What's new

Search results

  1. Philip Marlowe

    Buying My First Place WITH CASH after 8 years of grinding

    FTE EXECUTION 
    The scary part of this is that banks will lend you nearly that much for a mortgage. I'm in the home buying process right now and was shocked at what they were willing to provide (almost 45% of my monthly take-home).
  2. Philip Marlowe

    Wanting to go from Slowlane to Fastlane!

    SLOWLANE INTRO 
    Welcome! And to find a way to add value, just keep your ears open for problems. "I wish there was an app that did X...", "I love this product but it's missing Y...".
  3. Philip Marlowe

    Are you giving it your all? Are you sure?

    MINDSET 
    Years ago I was in a room of newly hired employees when a squared-away woman walked-in. Not a hair out of place, steely gaze - just naturally commanding attention. She asked us all to raise our hands as high as we could. Of course, everyone raised their hands towards the ceiling, straining a...
  4. Philip Marlowe

    Let me show you what Fastlane Motivation looks like.

    RANT 
    This is one of those interesting times on the forum where I think it's appropriate to say 'thank you'. And I'm being serious. I need my cell phone for lots and lots of thing and I'm glad you're maintaining those towers. Do I want you to do that forever? Of course not. I hope your fastlane...
  5. Philip Marlowe

    What's your Lambo? What's your WHY or PURPOSE?

    NOTABLE! CHAT 
    Good call. Be careful that your hobbies don't begin to own you. People buy all sorts of stuff that maybe gets used once. And worse than buying something and have it sit there - it actually just haunts you (because you spent a lot of money, or because you realize you never have time...
  6. Philip Marlowe

    What is the BEST "value" you ever paid for?

    NOTABLE! HOT! CHAT EXECUTION 
    My German Shepherd. Hate to think of him as something I paid for, but that's exactly what I did. And now he's part of the family. When I've had a rough day he's always pumped to see me. When I need to think, he's always down for a walk. (Instead of sleeping, he's here at my feet at 5:24AM)...
  7. Philip Marlowe

    The total money makeover

    Dave's introductory stuff is actually great. Live within your means. Save money and eventually create an emergency fund of 6-8 months salary. I also always liked the debt snowball. Does paying off higher-interest debt make more sense? Sure. But if you're in a hole, I like the idea of...
  8. Philip Marlowe

    I need some computer geek help.

    OFF-TOPIC 
    Likely considered, but you didn't want to use a cloud service? I've got all my files on DropBox and love it.
  9. Philip Marlowe

    Possible Six-Figure Career VS. Entrepreneurship

    INTRO 
    Don't get ahead of yourself, Slide. It's excellent that your eyes have been opened at such a young age, but don't become a "young man in a hurry". I learned a lot at university and had an awesome time. Now, did I learn all of the skills necessary to launch my fastlane dreams? Of course not...
  10. Philip Marlowe

    Why don't companies put their email address in a prominent place?

    Sadly, this can be a terrible idea. Bots are constantly scraping the internet, picking-up e-mail addresses and phone numbers to spam. (Sometimes people write (at) instead, but I think the bots have grown accustomed to that). An inquiry page, with a 'proof' section from a place like CAPTCHA...
  11. Philip Marlowe

    Selling my Ecommerce Business

    GOLD! 
    Didn't know they had a podcast. Thanks!
  12. Philip Marlowe

    2018 Fastlane Summit - Lunch Buffett (Vote)

    MEETUPS 
    Admittedly I was only there for two days, but I had an awesome chicken salad sandwich downstairs (under the casino floor in that bar/restaurant area) and a great breakfast out on the patio.
  13. Philip Marlowe

    A rose by another name might smell like crap

    MARKETING 
    Great stuff. Question: How do you choose between a real (dictionary) name, and something you've concocted. For example, if I want to create a social media photo sharing app and I'm thinking of: "PhotoShare" vs. "Instagram". When people want a photo sharing app, how do they end-up at...
  14. Philip Marlowe

    What is the biggest regret of your life?

    HOT! MINDSET 
    I used to have regrets until I realized that everything in my past has brought me to where I am now, and that's an excellent place. Maybe I'd feel differently if that wasn't the case, but change just a small piece of my history and would I be in the same place? Would it be better or worse? I...
  15. Philip Marlowe

    2018 Fastlane Summit - Lunch Buffett (Vote)

    MEETUPS 
    Casino food is dangerous at the Talking Stick. It's delicious and the individual servings are enough for a family. Can't wait.
  16. Philip Marlowe

    What books do you reread?

    Do the GOLD threads count? I'll definitely re-read Unscripted. I also find myself re-reading 'Enough' by Jack Bogle. Don't lose the forest for the trees on this one. If you get hung-up and angry that mutual fund investing is part of 'the script' or you don't like Vanguard you're missing the...
  17. Philip Marlowe

    New England Fastlaners

    MEETUPS 
    Good to see there are a few of us in the neighborhood. And @Scuur - Stonington is freaking gorgeous (in the summer). I know things are about to get crazy with the holidays but a meet-up early next year would be excellent. I'll bump this occasionally and see who we get!
  18. Philip Marlowe

    New England Fastlaners

    MEETUPS 
    Wanted to start a thread to see if we have any New England Fastlaners out there. I came back to New England for the solitude but quickly realized that the hustle and energy that surrounded me in the city was hard to find. Forget who said it about small towns, but the idea of "following your...
  19. Philip Marlowe

    Today I said F*ck YOU to my auto loan.

    EXECUTION 
    Was in with a mortgage broker and just to understand my limits, I asked how much (based-on the information I provided) could I borrow. I was SHOCKED. They were willing to offer me something close to 45% of my monthly take-home pay. The explanation was that I have good savings and credit...
  20. Philip Marlowe

    From Maine to North Carolina.... to what now?

    INTRO 
    To your question on books - I highly recommend 'Unscripted' (to MJ's reply). I was just blown away reading it. It's the 'complete work'. And you can tell how people feel because they're all here raving about it in their free time. As to other reading materials - have you finish the GOLD...

Welcome to an Entrepreneurial Revolution

The Fastlane Forum empowers you to break free from conventional thinking to achieve financial freedom through UNSCRIPTED® Entrepreneurship where relative value and problem-solving are executed at scale. Living Unscripted® isn’t just a business strategy—it’s a way of life.

Follow MJ DeMarco

Fastlane Resources

Get The Books that Change Lives...

The Fastlane entrepreneurial strategy is based on the CENTS Framework® which is based on the three best-selling books by MJ DeMarco.

mj demarco books
Back
Top Bottom