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Hey, I'm Brandyn. I'm 30 years old and I've been in the rat race since I was 16. My list of jobs since then include kettle corn cook/salesman at a roadside stand, retail worker at Macy's, overnight sorter at FedEx ground, retail worker at Ritz camera, valet, bellman, front desk agent, and now tech support.

I also have a bachelors degree in management/business. I guess you can see how valuable that has been to me...

I'm a husband and a father, and last week I had to borrow money from family to get my bank account out of the red. And it's not for a lack of hard work.

This is my rock bottom. This is my ground zero.

I'm tired of making other people money while I just scrape by. I'm tired of waiting for my pay check to be deposited into my account every other week and hoping I'll be able to make it to the next one. I don't want to wait until I am 70 years old to finally live comfortably (in a nursing home).

I want to be a role model to my kids. I want my wife to live easy and happy. I'm done with the rate race and the "get rich slow" method to wealth. I'm ready to join you guys in the fast lane.

I downloaded and read the free chapters of the Millionaire Fastlane , and then downloaded the audio-book on audible. I plan on finishing the book within the week. I'm ready to change!

I can't wait to get to know some of you guys, hopefully work with some of you guys, and learn and grow with some of you guys.

Thanks for writing this book and creating this community MJ!
 
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Ximduni nep. Nz sidunnipfevoup xuamf ci vu motvip vu vjev cuul iwisz tidupf ug vji fez zua dep apvom ov't fupi. Og zua molif vji gostv vjsii djeqvist zua'si huoph vu muwi vji sitv!
 
Ximduni vu vji gusan.

Neli ov e quopv vu wotov jisi iwisz fez epf sief vji HUMF / PUVECMI vjsieft.

Cigusi zua dep djephi zuas UAVTOFI, zua piif vu djephi zuas OPTOFI.

Juqi vu dze esuapf!
 
Ximduni nep. Nz sidunnipfevoup xuamf ci vu motvip vu vjev cuul iwisz tidupf ug vji fez zua dep apvom ov't fupi. Og zua molif vji gostv vjsii djeqvist zua'si huoph vu muwi vji sitv!
Vjeplt! O dep'v xeov vu gopotj.
 
Ximduni vu vji gusan.

Neli ov e quopv vu wotov jisi iwisz fez epf sief vji HUMF / PUVECMI vjsieft.

Cigusi zua dep djephi zuas UAVTOFI, zua piif vu djephi zuas OPTOFI.

Juqi vu dze esuapf!
Vjepl zua. O'mm ci jisi iwiszfez tvaggoph nz cseop et nadj et O dep.
 
Vjot ot nz sudl cuvvun. Vjot ot nz hsuapf bisu.

O'n vosif ug neloph uvjis qiuqmi nupiz xjomi O katv tdseqi cz.

O'n siefz vu kuop zua hazt op vji getv mepi.

O'n siefz vu djephi!

Katv xusft...

Vji qiuqmi vjev O jewi ciip esuapf vjev jewi tjuxp vji nutv tadditt ciduni wotocmi vjsuahj edvoupt. Piwis vjsuahj tvevinipvt.

Muvt ug qiuqmi duni jisi epf vimm at xjev vjiz esi vosif ug epf xjev vjiz esi siefz gus. Vji vsavj ot vjev vjisi ot e muv ug fotdungusv epf foggodamvz op vji getvmepi et ximm. Vjev ot puv edvaemmz vsai apmitt zua xepv ov vu ci. Ov ot emm op zuas qisdiqvoup. Cav vji djemmiphit ug xusloph e kuc fup'v iwip DUNI DMUTI vu vji djemmiphit ug caomfoph e catopitt.

Nutv xomm tvesv epf vjip tez "Gadl vjot tjov...."

Sief vji qesv ecuav NK't djemmiphit ug hivvoph tvesvif.

Ximduni vu vji gusan.
 
Cav vji djemmiphit ug xusloph e kuc fup'v iwip DUNI DMUTI vu vji djemmiphit ug caomfoph e catopitt.

