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• Bitcoin / Cryptocurrency Discussion (And Predictions)

  
  • James Fake
  • Yesterday at 5:54 AM
  • Investing, Personal Finance

  Although it looks like I'm inactive; I browse through most of the posts.
  
  Whether right, wrong, etc. I can say with 110% the regulars (a core of 10-12) are some f*ckin' rockstars.
  
  You guys are right. 100% right, actually. Likely won't happen during this bull cycle, but it will happen either with the next or the one after before we end this decade (2029). And/or it happens as a result of a likely global depression at the end of this decade.
  
  Near the end of 2017; many...

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  The Cold Email that started a $500m - $1B Company

  
  • Mathuin
  • Yesterday at 7:51 AM
  • Success/Failure

  I've taxed this from a post on r/Entrepreneur by u/harrydry that I hadn't seen posted here after a quick search.
  
  **Post begins**
  Back in February 2010, Jason Cohen had an idea: A new Wordpress hosting service, that would help with speed, scalability, and security.
  
  He now faced the challenge that everyone with a startup idea once faces: How do I get my first customers?
  
  Jason's approach was simple and brilliant. He logged onto Linkedin, searched for Wordpress consultants and sent...

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  Bitcoin / Cryptocurrency Discussion (And Predictions)

  
  • GPM
  • Yesterday at 5:32 PM
  • Investing, Personal Finance

  Elon is just trolling the market to make obscene amounts of money. He can swing any market he wants in any direction from a text from his phone. Dude can make a hundred million dollars by trolling from his phone while taking a dump.

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  How To Value Your Own Product

  
  • 100k
  • Yesterday at 2:46 AM
  • Marketing Strategy

  You start by calculating how much money your product will make/save the user and then charge 10% of that.
  
  For example if you have a billing application that saves them from spending 2 hours per day messing around with accounting, and the person in charge of accounting is paid $20 per hour.
  
  Then you're saving them $20 x 2 = $40/day.... times 5 = $200/week.... times 50 = $10k/year.
  
  $10k/year dived by 12 months = $833/month.
  
  10% of $833 = $83.... so you could easily charge $79/month and...

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  Book summary: the art and business of online writing, by Nicolas Cole

  
  • monfii
  • Today at 4:59 AM
  • Education/Books

  I read "The art and business of online writing" by Nicolas Cole. I really enjoyed the book and learned a ton about writing, writing online, business, copywriting, mindset, etc. I would recommend it to anyone that struggles with communication, must write online for their business, or wonder why nobody reads them.
  
  The book is applicable if you want to start a blog, write ads, get a Twitter account, or practice persuasion through writing.
  
  Find below a summary.
  
  

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  What gets people...

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• The Great Rat-Race Escape by MJ DeMarco, Now in Pre-Release

  M
  • MJ DeMarco
  • Wednesday at 12:08 PM
  • Process / Execution

  Celebrate REAL INDEPENDENCE on your INDEPENDENCE DAY weekend.
  
  I'm happy to announce that my next full length book (444 pages, 13 hours Audible) is now up for pre-release with a release date of Tuesday June 29th, 2021.
  
  ##### SUMMARY...

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  I sold my house, all my possessions, left the state, and started a business.

  
  • Bigguns50
  • Wednesday at 10:42 AM
  • Entrepreneur Topics

  This still sounds crazy! Who does this? Especially at my age of nearly 60 yrs old. Interesting that the older we get, the more we realize we have less road in front of us than behind us. In reality, that’s not always true. We never know when this life will end and the next one begins.
  
  My wife and I decided after several trips to Sedona, AZ...

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  Bitcoin / Cryptocurrency Discussion (And Predictions)

  
  • AceVentures
  • Saturday at 12:22 PM
  • Investing, Personal Finance

  When you discovered the iPhone - did you think that people were going back to using Blackberries?
  
  When you discovered Uber - did you think people were going to instead hail cabs and get jipped by a**hole Taxi drivers?
  
  When you discovered Social Media - did you think people were going to ditch the internet thing and go back to writing each...

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  The Internet is broken ... can we still win?

  
  • Fox
  • Tuesday at 1:42 PM
  • Unscripted Mindset

  I view this differently.
  
