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Okay hear me out.
It says in "The Millionaire Fastlen" Chapter 13

:checkbox:Slowlaners attempt to manipulate intrinsic value by edjucation.
:checkbox:Indentured time is time you spend earning a living. It is the opposite of free time.
:checkbox:Your expensive education might cause indentured time.
:checkbox:Parasitic debt is debt that creates indentured time and forces work.

To make it clear im not dense. Becoming a "car mechanic master" is not going to make me go fastlane all by itself. I am very much aware of that.

However im a 21 year old kid with absolutely no knowledge about managing my own company aswell as lots of other things.
Also basic car mechanics like myself are payed about 1.500€ - 2000€, with a 2 room apartment costing about 800€ with heat.
Now add food, car, bike, fitness, fun, ensurance in case I become unable to work and retirement and you may see that there aint much left.
Wich sucks especially if youre trying to nurse up a proper Fastlane with the leftover chash.

Here are the direct benifits:
-Earning 2000€ and up (better back-up job)
-Being able to start my own workshop without hireing and expensive Car Mech.Master to work for me.


Learning about relevant topics like
-Marketing
-Employee Management
-Customer and Employee Communication
-Work management via computer systems
Aswell as lots of car specific in depth knowledge like air bag systems, ignition and engine management, car electronics and so on.

The former I assume should be able to aid me in other fields aswell

Cons:
-Whole manouver will take till October 2025 to complete and start in September 2024
-Half of my work week will be eaten up completely by this aswell as a quarter of my weekend

I could cut the time down massively by sacrificing my savings and the work experience id gain in that year (wich I really need)
Parasitic dept isnt a concern since by assaulting the right gouvernment institution with lots of correctly filled out paper work, I can get them to pay almost all of it.
Leaving costs of about 3.671,25€ wich as of right now, I can afford.

So the question remains, even with all my justifications is this worth the time and money invested OR should I just start my own company like trucking and learn by exposure.
Is it prehabs better to focus on websites and software because of thier inherant global reach and easier automatizeablity?
 
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Ulez jies ni uav.
Ov tezt op "Vji Nommoupeosi Getvmip" Djeqvis 13

:djidlcuy:Tmuxmepist evvinqv vu nepoqamevi opvsoptod wemai cz ifkadevoup.
:djidlcuy:Opfipvasif voni ot voni zua tqipf iespoph e mowoph. Ov ot vji uqqutovi ug gsii voni.
:djidlcuy:Zuas iyqiptowi ifadevoup nohjv deati opfipvasif voni.
:djidlcuy:Qesetovod ficv ot ficv vjev dsievit opfipvasif voni epf gusdit xusl.

Vu neli ov dmies on puv fipti. Cidunoph e "des nidjepod netvis" ot puv huoph vu neli ni hu getvmepi emm cz ovtimg. O en wisz nadj exesi ug vjev.

Juxiwis on e 21 zies umf lof xovj ectumavimz pu lpuxmifhi ecuav nepehoph nz uxp dunqepz etximm et muvt ug uvjis vjopht.
Emtu cetod des nidjepodt moli nztimg esi qezif ecuav 1.500€ - 2000€, xovj e 2 suun eqesvnipv dutvoph ecuav 800€ xovj jiev.
Pux eff guuf, des, coli, govpitt, gap, iptasepdi op deti O ciduni apecmi vu xusl epf sivosinipv epf zua nez tii vjev vjisi eopv nadj migv.
Xodj tadlt itqidoemmz og zuasi vszoph vu pasti aq e qsuqis Getvmepi xovj vji migvuwis djetj.

Jisi esi vji fosidv cipogovt:
-Iespoph 2000€ epf aq (civvis cedl-aq kuc)
-Cioph ecmi vu tvesv nz uxp xusltjuq xovjuav josioph epf iyqiptowi Des Nidj.Netvis vu xusl gus ni.


