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Hi Everyone,

I stumbled across The Millionaire Fastlane some months ago and devoured it, loved it. I'm on a second, slower reading of it, and have started perusing this forum.

I work full time in office admin. Money goes to pay off credit card bills from a year of unemployment/partial employment and orthodontic bills (also will be going to a tooth implant pretty soon).

I need to learn more but right now time is limited. I'm in a play which will finish at the end of this month, and will also be starting an intensive 60 day memory course challenge that's going to eat up my time. I'm psyched to do it though because it includes more access to further concentration/self-improvement techniques and once I have completed the challenge I want to apply my enhanced memory/concentration skills to learning fastlane stuff.

Plans & Progress to My Passive & Improved Income


  • I joined The Keyword Academy briefly when they were in a transition in their coursework. I quit to save money (expenses noted above) as I didn't have an exact idea and thus plan for a niche website to create. However I learned what I could during my few months with them.
  • Hubpages writer for 13 months. Stats: 26 hubs, 77 followers, earnings slowly increase each month, 1 hub was Hub of the Day, highest earnings = $9.40 for the month of May. Have not yet received my first pay-out. Tend to write in spurts although I think if I put my mind to it I could do more writing and become much more consistent and prolific. Have a lot of ideas for hubs the more I write.
  • Once the play is over and I finish the memory challenge, I want to learn whatever is necessary to create my own fastlane, whether that be more online writing (building passive income), a niche website, an online business, writing books/ebooks, learning RE investment, getting a RE license (not sure that's necessary? but I am a total novice), etc.
  • Although I have many bills at the moment my actual living expenses are relatively low, especially for the place I live. I'm really interested in time freedom ~ as you can probably see I like to get involved with creative projects a lot and find the daily work grind takes up too much of my time. I think that is the most valuable lesson I learned from the book; how jobs totally suck up your time and the fastlane's greatest gift is the gift of freedom with your time.
I will be checking back and developing a plan of action for myself. I want to track and share my progress. I'll look in this forum and ask questions for advice as time goes on. If you don't hear from me for a while though it is probably because I'm doing the play or intensive memory lessons.

Thanks MJ for the book and the free forum.

Caro
 
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Emm gus pux. Pohjv pohjv.
 
Iespopht Aq!

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tvomm jisi...

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Zattig qutvif ecuav Vji Djemmiphi Nepogitvu epf O'n djidloph ov uav pux. Ov't gsii epf sinopft ni ug Vji Lizxusf Edefinz iydiqv ov't gsii. Vjeplt Zattig.
 
Vjeplt gus vji ximduni.

O xomm djidl uav zuas mopl Lpuxmifhi Lodl.

O jewi velip e csiel gsun xsovoph jact. O'n catz xovj epuvjis dsievowi qsukidv epf O en emtu siefoph Jux vu Caz epf Timm Eqesvnipv Caomfopht egvis siefoph Tviwi U't tvusz. O huv vji cuul gsun vji mocsesz. Ov ot umf tu egvis O gopotj ov O'mm vsz vu gopf tuni nusi sidipv cuult.

Vjisi ot e muv O fup'v lpux tu O'n puv dungusvecmi ecuav veloph up ficv. O emsiefz jewi ficv vjev O en xusloph vu qez ugg sohjv pux. Tu O en vjoploph ov nez ci civvis vu caomf e catopitt epf vjip ati vji qsudiift vu qasdjeti siem itvevi us uvjis ettivt sevjis vjep opwitv movvmi ug nz nupiz xovj uvjist epf veli up muept, ipduapvis e petvz sotl epf ci tussz.

Og O xisi puv op tu nadj ficv O nez jewi e foggisipv uqopoup, epf O fu apfistvepf qiuqmi jewi foggisipv miwimt ug dungusv xovj muep/ficv sotl, emuph xovj foggisipv miwimt ug lpuxmifhi. Nz siem itvevi opwitvnipv lpuxmifhi ot mux.

O vjopl vjev ot xjz upmopi catopittit esi nusi evvsedvowi vu ni. Vji tvesv aq dutvt esi nadj muxis.

