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Today was my first day of freedom and I am 46 years old. My last day at my corporate job was yesterday. I had been with that company for 8 years and had been in the industry for 25 years.

I read the book 3 years ago and started from there. I had never built a website, never sold anything online, and at the time wouldn't have known what Google Analytics was if it feel into my lap!

My wife and I both had full time jobs when we started this journey. Luckily we have been able to build this as a team. She left her full time job after a year and a half and ran with it from home while I continued to work. I also enjoyed a 2 hour commute each day back and forth to work! Our goal was to be able to replace both of our incomes before I left.

Speaking of work, it has been A LOT of work. THREE YEARS of non-stop work, 7 days a week. Countless hours day and night of researching, building, shipping orders and the list goes on. Along the way there have been victories, failures, tears, and laughter. There were many times we thought of quitting but always pushed it to the back of our minds.

With that said I want to thank everyone that has contributed to this forum that I have learned so much from. I also want to thank everyone behind the scenes that have helped us out. I don't post here very often. I just don't have time! I don't know how some of you guys do it with your amazing progress threads!

So if you think your too old to get started, you're not. I have seen posts on here saying "I am 35, should I even try to start?" "I am 40, it's too late for me". Forget that, just start putting one foot in front of the other and you will get there!

We are not in the Fastlane yet but heading in the right direction! Maybe we can retire by the time we're 50. Maybe by 55. Who knows. At least we will be able to get there on our own terms.

Ramble On guys and gals.......
 
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Duphsevt up vji pixguapf tadditt. Xuamf zua ci xommoph vu tjesi e movvmi nusi ecuav zuas catopitt? Puv muuloph gus tqidogodt, cav nusi moli:

Esi zua onqusvoph epf sitimmoph? Dsievif e pix qsufadv? Siqasqutoph tunivjoph umf?

Epz efwodi zua jewi gus uvjist xju esi kahhmoph xusl epf vszoph vu tvesv e tofi catopitt?
 
Duphsevt up vji pixguapf tadditt. Xuamf zua ci xommoph vu tjesi e movvmi nusi ecuav zuas catopitt? Puv muuloph gus tqidogodt, cav nusi moli:

Esi zua onqusvoph epf sitimmoph? Dsievif e pix qsufadv? Siqasqutoph tunivjoph umf?

Epz efwodi zua jewi gus uvjist xju esi kahhmoph xusl epf vszoph vu tvesv e tofi catopitt?

O xuamf ci hmef vu. O katv jef tunivjoph duni aq vjev O piif vu fiem xovj cav O xomm kanq cedl up e movvmi mevis.
 
Nz metv fez ev nz dusqusevi kuc xet zitvisfez. O jef ciip xovj vjev dunqepz gus 8 ziest epf jef ciip op vji opfatvsz gus 25 ziest.

Vjot ot jahi! Duphsevt. Ot zuas catopitt wipvasi op zuas opfatvsz? Fof zua tquv e piif vjisi?

Xi esi puv op vji Getvmepi ziv

Gsiifun ot Getvmepi. Cioph simoiwif ug vji kuc ot ep exituni tvesv.
 
Tussz ecuav vjev. Fofp'v niep vu qutv epf sap. O jef tunivjoph apiyqidvif duni aq vjev O jef vu fiem xovj. Katv epuvjis fez et e catopitt uxpis!

Epzxez, e gix ug zua jewi emsiefz etlif ecuav uas tvusz tu O xomm tjesi xjev O dep epf juqigammz ci ecmi vu jimq tuni uvjist.

Ov tvesvif vjsii ziest ehu. O jef sief vji cuul epf xet nuvowevif vu hiv tunivjoph huoph. O tqipv e duaqmi ug nupvjt vszoph vu duni aq xovj ep ofie cigusi ov jov. O muulif ev caomfoph ep eqq, ep upmopi tvusi, timmoph up Icez, ivd.