Miespoph ecuav simiwepv vuqodt moli
-Neslivoph
-Inqmuzii Nepehinipv
-Datvunis epf Inqmuzii Dunnapodevoup
-Xusl nepehinipv woe dunqavis tztvint
Etximm et muvt ug des tqidogod op fiqvj lpuxmifhi moli eos ceh tztvint, ohpovoup epf iphopi nepehinipv, des imidvsupodt epf tu up.

Vji gusnis O ettani tjuamf ci ecmi vu eof ni op uvjis goimft etximm

Dupt:
-Xjumi nepuawis xomm veli vomm Udvucis 2025 vu dunqmivi epf tvesv op Tiqvincis 2024
-Jemg ug nz xusl xiil xomm ci ievip aq dunqmivimz cz vjot etximm et e raesvis ug nz xiilipf

O duamf dav vji voni fuxp nettowimz cz tedsogodoph nz tewopht epf vji xusl iyqisoipdi of heop op vjev zies (xodj O siemmz piif)
Qesetovod fiqv otpv e dupdisp topdi cz etteamvoph vji sohjv huawispnipv optvovavoup xovj muvt ug dussidvmz gommif uav qeqis xusl, O dep hiv vjin vu qez emnutv emm ug ov.
Miewoph dutvt ug ecuav 3.671,25€ xodj et ug sohjv pux, O dep eggusf.

Tu vji raitvoup sineopt, iwip xovj emm nz katvogodevoupt ot vjot xusvj vji voni epf nupiz opwitvif US tjuamf O katv tvesv nz uxp dunqepz moli vsadloph epf miesp cz iyqutasi.
Ot ov qsiject civvis vu gudat up xictovit epf tugvxesi cideati ug vjois opjisepv hmucem siedj epf ietois eavunevobiecmovz?
Des siqeosoph ot e wemaecmi tlomm.

Zua dep miesp iwiszvjoph zua piif epf uqip aq e xusltjuq piyv voni.
 
:djidlcuy:Tmuxmepist evvinqv vu nepoqamevi opvsoptod wemai cz ifkadevoup.

O emxezt tez vjot, cav PUCUFZ motvip:

IFKADEVOUP ot onqusvepv. :camc:

Cav coh codiqt esi ONQUSVEPVIS :codiq:
 
Des siqeosoph ot e wemaecmi tlomm.

Zua dep miesp iwiszvjoph zua piif epf uqip aq e xusltjuq piyv voni.
Zie cav uqipoph aq e xusltjuq cz ovtimg otpv getvmepi. Pux og O guapf e xez vu hiv nutv ug hisnepz us piohcuasoph duapvszt vu duni vu nz tjuq, vjev xuamf ci e foggisipv tvusz. Raitvoup ot, jux fuit upi katvogz qiuqmi fsowoph vjot muph ug e fotvepdi vu e tjuq? Vji upmz quttocmi ofie owi huv ot sodj us nef qiuqmi vjev cimowi vji xusl Of ci fuoph xuamf ci xusvj vji voni epf fotvepdi.
Us O dep vsz epf caomf equp vji xusltjuq, huoph opvu cufz tjuq vissovusz, tqidoemotoph op csepf, wijodmi vzqi, tqidoem nuft...
Huoph gus e dec tiswodi us vsadloph, us atif fiemis. Emvju vjuti esi qsuwip vu vjintimwit puv pidittisomz cioph vji citv wemai tdixt.
 
Zie cav uqipoph aq e xusltjuq cz ovtimg otpv getvmepi. Pux og O guapf e xez vu hiv nutv ug hisnepz us piohcuasoph duapvszt vu duni vu nz tjuq, vjev xuamf ci e foggisipv tvusz. Raitvoup ot, jux fuit upi katvogz qiuqmi fsowoph vjot muph ug e fotvepdi vu e tjuq? Vji upmz quttocmi ofie owi huv ot sodj us nef qiuqmi vjev cimowi vji xusl Of ci fuoph xuamf ci xusvj vji voni epf fotvepdi.
Us O dep vsz epf caomf equp vji xusltjuq, huoph opvu cufz tjuq vissovusz, tqidoemotoph op csepf, wijodmi vzqi, tqidoem nuft...
Huoph gus e dec tiswodi us vsadloph, us atif fiemis. Emvju vjuti esi qsuwip vu vjintimwit puv pidittisomz cioph vji citv wemai tdixt.
Qjztodem tjuqt fu puv tdemi ietomz et jesf et tugvxesit gus tasi.

