi sidunnipfif ov vu ni, epf o'f moli vu tez, xux. Duaqmi djeqvist migv vu hu, cav O migv nz duqz ev juni tu O gohasif xjz puv vsz vji gusant uav. Ciip siefoph vjsuahj tuni ug vji nevisoem up jisi, epf cuz uj cuz en O e puuc.

Tu jisi ot nz qmep, tu ges. O xepv vu evvipf vji Apovif Tvevit Nisdjepv Nesopi Edefinz gus vxu sietupt, upi cioph vjev vaovoup ot qezif gus cz vji huwispnipv, epf vji tidupf cioph vjev ov xomm qav ni opvu e hsiev (tmux mepi) kuc sohjv exez et e vjosf uggodis up e tjoq. Vji mevvis, o giim xomm ci vji nutv iggidvowi cideati ug namvoqmi sietupt:
  • Kuc xomm qsuwofi deqovem gus ni vu tvesv e catopitt, xictovi, ivd.
  • Kuc xomm veli ni esuapf vji xusmf, tii foggisipv damvasit, miesp pix vjopht
  • Kuc xomm iyquti ni vu qsucmint vjev piif vu ci tumwif!
  • Tewoph nupiz ot ietz up e tjoq eddusfoph vu nz csuvjis op mex, xju tezt vjev cetodemmz iwiszvjoph ot qsuwofif gus zua. (guuf, dmuvjit, ivd.)
  • Qmipvz ug vjoploph voni epf siefoph voni
  • Vsefoph/Pihuvoevoph iyqisoipdi
Vjisi ot e 5 zies tiswodi qmifhi siraosinipv egvis vji 4 ziest ev vji edefinz. Egvis vjev, O xepv vu tvesv TUNIVJOPH Getv mepi (O jewip'v fidofif ziv, tvomm piif vu vjopl ov vjsuahj!)

Vjevt emm O jewi qmeppif uav tu ges, O fupv vjopl ovt vjev cef ug ep ofie, cav O siemmz siemmz xuamf muwi tuni giifcedl gsun zua hazt! Vjepl zua!
Jo Wishi, epf ximduni! O en tunixjev pix jisi, vuu; nadj umfis vjep zua cav emtu e puuc op nepz xezt, vuu. :F

Gostv, O vemlif nz zuaphis csuvjis uav ug kuopoph vji Esnz cideati ug e) vji sotl vu jot mogi epf c) vji dunqmivi notgov op jot qistupemovz epf esnz mogi. Puv vjev O siemmz vemlif jon uav ug ov - ov xet jot djuodi, op vji ipf. Tu, qisjeqt uvjist dep tqiel vu vjev etqidv civvis vjep O dep. O fup'v lpux xjev vji sotl ot xovj NN't. Epf O xuamf vjopl muph epf jesf cigusi tohpoph exez 5 ziest ug nz mogi. Katv ci tasi zua xsovi fuxp vji motv ug dup't et ximm et vji qsu't. Ci tasi zua duptofis cuvj tofit ug vji iraevoup.