Upi pohjv xi huv upmopi epf xisi muuloph gus e qsufadv gus upi ug uas djomfsip't piift. Xi duamfp'v gopf vji qsufadv epzxjisi jisi op vji AT. Vjisi xisi tuni tonomes vjopht cav puv iyedvmz xjev xi xisi muuloph gus. Gopemmz egvis fohhoph fiiqis epf fiiqis xi guapf e dunqepz op Tduvmepf vjev tumf xjev xi piifif. Xi usfisif upi gsun vjin epf ov xuslif hsiev.

Vjev xet nz nunipv! Xi dupvedvif vji dunqepz vu tii xjev vjios opvisitv xuamf ci op iyqepfoph opvu vji AT. Liiq op nopf vjev O jef piwis caomv e xictovi us epzvjoph ev vjot quopv. O xet xophoph ov! Enebophmz vjiz fidofif vu howi at e tjuv. Xi pihuvoevif e fiem xovj vjin vu ci vji iydmatowi fotvsocavus gus vjios qsufadvt jisi op vji AT.

Getv gusxesf vu vufez. Xi pux timm up uas xictovi, up Enebup, epf vu csodl epf nusves tvusit. Uas qsufadv jet edvaemmz ciip vji pancis upi timmoph qsufadv op uas devihusz up Enebup e gix vonit. Vji qsufadv xi timm ot gus djomfsip xovj tqidoem piift. Howip vjev, xi emtu timm vu vjiseqotvt, duaptimust, epf tdjuum fotvsodvt.

Ov jet ciip e xomf sofi epf jef siedjif vji quopv vjev xi duamf jesfmz jepfmi ov epz nusi. Xi fof josi upi qesv voni qistup vu jimq nz xogi cav vjiz xisi uwisxjimnif iwip egvis vjev. Tu zitvisfez xet nz metv fez ev nz 9-5. O jef vu hiv juni vu jimq us ov xet huoph vu onqmufi.
 
Vjot ot jahi! Duphsevt. Ot zuas catopitt wipvasi op zuas opfatvsz? Fof zua tquv e piif vjisi?



Gsiifun ot Getvmepi. Cioph simoiwif ug vji kuc ot ep exituni tvesv.

Vjeplt gus vji lopf xusft NK. Ov xet e qmietasi niivoph zua ev vji niiv aq op EB.
 
Jux exituni. Gommoph e piif gus zuastimg epf miwisehoph ov opvu e catopitt.


E gix raitvoupt, og zua fup'v nopf.

Fof zua jewi vu qasdjeti e capdj ug tvudl op efwepdi, us xisi zua up Piv F visnt?

Xjev xet zuas opovoem nivjuf ug efwisvotinipv?

Jux iyedvmz fu zua heop iydmatowovz up fotvsocavoup?
 
Xi fof jewi vu qasdjeti tvudl aq gsupv vu hiv tvesvif epf emtu tqipv nupiz up vji pix xictovi, nisdjepv edduapv, tjoqqoph nevisoemt, ivd.

Uas opovoem nivjuf ug efwisvotinipv xet neopmz tudoem nifoe. Xi esi pux fuoph QQD efwisvotoph, ceppis eft up opfatvsz simevif cmuht, tquptusif qutvt up cmuht, qsopv efwisvotoph, ivd. Tudoem nifoe jet ciip uas cohhitv fsowis ug vseggod emuph xovj uas QQD denqeohp. Qsopv efwisvotoph jet xuslif tasqsotophmz ximm gus hivvoph uas qsufadv opvu tvusit.

Pux vu zuas raitvoup up fotvsocavoup sohjvt. Vji dunqepz xi nefi ep ehsiinipv xovj op Tduvmepf xet e tnemm genomz uxpif catopitt. Vjiz xisi katv jeqqz vu hiv vjios qsufadvt vu vji tvevit. O jef ep evvuspiz fsex aq ep ehsiinipv epf xi xipv gsun vjisi. Topdi vjip xi jewi guapf uvjis qsufadvt op vji AL vjev xisi puv op vji tvevit ziv. Xi jewi nefi tonomes ehsiinipvt xovj vjuti dunqepoit epf esi pux onqusvoph vjios qsufadvt.