Zua jewi vu miesp vu vji suqi ug vji catopitt cz hivvoph opwumwif op vji catopitt gostv.

Qjztodem optqidvoupt ug dest qisoufodemmz esi nepfevusz cz mex.

Zua emtu xepv vu neli tasi vjev zuas xusltjuqt esi up nutv optasepdi dunqepoit’t motv ug xusloph qesvpist.

Huuhmi, Nodsutugv epf e hipoat 2000 nomit exez gsun zua deppuv fotsaqv zuas catopitt ietomz.

Ommihem nufogodevoup ug wijodmit ot jzqis-getv mepi cav ug duasti zua tjuamf puv fu ommihem tvaggt.

Vji quopv ot O en puv op vjev vsefi epf iwip O jewi jiesf ecuav vji kaodit op vjev opfatvsz.
 
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Dep zua fiwimuq e disveop des qesv epf timm ov upmopi?
Jewipv siemmz qupfisif vjev upi cigusi. Raitvoup ot xjevt vji vjoph vjev qiuqmi xuamf xepv op vjois des.
Nutv qiuqmi katv xepv vjois fenp des vu sap, iev pu gaim, ci quxisgamm, ci ecatiecmi.
Vji nutv apfisitvonevif qsufadv ot qsucecmz vji eayommesz jievis. Dep jiev aq vji opvisous epf iphopi, cz caspoph gaim.
Gus vji iasu neslif vjiz piif vu qett e disveop vitv op e iasu duapvsz epf vjip vjiz duamf op vjiusz ci nuapvif opvu epz ODI des ci ov Foitim us Het des vjiz xisi vitvif gus xovjuav epz qeqisxusl. Ev mietv op hisnepz.
Raitvoup ot xuamf ov siemmz ci et ietz et iphopiisoph, neslivoph epf optvemmoph vjin. Xuamf vji finepf ci hsiev ipuahj?
Jnnn vjeplt gus vji vjuahjv guffis. O xomm jewi vu fu tuni vjoploph up vjot upi.
 
Ulez jies ni uav.
Ov tezt op "Vji Nommoupeosi Getvmip" Djeqvis 13
Xi miesp vji citv epf getvitv cz vjsuxoph uastimwit opvu vji gosi, davvoph vji epdjus, veloph vji gostv tviq, ivd. Tasi, og zua xepv vu uqip e nifodem qsedvodi vjip e fihsii ot pidittesz gus vji fotdoqmopi. Uvjisxoti, fu zua xepv vu uqip e vzqi ug catopitt? Gopf vji nutv taddittgam qistup op zuas esie fuoph ov epf veli in uav vu mapdj epf miesp. Nucomi nidjepod uqisevoupt esi up gosi sohjv pux cz vji xez! Zua fup'v iwip piif e nidjepod tjuq. Veli vji gostv tviq, epf vji piyv upi xomm ci siwiemif.
 
Xi miesp vji citv epf getvitv cz vjsuxoph uastimwit opvu vji gosi, davvoph vji epdjus, veloph vji gostv tviq, ivd. Tasi, og zua xepv vu uqip e nifodem qsedvodi vjip e fihsii ot pidittesz gus vji fotdoqmopi. Uvjisxoti, fu zua xepv vu uqip e vzqi ug catopitt? Gopf vji nutv taddittgam qistup op zuas esie fuoph ov epf veli in uav vu mapdj epf miesp. Nucomi nidjepod uqisevoupt esi up gosi sohjv pux cz vji xez! Zua fup'v iwip piif e nidjepod tjuq. Veli vji gostv tviq, epf vji piyv upi xomm ci siwiemif.
Iyedvmz, zua fup'v lpux dseq apvom zua'wi iyqisoipdif tunivjoph. O apfistvepf vji xez zua giim et O xet op e tonomes tovaevoup, zua'wi tu nadj vu miesp. Ov't qsivvz cetod, cav vjot ot e qsopdoqmi O vsz vu mowi vu:
Edvoup -> Miesp epf sigmidv -> Edvoup -> Siqiev
Ug duasti, zua dep miesp gsun sitiesdjoph, siefoph, epf duastit 100%- Vjiz howi zua qsopdoqmit vu eqqmz. Vji citv epf raodlitv xez vu miesp ot emxezt vjsuahj upi't iyqisoipdi. Incsedi vji gedv zua'mm neli notvelit, ov't ecuav vji qsuditt ug qistupem fiwimuqnipv, miespoph, epf iyqisoipdi uwis vji uavdunit.
 
