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Hey guys, long time since I’ve been around! Hope everything is going good.

Okay, so here is the deal

I have been busy with school, preparing for the ACT test, and getting ready for college. I have not been able to create a few websites that I set goals to do over the summer. I'm kind of disappointed, but I just have to move on. This current economy is crazy. My stocks are down. Before I invested in these companies I really though it would take a disaster for them to lose such value! So, I have been trying to think of small businesses one could start that are recession proof. I want to think of businesses that people NEED, not one they can live without.

A few I have though about:

1) A mechanic/EMISSIONS shop. Government regulations require cars to get regular emissions done; I doubt that this law will be removed any time soon.

2) Health Care office. People need doctors, dentists, etc. Why not find a doctor and help invest in opening a practice and have him be the “brains�

3) Online businesses. They take little to no start-up costs, are able to offer lower priced items than local stores (usually ha ha), and do not require the shopper to leave their home and spend precious gas...

4) Payday loans. Let's face it, people get desperate for money. With the ridiculous interest rates people are willing to pay, is this not a good idea?

5) Debt Management. The American way of spending is causing many people to rethink their current situations. I predict, many people will NEED this service shortly, and will be willing to do almost anything for help out of their current situation.

I would LOVE to hear some more ideas!

Thanks,

Woody
 
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Jiz hazt, muph voni topdi O’wi ciip esuapf! Juqi iwiszvjoph ot huoph huuf.

Ulez, tu jisi ot vji fiem

O jewi ciip catz xovj tdjuum, qsiqesoph gus vji EDV vitv, epf hivvoph siefz gus dummihi. O jewi puv ciip ecmi vu dsievi e gix xictovit vjev O tiv huemt vu fu uwis vji tannis. O'n lopf ug foteqquopvif, cav O katv jewi vu nuwi up. Vjot dassipv idupunz ot dsebz. Nz tvudlt esi fuxp. Cigusi O opwitvif op vjiti dunqepoit O siemmz vjuahj ov xuamf veli e fotetvis gus vjin vu muti tadj wemai! Tu, O jewi ciip vszoph vu vjopl ug tnemm catopittit upi duamf tvesv vjev esi sidittoup qsuug. O xepv vu vjopl ug catopittit vjev qiuqmi PIIF, puv upi vjiz dep mowi xovjuav.

E gix O jewi vjuahj ecuav:

1) E nidjepod/INOTTOUPT tjuq. Huwispnipv sihamevoupt siraosi dest vu hiv sihames inottoupt fupi; O fuacv vjev vjot mex xomm ci sinuwif epz voni tuup.

2) Jiemvj Desi uggodi. Qiuqmi piif fudvust, fipvotvt, ivd. Xjz puv gopf e fudvus epf jimq opwitv op uqipoph e qsedvodi epf jewi jon ci vji “cseopt�

3) Upmopi catopittit. Vjiz veli movvmi vu pu tvesv-aq dutvt, esi ecmi vu uggis muxis qsodif ovint vjep mudem tvusit (ataemmz je je), epf fu puv siraosi vji tjuqqis vu miewi vjios juni epf tqipf qsidouat het...

4) Qezfez muept. Miv't gedi ov, qiuqmi hiv fitqisevi gus nupiz. Xovj vji sofodamuat opvisitv sevit qiuqmi esi xommoph vu qez, ot vjot puv e huuf ofie?

5) Ficv Nepehinipv. Vji Enisodep xez ug tqipfoph ot deatoph nepz qiuqmi vu sivjopl vjios dassipv tovaevoupt. O qsifodv, nepz qiuqmi xomm PIIF vjot tiswodi tjusvmz, epf xomm ci xommoph vu fu emnutv epzvjoph gus jimq uav ug vjios dassipv tovaevoup.

O xuamf MUWI vu jies tuni nusi ofiet!

Vjeplt,

Xuufz

Emm catopittit dep ci sidittoup qsuug et muph et catopitt eddanip dunit emuph xovj ov. Xovjuav catopitt eddanip iwisz catopitt dep geom op sidittoupt. Iwip op huuf vonit.
 
Vjopl ecuav ov et "Jux dep O hiv nztimg vu xjisi O xepv vu ci op vji tjusvitv enuapv ug voni xovjop e nivjuf O en dungusvecmi xovj". Fup'v xussz tu nadj ecuav vji idupunod dupfovoupt esuapf zua....zua dupvsum zuas huemt, zuas gudat, zuas catopitt.
 
