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  1. K

    On the fence about making the jump from employee to consultant. Any advice from those that have made the switch is greatly appreciated

    MINDSET 
    Where to start? I am an engineer in the IoT/Electronics industry and have been debating on making the switch from hired on employee to just doing consulting full time. Last year I started doing some contracting on the side in addition to my day job. I was introduced to an engineering consulting...
  2. K

    Feeling the Fear and Doing it Anyway: Beginning Entrepreneurship with Web Design

    EXECUTION 
    Hey how's your progress coming along? Have you gotten a paying client yet? How is prospecting going?
  3. K

    To rent or buy in 2021?

    REAL ESTATE 
    So my gf and I have to start looking for a place to move to. Our landlord has decided to sell the property that we are currently renting. I am on the fence about if we should look at buying a place or just look for another place to rent for a year or two and then buy hoping that by then maybe...
  4. K

    I'm a Doctor Who Has C0VlD-19. AMA

    NOTABLE! HOT! 
    Modern day book burning.
  5. K

    I'm a Doctor Who Has C0VlD-19. AMA

    NOTABLE! HOT! 
    What about quinine and zinc? I saw a video online where a guy said to start drinking Shwepps tonic water because it has quinine and that quinine works similarly to HCQ. He also said to start taking zinc and that the two work together (also like HCQ + zinc). Is there any truth to that? Is it...
  6. K

    I think I grew up a little bit today. Sad happy and proud all at the same time.

    HOT! 
    Interesting! Wouldn't they want some proof of the vehicle being purchased? The bank have my current auto loan through holds on to the title until the car is paid off. In this case there wouldn't be one lol.
  7. K

    I think I grew up a little bit today. Sad happy and proud all at the same time.

    HOT! 
    I am sure I can sell more of it. How much more though I am not sure. To give a basic idea of why I say that I will give a little background info. My product is a circuit board that can be retrofitted into an old piece of equipment that lets it be compatible with newer equipment. The thing that...
  8. K

    I think I grew up a little bit today. Sad happy and proud all at the same time.

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    I agree this is something I need to work on. One of my flaws is being able to save money. I have only been in the engineering position for a little over 2 years now and shortly after getting the promotion my daughters mom had my child support raised quite substantially. I kind of expected that...
  9. K

    I think I grew up a little bit today. Sad happy and proud all at the same time.

    HOT! 
    The car I almost bought definitely wasn't $60000! If I would of bought it my total amount financed was going to be just under 25k. It's not that I would have a problem investing 20k into a business. I just don't have it in the bank. Hence the loan I would of needed for the car. I'm not...
  10. K

    I think I grew up a little bit today. Sad happy and proud all at the same time.

    HOT! 
    That's they thing. It "sounds" easy lol. The hardest part is finding a good thing to sell at a good margin like that and then finding the customers. I'm sure you don't simply mean bulk buying something from aliexpress or one of those sites and flipping it on Amazon or Ebay right? Something along...
  11. K

    I think I grew up a little bit today. Sad happy and proud all at the same time.

    HOT! 
    I did start reading that thread the other day when someone shared it in here. What kind of funds do you think a person needs to be able to do that? I don't have 20k to buy websites that are already making money. Is 2 to 3k enough to even think about doing something like that?
  12. K

    I think I grew up a little bit today. Sad happy and proud all at the same time.

    HOT! 
    Yeah it's probably a combination of things. The older I get the more I want a louder faster hotrod lol. Makes me feel "young" again and brings me a lot of joy. But I want to be able to enjoy it whenever I want and without worrying if I can afford it if something goes wrong. I started reading...
  13. K

    I think I grew up a little bit today. Sad happy and proud all at the same time.

    HOT! 
    I think @MJ DeMarco should of named The Millionaire Fastlane "The Red Pill". I have been back and forth on my decision all week. Talked to a few friends about it and some even said I should of bought the car. Well I had said to myself if it was still there today then I would probably go and...
  14. K

    I think I grew up a little bit today. Sad happy and proud all at the same time.

    HOT! 
    A bit off topic but somewhat related. Many years ago I had gone through a breakup and found a course online called "Text Your Ex Back". Long story short the programs main thing was avoiding communication for x amount of time and some other nonsense and then taking action from there if you still...
  15. K

    I think I grew up a little bit today. Sad happy and proud all at the same time.

    HOT! 
    The talk of giving it up I only meant as a worst case scenario in the sense of if hard times struck and I just couldn't make the payments. I absolutely intend on following through with it if I did buy it. But I get what you are saying.
  16. K

    I think I grew up a little bit today. Sad happy and proud all at the same time.

    HOT! 
    I meant to reply to this too but forgot. I know a vehicle is always depreciating but by buying it used but with low miles I have essentially skirted the biggest initial depreciation the vehicle incurred. I did the same thing with my current car. When I bought it it was only a year old and had...
  17. K

    I think I grew up a little bit today. Sad happy and proud all at the same time.

    HOT! 
    My thought with getting the payments lower is just to have more money available for doing other things with out of my check. Admittedly I am not great at putting money into savings if it's just here and there small amounts. But if I did some side hustles and just right away put the money into...
  18. K

    I think I grew up a little bit today. Sad happy and proud all at the same time.

    HOT! 
    I did manage to create a product last year that has a very small niche market but it has gotten great reviews. I sold 33 of them and then just recently ordered more parts to build another batch. The problem is the market they are for is so small that it doesn't justify having the circuit boards...
  19. K

    I think I grew up a little bit today. Sad happy and proud all at the same time.

    HOT! 
    Here is where I get stuck with that. I learned all these skills that I mentioned in the OP (Programming, circuit design, PCB design) and I occasionally have ideas of things I could make or do but to me most of them seem like they would never go anywhere or not have a big enough audience. I am...
  20. K

    I think I grew up a little bit today. Sad happy and proud all at the same time.

    HOT! 
    I appreciate the replies from everybody! I have been back and forth on this all night wondering if I did the right thing. Even went out to wash my car and it just didn't feel the same lol. A couple things that jump out at me that have me questioning if I made the right choice or if I should...
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