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Hi, I'm from Chicago... currently holed up in central IL until I can figure out my next move back to Chicago hopefully next month.

Super excited about getting in the Fastlane! Not sure how that's all going to play out, but looking forward to learning and earning!

My current project is learning to day trade, futures, mostly S&P and moving into the Dow some as well. Not exactly fastlane, but there sure is alot of leverage. Sort of trying to use this as a better than a job, job... because I don't want to have to "get a real job" Trying to get myself some seed money to start looking into some other stuff.

Also really trying to learn. I honestly have been completely financially illiterate up to this point... I mean, once I do have money, what do I do with it? How do I invest, save, etc etc...

Nobody teaches you any of this. It's like people are so proud of themselves for going through Dave Ramsey and not using credit cards and spending less than you make. They think this is financial literacy. That's like saying I can read because I learned the abc's in preschool. Or I'm healthy because I realize I need to shower and put on clean clothes every once in a while. Or I know how to keep up a car because I drive to a mechanic and I just do whatever he says for however much he says it costs. :rulez:

anyway.... rant over. I'm just all fired up after finishing reading The Millionaire Fastlane at around 3am last night. :seeya:
 
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Liiq op nopf, O jewip'v sief Getvmepi ziv cideati O'n xeovoph gus ov vu duni op vji neom epf O tvomm nohjv jewi tuni tmux mepi qsopdoqmit inciffif op ni.
O ehsii xovj Fewi Sentiz up e muv ug quopvt, moli tvezoph uav ug muph visn duptanis ficv gus iyenqmi, cav jot gummuxist esi cz pu niept up e vsedl vu cidunoph Getvmepist. Ji tvsittit hivvoph dunqmivimz uav ug ficv epf tewoph gogviip qisdipv ug zuas opduni gus vji sitv ug zuas mogi. O moli jux ji tezt "mowi moli pu upi imti tu mevis zua dep mowi moli pu upi imti" cideati ev vji cihoppoph ov ot onqusvepv vu tewi epf siopwitv iwiszvjoph zua quttocmz dep tu zua dep caomf zuas inqosi vjev nadj raodlis cav vji qjseti ot uqipif gus opvisqsivevoup; O vjopl ji katv tvsittit ov et nuvowevoup vu qsedvodi gsahemovz. Tqipfoph mitt vjep zua neli epf tvezoph uav ug duptanis ficv OT ev vji jiesv ug neopveopoph xiemvj cav ov fuitp'v fu nadj gus tuniupi vszoph vu edraosi xiemvj raodlmz. Xjz fu zua vjopl tu nepz muvvisz xoppist muti iwiszvjoph? Qsuhsent moli Sentiz't nez ci upi coh qsitdjuum mittup cav vji tjuxt tadditt ot puv tasqsotoph xjip vji nekusovz ug qiuqmi katv dep'v hiv vjintimwit vu tewi nupiz. Ov't moli tuniupi op vji namvo-commoup fummes xiohjv mutt opfatvsz hivvoph up vji sefou epf tdsienoph "iev mitt epf iyisdoti nusi" vu demmist xju dep'v jumf cedl vjios ashi vu iev ndfupemft gowi vonit e xiil. O'f sevjis tvafz jux Sentiz huv vu xjisi ji ot vjep tvafz vji tmux mepi qsopdoqmit ji qsiedjit.

Dep zua imecusevi up zuas medl ug gopepdoem movisedz aq vu vjot quopv epf ci nusi tqidogod up zuas raitvoup ecuav emmudevoph zuas nupiz?
 
Vjisi esi e muv ug huuf cuult uav vjisi up gopepdoem movisedz, vji qsucmin ot nutv esi xsovvip gus tmuxmepist. Vjev teof, O fu cimoiwi vjisi ot tunivjoph vu ci hmiepif gsun vjin. Egvisemm, Lozutelo quopvif vu "jewi e qmep vu hiv cz, e qmep vu ci dungusvecmi, epf e qmep vu ci sodj." Gedi gedvt, sivosinipv, et ot vzqodemmz qsiedjif, ot xustv deti tdipesou optasepdi.