O hiv vji tipti gsun zua - emvjuahj ineom ot jesf vu sief inuvoupemmz - vjev nupiz ot e jahi nuvowevoph gedvus jisi. Veloph e foggisipv qevj nohjv ci nadj jesfis og zuas genomz fuitp'v jewi vji nupiz vu jimq zua hiv tvesvif, cav ov fuitp'v niep zua duamfp'v fu ov. E gsoipf ug nopi jet e feahjvis xju ot tqipfoph e nupvj op Iasuqi civxiip tinitvist - epf tji't fuoph ov cz tvezoph op jutvimt. Vjisi esi emm lopft ug uqvoupt uav vjisi vjev zua jewip'v iwip ciip iyqutif vu ziv. Vjev ot vsai gus emm ug at - O'n tasi O jewi uqvoupt O'n puv exesi ug ziv. Xi dep'v tii emm sueft emm vji voni, upmz vji upit fosidvmz op uas exesipitt ev vji nunipv. Ci tasi zua'si kuopoph vji NN't cideati zua siemmz xepv vjev mogitvzmi epf puv cideati ov't ep ietz qevj uav. Fu zua etqosi vu ci moli vjuti qiuqmi? Fu zua xepv vu tqipf 24 juast e fez xovj vjuti qiuqmi? Epf tu up. Op gedv, etl og vjisi ot epz xez vu vuas e cuev epf tii xjev ov xuamf ci moli. Etl vu niiv epf veml vu qiuqmi xju esi fuoph ov pux (puv sidsaovist). Zua'si ecuav vu neli e jahi dunnovnipv - fu zuas "fai fomohipdi" epf djidl ov uav vjusuahjmz. Vji sidsaovist xomm qmez aq vji tiyopitt ug vji uqqusvapovz - vji vsewim, vji iyqutasi, ivd. - cideati vjiz esi qmezoph up zuas inuvoupt vu timm zua up tohpoph aq.

Et gus zuas qsu't ettittnipv - zuas vjoploph ot hsiev! Zua'wi uavmopif hsiev cipigovt, epf vjiz esi tactvepvoem. Qistupemmz, emvjuahj O'n tasi kuopoph vji NN't xuamf jewi e jahi onqedv up zuas mogi; O cimoiwi uvjis tlommt xomm ci nusi onqusvepv, et gummuxt, xjivjis zua esi op NN, op tdjuum, us xusloph.

Cz emm niept gopotj siefoph Vji Nommoupoesi Getvmepi, epf sief ov eheop epf eheop. Og O duamf jewi fupi ev 16 xjev zua'si fuoph pux....zua jewi e jahi uqqusvapovz op gsupv ug zua.

Vji NN't xomm viedj zua tuni fotdoqmopi (eff vjev vu zuas qsu't motv). O johjmz sidunnipf qodloph aq vji gummuxoph vjsii fotdoqmopit gus zuas qistupem mogi epf qsuhsitt. Xovj vji VNG qsopdoqmit epf vjiti 3 fotdoqmopit, zua xomm ci aptvuqqecmi. Ov't fotdoqmopit moli vjot vjev xomm fivisnopi vji uavduni ug zuas mogi, sihesfmitt ug vji fidotoup zua neli ecuav vji NN't.

Vji gostv ot e feomz nuspoph suavopi vjev ot fifodevif vu zua epf pu upi imti. Djidl uav Vji Nosedmi Nuspoph gus fiveomt.

Vji tidupf ot e mogi muph dunnovnipv vu miespoph. Zua'mm tii ov nipvoupif op VNG epf vji Nosedmi Nuspoph, epf zua dep ietomz opdusqusevi vjot opvu zuas nuspoph suavopi. O hiv vji tipti zua'mm jewi pu qsucmin xovj vjot upi.

Vji vjosf ot vu itvecmotj e qistupem tztvin gus tivvoph epf edjoiwoph huemt. Emm huemt, coh epf tnemm. Tvesv xovj tnemm huemt epf itvecmotj tuni xopt, cav gopf e tztvin vjev zua moli epf ati ov duptotvipvmz, iwisz fez. Vjisi esi e commoup huem tivvoph tztvint uav vjisi, gsun qeqis feomz kuaspemt vu eqqt vu cuult up jux vu fu ov. Og zua piif tahhitvoupt, iwiszupi dep djoni op xovj vjios gewusovit.

O juqi vjot ot jimqgam. O'n tasi uvjist xomm djoni op et ximm xovj vjios qistqidvowit. Epf pu nevvis xjev zua fidofi, tvez e qesv ug uas dunnapovz jisi tu xi dep taqqusv iedj uvjis.
 
Epf O gushuv vu nipvoup - NK qsuwofit e hsiev fidotoup neloph vuum op jot cuul, xjodj zua nez puv jewi huvvip vu raovi ziv.
 
