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  1. Ivan2BAlive

    Dead-End Sh*t Jobs ... Yours?

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    Let me see, dead end shit jobs: 1.) Working at Dairy Queen / Hardees 2.) Kirby vacuum salesman 3.) Amway (is now Quickstar) 4.) Thrift Store Furniture Pickup / Delivery Driver 5.) Grocery Store Clerk 6.) Box Truck Driver for Starbucks 7.) Working at Lowe's
  2. Ivan2BAlive

    Still pursuing the Fast Lane. I live in Louisville, KY now living with my sister along with my...

    Still pursuing the Fast Lane. I live in Louisville, KY now living with my sister along with my 17-year-old daughter. Studying to become a Cybersecurity and Hacking Specialist. Long story. More to come.
  3. Ivan2BAlive

    From welfare to middle-class then poverty, homelessness, dropped out of high school, USAF, retirement, and now here.

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    Wow!! What a journey. Welcome to the forum my friend. Looks like you're on your way to much peace and happiness and wealth in your life. You've already hit rock bottom in the past and well on your way to success without looking back.
  4. Ivan2BAlive

    E-commerce: $100k in one hour

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    Congrats on your 100k + in one day.
  5. Ivan2BAlive

    The Great Rat-Race Escape by MJ DeMarco, Now Available (All formats!)

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    Congrats on your new book MJ!! Can't wait to read it (or have it on audio).
  6. Ivan2BAlive

    YOU HAVE NO CHOICE

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    Thanks Mutant, this was the response I thought I would get. I am going to find a way to keep moving forward and still make it work somehow.
  7. Ivan2BAlive

    Having Children...Pros and Cons?

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    I am going to be honest with you, when I was growing up, I was determined not to have any kids. Now, I have 2 beautiful daughters and I must say that it was the best decision in my life and would've been a big mistake if I didn't have kids. But there are many things you can do when you don't...
  8. Ivan2BAlive

    YOU HAVE NO CHOICE

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    Way to get your point across and remind us to keep moving forward. Thanks @Mutant But I'm going to throw this out to you and see what kind of response you're going to say, just curious. What if you're married and have 2 kids and the only source of income they're relying on is your own?
  9. Ivan2BAlive

    My family is toxic, what to do?

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    Hey here's an idea, why not move in with a good friend as a room mate temporarily or look for college students. I bet students are always looking for room mates. But before you do that, look for a job, any job just to get the HELL out of there. After that, then you can concentrate on what you...
  10. Ivan2BAlive

    What Is So Hard About Entrepreneurship?

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    What's hard about entrepreneurship, -Marketing Being an introvert, It's difficult for me to physically sell to people. Selling online, no prob. but I still have to develop a market presence in order for this to work. -Brainstorming When I get stuck on a problem, I can't figure a way around it...
  11. Ivan2BAlive

    NOW REVEALED! How eCommerce Stores Make Millions By Ditching The Traditional Storefront

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    This is an interesting and great info., Being a partial owner of a website on Shopify it gave me good info. and tools on how to attract customers (paying) and interest. I did the old fashioned way, buying $100's of dollars from Vista Print and stomping the ground. Went from door-to-door...
  12. Ivan2BAlive

    Have you had your "FTE"? (Or Was it an FTM?!)

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    My FTE happened when my wife and kids took me out for dinner on my birthday in a lavish restaurant on the other side of town. I was shocked because it was one of those five-star restaurants everyone was talking about. Well the thing that go me was that my wife only had enough money for me to...
  13. Ivan2BAlive

    Hey! NEW HERE

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    Welcome to the forum Mike. You'll find plenty of knowledge in this place as I have in becoming successful.
  14. Ivan2BAlive

    Ask me anything about eCommerce (Ongoing)

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    Answer to your first question, both. We have 3 makeshift car ports (tents) that we keep next to our house that stores our furniture and yes, the items listed on our website are are also located at our home. The garage is turned into a miniature store where people locally can come over and buy...
  15. Ivan2BAlive

    Ask me anything about eCommerce (Ongoing)

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    Good Afternoon Biophase, I don' know if you remember me, but I was the guy who tried to support one business to help the other business. (i.e. supporting Clacov with arbitrage/dropshipping). My wife has started a home business called PK Galleries; home furnishings that we sell from our own...
  16. Ivan2BAlive

    Happy Birthday MJ DeMarco

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    Wait! He's 60 years old? I thought he was around mid to late 30's.
  17. Ivan2BAlive

    Happy Birthday MJ DeMarco

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    Hey M.J. Happy Birthday and wishing you many more birthdays to come. Still working on and commit to give value to society thanks to you.
  18. Ivan2BAlive

    The biggest lie that you believed for most of your life?

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    1.) That you need a college degree to become successful. 2.) You don't need to learn anymore after you graduate college. 3.) You need to be ruthless, mean and greedy to become rich. 4.) Good things come for those who wait (50 years old now, still waiting :)) 5.) Do what you love and follow your...
  19. Ivan2BAlive

    How to Buy A McLaren for $20K

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    Congrats!! I envy you because that is also another one of my dream cars as well.
  20. Ivan2BAlive

    Non-Business Book Recommendation Thread

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    I was about to mention that book too. Great read as well.
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