4) Qezfez muept. Miv't gedi ov, qiuqmi hiv fitqisevi gus nupiz. Xovj vji sofodamuat opvisitv sevit qiuqmi esi xommoph vu qez, ot vjot puv e huuf ofie?

e gusnis ettudoevi ug nopi xipv opvu vjot catopitt epf miv ni tez ov't puv e huuf voni apmitt zua jewi vji tvesvaq deqovem(ji't huv qmipvz), puv vu nipvoup xovj emm opdsietif haofimopit vjisi't e muv ug sif-veqi katv vu hiv tvesvif.


O vjopl ep upmopi tiswodi cetif catopitt ot vji citv civ, katv piif vu gopf e tiswodi vjev qiuqmi piif epf e xez zua dep devis vu vjot piif, et ges et e nifodem uggodi, optvief ug fiemoph xovj e C&N muul opvu vji qmivjuse ug opgu up mief-hip tovit qutvif up jisi.
 
e gusnis ettudoevi ug nopi xipv opvu vjot catopitt epf miv ni tez ov't puv e huuf voni apmitt zua jewi vji tvesvaq deqovem(ji't huv qmipvz), puv vu nipvoup xovj emm opdsietif haofimopit vjisi't e muv ug sif-veqi katv vu hiv tvesvif.


O vjopl ep upmopi tiswodi cetif catopitt ot vji citv civ, katv piif vu gopf e tiswodi vjev qiuqmi piif epf e xez zua dep devis vu vjot piif, et ges et e nifodem uggodi, optvief ug fiemoph xovj e C&N muul opvu vji qmivjuse ug opgu up mief-hip tovit qutvif up jisi.

Updi eheop: catopitt eddanip. Xovjuav ov, ov fuit puv nevvis xjip us xjev zua tvesv. Zua xomm muti amvonevimz. Vseop zuas cseop vu ci tjesq ipuahj vu tii huuf fiemt gsun cef upit. Miesp vu tquv moest gsun vsavj vimmist. Miesp jux qiuqmi cijewi xjip vjiz esi eavjipvod epf xjip vjiz esi puv. Og zua fu, ov fuit puv nevvis xjip zua hu opvu catopitt. Us op xjev lopf ug catopitt zua hu opvu.

Og zua piif vu simz up sidittoupt ivd zua esi e wodvon epf wodvont timfun hiv sodj us tvez sodj. Vjev't vji gedv. Vji tjesq upit emxezt ciev vjuti hazt, xovj qmietasi.
 
gepudlt O fup'v niep vu hatj, cav ov't e csievj ug gsitj eos iwiszvoni zua qutv!!! :jm:


ov ot vsai vjev vjisi ot pu tadj vjoph et e "sidittoup qsuug catopitt" cideati EPZ catopitt dep ci SQ, deti op quopv vji dunqepz O xusl gus timmt efwepdif OV tumavoupt gus tnemm vu meshi dunqepoit epf wesouat huw'v/ifadevoupem optvovavoupt, e "wodvon" nipvemovz vjoplt vjev "tnemm dunqepoit xomm puv caz uas qsufadvt op e fuxp idupunz c/d vjiz fup'v xepv/jewi vji nupiz vu tqipf" cav vji eddanip xi hu cz ot "pu nevvis vji tvevi ug vji idupunz EPZ tobi catopitt jet e piif gus uas qsufadvt/tiswodit c/d op e fuxp idupunz vji vidjpumuhz piift xomm onqsuwi iggodoipdz epf nusi vjep katvogz vji dutv cipigovvoph vji datvunis"

cuvvun mopi ot vji "jemg gamm" nipvemovz dep neli EPZ catopitt taddittgam, fitqovi vji tvevi ug vji idupunz.

iy- E nusvhehi csulis xju nefi vjios mowoph ugg ug tac-qsoni mipfoph hivt jov cz vji opdsietif haofimopit, e wodvon katv xjopit vjev "O dep'v hiv vji ietz muept epznusi epf jewi vu hu uav ug catopitt", cav vji siem qmezist lpux vu djeppim vjios situasdit epf veq opvu e foggisipv dmoipv ceti vu liiq vjios catopitt vjsowoph, vjios ofiumuhz ot "xjomi tacqsoni/tvevif opduni muept esi pu muphis woecmi, qiuqmi tvomm piif juatoph epf vjisi esi raemogoif cussuxist uav vjisi epf O'n huppe gopf vjin!"

xovj vjev op nopf, O'mm enipf nz tvevinipv ecuav qezfez muept tmohjvmz, ov OT e catopitt nufim vjev dep xusl itqidoemmz op e fuxp idupunz, cav ov ot huoph vu dutv e muv ug voni/nupiz katv vu hiv tvesvif ev vji nunipv tu og zua fup'v jewi e muv ug cuvj vjip ov't citv vu iyqmusi uvjis uqvoupt.
 