  Youtube is just giving people want they want (for the most part).
  And most people just want to watch entertainment and not be thinking too hard about hard work.
  
  MJ caters to people who are really looking to take massive action and get out of their comfort zone.
  And that isn't most people.
  
  It isn't meant to...

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  Bitcoin / Cryptocurrency Discussion (And Predictions)

  
  • James Fake
  • Yesterday at 5:54 AM
  • Investing, Personal Finance

  Although it looks like I'm inactive; I browse through most of the posts.
  
  Whether right, wrong, etc. I can say with 110% the regulars (a core of 10-12) are some f*ckin' rockstars.
  
  You guys are right. 100% right, actually. Likely won't happen during this bull cycle, but it will happen either with the next or the one after...

  Continue reading...

  The Great Rat-Race Escape by MJ DeMarco, Now in Pre-Release

  M
  • MJ DeMarco
  • Wednesday at 2:38 PM
  • Process / Execution

  A little backstory...
  
  When I originally started writing the story in this book, my goal was to take the introductory story (Chapter 1) from Unscripted Book 1 and carry it forward.
  
  But then I realized writing about a single man with little responsibility (no wife, no family, no kids) was taking the easy way out.
  
  So the book starts out very...

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  Random Chat, Thoughts, Posts, and/or Rants Thread

  
  • WillHurtDontCare
  • Thursday at 4:00 PM
  • Off-Topic Threads

  

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  The Internet is broken ... can we still win?

  
  • MTF
  • Tuesday at 2:19 PM
  • Unscripted Mindset

  seomatic said:

  So how is this fair and how are we supposed to still win when the deck is stacked against us?

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  It's not fair but life is not fair.
  
  Noah Kagan is very bullish on YouTube. Guess how much he spends each year to grow his YouTube channel...

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  First Mini Exit and Retirement on $500k. Possible?

  M
  • MJ DeMarco
  • Tuesday at 5:46 PM
  • Investing, Personal Finance

  A $500K "escape number" is not a lot of money, at all -- even for Thailand or some off the beaten path Indonesian village.
  
  

  VentureVoyager said:

  TL/DR: If you were forced to retire on $500k by the age of 31, how would you do it? How would you invest it?

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  I can't answer because I wouldn't try to...

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  What's going on with Elon Musk? Eccentric or going mad?

  
  • Black_Dragon43
  • Wednesday at 3:18 PM
  • People & Relationships

  beswaax said:

  There are quite a few sources on the internet saying that his father owned an emerald mine in Zambia, which he declines because its linked to apartheid, so you take that however you want. Besides that, his dad supposedly had a successful engineering business, and was a millionaire before the age...

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  The Cold Email that started a $500m - $1B Company

  
  • Mathuin
  • Yesterday at 7:51 AM
  • Success/Failure

  I've taxed this from a post on r/Entrepreneur by u/harrydry that I hadn't seen posted here after a quick search.
  
  **Post begins**
  Back in February 2010, Jason Cohen had an idea: A new Wordpress hosting service, that would help with speed, scalability, and security.
  
  He now faced the challenge that everyone with a startup idea once faces: How...

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  Random Chat, Thoughts, Posts, and/or Rants Thread

  
  • Lex DeVille
  • Saturday at 3:50 AM
  • Off-Topic Threads

  Have you Upworkers added your diversity badge yet?! I couldn't find the "White Male Privilege" badge so I guess the right option for me is U.S. Veteran-Owned.
  
  Also, where is the badge for "High-Performance Freelancer"? I didn't see that anywhere.
  
  [URL...

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  [The Path] The Most Successful Guide For Entrepreneurs who Want to GROW

  
  • ZCP
  • Tuesday at 10:46 AM
  • Fastlane Marketplace

  Steve helped me overcome my biggest obstacle ...... me.
  
  When I joined, I was gung ho. "We are going to 4x this business, woo woo." First few calls were touchy feely crap about me and my mindset and how I thought about things and what was important in my life.
  
  Stupid shit (so I thought). I wanted a 'step by step sales plan'. I wanted...

