100 Reasons to join the Fastlane

[Bilgefisher]

I thought I would start this community thread of the 100 reasons why you want to get out of the slowlane.

1. The daily commute. Weeks of your life spent every year driving to and from your job.
2. Working for money. The jobs gone, the moneys gone.
3. The boss. Everyone's favorite person.
4. ???
Now is your turn. Tell everyone your reasons to get out of the slowlane. Perhaps we can get over 100 reasons.

 

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[MJ DeMarco]

#21: Because life gives you no guarantees. You could be gone in a flash -- *waiting* for a safe secure retirement by the age of 50,55 or 60 is gambling with your life.

#22: Because millions of dollars now in my 20's and 30's when I'm young and lively is better than at 65 when I'm old, worn-out, and immobile.

 

[eTyler19]

1. The daily commute. Weeks of your life spent every year driving to and from your job.
2. Working for money. The jobs gone, the moneys gone.
3. The boss. Everyone's favorite person.

4. For my own mental sanity and against boredom.
5. To unleash the dragon within.
6. To enjoy work and life style
7. To improve life style
8. To rise above the average
9. Because the time is right and the person (me) also
10. Hell yeah, why not?
11. It´s better to move things than beeing moved
12. To gain financial freedom
13. To gain freedom, generally
14. To loose all financial fears and sorrows
15. To see dreams come true
16. To know each morning that you are working on YOUR life, the life you are dreaming of

17) To change the world
18) To change my world
19. To apply for more credit cards
#20...FAST CARS

#21: Because life gives you no guarantees. You could be gone in a flash -- *waiting* for a safe secure retirement by the age of 50,55 or 60 is gambling with your life.

#22: Because millions of dollars now in my 20's and 30's when I'm young and lively is better than at 65 when I'm old, worn-out, and immobile.

#23: Because this is how my alarm clock has been set for the last 2 years: (off)
24. time with my family
25. no more need for coupons to make budget
26. power (insert monty burns laugh track here)
27. No more making excuses or justifying
28. Leave a positive mark on the world...stop being a 100% consumer.
29. Take my wife on any vacation she dreams up, anytime we want.
30. teach my kids to drive in the fastlane
31. get out of a granny car
32. More freedom and more choices.
33. More money to give to charities and/or church.
34. To build confidence
35. To motivate others
36. Not worry about the tab when treating friends to a night out
37. To make someone else's day/night with a gracious tip
38. to create a stream of wealth for generations.
39. To never worry about when my W-2 form will be here
40. Because life is about challenging yourself to become a better person everyday – even if only in very small increments. Be it financially, spiritually, physically, educationally, etc. The fastlane allows for more time to focus on self improvement and actualization of YOUR dreams – not necessarily (although not excluding) the dreams of others.
41. Because I said I would and there is nothing I can't do.
42. Because I believe in the American dream
43. I want to inspire as much as I have been inspired.
44. Because even moreso than money, time is our most scarce and valuable resource.
45. So that I can do what I want!!!
46. If you work only a 40 hour work week. That comes out to 2080 hours per year. Thats 87.7 days of nothing but work. Nearly 3 months. Most of us have better things to do with our time.
47. to be able to help my family(parents in laws extended family) when they need it.
#48: So I can pay my mother's mortgage in full so her retirement is a bit more relaxing, especially after all the HELL I put her thru in my teens and early 20's.

#49: So I can buy my brother a new Lexus and then say "Enjoy the car" (I know he's reading this under guise of one of his covert ops!)

#50: So I can invest in new companies that I would never have considered prior.
51. to own a giant house on the beach so all my family can vacation together.
52. To help teach my overseas family to be self-sufficient so that they don't need to ask for money when we visit

53. To be able to support exisiting organizations with their causes (such as this site I found where soldiers were asking for some supplies because their PX burned down or just someone to write to; or kids needing a clean and safe place to play or young girls trying to break out of the poverty cycle. These are things I currently support but I would love to do so on a larger level).