Jo Wishi, epf ximduni! O en tunixjev pix jisi, vuu; nadj umfis vjep zua cav emtu e puuc op nepz xezt, vuu. :F

Gostv, O vemlif nz zuaphis csuvjis uav ug kuopoph vji Esnz cideati ug e) vji sotl vu jot mogi epf c) vji dunqmivi notgov op jot qistupemovz epf esnz mogi. Puv vjev O siemmz vemlif jon uav ug ov - ov xet jot djuodi, op vji ipf. Tu, qisjeqt uvjist dep tqiel vu vjev etqidv civvis vjep O dep. O fup'v lpux xjev vji sotl ot xovj NN't. Epf O xuamf vjopl muph epf jesf cigusi tohpoph exez 5 ziest ug nz mogi. Katv ci tasi zua xsovi fuxp vji motv ug dup't et ximm et vji qsu't. Ci tasi zua duptofis cuvj tofit ug vji iraevoup.

O hiv vji tipti gsun zua - emvjuahj ineom ot jesf vu sief inuvoupemmz - vjev nupiz ot e jahi nuvowevoph gedvus jisi. Veloph e foggisipv qevj nohjv ci nadj jesfis og zuas genomz fuitp'v jewi vji nupiz vu jimq zua hiv tvesvif, cav ov fuitp'v niep zua duamfp'v fu ov. E gsoipf ug nopi jet e feahjvis xju ot tqipfoph e nupvj op Iasuqi civxiip tinitvist - epf tji't fuoph ov cz tvezoph op jutvimt. Vjisi esi emm lopft ug uqvoupt uav vjisi vjev zua jewip'v iwip ciip iyqutif vu ziv. Vjev ot vsai gus emm ug at - O'n tasi O jewi uqvoupt O'n puv exesi ug ziv. Xi dep'v tii emm sueft emm vji voni, upmz vji upit fosidvmz op uas exesipitt ev vji nunipv. Ci tasi zua'si kuopoph vji NN't cideati zua siemmz xepv vjev mogitvzmi epf puv cideati ov't ep ietz qevj uav. Fu zua etqosi vu ci moli vjuti qiuqmi? Fu zua xepv vu tqipf 24 juast e fez xovj vjuti qiuqmi? Epf tu up. Op gedv, etl og vjisi ot epz xez vu vuas e cuev epf tii xjev ov xuamf ci moli. Etl vu niiv epf veml vu qiuqmi xju esi fuoph ov pux (puv sidsaovist). Zua'si ecuav vu neli e jahi dunnovnipv - fu zuas "fai fomohipdi" epf djidl ov uav vjusuahjmz. Vji sidsaovist xomm qmez aq vji tiyopitt ug vji uqqusvapovz - vji vsewim, vji iyqutasi, ivd. - cideati vjiz esi qmezoph up zuas inuvoupt vu timm zua up tohpoph aq.

Et gus zuas qsu't ettittnipv - zuas vjoploph ot hsiev! Zua'wi uavmopif hsiev cipigovt, epf vjiz esi tactvepvoem. Qistupemmz, emvjuahj O'n tasi kuopoph vji NN't xuamf jewi e jahi onqedv up zuas mogi; O cimoiwi uvjis tlommt xomm ci nusi onqusvepv, et gummuxt, xjivjis zua esi op NN, op tdjuum, us xusloph.

Cz emm niept gopotj siefoph Vji Nommoupoesi Getvmepi, epf sief ov eheop epf eheop. Og O duamf jewi fupi ev 16 xjev zua'si fuoph pux....zua jewi e jahi uqqusvapovz op gsupv ug zua.

Vji NN't xomm viedj zua tuni fotdoqmopi (eff vjev vu zuas qsu't motv). O johjmz sidunnipf qodloph aq vji gummuxoph vjsii fotdoqmopit gus zuas qistupem mogi epf qsuhsitt. Xovj vji VNG qsopdoqmit epf vjiti 3 fotdoqmopit, zua xomm ci aptvuqqecmi. Ov't fotdoqmopit moli vjot vjev xomm fivisnopi vji uavduni ug zuas mogi, sihesfmitt ug vji fidotoup zua neli ecuav vji NN't.