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  Random Chat, Thoughts, Posts, and/or Rants Thread

  
  • Raoul Duke
  • May 10, 2021
  • Off-Topic Threads

  

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  [The Path] The Most Successful Guide For Entrepreneurs who Want to GROW

  
  • GlobalWealth
  • May 10, 2021
  • Fastlane Marketplace

  Kung Fu Steve said:

  NOTE: THE PATH IS ADVANCED COACHING FOR ENTREPRENEURS COMING UP ON ITS 3RD YEAR ANNIVERSARY AND IS OFFICIALLY LAUNCHING TO THE PUBLIC. MY PROMISE IN THIS PROGRAM IS TO DOUBLE, TRIPLE, OR EVEN QUADRUPLE YOUR REVENUE (OR PROFIT) IN THE NEXT 12 MONTHS. IF YOU HAVE A SMALL, MEDIUM, OR LARGE...

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  Starting multiple side hustles, bad idea?

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  • MJ DeMarco
  • Thursday at 2:03 PM
  • Side Hustles, Freelancing

  As a "side hustle" I think you can experiment and see what works best, but eventually, you want to focus and go monogamous on one thing to maximize earning potential in that area.

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  First Mini Exit and Retirement on $500k. Possible?

  
  • biophase
  • Thursday at 2:40 PM
  • Investing, Personal Finance

  MTF said:

  He's in the same business as I am (self-publishing). We've been talking and trying to come up with ideas for months whether we can grow these businesses more. And I think we're both burned out and find it hard to identify new growth opportunities. So this is probably also partly motivated by feeling...

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  First Mini Exit and Retirement on $500k. Possible?

  
  • MTF
  • Wednesday at 2:17 PM
  • Investing, Personal Finance

  It seems to me there are two questions in this thread:
  
  1. Should I sell my business?
  2. Can I semi-retire on $500k if I'm smart about it?
  
  As for the first question, I'd encourage you to read this book:
  https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07BN2KD1J/?tag=tff-amazonparser-20
  
  This is a very difficult decision and the questions offered...

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  The Internet is broken ... can we still win?

  M
  • MJ DeMarco
  • Tuesday at 7:28 PM
  • Unscripted Mindset

  Einfamilienhaus said:

  It is 12 years old, has 45 videos and his latest video is 7 months old.

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  Damn, that's too long to go without a video. I've got to get one up. And yea, I don't put enough time into YouTube like a should, it is the one SM channel I find worth its effort.
  
  

  Facebook...

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  Random Chat, Thoughts, Posts, and/or Rants Thread

  
  • Ing
  • Thursday at 3:43 AM
  • Off-Topic Threads

  Just got an email from Andrew Clarc, who won the lottery and wants to donate 950000usd to me.
  What a luck!

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• My Candid Personal Story on Why You Can Never Take It Easy (An Ode to Discomfort)

  
  • MTF
  • Apr 30, 2021
  • Self-Development

  On July 7, 1978, exercise fanatic Dave Kekich was working out in the gym like any other day. While training, he suffered a freak spinal cord injury. At the age of 35, it left him paralyzed from the chest down ever since.
  
  His injury cost him everything.
  
  He couldn’t engage in his favorite physical activities anymore. He suffered from...

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  The Great Rat-Race Escape by MJ DeMarco, Now in Pre-Release

  M
  • MJ DeMarco
  • Wednesday at 12:08 PM
  • Process / Execution

  Celebrate REAL INDEPENDENCE on your INDEPENDENCE DAY weekend.
  
  I'm happy to announce that my next full length book (444 pages, 13 hours Audible) is now up for pre-release with a release date of Tuesday June 29th, 2021.
  
  ##### SUMMARY...

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  Is it actually true as MJ claims that starting a business doesn't require much capital?

  
  • Matt33
  • Apr 25, 2021
  • Ideas, Concept Feedback

  I started mine with $2,000 out of my dorm room, 18 year old freshman.
  
  $1500 product inventory, product was free to prototype (clothing product with a twist)
  $500 shipping supplies, Shopify, misc
  
  Spent many man hours (months) custom coding and editing together a kick a$$ website, built on Shopify but really a giant landing page.
  
  Next step...

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  I sold my house, all my possessions, left the state, and started a business.

