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  1. Schonox

    Growing and learning

    INTRO 
    Hi everyone, I'm a middle aged guy with two loving children and a partner. Used to work as a security officer for more than a decade, usually working night shifts. Quit my job at the end of 2017 when a lot of stuff happened. Rode a bit on the XRP (Ripple) wave, and... my father passed away...
  2. Shirkahn

    OPM or funding

    In all my previous business I invested in my own basic infrastructure and then used OPM (other peoples money) to run the business and build it. When I refer to OPM, I mean customers not investors. Most of the products I have offered required a 50% deposit, 40% payment prior to delivery and then...
  3. Johnny boy

    Leasing classic cars

    New cars depreciate incredibly fast. Even the best depreciation rates can be 30-40% over the first few years for a new car. It doesn't make sense to invest in a depreciating asset. Whether it's as the borrower, or the lender. It's expensive for both of them. Instead, it makes sense to invest in...
  4. ericaung

    Investing stocks advice needed?

    INVESTING 
    I know that MJ mentioned compound interest investing is the scam while you working in slowlane. Investing $100 a week isn't gonna make you rich. But I have a question for someone who is still on slow-lane. He has invested $1000 in ETF and gain tiny amount of dividends which is like around $20...
  5. red_cents

    25 years in the game and counting...

    INTRO 
    Good afternoon fellow entrepreneurs, my name is Steve. I've been hustling for more than 25 years and would not change a thing. There have been many ups and downs over the years but the freedom of not having to work under a dictator or relying on paychecks has been worth every struggle. From...
  6. JordanK

    "I'm Not Here To Take Part, I'm Here To Take Over"

    REAL ESTATE 
    I decided to channel my inner Conor McGregor with the thread title, also the fact that I’m born and based out of Ireland made it all the more relevant. He’s a modern day living hero for many young people living here including myself. The ability to go from nothing to something so quickly and...
  7. Nelow

    Third World to Worldwide

    INTRO 
    Greetings All, I recently joined the forum and would like to share my story and how The Millionaire fastlane book filled in the blueprint to the life I have been striving for. The Start I was born(1995) in the island of (T&T), a third world country in the west indies. I grew up in a low...
  8. JamesDB

    ***** I will teach you how to trade/invest profitably FOR FREE! ***** ( starting 1s June 2018)

    INVESTING 
    [REMOVED AND LOCKED.] Please place a MARKETPLACE ad, that is the place for solicitation and list building.
  9. MJ DeMarco

    Invested life-savings with an ex-con, now I fear it's a ponzi!

    EXECUTION 
    I want to believe this story is fake. I just can't believe people can be this stupid. Even the commenters are questioning its truthfulness. Are people really this stupid with their money? You invest your life savings with an ex-con convicted of financial fraud and now you're worried about...
  10. 96wells

    Some Thoughts On Entrepreneurship: Gurus Using Huge and Fast Gains To Draw You In

    MINDSET 
    Many people who buy into guru courses may not realize the amount of hard work involved to start a successful business. That’s because huge/fast gains sell. People love to follow the latest trends like cryptocurrencies (1). They don’t realize the most seasoned investors like Buffet all...
  11. Hai

    Crypto Retirement...What now

    CRYPTO INVESTING 
    Beginning 2017 I started to save up money to invest in eCommerce. This is where net worth grew slowly through a job, because my businesses all failed to give consistent revenue. Instead of investing into physical products, I ended up investing into several ICOs and trading. It takes about 2h of...
  12. JustAskBenWhy

    23 Offers on this - thoughts?

    So we put an offer in on an apartment community. There were 23 offers. 7 made it into highest and best. Our offer was $300,000 than broker's original guidance. It was also higher than his guidance during our site visit when it was clear that there'd be a lot of interest. We went $100,000 EMD...
  13. HappyStoic

    Can you make my portfolio better than it is? (opening up)

    CRYPTO INVESTING 
    Hey Fastlaners, Today I wanted to be open and show you my balance sheet. I've been cracking my head about it and might be making a change in the next months. Am I diversified enough? I'll write it down and share with you part of the reasoning behind it. Reasoning: Basically, I believe the...
  14. Alex Nolte

    What would you do if you had 10k and no business idea yet

    HOT! IDEA 
    Hi I hope I chose the right category. I hope you are all doing great on your entrepreneurial journey! So I'm turning 18 on thursday and I already know that I will get 10 thousand euros from my generous grandparents. I'm still going to high school and I'll graduate on the 22 of june (a levels)...
  15. TheDillon__

    Questions about Venture Capital

    Hey all! I notice that I'm on this forum in waves - and every time I come back I feel like I miss you all haha. My question today pertains to venture capital. A lot of the advice and material I see on entrepreneurship today subscribes to the Barebones school of thought. These are the hungry...
  16. ButGregSaid

    Before you pick a Financial Advisor....

    RANT 
    I ended my relationship with my financial advisor yesterday. I wanted to share my story as this this whole thing was a real sobering experience for me. And needless to say, I learned a lot of things! If you're thinking about getting yourself one for the first time, I hope you take a couple pages...
  17. AstonMartinOne77

    To all Real Estate investors out there

    Hello fellow entrepreneurs, Considering that we are in a rising interest rates environment in the US and Canada, does it still make sense to start investing in real estate? is it worth to invest in real estate right now? Of course, you might say that lots of entrepreneurs have become...
  18. D

    I won 30k. What to do?

    HOT! INVESTING 
    Hey guys, So as you tell tell by the title, I just won 30k. I was gambling the other night playing blackjack and ended up getting up all the way to 30k. I don't want to talk about gambling. I'm more interested on hearing your perspectives on what you would do with 30k if you were my age (19...
  19. O

    Implementing a money system from scratch in 2018

    Hi everybody! This is my first post after my introduction: Introduction - Please allow me to introduce myself... I immediately subscribed to the Fastlane Insiders as a form of "thank you" to MJ for providing me the tools to make the most difficult and most important decision of my...
  20. TKDTyler

    Do you work for your 401k or does your 401k work for you?

    *Disclaimer: I am not in any way shape or form a license tax professional. I am in no way advocating dodging tax laws – this serves as an informatory post and use of the information should be consulted between you and your own tax professional* Traditionally, 401k’s have been a slowlaner’s way...
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