54. To create my own charitable organization for positive change.
55. To be able to go to fastlane beer & pancakes when I want to
56. Because I can't afford not to
57. To force myself to make the best use of my talents.
58. to allow my wife to enjoy, without worries about money, the rest of her life.
59. we won't get rich working for someone else.
60. To make my family proud
61. To buy my father that Harley he wants and my mother that brand new Volvo.
62. To support a kid's dream of becoming an auto/motorcycle racer.
63.- to prove everyone I am right!
64: Because in kindergarten one of the first assignments I was given was to tell the class what I wanted to be when I grew up.
65. To have more to give.
66 So I won't HAVE to get a part time JOB when I retire. (My dad just told me that he will have to get one after 6 years of retirement. He's 70 years old and running out of money already.)
67. To cure the itch of boredom, lack of challenge, and upward limitations that come with a job.
68. Because the alternative is making excuses about why things cannot be and that is damaging to the psyche...
69. Because someone has to be at the top creating the jobs and stimulating this "recession" - why now us?
70. Because I have a dream sheet that I want to become a reality sheet.
71. My life would be wasted if I settled for anything less; to truly live my dream.
72. Because I don't want to be the next guy at work with 3rd degree burns.
73. Eat whenever you want, whatever you want.
74. To live up to my own expectations.
75. Because people love to tell me I can't.
76. To let all that potential I've been told I have create positives influences that will benefit others.
77. To give my family the options they only ever dreamed of (My dad would HATE to retire, as he loves to work. The trick would be that he wouldn't HAVE to work, so he could do what HE loves!! )
78. To make sure my kid/s (eventually), as well as nieces and nephews, can learn old school hard work and ingenuity, how to be positive contributors to society, as well as not having to worry about how they will pay for college.
79. To feel the thrill of creating successful businesses.
80. To live a life ruled by an abundance mentality, and share it with others.
81. With all the other problems in life why have money complicate things
82. I don't want to "Work my whole life and have nothing to show for it"
83. To be able to say that you changed the world.
84. To leave behind a legacy.
85. To be the world's greatest philanthropist.
86. To show the naysayers how the big boys play.
87. To be able to drive up and down streets aimlessly showing off your Lamborghini.
88. Because the government should be paid LAST, not FIRST. (I had to pay those bastards today ... enough to buy 2 Lamborghini's and a Corvette to boot! I'm sick!!)
89. One Life, One Dream, One Chance.90. Because it's something I have dreamed of my entire life.

91. Because everyone (friends, family, co workers) say it's unrealistic or that I can't do it.

92. To feel like I've made a difference in someone's life. Whether it's one person or one million.
93. Because I just love learning and applying new things. I get excited regardless of whether it is related to business, people, or simply what is possible in this life. I find myself constantly amazed by new ideas.
94. To live up to my potential.
95. Because I never want to wonder "what-if?"
96. Because now that I have knowledge and clarity as to what the fastlane is, there is no turning back.
97. To be able to start a charity and not just make a donation to one.
98. To prove the nay sayers wrong.

99. To show friends and family that there is a way out of the rat race.

 

[Bilgefisher]

Thank you everyone. Lets keep it going well past 100. We all have our motivations.

100. Because we all came to a realization some point in our life that we didn't want to live by the status quo. Deep down in each of us there is this feeling that can't be fully understood. It overwhelms us. It consumes us. We know were going to succeed in our own rights, by our own judgments. There is no rhyme or reason, we just know. That feeling is so strong that failure is the farthest thought in our minds, in fact its not even there. What others deem failure, we look at as opportunity. Why do I want to join the fastlane, if nothing more then to stand back, grin and tell myself "You were right!"

 

[phlgirl]

40. Because life is about challenging yourself to become a better person everyday – even if only in very small increments. Be it financially, spiritually, physically, educationally, etc. The fastlane allows for more time to focus on self improvement and actualization of YOUR dreams – not necessarily (although not excluding) the dreams of others.