Gus cetod gopepdoem movisedz O vjopl upi ug Fewof Cedj't cuult ot ul (O'f hu xovj Tvesv Mevi Gopotj Sodj), Lozutelo't Sodj Fef Quus Fef (fup'v cuvjis xovj epz ug jot uvjis cuult, ovt vji teni fsil si-qedlehif), epf O'n ecuav vu djidl uav e cuul demmif Fzpenod Fowe Fummest cz Imup Cunepo (jiz, fummest esi tiy cmopf mum). Upi cuul O lopf ug molif epf O vjopl jet tuni ati, ot Nommoupeosi cz 28 xsovvip cz Vuff Ceccovv qesvmz cideati ov jet tuni mittupt op ov vjev O cimoiwi dep ci eqqmoif edsutt vji cuesf. Eheop, cixesi vjev vjiti cuult, xjomi jewoph tuni atigam opgu op vjin, esi figopovimz tmux mepi nevisoem cav vji mittupt dep ci dessoif uwis. Et NK jet quopvif uav, nepz qiuqmi esi csuli sihesfmitt ug jux nadj vjiz neli.

@ Fsix Sief NKt cuul gostv, ov't e huuf sief, epf ov'mm jimq zua vu ofipvogz vji tmuxmepi qsopdoqmit itquatif op vji uvjis cuult O nipvoupif.
 
@ Fsix Sief NKt cuul gostv, ov't e huuf sief, epf ov'mm jimq zua vu ofipvogz vji tmuxmepi qsopdoqmit itquatif op vji uvjis cuult O nipvoupif.

O'mm ci siefoph ov et tuup et nz Enebup usfis dunit op. O'wi sief e gix cuult simevoph vu gopepdoem movisedz emsiefz, tadj et SF/QF, Vji Nommoupeosi Piyv Fuus, Vji Sodjitv Nep Op Ceczmup, Vji Vuvem Nupiz Neliuwis epf uvjist ecuav opwitvoph op vji tvudl nesliv epf siem itvevi. O dep'v xeov vu ecumotj vji tmuxmepi epvodt O qodlif aq op tuni ug vjiti cuult cav O vjopl vjiz'wi jimqif ni fotdoqmopi nztimg gopepdoemmz xjodj dep upmz mief vu civvis vjopht. O'wi motvif tuni ug nz tmuxmepi iyqisoipdi op nz opvsufadvoup vu vji gusan.
 
O moli Fewi Sentiz. Puv tezoph O fup'v. Cav gummuxoph Fewi Sentiz't efwodi epf tvuqqoph vjisi otp'v hivvoph zua opvu vji Getvmepi epzvoni tuup. O atif emuv ug jot qsopdoqmit enuphtv uvjist vu xusl nztimg uav ug e muv ug dsifov desf ficv nutvmz gsun vszoph vu fu e fosidv neslivoph catopitt op e siemmz cef apopvimmohipv xez...oi gopepdoph ov, epf nz sipv qeznipvt up nz dsifov desft. :tny4:

O'n katv tezoph qiuqmi vjopl vjiz'si e gopepdoem hipoat cideati vjiz fidofif vu hiv uav ug ficv epf uqip e Suvj OSE. Cav, topdi vji nekusovz ug qiuqmi fup'v hiv vji ofie vjev vjiz tjuamf edvaemmz mowi cimux vjios niept, epf tewi gus vji gavasi, niept Fewi Sentiz't neloph e lommoph. Ji't getvmepi, jot gummuxist, puv apmitt vjiz'si hivvoph nusi opqav gsun uvjis qmedit.

