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How I earned money (hustle arbitrage) to start a real business.
GOLD!Why did you quit after getting a job?- B_Mac
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- Forum: Mindset and Self-Development
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How I earned money (hustle arbitrage) to start a real business.
GOLD!That's interesting. I spent quite a lot of time thinking how it would be scalable. I had actually found sources for truckloads of used appliances. I thought you'd probably need a central repair point, and then repaired appliances would go out to retail points. Also thought transportation costs...- B_Mac
- Post #26
- Forum: Mindset and Self-Development
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Amazon is ruthless...
I see quite a few posts that say be careful about sending direct to Amazon since they could get your supplier information. As a manager for Amazon who works in one of the largest FC's in North America, I thought I'd offer my insight into this. When your shipment is unloaded off the truck, its...- B_Mac
- Post #18
- Forum: General Business Discussion
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What is wrong with me? Why are business ideas hard to come up with?
IDEA MINDSETI think since you are short of ideas and money, you should slow down just a little while you put both together. My personal method of getting money together is here GOLD - How I earned money (hustle arbitrage) to start a real business. But there is an entire section on the forum dedicated...- B_Mac
- Post #3
- Forum: Ideas, Concept Feedback
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Going for it. Ecommerce.
NOTABLE!You said it's somewhat seasonal. Has the season for it passed? Is this something that would be bought as a gift for Christmas? I think you should expect sales to slow down some after the holidays. While I am currently a reseller as opposed to an importer, my local sales slow down and the types...- B_Mac
- Post #121
- Forum: Process and Execution
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How I earned money (hustle arbitrage) to start a real business.
GOLD!Yeah, I don't recommend saying something that's not true (Christmas gift). Even if for no other reason than she may not contact you later. Remember, people may come back to you weeks later and say come get it. But if she thinks you wanted it for Christmas, she probably won't contact you after...- B_Mac
- Post #20
- Forum: Mindset and Self-Development
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How I earned money (hustle arbitrage) to start a real business.
GOLD!No worries, hopefully I can help get you going on this. For the first person, what do you think you could ultimately get out of the item? I'd like to see the whole chat history you have with the person, to see how you started out. If you cut way too much, they may not be inclined to sell. My...- B_Mac
- Post #8
- Forum: Mindset and Self-Development
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How I earned money (hustle arbitrage) to start a real business.
GOLD!Auctions can be a good place to buy something. But you can also get caught up and go way overboard. Good auctioneers make the auction exciting, and the desire to not lose can set in, making you spend way more money. Go enough, and you will find yourself rationalizing just one more bid. I agree...- B_Mac
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- Forum: Mindset and Self-Development
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How I earned money (hustle arbitrage) to start a real business.
GOLD!Glad you could get some use. 1. To find auctions, I recommend auctionzip.com. You can sort by "normal" auctions, foreclosures, storage, etc. They usually have pictures, but not always great. 2. Yes, I mailed out my items. I always used Buy it Now instead of auction format. I used slow mail on...- B_Mac
- Post #3
- Forum: Mindset and Self-Development
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How I earned money (hustle arbitrage) to start a real business.
GOLD!TL;DR Buy stuff. Sell stuff. I've seen some posts on here and other places saying something like "I don't have the money to put into my idea right now," or "If only I had $XX,XXX I could get going." I understand. I've been there myself. So I thought I'd share how I turned $500 into $40,000...- B_Mac
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- Forum: Mindset and Self-Development
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Lifelong Financial Services Drone...Loving how MJ Saw Through the BS
INTROI'm currently in the Columbia area and travel most weeks between here and southwest virginia. I would be open to a meetup.- B_Mac
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- Forum: Introductions
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Need to Make Decision about MBA
I can only repeat what everyone else has said. If you are thinking you will get an MBA as something to fall back on in case entrepreneurship doesn't work out, it is a bad strategy. As someone who is currently in a management position for a large company, where I have done and continue to do a...- B_Mac
- Post #6
- Forum: Books and Educating Yourself
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JEFF BEZOS NOW THE WORLDS RICHEST PERSON
OFF-TOPICI am not a lawyer or law expert, but I understood Microsoft to be a monopoly because it wouldn't license Windows to any computer distributor unless it agreed not to use any other browser (Netscape, I think). So it used its power to force other companies to use its product, from which it would...- B_Mac
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- Forum: Off-Topic Threads
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Alertness app
Of course, anyone could sue you for anything at anytime, and the outcome is up to a jury. But I'm not sure this is as much of a concern as one might think. My reasoning behind that is: 1) Used in the situations given, it is understood that it gives insight into the person's alertness at the...- B_Mac
- Post #7
- Forum: Ideas, Concept Feedback
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Alertness app
Maybe I am way off on this, but couldn't it be monetized by selling to someone or something that has an interest on if you are not fully alert? I wouldn't buy it either, even though it may have the potential to save my life by preventing me from driving drowsy. But a parent with a newly licensed...- B_Mac
- Post #4
- Forum: Ideas, Concept Feedback
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Making Money For Dummies (And In a Crowded Market)
GOLD! HOT!Yeah, it's in the book. It is your Unique Selling Proposition. Or what makes you different than others, and why a customer would want to come to you instead of someone else. I read this thread late last night, so maybe my memory is fuzzy, but one of ICK's USPs is the formula he uses for cleaning...- B_Mac
- Post #265
- Forum: Mindset and Self-Development
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The best decision you ever made ?
HOT! MINDSETThe best decisions I've made are the ones where I took action on something, even when I didn't think I was good enough to succeed. Examples of this, for me, are: - Enlisting in the military. I didn't think I was strong enough or tough enough to be a soldier. At some point I said I'm going to...- B_Mac
- Post #77
- Forum: Mindset and Self-Development
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I've Read The Millionaire Fastlane!
GOLD! HOT!Read it. I can name two books I've read in my life that altered the way I think in a noticeable fashion. This is one of them.- B_Mac
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- Forum: Forum News/Updates
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Glad to be here!
INTROSup bros, had an idea for a business about three years ago. Took me a year to think of a name so haven't done much. Got a logo off Fiverr a few weeks ago, and just ordered 5,000 business cards today with me as the CEO. HAHA fake it till you make it amirite? Thinking about ordering some pens. So...- B_Mac
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