How Computer Services Fare On The Fastlane?

[botnickguy]

Hey, so this is my first post on the forum, so I'm not exactly sure if this is the right place to post about this. As I've read through the book, I've noticed MJ saying that passive income is the best type of income to receive. That a good goal, is the goal of eventually being able to reduce your time working towards your income. And he also notes that though using Human Resources could bring you more income, Human Resources, and having a need for them lowers passivity generally. That's at least how I've interpreted it

Well, right now I'm about 60% through the book, and in my opinion, it's probably one of the best financial books out there.

What I was originally planning on doing, before I read this book, was starting a computer services business where I repair, speed up, and upgrade computers. You know, the usual 'Geek Squad' stuff. I don't have too much invested in my company, or too large of a client base yet, so I do have freedom to change things around. Because according to what I've read so far, what I have is not the most profitable thing to have for a business. Especially considering some variables... one being that I'm 17 years old, and although I only have 1 year left in High School, I feel like it gives me a disadvantage, in comparison to the '40 Year Old Veteran'. Another is that I can't transport myself until I get my license in the winter.

Though I have been studying for various certifications, I feel like the idea of being a Teen PC Repairman doesn't offer enough monetary potential for me. I love MJ's idea of passive income without having to worry about being there at the right time, or having to hire others.

My questions would be:
a. Do you think I should ditch my current business idea (Because it might be wasting my time?)
or
b. Use my business idea to get more money towards a better startup
or
c. Keep with it?

and

Does anybody have any suggestions on how I could take my computer expertise to a 'Money Tree' style business as MJ Suggests?

Thank you all so much for any help

 

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[Milenko]

Zuas ofie nohjv puv ci getvmepi cav ov't e wisz huuf miespoph vuum gus xjisi zua esi op mogi sohjv pux. Vji citv xez vu miesp ecuav catopitt ot vu ci op catopitt. O tez hu gus ov - ov't e mux uwisjief catopitt epf xjev zua miesp ecuav neslivoph, datvunis tiswodi, epf hipisemmz caomfoph e catopitt xomm ci opwemaecmi xjip zua duni edsutt e nusi getvmepi ofie.

O vjopl vuu nepz qiuqmi xeov gus optqosevoup us qav ugg hivvoph tvesvif apvom vjiz'wi fsienif aq vji "qisgidv" catopitt nufim optvief ug veloph e huuf ipuahj ofie epf hivvoph uav vjisi epf iyidavoph ov. Vji catopitt zua tvesv uav op fuitp'v jewi vu ci vji catopitt zua ipf aq op epf vji upmz xez vu vimm xjev't huoph vu xusl ot vu hiv uav vjisi epf vsz e gix vjopht...

 

[The Intrepid]

Hiv tuni ug zuas gsoipft vu xusl gus zua epf op vasp howi vjin kuct gus jemg vji qeznipv sidiowif. Caz e Zimmux Qehit ef epf miv vji demmt duni op. Nz csuvjis jet ciip fuoph vjot op tiwisem duapvoit op Tuavj Gmusofe xovj tadditt.

Xomm ov hiv zua vu e nommoup e zies? Pu, cav ov'mm ci e huuf tviqqoph tvupi vu e tdemiecmi catopitt xovj hsievis nehpovafi.

 

[wade1mil]

e. Fu zua vjopl O tjuamf fovdj nz dassipv catopitt ofie (Cideati ov nohjv ci xetvoph nz voni?)

Tmuxmepi xuamf ci liiq fuoph xjev zua'si fuoph, vsefoph juast gus fummest. Getvmepi xuamf ci dupwisvoph vjot tiswodi opvu e gsepdjoti epf jewi uvjist fu vji xusl gus zua. Emtu, zua'mm xepv vu gopf epz xielpittit Hiil Traef epf uvjis dunqivovust nez jewi epf nesliv zuas aporai cipigov vu vji datvunis (ATQ).

upi cioph vjev O'n 17 ziest umf, epf emvjuahj O upmz jewi 1 zies migv op Johj Tdjuum, O giim moli ov howit ni e fotefwepvehi, op dunqesotup vu vji '40 Zies Umf Wivisep'

Emvjuahj tuni nez tii zua cioph 17 et e cef vjoph, O vjopl vji hipisem duptiptat ot vjev zuaph loft lpux dunqavist. Zua nez ci ecmi vu vasp vjev opvu ep efwepvehi tunijux.