  
  • Bigguns50
  • Wednesday at 10:42 AM
  • Entrepreneur Topics

  This still sounds crazy! Who does this? Especially at my age of nearly 60 yrs old. Interesting that the older we get, the more we realize we have less road in front of us than behind us. In reality, that’s not always true. We never know when this life will end and the next one begins.
  
  My wife and I decided after several trips to Sedona, AZ...

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  What do you think about manifestation? - What most successful people commonly believe, in a way

  
  • biophase
  • Apr 25, 2021
  • Unscripted Mindset

  When you do steps 1 through 3, 4 will open up to you.
  
  Let me give you an example. Let’s pretend that you wanted to start a dog rescue and it is going to cost you $200,000. If you go around and ask people for $200,000 to start a dog rescue, most of the people will not give it to you.
  
  However if you actually start rescuing dogs, you will meet...

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  The New US Tax Plan and Your New 50% Biz Partner (the US Gov)

  
  • MTF
  • Apr 23, 2021
  • Off-Topic Threads

  Fox said:

  For $1 million earners in high-tax states, rates on capital gains could be above 50%. For New Yorkers, the combined state and federal capital gains rate could be as high as 52.22%. For Californians, it could be 56.7%.

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  In Scandinavian countries you at least get something in return. In...

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  Can we please open a FB group?

  M
  • MJ DeMarco
  • Apr 23, 2021
  • Networking, Meet-Ups

  AriAzran said:

  Damn, tough crowd

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  Why on earth would I offload my traffic to the authoritarians at Facebook and have someone else tell me what I can, and can't do with it?
  
  No.
  
  Never.
  
  

  AriAzran said:

  Hey hustlers, we should really consider opening a FB group...

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  Joined three years ago, just made my $10M USD.

  V
  • vivotivo
  • Apr 24, 2021
  • Introductions

  Hi my friends,
  
  Brought up in a middle class family (really thankful for my parents) in the 80s but paid and studied my own way from third world country to first world. Financially broke once after my first business collapsed. I've been surfing the forum and learnt tremendously from many of you. Ten years ago I was a braggy software corporate...

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  Is it actually true as MJ claims that starting a business doesn't require much capital?

  
  • Kak
  • Apr 25, 2021
  • Ideas, Concept Feedback

  I don’t know his exact words, but wouldn’t be surprised in the slightest.
  
  It is one million percent true on so many levels.
  
  You seem to have talked yourself out of the possibility just because you don’t understand it. “Investors are hard to get.” Even if they were... So?
  
  There are literally companies on the NYSE that make zero money and have...

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  Is it actually true as MJ claims that starting a business doesn't require much capital?

  
  • MTF
  • Apr 26, 2021
  • Ideas, Concept Feedback

  MJ DeMarco said:

  @MTF just started a new business... how much did it cost you @MTF?

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  $13.74 for the domain.
  
  I use two tools that offer a 14-day trial each. After the trial I'll pay $10.80/month for one tool and $9/month for the other (actually paid upfront for a year so $108/year).
  
  The rest depends on...

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  First real business success -- pressure washing!

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  • fridge
  • May 9, 2021
  • Success/Failure

  Hey all,
  April 3rd 2021 (about one month ago) after being told I was going to be kicked out of my place of living within a few months, I opened up my first real business focusing on pressure washing. I still work 40hr/week at my full time job, so all of my jobs are scheduled on the weekends (primarily Saturday).
  
  I initially invested the...

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  Bitcoin / Cryptocurrency Discussion (And Predictions)

  
  • Fox
  • Apr 29, 2021
  • Investing, Personal Finance

  Getting pretty close to buying a house in Ireland from 100% ETH gains.
  
  It is a house in an area that flooded way back so it would need to be a cash deal (no mortgage possible).
  They did a lot of flood prevention work since and the house was fully fixed so it is fine now.
  
  It will cashflow around 1k euros a month and I only need a few more...

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  "My life became richer the day I stopped chasing passive income"

  M
  • MJ DeMarco
  • May 9, 2021
  • Scripted Dogma

  Passive income makes you greedy​

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  I stopped reading right there. Uh, OK. Nice generalization. Clicks [back].
  
  Spared me from reading the rest of the socialist drivel. <-- see, I can make generalizations too!

