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    Broke? Try Ebay...

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    Wow been about a year since I posted here. Just saw this in my spam folder. Me and my wife only sell small items. Few reasons for this. One we still live just across the water from NYC. Space is limited. You can run a $500k online retail business out of your dining room. Two, the...
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    Broke? Try Ebay...

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    Hey everyone. I haven't posted here in forever. But I saw this post and felt I should share what I am up to. Although it may violate some of the rules and Ebay is a very slippery slope the money comes in fast and is a great way to fund your future ideas. I can tell you some real horror...
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    New from NJ

    Hey all, Haven't been around here for some time but thought I would give a little update. Still have alot to figure out but the last year has been a big learning experience. I still have my day job but my wife has left her job and runs our e-commerce full time now. At this point we just...
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    Building a cell phone app

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    Thats exactly how I would do it. Setup a website and an app synced together. Your phone gives your position and pops up any of the happening spots that night. Promoters can use it, owners can use it, customers can give real time feedback. Also you can put those weird barcode things in the...
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    A Fastlane Question for MJ and others.

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    "You got to know when to hold em, know when to fold em." :) We had a huge DVD manufacturing plant. We kept growing and growing. DVD sales were going down, prices were going up. It was getting really scary near the end. Know what saved us? Phillips came in a sued the shit out of us...
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    Financial Freedom: What's your number?

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    No real numbers for me. I already feel pretty free and alot of that was getting myself out of debt. It's the monthly payments for things that truly made me feel like a slave. Pretty much knocked them out for myself and now working on my fiances student loans and car payments. I know alot...
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    Hello from Austin

    I was over at the Timbercreek Apartments. Had a little shitty $450 studio up til 2008. During the week in NYC I would sleep on my couch at work, stay with friends or at my moms. Friday night I would hop on a plane and fly down to Austin. Had girls up here and girls down there. Other then...
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    Compressing Videos for Web Play

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    If your original footage is dark then go back and reshoot it. Get ahold of as much light as you can. Use white sheets, or white boards to balance it out. If you are shooting outside make sure you are in the sun and not in the shade. Use boards to kill the shadows. If your stuff is dark...
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    Hello from Austin

    Austin is my absolute favorite city in the US. For a few years I rented a small apt on South 1st. I would work in NYC and fly to Austin every weekend. Tried to find a decent job in Austin for years but just didn't come close to what I made here. Still those were good times. :)
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    Compressing Videos for Web Play

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    One of the things I do for a living is convert video for the web. Nothing like setting up a batch of files and billing someone for computer time while I am fishing. For high quality FLV you need to make SWF files which are a huge pain to work with. Use MP4 instead. Not sure if you are...
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    how to start with no money?

    Tons of ways to do it. My big project in May is to help setup a business for my wife to run. Already started explaining how it works and we even did a test run. So far so good. Gonna spend between $500-$1k to get it going. Just have to be creative and willing to get your hands dirty.
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    Mario Williams in his lambo (The negative part about being rich)

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    I don't think anyone has mentioned street racing once have they? I went to some when I was a kid. It's pretty dam shady. BTW I am getting Super Speeders 3,4,5 ready for blue ray today. Think they want them for the auto show on the 22nd. Here is the youtube channel with all the horrible...
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    Mario Williams in his lambo (The negative part about being rich)

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    Get up early Sunday morning and have a good time. I've never in my life seen an exotic car at the track that wasn't a dedicated race car.
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    Obamacare, 1099's, and $600 Expense Mandates

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    Well thank goodness.
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    Mario Williams in his lambo (The negative part about being rich)

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    Sorry to hear someone messed with your ride MJ. I don't take out my expensive rides very much. When I do it's for car events or to go out to eat at a place with valet parking. I almost always drive my POS van. Bought it for 3k used from NYS DOT and I really really enjoy it. I imagine alot...
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    What would you go with $150k?

    I agree. Thats enough money to really F*ck you up if you don't have a solid plan. 2012 I will be going into a project with that kind of money. In the mean time it's all about experimenting for me and trying smaller scale ideas, building knowledge and having a good solid base to build on.
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    eBay Millionaires

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    Yep alot of people are pretty pissed. It's going to run many people out of business. The more people that run away pissed off the better. In the mean time I will sell more and pay the higher fees. Then in 5 months ebay will lover the fees and I will still reap the rewards. But I have...
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    Super Rich Have Their Own Problems

    I can see how creating an empire with multiple homes, cars, planes, etc can be a headache. In alot of ways keeping things simple and hassle free has alot of appeal. But don't get me wrong, I still want to build wealth. I just don't want to fall into a trap where I need millions a year to...
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    eBay Millionaires

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    It's not really fast lane. But it's a tool to build up capitol for other projects. I just paid for my wedding. Ebay sellers paid for it. Also this was a great way for me to get my feet wet and learn about how to start a business. Now I am ready to move on to bigger and better things. I get...
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    If I Haven't Succeeded By Mid 20's, Can I Still Succeed?

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    Well I didn't start till I was 38. I am still 38. God when did that happen. HAHA Could have swore I was at a NIN concert last week and still a senior in high school. I didn't really have anyone helping me when I was growing up and money was completely foreign to me. I had a good time in...
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