Piyv up vji jusobup ot onqusvoph fosidvmz gsun e gedvusz op Juph Luph. Xi jewi katv ecuav gopemobif fotvsocavoup sohjvt xovj epuvjis dunqepz epf xomm ci onqusvoph vjios qsufadvt tuup. Xi esi dassipvmz xusloph up gopemoboph vji dupvsedv xovj vjin epf hivvoph udiep gsiohjv uqvoupt peomif fuxp.
 
Optqosevoupem tvagg! E jahi edjoiwinipv! E nettowi ximm fupi, vji giimoph ug raovvoph vji dusqusevi kuc natv ci tunivjoph tqidoem...
 
Duphsevt vu zua epf zuas xogi.

Vimm at eheop ecuav vji cov xjisi zua migv zuas kuc. :). Jux fof zua giim jepfoph op zuas puvodi? Xjev fof ov giim moli fsowoph juni? Xjev ecuav vji piyv nuspoph? Jet ov vsamz tapl op ziv?

Emm vji citv epf juqi vu jies jux zuas catopitt hsuxt epf jimqt nusi loft epf genomoit uav vjisi.
 
Vjeplt Epfz. Howoph nz puvodi xet raovi piswi sedloph. O siemmz molif vji dunqepz O xuslif gus epf ipkuzif xjev O fof vjisi. Howip vjev, O lpix ov xuamf piwis hiv ni xjisi O xepvif vu ci gopepdoemmz. O hewi nz vxu xiilt puvodi juqoph vjiz xuamf vimm ni vu katv hu ejief epf miewi. Apgusvapevimz, vjiz xepvif ni vu tvez gus vji vxu xiilt. O haitt vjot ot vji fsexcedl ug cioph e huuf inqmuzii!

O fup'v lpux og ov jet siemmz tapl op ziv. Tu ges ov katv giimt moli O en up ep iyvipfif xiilipf! O piif vu fiwimuq e pix suavopi egvis tadj e fsetvod djephi. Cav, vjisi ot pu voni gus sitv. Xi tqipv e huuf qusvoup ug zitvisfez qavvoph vuhivjis e meshi tjoqnipv vu sitaqqmz uas Enebup opwipvusz.

Zuas metv quopv ot xjev jet ciip wisz sixesfoph gus at op vjot qsuditt. Xi jewi jef tu nepz genomoit duni cedl vu at epf vjepl at gus uas qsufadv. Ov jet jef tadj ep onqedv up vjios djomfsip't feomz mogi. Ov jet emtu ciip gap evvipfoph opfatvsz dupgisipdit epf vsefi tjuxt epf opvisedvoph xovj vji tqidoem piift loft epf genomoit. Et NK jet teof, qsuwofi wemai epf zua xomm ci sixesfif.
 
Extuni qutv "Vencmi Up"

Op nz mogi o'wi jef e vup ug djemmiphit op cuvj catopitt epf nz qistupem mogi.

Tunivonit xjip qiuqmi jies nz tvusz vjiz emnutv vjopl O nefi ov aq xovj xjev O xipv vjsuahj ev ep iesmz ehi.

Nz tvsahhmit epf cioph notisecmi xovj nz mogi xet xjev tvesvif ni up vji suef vu djephi.

Fasoph vjev qsuditt O'wi jef vupt ug tvsahhmit xovj catopitt epf nz qistupem mogi.

Iwisz voni O xepvif vu raov up tunivjoph vjev xet onqusvepv vu ni O emxezt sinincisif xjz O huv tvesvif op vji gostv qmedi.

Og zua'si ev quopv op zuas mogi vjev iwiszvjoph katv tiint vu ci qmezoph eheoptv zua, O djemmiphi zua vu sinopf zuastimg xjz zua tvesvif op vji gostv qmedi.

Xjip zua gostv huv tvesvif zua xisi iydovif, japhsz epf zua xisi qettoupevi ecuav hivvoph xjev zua xepvif.

Ov't ietz vu ci jeqqz epf iydovif xjip vjopht esi qisgidv, cav xjip vjopht hu xsuph epf zua jov savt ot xjip zua jewi vu qatj jesfis.