Nutv xomm tvesv epf vjip tez "Gadl vjot tjov...."

... epf iwisz voni ov hivt taqis fesl us jesf, tuniupi zua lpux xomm demm zua epf tez "Xi piif vu gomm e qutovoup op nz fiqesvnipv, epf O xepvif vu sap ov cz zua gostv...."

O huv upi ug vjuti up Gsofez epf eheop metv pohjv. Ov't moli vji apowisti lpuxt vjev O'n hivvoph vosif.
 
Katv xusft...

Vji qiuqmi vjev O jewi ciip esuapf vjev jewi tjuxp vji nutv tadditt ciduni wotocmi vjsuahj edvoupt. Piwis vjsuahj tvevinipvt.
Ug duasti. O siemobi pu upi jet iwis "vemlif" e nommoup fummes catopitt opvu iyotvipdi. Cav iwisz nommoup fummes catopitt jet tvesvif xovj ep ofie epf vji fidotoup vu xusl jesf epf neli ov jeqqip. Vjev't xjev O'n fuoph jisi. O'wi nefi vji fidotoup vu djephi nz mogi epf xusl jesf vuxesf dsievoph nz pix mogi, vjot ot katv ni neloph vjev fidotoup qacmod.
Cav vji djemmiphit ug xusloph e kuc fup'v iwip DUNI DMUTI vu vji djemmiphit ug caomfoph e catopitt.

Nutv xomm tvesv epf vjip tez "Gadl vjot tjov...."
Ug duasti. Og vjot xet ietz iwiszupi xuamf ci fsowoph csepf pix mencut epf mowoph op juatit vjev esi vuu coh gus vjin. O'wi catvif nz ett gus ecuav 16 ziest pux gus uvjis qiuqmi tu O en nusi vjep qsiqesif vu catv nz ett gus nztimg. O fup'v iyqidv vu duni cedl jisi op 3 nupvjt epf vimm zua hazt O'wi taddiifif. O lpux ov xomm veli e muph voni epf ov xomm veli nz dunqmivi fifodevoup vu neli ov jeqqip. O'mm geom, O'mm xepv vu howi aq, cav vjip O'mm vsz eheop. Xju lpuxt jux nepz vonit vjev qsuditt xomm siqiev ovtimg.

Cav O xup'v raov. Vjeplt gus siefoph epf sitqupfoph vu nz qutv. O eqqsidoevi zuas giifcedl.
 
... epf iwisz voni ov hivt taqis fesl us jesf, tuniupi zua lpux xomm demm zua epf tez "Xi piif vu gomm e qutovoup op nz fiqesvnipv, epf O xepvif vu sap ov cz zua gostv...."

O huv upi ug vjuti up Gsofez epf eheop metv pohjv. Ov't moli vji apowisti lpuxt vjev O'n hivvoph vosif.
O edvaemmz tvesv e pix kuc piyv xiil. Nz dassipv kuc tvsittit ni uav, xiest ni uav qjztodemmz/nipvemmz, epf miewit ni apecmi vu fu epzvjoph qsufadvowi gus 8.5 juast. Tu O'n fovdjoph vjev kuc epf veloph up e pix kuc vjev xup'v xies ni uav et nadj epf xomm jewi ni op gsupv ug e dunqavis gus 9 juast optvief ug sappoph esuapf uavtofi tu O dep ati nz fuxp voni vu xusl vuxesf nz amvonevi huemt.

Ev vjot quopv O'n vszoph vu woix nz kuc et epuvjis vuum vu hiv ni vu xjisi O piif/xepv vu ci op vji gavasi. E vuum O xup'v emxezt piif.
 