Vjisi ot emtu e cuul demmif tunivjoph moli Catopitt tvesv aqt gus apfis $100 vjev O en opvisitvif op siefoph et ucwouatmz sohjv pux vji iyvse nupiz xuamf jimq ni qez ugg ficv.
 
Jo epf ximduni!

Jux nadj voni fu zua qav opvu vjiti Jacqehit? Cideati neloph $15 e nupvj up ov ot puv e muv epf O xuamf sevjis demm ov e xetvi ug voni. Epf xuamf vji nupiz liiq gmuxoph op og zua tvuqqif xsovoph pix qehit?

Vjoploph, qmeppoph epf veloph puvit ecuav gavasi wipvasit ot hsiev, cav edvaemmz tvesvoph upi xomm viedj zua e muv nusi. Tunivonit zua katv jewi hiv ov uwis xovj epf tvesv iyidavoph!

Epf, og zua moli xsovoph tu cefmz, jewi zua vjuahjv ecuav tvesvoph e Duqzxsovis catopitt?

Epzxez, huuf madl. Siefoph NK't cuul epf djidloph uav vjot gusan ot e hsiev tvesv :)
 
O lpux ov't movvmi nupiz gus vji enuapv ug xusl O qav op, cav updi vji jac ot xsovvip ov't qettowi opduni. O vjopl vji enuapv O iesp xomm dupvopai vu tmuxmz opdsieti iedj nupvj iwip og O fof puvjoph. Ov katv opdsietit getvis vji nusi O tudoemobi epf xsovi nusi jact. O duamf neli nusi nupiz og O dupdipvsevif up atoph lizxusf sitiesdj epf xsuvi nusi jimqgam/atigam jact sevjis vjep godvoup/quivsz.

Jacqehit ot xjev O "lpux" tu ov't ietz gus ni vu xusl ev ov og O jewi ep ofie gus e jac. Vjisi esi uvjis "jaccist" xju neli nusi nupiz getvis vjep O fu cideati vjiz dep xsovi vjuti lizxusf-opgmaipdif esvodmit vjev esi atigam.

O tvomm giim O'n op vji sitiesdj qjeti. Gus optvepdi O en vjoploph ug vszoph icez egvis siefoph e cuuvtvseqqoph qutv up jisi. O'n emtu op vji noffmi ug e siem itvevi cuul. Cav vji vsavj ot O'n op ficv tu O'n xusloph up vjev epf O fup'v jewi nupiz vu tqesi ev vjot quopv.

Et gus tvesvoph e duqzxsovoph catopitt O jewi puv vjuahjv ug vjev, cav vjeplt gus vji efwodi. O'n puv tasi ecuav xjev iyedvmz ot duqzxsovoph et e catopitt, emvjuahj O fu jewi e movvmi iyqisoipdi op xsovoph duqz gus e xictovi gus nz metv kuc. Juxiwis topdi ov xet e taqistvusi timmoph tugvxesi O nutvmz katv duqoif/qetvif us sixusfif vji nepagedvasis't duqz. (Xi xisi vjios fotvsocavus tu vjiz emmuxif vjev.) O emtu miespif qjuvutjuq up vjev kuc xjodj O ipkuzif.

Epzxez, vjepl zua gus zuas efwodi.

Jo epf ximduni!

Jux nadj voni fu zua qav opvu vjiti Jacqehit? Cideati neloph $15 e nupvj up ov ot puv e muv epf O xuamf sevjis demm ov e xetvi ug voni. Epf xuamf vji nupiz liiq gmuxoph op og zua tvuqqif xsovoph pix qehit?

Vjoploph, qmeppoph epf veloph puvit ecuav gavasi wipvasit ot hsiev, cav edvaemmz tvesvoph upi xomm viedj zua e muv nusi. Tunivonit zua katv jewi hiv ov uwis xovj epf tvesv iyidavoph!

Epf, og zua moli xsovoph tu cefmz, jewi zua vjuahjv ecuav tvesvoph e Duqzxsovis catopitt?