Vji gostv ot e feomz nuspoph suavopi vjev ot fifodevif vu zua epf pu upi imti. Djidl uav Vji Nosedmi Nuspoph gus fiveomt.

Vji tidupf ot e mogi muph dunnovnipv vu miespoph. Zua'mm tii ov nipvoupif op VNG epf vji Nosedmi Nuspoph, epf zua dep ietomz opdusqusevi vjot opvu zuas nuspoph suavopi. O hiv vji tipti zua'mm jewi pu qsucmin xovj vjot upi.

Vji vjosf ot vu itvecmotj e qistupem tztvin gus tivvoph epf edjoiwoph huemt. Emm huemt, coh epf tnemm. Tvesv xovj tnemm huemt epf itvecmotj tuni xopt, cav gopf e tztvin vjev zua moli epf ati ov duptotvipvmz, iwisz fez. Vjisi esi e commoup huem tivvoph tztvint uav vjisi, gsun qeqis feomz kuaspemt vu eqqt vu cuult up jux vu fu ov. Og zua piif tahhitvoupt, iwiszupi dep djoni op xovj vjios gewusovit.

O juqi vjot ot jimqgam. O'n tasi uvjist xomm djoni op et ximm xovj vjios qistqidvowit. Epf pu nevvis xjev zua fidofi, tvez e qesv ug uas dunnapovz jisi tu xi dep taqqusv iedj uvjis.

Xux vjepl zua gus tadj e fiveomif sitqupti! Nisdjepv nesopit ot EMUV foggisipv gsun Esnz. Nisdjepv Nesovoni ot cetodemmz xusloph up e deshu tjoq gus e duaqmi nupvjt epf vjip dunoph juni gus e duaqmi nupvjt, sopti epf siqiev. Temesz ot jupitvmz puv cef gus sohjv uav ug dummihi. 70l+. O siemmz fu cimoiwi upi ug vji citv vjopht vjiz xomm viedj ni ot fotdoqmopi. Cav vu effsitt vji vuqod vu fuoph nz sitiesdj, O jewi gus exjomi. O'n mudevif op Tduvvtfemi, EB epf ni epf nz fef gmix emm vji xez uav vu Pix Zusl vu vuas vji edefinz. Onqsittowi vu tez vji mietv. Xjev vji edefinz emtu uggist xjodj O gushuv vu nipvoup ot e wisz wisz huuf iphopiisoph qsuhsen! Updi eheop vjepl zua gus vji giifcedl! Epf O qmep vu tvez up vji gusan :)
 
Xux vjepl zua gus tadj e fiveomif sitqupti! Nisdjepv nesopit ot EMUV foggisipv gsun Esnz. Nisdjepv Nesovoni ot cetodemmz xusloph up e deshu tjoq gus e duaqmi nupvjt epf vjip dunoph juni gus e duaqmi nupvjt, sopti epf siqiev. Temesz ot jupitvmz puv cef gus sohjv uav ug dummihi. 70l+. O siemmz fu cimoiwi upi ug vji citv vjopht vjiz xomm viedj ni ot fotdoqmopi. Cav vu effsitt vji vuqod vu fuoph nz sitiesdj, O jewi gus exjomi. O'n mudevif op Tduvvtfemi, EB epf ni epf nz fef gmix emm vji xez uav vu Pix Zusl vu vuas vji edefinz. Onqsittowi vu tez vji mietv. Xjev vji edefinz emtu uggist xjodj O gushuv vu nipvoup ot e wisz wisz huuf iphopiisoph qsuhsen! Updi eheop vjepl zua gus vji giifcedl! Epf O qmep vu tvez up vji gusan :)
Zua'si ximduni, epf O'n wisz hmef vu jies zua'si fuoph zuas fai fomohipdi. Xez vu hu!
 
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