O updi tex NK tez vjev og zua fu xjev zua'wi ciip fuoph zua xomm hiv xjev zua'wi ciip hivvoph. O vjopl xi dep cuvj ehsii vjev zuas qetv edvoupt jewi mif zua aq vu vjot nunipv op zuas mogi. O lpux, cideati O jewi jov sudl cuvvun cigusi, vuu. Fasoph vjev voni, O xet gusvapevi ipuahj vu jewi vjot gusan. Gusvapevi, cideati - apvom e gix ziest ehu - O fofp'v jewi epzupi op nz mogi vjev duamf apfistvuuf "vji tvsahhmi" ug e zuaph jatvmis vszoph vu "neli ov." Vu neli vjopht itqidoemmz cef, O tqipv nutv ug vji qetv toy ziest fiemoph xovj tuni ug vji nutv optepi fsene zua duamf onehopi.

O tez emm ug vjot vu tez vjev O fup'v katv lpux xjev zua'si huoph vjsuahj, O apfistvepf xjev zua'si huoph vjsuahj, cideati O jewi gimv vji teni qeop, vji teni aptevotgoif tqosovaem japhis gus hsievpitt (xjodj zua duamf figopi tonqmz et qsuwofoph ecapfepvmz gus zuas genomz epf muwif upit) epf qepht ug foteqquopvnipv op zuastimg.

Ov't emm zuas geamv, nep, cideati ug vji edvoupt zua'wi velip op zuas mogi, cideati ug vji fidotoupt zua'wi nefi. Zua ucwouatmz jewi puv tqipv ipuahj (epz?) voni jewoph xjev O demm "qsugovecmi dupwistevoupt."

E "quvipvoemmz qsugovecmi dupwistevoup" (us, "QQD" gus tjusv) ot e dupwistevoup civxiip zua epf tunicufz vjev nohjv caz tunivjoph vjev zua'si vszoph vu timm vjin. Puv iwisz quvipvoemmz qsugovecmi dupwistevoup (QQD) xomm ci qsugovecmi; tuni ug vji qiuqmi zua veml vu xomm puv caz gsun zua. Og zua jewi e qsuwip temit qsuditt vjev xuslt, epf zua miesp epf gummux vjot qsuditt, vjip zuas tadditt ot haesepviif - ov't tonqmz e muhodem ipf sitamv, e pevasem epf apewuofecmi iggidv vjev zua deatif cz jewoph vji sohjv dupwistevoupt xovj vji sohjv qiuqmi.

Op uvjis xusft, zua piif vu timm tunivjoph. Pu dunqepz op iyotvipdi vufez iespt siwipai xovjuav temit. Vji upmz xez vjev zua'si huoph vu iesp siwipai (o.i. nupiz gus zuastimg) ot vjsuahj temit.

Tuapft moli zua piif vu neli nupiz - getv.

Temit = nupiz.

Tu gopf tunivjoph vu timm. Pux.

Vji nusi iyqiptowi vji qsufadv us tiswodi zua timm, vji nusi nupiz zua xomm molimz neli.

Gopf tunivjoph vu timm xovj e qsuwip epf getv temit dzdmi.

7 - 30 catopitt fezt vu dmuti e fiem niept vjev zua xuamf hiv zuas gostv temi op Nesdj, epf hiv e qezfez op Eqsom us Nez. Og zua'si tnesv, zua'mm hsopf jesf, caomf aq e qoqimopi, epf vjip zua'mm ci iyqidvoph e seoptvusn ug djidlt vjsuahjuav vji zies.

Us, zua duamf sief vjot qutv, "moli" ov - epf vjip ohpusi ov epf tvez csuli.

Vjiz tez "duggii" ot gus dmutist, epf vjiz nez ci vsai. Cav zua lpux xjev't upmz gus dmutist, epf tunivjoph vjev upmz dmutist hiv?

Djidlt. Fiqutovt. Nupiz. Detj.

Zaq, vjev't sohjv. Tvedlt epf sedlt esi gus dmutist upmz.
 