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  The New US Tax Plan and Your New 50% Biz Partner (the US Gov)

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  • MJ DeMarco
  • Apr 28, 2021
  • Off-Topic Threads

  And now they're talking about applying the 3.8% investment income tax to all S-Corp earnings.
  
  At some point, it will just pay for me to sell everything and contribute NOTHING to the economy and the cancer that feeds off it.

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  Random Chat, Thoughts, Posts, and/or Rants Thread

  
  • thechosen1
  • Apr 25, 2021
  • Off-Topic Threads

  Wanted to tell the forum that I had a huge success this weekend, but not ready for a thread yet.
  
  Ive had a sports/outdoors-related product in the works for 2 years now, and had little traction in the beginning because of my poor online marketing skills.
  
  This weekend I sucked it up and signed up for a booth at a trade show / outdoor market...

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  Can we please open a FB group?

  
  • Raoul Duke
  • Apr 23, 2021
  • Networking, Meet-Ups

  f*ck The Zuck!
  f*ck The Zuck!
  f*ck The Zuck!
  f*ck The Zuck!
  f*ck The Zuck!
  f*ck The Zuck!
  f*ck The Zuck!
  f*ck The Zuck!

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  The New US Tax Plan and Your New 50% Biz Partner (the US Gov)

  
  • Thrane
  • Apr 28, 2021
  • Off-Topic Threads

  MTF said:

  Example:
  

  

  I’m an American living in Sweden. Here’s why I came to embrace the higher taxes.

  6 things I love about Swedish taxes.

  www.vox.com

  
  Another article:
  

  

  Here's what Norway and the other happiest countries in the world have in common

  The President wants more emigrants from countries like Norway. Here's why Norwegians are content where they are.

  www.cnbc.com

  
  
  
  I'm not cheering high taxes, just pointing out they can offer...

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  Random Chat, Thoughts, Posts, and/or Rants Thread

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  • MJ DeMarco
  • May 9, 2021
  • Off-Topic Threads

  WillHurtDontCare said:

  Look at these morons - not only are they smug, they don't even appear to be in good health.

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  Question: How do we get more people vaccinated?
  Answer: How about we get a bunch of elitist pricks and condescending assholes to lecture us! That will make 'em comply! What an epic fail...

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  Bitcoin / Cryptocurrency Discussion (And Predictions)

  
  • AceVentures
  • May 1, 2021
  • Investing, Personal Finance

  Real estate. Precious metals. Stocks. You know how much they've gone up over the past, idk, say 20 years?
  
  If you denominate their price by the ballooning fed balance sheet - you'll notice they've actually not done shit. Since the crash in 2008 and the massive growth in debt - every one of these asset classes you look at has barely held it's...

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  Is it actually true as MJ claims that starting a business doesn't require much capital?

  
  • IceCreamKid
  • Apr 25, 2021
  • Ideas, Concept Feedback

  Can you start a biz with no capital? Absolutely. There has never been a better time in history for it. I can post multiple business models that yield 6-7 figures profit with zero capital if you're interested.
  
  For most though, the trick is to combine a long term view with a short term view
  
  Long term: Creating significant equity value...

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  The New US Tax Plan and Your New 50% Biz Partner (the US Gov)

  
  • MoneyDoc
  • May 1, 2021
  • Off-Topic Threads

  At this rate, what really is the point in doing anything in life? Imagine you sell a business for $100m, that's almost $50m in taxes! WTF!
  
  $50m in taxes because you used your brain and made something out of yourself while the obese social justice warriors feeding off of welfare get a tax refund? Yeah, let's tax the wealthy because clearly...

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  The New US Tax Plan and Your New 50% Biz Partner (the US Gov)

  
  • Kak
  • Apr 30, 2021
  • Off-Topic Threads

  Lyinx said:

  The Individuals Investors Tax Act of 2012 - Act 22 - The 20/22 Act Society

  “The Individuals Investors Tax Act of 2012” provides total exemption from Puerto Rico income taxes on all passive income accrued.

  www.the2022actsociety.org

  I just read over this, looks like it's exempting from PR tax only (I'm not a legal expert, but I'm guessing you still need to pay Federal taxes)

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  Nope! That’s the cool part! Puerto Rico is one of the few places...