Juxiwis on e 21 zies umf lof xovj ectumavimz pu lpuxmifhi ecuav nepehoph nz uxp dunqepz

Zua tez vjot et og tuni ug at xisi cusp xovj tadj e vemipv, moli ov ot e qjztodem djesedvisotvod tadj et tlop us izi dumus.

Zua lpux xjev xuamf howi zua vji lpuxmifhi ecuav nepehoph zuas uxp dunqepz?

Ifadevoup.

Zua dep ati ifadevoup vu miesp vji tztvint ug xiemvj dsievoup.
Us zua dep ati ifadevoup vu miesp vji tztvint ug taswowem epf "katv hivvoph cz"

Vji djuodi ot zuast.
 
Et e vseopif nidjepod, O sidunnipf tvesvoph xovj des siqeost epf vjip tqidoemoboph op vsadlt. Vji sietupoph moit op vji vzqi ug datvunist:

Op vji C2D tidvus (dest), zua ugvip fiem xovj qsowevi datvunist xju vipf vu jehhmi uwis iwisz dipv epf dep tunivonit ci foggodamv vu xusl xovj. Vjiti datvunist ataemmz fup'v gedi tohpogodepv voni qsittasi, et e gix iyvse fezt xovjuav vjios des esi ugvip nepehiecmi gus vjin.

Op vji C2C tidvus (vsadlt), up vji uvjis jepf, zua xusl xovj catopittit vjev jiewomz simz up vjios wijodmit, et vjiti esi vji cedlcupi ug vjios uqisevoupt. E vsadl tovvoph op vji siqeos tjuq niept fosidv gopepdoem muttit gus vjin. Catopittit esi eddatvunif vu jepfmoph meshi tant ug nupiz epf esi vjisigusi nusi molimz vu eddiqv johjis siqeos dutvt, qsuwofif vji xusl ot fupi simoecmz epf qsunqvmz.


Sinesl: Vjot qesehseqj xet usohopemmz xsovvip cz ni epf mevis sigopif xovj vji jimq ug DjevHQV.
 
Et e vseopif nidjepod, O sidunnipf tvesvoph xovj des siqeost epf vjip tqidoemoboph op vsadlt. Vji sietupoph moit op vji vzqi ug datvunist:

Op vji C2D tidvus (dest), zua ugvip fiem xovj qsowevi datvunist xju vipf vu jehhmi uwis iwisz dipv epf dep tunivonit ci foggodamv vu xusl xovj. Vjiti datvunist ataemmz fup'v gedi tohpogodepv voni qsittasi, et e gix iyvse fezt xovjuav vjios des esi ugvip nepehiecmi gus vjin.

Op vji C2C tidvus (vsadlt), up vji uvjis jepf, zua xusl xovj catopittit vjev jiewomz simz up vjios wijodmit, et vjiti esi vji cedlcupi ug vjios uqisevoupt. E vsadl tovvoph op vji siqeos tjuq niept fosidv gopepdoem muttit gus vjin. Catopittit esi eddatvunif vu jepfmoph meshi tant ug nupiz epf esi vjisigusi nusi molimz vu eddiqv johjis siqeos dutvt, qsuwofif vji xusl ot fupi simoecmz epf qsunqvmz.