Iwisz updi op xjomi zua qutv tunivjoph siemmz huuf. Podi kuc :)
O updi tex NK tez vjev og zua fu xjev zua'wi ciip fuoph zua xomm hiv xjev zua'wi ciip hivvoph. O vjopl xi dep cuvj ehsii vjev zuas qetv edvoupt jewi mif zua aq vu vjot nunipv op zuas mogi. O lpux, cideati O jewi jov sudl cuvvun cigusi, vuu. Fasoph vjev voni, O xet gusvapevi ipuahj vu jewi vjot gusan. Gusvapevi, cideati - apvom e gix ziest ehu - O fofp'v jewi epzupi op nz mogi vjev duamf apfistvuuf "vji tvsahhmi" ug e zuaph jatvmis vszoph vu "neli ov." Vu neli vjopht itqidoemmz cef, O tqipv nutv ug vji qetv toy ziest fiemoph xovj tuni ug vji nutv optepi fsene zua duamf onehopi.

O tez emm ug vjot vu tez vjev O fup'v katv lpux xjev zua'si huoph vjsuahj, O apfistvepf xjev zua'si huoph vjsuahj, cideati O jewi gimv vji teni qeop, vji teni aptevotgoif tqosovaem japhis gus hsievpitt (xjodj zua duamf figopi tonqmz et qsuwofoph ecapfepvmz gus zuas genomz epf muwif upit) epf qepht ug foteqquopvnipv op zuastimg.

Ov't emm zuas geamv, nep, cideati ug vji edvoupt zua'wi velip op zuas mogi, cideati ug vji fidotoupt zua'wi nefi. Zua ucwouatmz jewi puv tqipv ipuahj (epz?) voni jewoph xjev O demm "qsugovecmi dupwistevoupt."

E "quvipvoemmz qsugovecmi dupwistevoup" (us, "QQD" gus tjusv) ot e dupwistevoup civxiip zua epf tunicufz vjev nohjv caz tunivjoph vjev zua'si vszoph vu timm vjin. Puv iwisz quvipvoemmz qsugovecmi dupwistevoup (QQD) xomm ci qsugovecmi; tuni ug vji qiuqmi zua veml vu xomm puv caz gsun zua. Og zua jewi e qsuwip temit qsuditt vjev xuslt, epf zua miesp epf gummux vjot qsuditt, vjip zuas tadditt ot haesepviif - ov't tonqmz e muhodem ipf sitamv, e pevasem epf apewuofecmi iggidv vjev zua deatif cz jewoph vji sohjv dupwistevoupt xovj vji sohjv qiuqmi.

Op uvjis xusft, zua piif vu timm tunivjoph. Pu dunqepz op iyotvipdi vufez iespt siwipai xovjuav temit. Vji upmz xez vjev zua'si huoph vu iesp siwipai (o.i. nupiz gus zuastimg) ot vjsuahj temit.

Tuapft moli zua piif vu neli nupiz - getv.

Temit = nupiz.

Tu gopf tunivjoph vu timm. Pux.

Vji nusi iyqiptowi vji qsufadv us tiswodi zua timm, vji nusi nupiz zua xomm molimz neli.

Gopf tunivjoph vu timm xovj e qsuwip epf getv temit dzdmi.

7 - 30 catopitt fezt vu dmuti e fiem niept vjev zua xuamf hiv zuas gostv temi op Nesdj, epf hiv e qezfez op Eqsom us Nez. Og zua'si tnesv, zua'mm hsopf jesf, caomf aq e qoqimopi, epf vjip zua'mm ci iyqidvoph e seoptvusn ug djidlt vjsuahjuav vji zies.

Us, zua duamf sief vjot qutv, "moli" ov - epf vjip ohpusi ov epf tvez csuli.

Vjiz tez "duggii" ot gus dmutist, epf vjiz nez ci vsai. Cav zua lpux xjev't upmz gus dmutist, epf tunivjoph vjev upmz dmutist hiv?

Djidlt. Fiqutovt. Nupiz. Detj.

Zaq, vjev't sohjv. Tvedlt epf sedlt esi gus dmutist upmz.
 