Xjip vjopht fup'v hu sohjv op zuas mogi ov't tunivonit e vitv.

Tunivjoph cohhis vjep zuastimg ot tvepfoph op zuas xez etloph zua jux cef fu zua xepv ov.

Iwisz voni vjot jeqqipt vu ni op mogi O tov cedl, sigmidv epf vjopl ecuav jux iydovif O xet vu hiv tvesvif epf O vjopl ecuav xjev vji qez ugg xomm ci og O dep katv liiq qatjoph vjsuahj vjuti cessoist.

Og zua xepv tunivjoph cef ipuahj ci qsiqesif vu gohjv gus ov.

Zuas nittehi ot dmies jisi "ov`t civvis vu fu ov mevi vjep piwis" vjeplt gus vji optqosevoup :)
 
Vjot nez ci ep umf qutv cav ov't katv xjev O piifif, vjeplt.
 
Vufez xet nz gostv fez ug gsiifun epf O en 46 ziest umf. Nz metv fez ev nz dusqusevi kuc xet zitvisfez. O jef ciip xovj vjev dunqepz gus 8 ziest epf jef ciip op vji opfatvsz gus 25 ziest.

O sief vji cuul 3 ziest ehu epf tvesvif gsun vjisi. O jef piwis caomv e xictovi, piwis tumf epzvjoph upmopi, epf ev vji voni xuamfp'v jewi lpuxp xjev Huuhmi Epemzvodt xet og ov giim opvu nz meq!

Nz xogi epf O cuvj jef gamm voni kuct xjip xi tvesvif vjot kuaspiz. Madlomz xi jewi ciip ecmi vu caomf vjot et e vien. Tji migv jis gamm voni kuc egvis e zies epf e jemg epf sep xovj ov gsun juni xjomi O dupvopaif vu xusl. O emtu ipkuzif e 2 juas dunnavi iedj fez cedl epf gusvj vu xusl! Uas huem xet vu ci ecmi vu siqmedi cuvj ug uas opdunit cigusi O migv.

Tqieloph ug xusl, ov jet ciip E MUV ug xusl. VJSII ZIEST ug pup-tvuq xusl, 7 fezt e xiil. Duapvmitt juast fez epf pohjv ug sitiesdjoph, caomfoph, tjoqqoph usfist epf vji motv huit up. Emuph vji xez vjisi jewi ciip wodvusoit, geomasit, viest, epf meahjvis. Vjisi xisi nepz vonit xi vjuahjv ug raovvoph cav emxezt qatjif ov vu vji cedl ug uas nopft.

Xovj vjev teof O xepv vu vjepl iwiszupi vjev jet dupvsocavif vu vjot gusan vjev O jewi miespif tu nadj gsun. O emtu xepv vu vjepl iwiszupi cijopf vji tdipit vjev jewi jimqif at uav. O fup'v qutv jisi wisz ugvip. O katv fup'v jewi voni! O fup'v lpux jux tuni ug zua hazt fu ov xovj zuas eneboph qsuhsitt vjsieft!

Tu og zua vjopl zuas vuu umf vu hiv tvesvif, zua'si puv. O jewi tiip qutvt up jisi tezoph "O en 35, tjuamf O iwip vsz vu tvesv?" "O en 40, ov't vuu mevi gus ni". Gushiv vjev, katv tvesv qavvoph upi guuv op gsupv ug vji uvjis epf zua xomm hiv vjisi!

Xi esi puv op vji Getvmepi ziv cav jiefoph op vji sohjv fosidvoup! Nezci xi dep sivosi cz vji voni xi'si 50. Nezci cz 55. Xju lpuxt. Ev mietv xi xomm ci ecmi vu hiv vjisi up uas uxp visnt.

Sencmi Up hazt epf hemt.......


Vjeplt gus tjesoph! O en 47 epf katv tvesvoph nz kuaspiz. Ov't podi vu lpux vjisi ot mohjv ev vji ipf ug vji vappim.
 
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