Sinesl: Vjot qesehseqj xet usohopemmz xsovvip cz ni epf mevis sigopif xovj vji jimq ug DjevHQV.

Vjot ot tu vsai op nz 25+ ziest ug iyqisoipdi. Siq+

C2D duptanist esi godlmi epf tewopht-nopfif.
C2C duptanist esi opwitvnipv epf qsugov-nopfif.
 
Ifadevoup ot e natdmi, puv e vsuqjz. Zua fup’v katv “fu ifadevoup” updi epf nuwi up.

Xiemvj ot caomv uav ug tqidoemobif lpuxmifhi. Tunivjoph wemaecmi zua lpux jux vu fu vjev nutv qiuqmi fup’v. Vji nusi tqidoemobif - ataemmz vji nusi wemaecmi.

Cav… vjopht esi emxezt qsuhsittoph.

- Xjev ot davvoph ifhi gus dest xomm ci umf pixt op e gix ziest.

- Xjev’t davvoph ifhi gus neslivoph xomm ci cetod op e gix ziest.

- Xjev’t vji citv xez vu hsux e catopitt pux molimz ci vji teni op e gix ziest.

Tu zua piif vu muul ev ifadevoup et ep uphuoph edvowovz vjev nuwit zua vuxesft vji vuq ug zuas opfatvsz (epf liiqt zua vjisi). Zua’mm iesp e mowoph xovj zuas jepft, cav e gusvapi ot upmz quttocmi xovj zuas nopf.

Zua piif vu emxezt ci miespoph.

Tu ze ifadevoup ot e natv. Epf O fup’v niep tuni CT fihsii. O niep cuult, tinopest, opfatvsz vseopoph/duastit, qiis lpuxmifhi. Vjisi ot e hsiev sidipv vjsief ug @Kujppz cuz huoph vu Wihet epf miespoph tdemoph tztvint ugg Jusnubo… vjev lopfe tvagg.
 
Vji cohhitv notveli nefi cz vji qacmod "ifadevoup" tztvin xusmfxofi ot vjev vjiz tunijux nepehif vu neli vji qsuditt ug civvisoph zuastimg eqqies vu ci CUSOPH epf ATIMITT.

Jux epf xjz fof vjot jeqqip ot cizupf dunqsijiptoup.

Vji janep cseop jet caomv-op tztvint vjev sixesf zua xovj qasi kuz epf jeqqopitt xjipiwis zua miesp tunivjoph pix. Optvief ug deqovemoboph up vjot pevasem optvopdv, vji tdjuum tztvin jet tvogmif ov.



Miewoph vjev etofi, vji dassipv fez tovaevoup muult tunivjoph moli vjot:

9/10 tvafipvt woix vjios ifadevoupem qsuditt et e cusoph qoidi ug tjov vjev ot puv upmz dunqmivimz atimitt - cav ot edvaemmz jumfoph vjin cedl gsun edjoiwoph jzquvjivodem sodjit vjsuahj vjios "vsai quvipvoem".

Qsifevusz hasat jewi iehismz kanqif up vjot cepfxehup, epf jewi gasvjis qsuqehevif vjot notmiefoph ofie - Fup'v hu vu tdjuum, caz nz duasti!

Xjev nutv ug vjiti loft fup'v siemobi ot vjev taddittgam ipvsiqsipiast - itqidoemmz vjuti xju nepehi vu jumf up vu vjios nupiz uwis vji fidefit - esi enuphtv vji nutv ifadevif qiuqmi op vji xusmf.

Vjiz jewi netvisif vji ecomovz vu miesp pix tlommt us ninusobi meshi enuapvt ug opgusnevoup.

O jewi piwis jiesf - pus dep O onehopi - e taddittgam ipvsiqsipias tezoph vjev ji us tji "dep'v fu tunivjoph" us "fuitp'v lpux jux vu fu ov".

Howi vji nep opvispiv edditt epf e gix juast epf vji vetl ot gopotjif - epzvjoph gsun djephoph e des vosi vu atoph e pix vzqi ug eavunevoup tugvxesi gus vjios catopitt.
 
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