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  Bitcoin / Cryptocurrency Discussion (And Predictions)

  
  • AceVentures
  • Saturday at 12:22 PM
  • Investing, Personal Finance

  When you discovered the iPhone - did you think that people were going back to using Blackberries?
  
  When you discovered Uber - did you think people were going to instead hail cabs and get jipped by a**hole Taxi drivers?
  
  When you discovered Social Media - did you think people were going to ditch the internet thing and go back to writing each...

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  The Internet is broken ... can we still win?

  
  • Fox
  • Tuesday at 1:42 PM
  • Unscripted Mindset

  I view this differently.
  
  Youtube is just giving people want they want (for the most part).
  And most people just want to watch entertainment and not be thinking too hard about hard work.
  
  MJ caters to people who are really looking to take massive action and get out of their comfort zone.
  And that isn't most people.
  
  It isn't meant to...

  Continue reading...

  Bitcoin / Cryptocurrency Discussion (And Predictions)

  
  • James Fake
  • Yesterday at 5:54 AM
  • Investing, Personal Finance

  Although it looks like I'm inactive; I browse through most of the posts.
  
  Whether right, wrong, etc. I can say with 110% the regulars (a core of 10-12) are some f*ckin' rockstars.
  
  You guys are right. 100% right, actually. Likely won't happen during this bull cycle, but it will happen either with the next or the one after...

  Continue reading...

• From a broke Uber Driver $9k behind on rent to $30k Per Month...QUESTIONS?

  
  • todonelist
  • Jul 19, 2020
  • Success/Failure

  I'm happy to be able to make this post and hopefully share some inspiration and motivation to you guys.
  
  First off, I found MJ Demarco while driving for Uber. I'd work 12+ hours a day so listening to music became annoying after a while so Audible became my best friend. I read Millionaire Fastlane and Unscripted audiobooks about 3 times each...

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  21 Years Old , $7K + Cashflow Business - How I kicked my a$$ into gear after years of action faking

  
  • Xolorr
  • Jul 23, 2020
  • Process / Execution

  Wow, it's been a long time since I've been on this forum.
  
  Hey guys, I'm Xolorr. I'm 21 Y/O from South Africa, and here's my story of how I kicked my a$$ into gear, finally started making some bread, and have some actionable advice that won't be fun but has helped me go from a broke-a$$ 21 y/o to now having $7k pm in MRR.
  
  ---...

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  So if you are born poor in a 3rd world shitpool, can you still make it? My Story.

  D
  • DarkKnight
  • Aug 7, 2020
  • Introductions

  In one his books, MJ makes a good argument: If you are born in a First World country, have a healthy mind and body, there is absolutely no reason for you to not be able to break through the chains of servitude. Now a question arises -- what if you are born on the wrong side of the planet? And you ain't too smart?
  
  I had that puzzle to solve. I...

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  From Flat-Broke to Financial Freedom: How to Get Started When You Have No Money

  M
  • MJ DeMarco
  • Sep 14, 2020
  • Side Hustles, Freelancing

  I see this question a lot here, and posted in a lot of introductions.
  
  How do I get started when I have no money and no skills?
  
  I made a video to answer...
  
  

  
  Also there's an update on my next book near the end of the vid!
  
  Enjoy, and if you're broke with no skills, I hope it helps...

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  Own Yourself: My Story How I Did It

  
  • Lex DeVille
  • Jun 19, 2020
  • Unscripted Mindset

  I don't know how many of you know my origin story. I've been around the forum since early 2013, but I started my first business before I read MJ's book.
  
  Before becoming an entrepreneur, I worked a 9-5 job making $10/hr in hospital collections. Probably the most miserable position on the planet. My office was a closet about 10 feet long and six...

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  $126,727 in PROFIT So Far This Month | eCommerce

  
  • FMJJ
  • Aug 22, 2020
  • Process / Execution

  It's the month of August 2020. In this month alone, I made $126,727 in profit so far (before taxes). I'm 21 years old, and I'm honored to say that the content from MJ and this forum has helped me enormously alongside many other valuable sources out there for guidance.
  
  I hope this gives a little bit of inspiration to a lot of aspiring...