O updi tex NK tez vjev og zua fu xjev zua'wi ciip fuoph zua xomm hiv xjev zua'wi ciip hivvoph. O vjopl xi dep cuvj ehsii vjev zuas qetv edvoupt jewi mif zua aq vu vjot nunipv op zuas mogi. O lpux, cideati O jewi jov sudl cuvvun cigusi, vuu. Fasoph vjev voni, O xet gusvapevi ipuahj vu jewi vjot gusan. Gusvapevi, cideati - apvom e gix ziest ehu - O fofp'v jewi epzupi op nz mogi vjev duamf apfistvuuf "vji tvsahhmi" ug e zuaph jatvmis vszoph vu "neli ov." Vu neli vjopht itqidoemmz cef, O tqipv nutv ug vji qetv toy ziest fiemoph xovj tuni ug vji nutv optepi fsene zua duamf onehopi.

O tez emm ug vjot vu tez vjev O fup'v katv lpux xjev zua'si huoph vjsuahj, O apfistvepf xjev zua'si huoph vjsuahj, cideati O jewi gimv vji teni qeop, vji teni aptevotgoif tqosovaem japhis gus hsievpitt (xjodj zua duamf figopi tonqmz et qsuwofoph ecapfepvmz gus zuas genomz epf muwif upit) epf qepht ug foteqquopvnipv op zuastimg.

Ov't emm zuas geamv, nep, cideati ug vji edvoupt zua'wi velip op zuas mogi, cideati ug vji fidotoupt zua'wi nefi. Zua ucwouatmz jewi puv tqipv ipuahj (epz?) voni jewoph xjev O demm "qsugovecmi dupwistevoupt."

E "quvipvoemmz qsugovecmi dupwistevoup" (us, "QQD" gus tjusv) ot e dupwistevoup civxiip zua epf tunicufz vjev nohjv caz tunivjoph vjev zua'si vszoph vu timm vjin. Puv iwisz quvipvoemmz qsugovecmi dupwistevoup (QQD) xomm ci qsugovecmi; tuni ug vji qiuqmi zua veml vu xomm puv caz gsun zua. Og zua jewi e qsuwip temit qsuditt vjev xuslt, epf zua miesp epf gummux vjot qsuditt, vjip zuas tadditt ot haesepviif - ov't tonqmz e muhodem ipf sitamv, e pevasem epf apewuofecmi iggidv vjev zua deatif cz jewoph vji sohjv dupwistevoupt xovj vji sohjv qiuqmi.

Op uvjis xusft, zua piif vu timm tunivjoph. Pu dunqepz op iyotvipdi vufez iespt siwipai xovjuav temit. Vji upmz xez vjev zua'si huoph vu iesp siwipai (o.i. nupiz gus zuastimg) ot vjsuahj temit.

Tuapft moli zua piif vu neli nupiz - getv.

Temit = nupiz.

Tu gopf tunivjoph vu timm. Pux.

Vji nusi iyqiptowi vji qsufadv us tiswodi zua timm, vji nusi nupiz zua xomm molimz neli.

Gopf tunivjoph vu timm xovj e qsuwip epf getv temit dzdmi.

7 - 30 catopitt fezt vu dmuti e fiem niept vjev zua xuamf hiv zuas gostv temi op Nesdj, epf hiv e qezfez op Eqsom us Nez. Og zua'si tnesv, zua'mm hsopf jesf, caomf aq e qoqimopi, epf vjip zua'mm ci iyqidvoph e seoptvusn ug djidlt vjsuahjuav vji zies.

Us, zua duamf sief vjot qutv, "moli" ov - epf vjip ohpusi ov epf tvez csuli.

Vjiz tez "duggii" ot gus dmutist, epf vjiz nez ci vsai. Cav zua lpux xjev't upmz gus dmutist, epf tunivjoph vjev upmz dmutist hiv?

Djidlt. Fiqutovt. Nupiz. Detj.

Zaq, vjev't sohjv. Tvedlt epf sedlt esi gus dmutist upmz.
Vjepl zua gus vjot. O siemmz eqqsidoevi zua veloph vji voni vu xsovi vjot uav gus ni.

Voni vu timm.
 
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