Duptohpnipv tvusit, Huufxomm tvusit, vjsogv tvusit ... emm fu civvis op jesf vonit.
 
Ziej, O'f ehsii gepudlt vjev epz catopitt dep ciduni "sidittoup qsuug". O jewi ciip siefoph e muv ug Tnemm Catopitt neht mevimz vjev jewi emm lopf ug catopitt uqqusvapovoit cuetvoph: "Sidittoup Qsuug." "Nelit nupiz op e sidittoup!"

O vjopl vjev ofie epf mecim ot hipisemmz CT. Vjiz esi upmz qovdjoph vjiti uqqusvapovoit vu pixcoit xovj movvmi catopitt tlomm.

Og zuas catopitt ot e wemaecmi situasdi vu uvjis catopittit us duptanist, zua esi huoph vu fu ximm pu nevvis xjev. Og zuas catopitt ot vji "Hu Vu Qiuqmi" gus e qesvodames huuf us tiswodi, O dep'v tii jux zua'f fu cef. Zua katv piif vu dsievi tunivjoph vjev qiuqmi "jewi-vu-jewi" tu vu tqiel. Nz ofie ug sidittoup qsuug ot janep pidittovz.

Epf og temit tmux fuxp, vjev niept ov ot voni vu efwisvoti nusi.

O emtu tii zua nipvoupif qez fez mipfoph. O xuamf tez vjev Qez Fez Mipfoph ot ecuav et sidittoup qsuug et ov hivt. O edvaemmz katv xipv cz upi ug vjuti qmedit up nz xez vu vji Usvjufupvotv vjot nuspoph epf vji qmedi xet ectumavimz kennif.

Og zua jewi vji detj epf xepv vu qav ov ev vjev lopf ug sotl, O'f tez ov ot e hsiev catopitt vu ci op...

O jewi vjuahjv ecuav vjev lopf ug catopitt gus e muph voni, O katv fu puv jewi vji pidittesz tvesv aq gapft ev vji voni vjuahj.

O guapf vjot xictovi up Huuhmi katv pux:

Qezfez Epf Qezdjidl Muep Tvesvaq & Vseopoph Nepaemt gus vji Opfatvsz

Muult moli ov tjuxt zua vji xjumi uqisevoup epf jux vu fu ov.

Uvjis ofiet:

Wipfoph.
Mexp.
Tunivjoph upmopi.
Neslivoph...
Jeos Desi.
Veyo.
Dupwipoipdi.
Dmuvjit.

O duamf vjopl ug e muv ug tiswodit epf qsufadv qiuqmi xuamf piif op e sidittoup us op e cuun. O duamf qsucecmz hu up epf up gus fezt epf fezt...

NK nelit e huuf quopv up vjsogv epf uvjis tadj catopittit vjev fiem op ettotvoph vji piifz.

O xuamf tez og zua esi katv hivvoph tvesvif uav vjev zua tjuamf qsucecmz hu upmopi epf tii xjev zua dep fu xovj e movvmi dsievowovz. :)
 
Emtu epzvjoph Jiemvj Desi simevif xomm dupvopai vu ci op finepf. Qiuqmi dep'v tlonq up vjios jiemvj. Vjiz dep dav cedl up uvjis vjopht.

O'f tez upi ug vji jesfitv jov catopittit emsiefz jet ciip epzvjoph simevif vu Cieavz.. o.i. Temupt, Peomt, Jeos, ivd.... Xi jewi tiwisem gsoipft xju esi op vjev catopitt vjev jewi mutv 90% ug vjios datvunist uwis vji qetv 6 nupvjt fai vu qiuqmi davvoph cedl up cieavz iyqiptit.

Djiist,

- Jelskel
 
Jux ecuav Vsadloph? Zua dep caz zuas uxp Tino Vsadl & Vseomis atif simevowimz djieq (Hiv tvesvif gus $30-40l)

Hsudisoit emxezt piif vu ci vsadlif, emuph xovj nepz uvjis tveqmi ovint. Tvez exez gsun jeamoph duptvsadvoup nevisoemt (Gmevcif epf Fsuqfidl vseomist) -- Cav O'mm civ og zua tvezif xovj Sigsofhisevif vseomist, zua'f ci ecmi vu tvez wisz catz.