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  I'm "Officially" a Millionaire Now

  
  • halfstepdown88
  • Sep 23, 2020
  • Entrepreneur Topics

  If I take all my bank accounts, assets, and minus all debts, I'm now a millionaire.
  
  
  
  I'm at right about $788,000 for income for the year and have over $100,000 coming in next month, so I should make a million dollars in profit to myself before the end of the year as well, which would be 1 million...

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  The Only 3 Beliefs Holding You Back Right Now

  
  • Kung Fu Steve
  • Oct 6, 2020
  • Self-Development

  Twice per day, I scroll through the forum. Occasionally I recognize patterns of thinking or behavior and I go through a little internal struggle: "do I respond to this question with a heartfelt response" or "should I just keep scrolling" -- I'll admit, I've been scrolling a lot more than responding lately so I figured I'd take a...

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  Do you feel like giving up? Read this...

  
  • Bekit
  • Jun 1, 2020
  • Self-Development

  I took a quick look through your threads just now.
  
  Your intro:
  

  

  INTRO - Hello, I'm lost right now. I'd love advice.

  Hey all. I’m not sure if if I should be posting this in my introduction but I need advice right now. I’m 19. I just finished my first year of university studying business. I have no idea what I’m doing with my life right now. A few years ago, I read books like The Millionaire Fastlane, and...

  www.thefastlaneforum.com

  
  You felt lost and wanted to quit college.
  
  

  TheProcess said:

  I know I want to live a great extraordinary life, I...

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  My Candid Personal Story on Why You Can Never Take It Easy (An Ode to Discomfort)

  
  • MTF
  • Apr 30, 2021
  • Self-Development

  On July 7, 1978, exercise fanatic Dave Kekich was working out in the gym like any other day. While training, he suffered a freak spinal cord injury. At the age of 35, it left him paralyzed from the chest down ever since.
  
  His injury cost him everything.
  
  He couldn’t engage in his favorite physical activities anymore. He suffered from...

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  How to (not) focus on multiple things at once and achieve mediocre results.

  
  • redshift
  • Jun 21, 2020
  • Unscripted Mindset

  Finally got around to listening to the fastlane insiders podcast hosted by @Vigilante featuring @MJ DeMarco & @AllenCrawley from May 28th. The episode itself was gold and I highly recommend checking out the recording (available on the inside) if you haven't already.
  
  The one thing which stuck...

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  The Greatest Lesson MJ DeMarco Taught Me

  
  • BizyDad
  • Oct 6, 2020
  • Unscripted Mindset

  Two years ago today, my life unraveled. My ex-wife asked for a divorce. And she meant it. I spent the next 9 months in various stages of disaster, grief, self-anger and hopefulness. Yes, hopefulness. If there is a word for the emotion or feeling like God or fate is present in your presence presently, I was in and out of that stage too...

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  The 2021 Fastlane Summit - Announcement

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  • MJ DeMarco
  • Oct 12, 2020
  • Networking, Meet-Ups

  Fastlaners,
  
  It is with great sadness that I am announcing that the 2021 Summit will not be held this year, at least at the regularly scheduled time (which is about the 2nd week in February).
  
  Unfortunately with Covid-19 and the election looming, the risk for me at holding this event has essentially gone nuclear. There are still many big...

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  What it feels like to provide value...and why that's all that matters

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  • LordGanon
  • Jul 28, 2020
  • Unscripted Mindset

  So I've given the whole idea of value vs. money-chasing some thought for the past few weeks.
  
  It's true, and I'm pretty sure a lot of us are guilty: We're often in it because of the money. Not because we want to provide value. Instead, we chase through ideas, hoping to find the one shortcut. Although we know that there are no shortcuts in life...

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  Business is easy and it affects forum participation from heavy hitters.

  
  • Ravens_Shadow
  • Feb 7, 2021
  • Self-Development

  Part 1: Business is easy, internal battles are hard.​

  
  
  I’ve been pondering about my view that business as a whole is easy, it’s fighting your internal battles while building a successful company that’s hard. The tasks that I do on a daily basis are mostly simple and I’m honestly just typing stuff or clicking my mouse in a...

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  Easy = Sales. How Easy Is It To Do Business With You?