Nice thread, Bilge +++

 

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[Bilgefisher]

41. Because I said I would and there is nothing I can't do.
42. Because I believe in the American dream
43. I want to inspire as much as I have been inspired.

 

[CarrieW]

since bilge last post should be #46 ill start with 47

47. to be able to help my family(parents in laws extended family) when they need it.

 

[Runum]

66 So I won't HAVE to get a part time JOB when I retire. (My dad just told me that he will have to get one after 6 years of retirement. He's 70 years old and running out of money already.):nonod:

:95mph:

 

[michael515]

67. To cure the itch of boredom, lack of challenge, and upward limitations that come with a job.
68. Because the alternative is making excuses about why things cannot be and that is damaging to the psyche...
69. Because someone has to be at the top creating the jobs and stimulating this "recession" - why now us?

 

[Bilgefisher]

70. Because I have a dream sheet that I want to become a reality sheet.

 

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[yveskleinsky]

94. To live up to my potential.
95. Because I never want to wonder "what-if?"
96. Because now that I have knowledge and clarity as to what the fastlane is, there is no turning back.
97. To be able to start a charity and not just make a donation to one.

I'll pass the torch here and let someone else have the honor of hitting 100. ...I wonder how many past 100 we could get to.

 

[Knowledge Kick]

115. Because the 1 thing I hate most in the World is being told what to do by people I know I'm smarter than.

 

[ktzn]

GREAT thread!
Heres some of mine, most of them are already in here

122: Because i want to set up a trust fond for my children so nomatter which job they choose they will be set in life. (e.g. if my child wants to be a nurse which is good for the community but not for her paycheck i will like my fund to pay her $5 for every $1 she earns.)
123: To be able to travel anywhere I want to and to get the best out of it while im there.
124: To make a difference(supporting development countries)

 

[AlwaysCurious]

4. For my own mental sanity and against boredom.
5. To unleash the dragon within.
6. To enjoy work and life style
7. To improve life style
8. To rise above the average
9. Because the time is right and the person (me) also
10. Hell yeah, why not?
11. It´s better to move things than beeing moved
12. To gain financial freedom
13. To gain freedom, generally
14. To loose all financial fears and sorrows
15. To see dreams come true
16. To know each morning that you are working on YOUR life, the life you are dreaming of

 

[Jorge]

17) To change the world
18) To change my world

 

[PurEnergy]

Good gosh, #20...FAST CARS! :fastlane:

 

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[Jonleehacker]

#23: Because this is how my alarm clock has been set for the last 2 years:

 

[kurtyordy]

24. time with my family
25. no more need for coupons to make budget
26. power (insert monty burns laugh track here)

 

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[Jorge]

#23: Because this is how my alarm clock has been set for the last 2 years:

:eusa_clap:

 

[MJ DeMarco]

25. no more coupons

Hey I still use coupons! How about "the choice not to use coupons?":smxB:

 

[kurtyordy]

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[GettingThere]

27. No more making excuses or justifying
28. Leave a positive mark on the world...stop being a 100% consumer.
29. Take my wife on any vacation she dreams up, anytime we want.

-John

 

[kurtyordy]

30. teach my kids to drive in the fastlane

 

[GettingThere]

30. teach my kids to drive in the fastlane

Excellent point...this is a huge motivator for me as well...although our child(ren) is(are) not here yet. :smxF:

 

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[kurtyordy]

Good gosh, #20...FAST CARS! :fastlane:

31. get out of a granny car

 

[Runum]

32. More freedom and more choices.

 

[JesseO]

33. More money to give to charities and/or church.

 

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[Redshft]

34. To build confidence
35. To motivate others
36. Not worry about the tab when treating friends to a night out
37. To make someone else's day/night with a gracious tip

 

[rcardin]

38. to create a stream of wealth for generations.
39. To never worry about when my W-2 form will be here

 

[Yankees338]

Great thread, rep+++!

44. Because even moreso than money, time is our most scarce and valuable resource.
45. So that I can do what I want!!!