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    Default Oh the irony... (Ya gotta see it to believe it!)

    You guys got to see it to believe it...

    Owner of "Get Rich Slowly" proves Slowlane ineptness by practicing Fastlane.

    How and Why I Sold Get Rich Slowly

    Lets see...

    Start a site based on "getting rich slowly" selling mindless frugality, 40 years of jobs, saving, 401ks, and the typical Slowlane financial bullshit...

    Sell the site years later for a huge sum (undisclosed).
    Pay off your mortgage and accumulate wealth quickly. (FASTLANE)

    As for the founder, he is a Fastlane success story who "got rich quickly" selling the Slowlane at "get rich slowly".

    Oh this is the ultimate in irony.

    Sound familiar? If you read my book, you know it is.

    Pay attention to the comments; the clones still don't get it and many resort to "he got lucky" -- luck (or frugality, or mutual funds, or stocks, or 401ks) had nothing to do with it. Congrats to the founder who probably won't admit it; but the bulk of the financial strategies taught at this site is not what made him rich...

    I'm happy for another Fastlane success story but I'm literally dying.
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    I remember coming across that site a couple years ago. I thought the 'Get Rich Slow' name was an interesting marketing concept because it plays off 'Get Rich Quick' which means the same thing as 'Scam' to 99% of people, therefore lending them credibility from their name alone.

    I always thought the concept was very unexciting though... maybe they should rename it 'Process,' because that's what it's an example of?

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    I don't think the guy got lucky, he obviously worked his ass off on the blog for several years AND he had something worthwhile to contribute that people saw value in. I don't think he saw it coming though, at all. I don't think he "gets it" either...kwim? He is living it, but still doesn't get it.

    Sue

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    Well you can make money selling lies.... Nothing new here.

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    made a lot of sense when i started seeing all those ads and widgets.

    found another good story here - Reader Story: Turning a Side Hustle into Self Employment

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    It looks like he sold the site 2-3 years ago. Considering the fact that he has has over 100K rss subscribers, he sold too soon.

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    That was one of the websites I used to read before reading MJ's book! LOL

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    Quote Originally Posted by tincho1492 View Post
    That was one of the websites I used to read before reading MJ's book! LOL
    Ditto. LOL.

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