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  • MJ DeMarco
  • Apr 3, 2021
  • Process / Execution

  The easier it is for customers to give you money, the more sales you will make.
  
  The more hoops, the less sales you get, and customers go elsewhere.
  
  Here's a true story. @Chitown.
  
  My regular pool cleaner moved out of the area.
  
  I need to find a new weekly pool service.
  
  I found 3 in my local...

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  $126,727 in PROFIT So Far This Month | eCommerce

  
  • FMJJ
  • Aug 22, 2020
  • Process / Execution

  I started “brand #1” after I saved a lot of money to leverage. I already failed at launching business after business at this point. I always kept in mind the metaphor MJ uses. Failure is the sweat of success. The most successful are soaking wet. I learned from and studied my failures. The most important lessons are in your failures. I did a lot...

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  I've made £610 in 16 days using Etsy in a brand new sector.

  
  • Jemmalee
  • Sep 29, 2020
  • Process / Execution

  I thought I had better pop on and give you lot a little update about my current wares.
  
  So our lovely Prime Minister announced that none of Event industry folk are going to have any work until around March 2021.
  
  This left us pretty screwed - with emails asking for refunds on a daily basis.
  
  A whole family unit, no income whatsoever (apart from...

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  An Important Reminder: It's Not About What You Like

  
  • MTF
  • Apr 5, 2021
  • Unscripted Mindset

  "We do not get to decide what works." - Dane Maxwell
  
  "You have a place in the universe. And that place is not to make the universe be what you want. The place is for you to serve. You serve the moment, you raise the moment, you help, you bring love. You never take. You wouldn't even know what taking means. You have no preference about what...

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  The Great Rat-Race Escape by MJ DeMarco, Now in Pre-Release

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  • MJ DeMarco
  • Wednesday at 12:08 PM
  • Process / Execution

  Celebrate REAL INDEPENDENCE on your INDEPENDENCE DAY weekend.
  
  I'm happy to announce that my next full length book (444 pages, 13 hours Audible) is now up for pre-release with a release date of Tuesday June 29th, 2021.
  
  ##### SUMMARY...

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  A Story to Inspire (From drug addict to entrepreneur)

  
  • ChrisGav
  • Oct 9, 2020
  • Success/Failure

  Hey Fastlaners,
  I wanted to briefly share my story thus far to hopefully inspire those who are younger or struggling.
  
  3 years ago, I was a struggling drug addict. I was addicted to cocaine, pills, codeine, and dabbled in many things I probably should have never dabbled in. Then, I got arrested with possession charges. The best and worst day...

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  YOU HAVE NO CHOICE

  
  • Mutant
  • Dec 3, 2020
  • Unscripted Mindset

  YOU HAVE NO CHOICE
  ​

  What am I talking about? We like freedom round these parts. We choose what we want to do & when. No boss breathing down our necks. We always have options. We're not beholden to anyone.
  
  
  Ah.
  
  There it is though.
  
  The first of the unfinished sentences we pretend is complete.
  
  
  We're not beholden to...

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  Are you an ENTP and wonder why you can't get things done when working for yourself?

  
  • Remiremi
  • Aug 10, 2020
  • Self-Development

  Hello friends, are you an ENTP? Are you struggling with finishing things? Are you wondering why you can't seem to follow the monk-like discipline you crave so much?
  
  This post is for you. (ps: This post may also apply to INTP, INFP, and ENFP, but it's...

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  What are the benefits of being single for an entrepreneur?

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  • MJ DeMarco
  • Sep 4, 2020
  • Off-Topic Threads

  I'm technically single (legally and tax-wise) but have been living with a domestic partner (wife) for a good 6 years ... have two teenagers living with me.
  
  Obviously when getting started as an entrepreneur, the less responsibility you have, the better your odds of succeeding. That might sound a bit terse, but it is the truth. Kids cost...

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  Managing Your Expectations Is Everything! Expectations.. An Integral Piece To Your First Million In Sales.

  
  • Ravens_Shadow
  • Nov 23, 2020
  • Unscripted Mindset

  Managing Expectations While On Your Entrepreneurial Journey
  
  Preface: I'd consider myself relatively successful now that I've built up a company that's generating over $1 million in...

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