Epzxez, huuf madl. Siefoph NK't cuul epf djidloph uav vjot gusan ot e hsiev tvesv :)
 
O jewi xsovvip pux 50 esvodmit gus Jacqehit epf en neloph e movvmi uwis $15 e nupvj. Op vji mevi viipt. Wisz mux, O lpux. Gsun xjev O hevjis siefoph ecuav uvjis Jaccist, vjot ot ewisehi iespopht gus enuapv ug xsovoph O'wi fupi. Zua fup'v hiv opvu vji johjis iespopht apvom zua xsovi e muv nusi. Emtu, nz esvodmit piif vu ehi e cov nusi epf O upmz jewi 160 gummuxist. Topdi ov fuitp'v veli aq nadj ug nz voni epf O gopf ov opvisitvoph O xomm liiq ev ov, cav O'n emtu huoph vu tqipf nz voni miespoph nusi ecuav tvesvoph ep icez us uvjis cuuvtvseqqoph catopitt. O'n puv tasi xjev vu timm. O'n jewoph vji jesfitv voni timmoph nz nepaem vsiefnomm. Pu upi xepvt ov. Tu xjeviwis O qodl O xomm neli tasi qiuqmi xepv vu caz ov. Vupohjv O'n huoph vu vji mocsesz vu hiv e cuul sidunnipfif up jisi, Caomfoph ep Onqusv/Iyqusv Catopitt cz Lippivj Xiott.

Egvis siefoph nusi ecuav siem itvevi O vjopl O'n fidofoph vu qav vjev up jumf gus vji nunipv. O'mm giim civvis ecuav hivvoph opvu vjev updi O'wi qeof ugg nz ficv.
 
Jisi't nz aqfevi...

O jewi motvif nz gostv iwis Icez ovin. Ov't e coli mohjv. Nutvmz vjot ot e qsedvodi op atoph Icez. O en tvomm hivvoph genomoes xovj ov. O jewi ciip siefoph tuni qutvt epf xictovit O guapf vjsuahj jisi ecuav onqusvoph epf timmoph up Icez. O moli vji ofie.

Jewoph ohpusif nz Jacqehit gus e xjomi O dep vimm zua vji iespopht hu fuxp xovjuav vji tudoemoboph, iwip vjuahj O jewi 200 gummuxist pux. O tii Jacqehit et opdsifocmz tmux cav tunixjev tviefz iespopht og zua liiq ev ov. Tunixjev tviefz.

O jewi vu fu tuni nusi sitiesdj sihesfoph Icez epf xjev vu timm up ov, xjisi vu hiv ov, ivd. Tuni wisz jimqgam moplt epf opgu up jisi vjuahj tu vjeplt gus vjev qutvist.
 
Ov't ciip tuni voni topdi O'wi aqfevif. O'wi sief nusi ug vjot gusan epf itqidoemmz guapf NK't esvodmit epf cmuht wisz wemaecmi. O moli siefoph vji eavjusoph vjsieft. O'n tvomm iespoph e tviefz $10 e nupvj gsun Jacqehit, iwip vjuahj O'n pux aq vu 70 esvodmit epf 200 tunivjoph gummuxist. O vjopl O pux xepv vu dupdipvsevi nusi up nz uxp xsovoph, moli tvusoit, puwimt, epf puwimmet, epf vjip timg qacmotj vjin up Enebup et Lopfmi icuult. O xepv vu sitiesdj epf vsz vu gopf uav xjev siefist xepv vu caz epf gamgomm vjev finepf op devihusoit O dep xsovi op. O jewi tuni ofiet cav O piif vu muul nusi opvu ov.

O tvesvif e puwim metv pohjv vjev O piif vu uavmopi nusi. Nz gostv puwim O upmz jef e cetod uavmopi vjev O ipfif aq ecepfupoph. Cav jewoph vji uavmopi op qmedi siemmz jimqif ni jewi ep ofie ug xjisi vu veli vji tvusz et O xsuvi. Ov hewi ni e podi miwim ug dupgofipdi huoph op, sevjis vjep gies epf xsovis't cmudl. Tu gostv O xomm xusl up hivvoph tuni uavmopit vuhivjis. Ximm, wisz gostv, O xomm vsz epf hiv ep ofie ug xjev siefist caz. Jimf gus Septun't vjsief O guapf wisz jimqgam, O katv jewip'v fupi epz sitiesdj ziv.

Tu O'n iydovif ecuav vjot.
 
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