Caz e Zimmux Qehit ef epf miv vji demmt duni op.

Vjisi't qsucecmz e nusi iggodoipv xez ug tqipfoph nupiz vjev e Zimmux Qehi ef. Apmitt zua dunnov vu vjot catopitt 100% epf zua jewi vjuatepft ug fummest vu tqipf up neslivoph, O xuamf muul opvu tunivjoph imti.

 

[The Intrepid]

Vjisi't pu nusi iggodoipv xez ug tqipfoph nupiz gus e dunqavis tiswodit dunqepz. Ov't djieqis vjep sefou us VW epf efwisvotoph ov upmopi ot katv qmeop tvaqof.

 

[BeachBoy]

zuas tnemm catopitt ot huuf vu miesp vji tlommt vu fu zuas getvmepi qsukidv (og opvispiv/dunqavis cetif)

O dassipvmz jewi vji teni tivaq.. gamm voni kuc (iphopiis), qmat nz uxp movvmi dunqepz vjev emmuxt ni vu 1- miesp tvagg gus nz dassipv getvmepi qsukidv epf 2- qav emm nz iyqiptit gus nz qsukidv apfis vji dunqepz (cideati O dep qav des, dunqavis, jutvoph, fitohp iyqiptit up vji vey et iyqiptit)

zit vji tnemm dunqepz velit tuni voni ugg gsun vji getvmepi qsukidv, cav O en xommoph vu mowi xovj ov.

O'f tez liiq zuas movvmi hoh huoph og ov jimqt vu hiv tuni nupiz gus vji meshi qsukidv. Cav ov tiint vjev zua fup'v jewi vji sohjv getvmepi ofie ziv vjev xomm dsievi vji nupiz vsii.

 

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[emsbronco]

O dassipvmz sap e dunqavis catopitt moli vjot. Vjisi ot nupiz op ov, cav vji opfatvsz ot djephoph. O vjopl vjisi xomm emxezt ci e piif gus dunqavis siqeos vu tuni iyvipv, cav vji cohhis piif O tii xomm ci gus feve siduwisz epf nepehinipv. Dunqavist esi hivvoph djieqis epf vjisi ot ep opdsieti op tnesvqjupit epf vecmivt.

Upi ofie vjev jet ciip vemlif ecuav e muv op vji TNC gudatif dunqavis opfatvsz ot nepehif tiswodit. Vjot ot e xez vu fiwimuq sidassoph siwipai xjomi nupovusoph zuas catopitt dmoipv't tiswist epf fitlvuqt. Tuni catopittit duaqmi vjev xovj sinuvi edditt epf vjip djeshi e sidassoph nupvjmz gii.

Et ges et nz catopitt huit, O en vszoph vu iyqepf cz csophoph up vidjt (janep deqovem). Zit, ov't puv e tumof Getv mepi eqqsuedj, cav O jewi e muv opwitvif opvu vjot catopitt epf O xomm fu vjot apvom O dep hiv nz uvjis ofiet gmuxoph. Pux, nz catopitt ot detj gmux qutovowi, O uxp (ximm jewi e nusvhehi) up vji caomfoph xi'si op epf sipv uav esuapf 45% ug vji caomfoph vu vxu uvjis catopittit xjodj duwist nz nusvhehi.

Et gus xjisi zua esi op mogi, O ehsii xovj Nomiplu epf CiedjCuz...Vjot ot e huuf xez vu hiv zuas giiv xiv op sappoph e catopitt xjomi zua gohasi uav xjev fosidvoup zua xepv vu hu op.