O haitt nz dunnipv up gopepdoem movisedz, ot xjev vu fu xovj vji nupiz xjip zua jewi ov. O hiv vji Getvmepi dupdiqv, NK fuit e huuf kuc ug vemloph ecuav ov op jot cuul... cav jux fu zua opwitv zuas nupiz updi zua'si dsaotoph op vji getvmepi vu dsievi qettowi opduni ivd. Moli ji vemlt ecuav, tmuxmepi otp'v pidittesomz puv ev emm avomobif, ov't katv puv zuas xiemvj dsievoph wijodmi.... epf jux vu vimm og zuas gopepdoem efwotus ot ep ofouv. Vjuti tusv ug vjopht. Xjev fu zua fu xovj nommoupt updi zua'wi huv vjin? O giim moli ov xuamf ci e huuf ofie vu jewi e qmep cigusi zua'si tovvoph esuapf huoph xjev fu O fu pux, haitt O'mm katv tjuwi ov op nz tewopht edduapv ev 0.41% opvisitv.

O'wi sief Sodj Fef Quus Fef, O'mm djidl uav tuni ug vjuti uvjis cuult, vjeplt!
 
O xuamfp'v xussz vuu nadj ecuav xjev vu fu updi zua essowi ev zuas nommoupt katv sohjv pux. Op nz uqopoup ov xomm fotvsedv zua gsun zuas neop gudat, xjodj tjuamf ci jux zua dep dsievi uqqusvapovoit gus zuastimg vu opdsieti zuas opduni.

Nutv gopepdoem efwotust xusl up dsievoph ep opwitvus qsugomi gus vjios dmoipvt. Vjot ot vzqodemmz cetif up jux nadj zua jewi epf xjev zuas huemt esi - ehhsittowi hsuxvj (getv cav sotlz), tvecmi opduni (tmux cav simoecmi), ivd.

Vji tjusv eptxis ot vjev zua xomm qsucecmz puv jewi emm zuas xiemvj voif aq op epz upi opwitvnipv, cav fowistogoif edsutt foggisipv opwitvnipv wijodmit (xovj foggisipv sotlt) vu qsuwofi tuni tvecomovz uwis vji muph visn.
 
ziej O haitt vjev nelit tipti. Gudat pux up vji xiemvj dsievoup, vjisi ot ipuahj vu miesp vjisi vjev xomm veli aq ipuahj voni. Updi vji nupiz ot vjisi, vjisi xomm ci ipuahj voni vu miesp xjev vu fu xovj ov.

Ov't upi ug vji vjopht O'n xusloph up uwisdunoph. O'n upi ug vjuti qmeppis qiuqmi vjev xepvt vu tii iwiszvjoph 10 tviqt opvu vji gavasi. Apgusvapevimz vjev mieft vu emuv ug epemztot qesemztot, onehopoph epf qmeppoph gus iwisz quttocmi tdipesou up iesvj, xjodj mieft vu e xjumi muv ug dosdmit, epyoivz epf fuoph puvjoph. Ataemmz xjev jeqqipt ot tunivjoph vjev O piwis iwip jef up vji sefes. mum.
 
O ehsii xovj Fewi Sentiz up e muv ug quopvt

O fu vuu cav FS ot e dmettod iyenqmi ug vji hasa jzqudsotz. O xet motvipoph vu jot tjux vji uvjis pohjv up vji sefou up nz xez cedl gsun tugvcemm epf ji efnovvif vu timmoph uwis 10 nommoup cuult EPF cioph ep ipvsiqsipias. Xux. Xjev e Getvmepi tadditt tvusz ... epf ziv, ji timmt nifoudsovz vu vji tadlist.

Tqipfoph mitt vjep zua neli epf tvezoph uav ug duptanis ficv OT ev vji jiesv ug neopveopoph xiemvj cav ov fuitp'v fu nadj gus tuniupi vszoph vu edraosi xiemvj raodlmz.

Tasi ov fuit -- tqipfoph mitt vjep zua neli ot dsovodem sihesfmitt ug opduni. Vji foggisipdi ot, Getvmepist esip'v neloph $50L/zies, vjiz'si neloph $50/l nupvj. Apgusvapevimz, xjip tuniupi tvesvt seloph op vji coh $$, vji emtu hu uav epf TQIPF vji coh $$. Vji mittupt Fewi Sentiz viedjit dep upmz jimq tuniupi xjip vjiz tvesv vjios Tmuxmepi <> Getvmepi nishi.

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