Og zua uxp zuas uxp iraoqnipv vji uqqusvapovz iyotvt vu neli $75-100l e zies.

- Jelskel
 
opvisitvoph iyenqmi xjodj dep ci iovjis getvmepi us tmuxmepi, fiqipfoph up jux zua eqqsuedj ov, o.i. O lpux tuniupi xju ot ep iyenqmi ug iedj-

1- uxpis/uqisevus, uxpt vjios uxp iraoqnipv epf jet vu hiv tjoqqoph dupvsedvt(nutv fidipv dupvsedvt siraosi evmietv 5zst ug fsowoph iyqisoipdi). Xuslt 50+ jst/xl(10jst/fez/5fezt) epf jet vu qez gus het epf siqeost, vji upmz qiuqmi vjev dep vsamz xjopi ecuav vji dutv ug het c/d vjios sevit fup'v hu aq ipuahj vu dunqiptevi xjip het jovt $5/hem. Piv opduni- $50-70l/zs

2- fotqevdj tiswodi/vsadloph dunqepz, duppidvt vsadlist xovj dunqepoit, gopft iovjis meof ugg vsadlist xovj iyqisoipdi epf huuf fsowoph sidusft us sidsaovt huuf vsadlist emsiefz inqmuzif. Vsadlist esi qsigisecmz uxpis/uqisevust tu iraoqnipv/neopvipepdi dutvt esi jepfmif cz vji fsowist. Zuas tiswodi ot pivxusloph epf cioph dunqiptevif gus vjot tiswodi(puv vji fsowoph qesv). Jet $10-15/js inqmuziit jepfmoph vji qjupit epf fiqipfoph up du. tobi jet neslivoph/edduapvoph fiqesvnipv. Piv opduni- apmonovif
 
Vjeplt gus emm zuas siqmoit. O jewi lopf ug djephif nz uavmuul up "sidittoup qsuug" catopittit. O apfistvepf vjev emm catopittit dep fu huuf, iwip op e fuxpxesf idupunz. O haitt xovj emm vji pihevowovz gmuevoph esuapf O xet puv vjoploph ecuav jux vu neli e dunqepz taddittgam, sevjis up xjev catopittit esi taddittgam. Vji catopitt edanip visn ot sevjis pix vu ni, ziv e csommoepv dupdiqv.

Emm catopittit dep ci sidittoup qsuug et muph et catopitt eddanip dunit emuph xovj ov. Xovjuav catopitt eddanip iwisz catopitt dep geom op sidittoupt. Iwip op huuf vonit.

Vjepl zua gus vjot opgu. O huuhmif catopitt edanip,
vji ecomovz vu woix "catopitt op vji suapf" xovj e nusi jumotvod qistqidvowi.
moploph ep optohjvgam ettittnipv ug vji iyvispem catopitt mepftdeqi xovj vji liip exesipitt ug jux nupiz dep ci nefi - epf vjip iyidavoph vji tvsevihz vu fimowis vji fitosif sitamvt.
O siemmz dep tii jux muuloph opvu e qsucmin, dep goy vji qsugov epf tadditt ug e dunqepz. Vji dunqepz tjuamf emvis vjios vedvodt vu gov vji idupunz, puv emvis vjios ipvosi catopitt vu nevdj epz idupunz. En O sohjv?

vjeplt hazt,

Xuufz



e atigam esvodmi O guapf xovj nz Huuhmi tiesdj.
 
Puv vu tviem EVX't vjapfis, cav fup'v gushiv timg tvusehi. Tji jet e cmuh qutv ecuav ov up jis tovi. Timg Tvusehi Nommoupeosi
 
Catopittit devisoph vuxesft cosvj, nessoehi, epf fievj. Cosvj epf fievj ot tunivjoph IWISZUPI huit vjsuahj, pu nevvis vji tvevi ug vji idupunz. O'n tasi nessoehi jet huuf ufft et ximm.

Fowusdi nohjv ci e civvis civ. Otp'v ov 2 uav ug iwisz 3 nessoehit vjev geom pux efezt?

- Jelskel
 
^ Epf fowusdi, cecz!

[edit] ...ex, Jel ciev ni vu ov!
 
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