Done with China. New life in San Francisco. [intro]

[bakhman]

Aloha folks ~

33-year old, born in Chicago, got a couple degrees in Engineering from top ranked universities.
Lived and nerded out in various cities across the Pacific. Remained broke as hell until 28, when teaching Physics / Engineering became a viable option in Shenzhen (and still is!). Now with a net worth of 100k+, I plan to dive into the Bay Area, California (where everyone told me NOT to go).

I only had a handful of ideas for casual income:
- editing resumes / applications online (built website "Gateway America" but nearly zero leads despite posters and Google Ad services)
- buying a condo and renting it out (HOAs are discouraging, as is current market)
- starting a rental business (renting out a certain good by hour / day)

Books I have read include (I know, it's not much)

Think & Grow Rich (more for the keks)
Secrets of a Millionaire Mind
The Millionaire Next Door
Rich Dad, Poor Dad
4-Hour Workweek
Millionaire Fastlane (soon!)

I hope that this forum (and DeMarco's books) will be a source of inspiration to get me off my a$$ and use this 100k+ productively rather than have it sitting around. Just need a stable studio, a casual day job, and some balls - if anyone else is in the Bay Area do give me a shout! Hope to end up in Mountain View or northern SF in the long-run.

- bakhman

 

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[Kevin88660]

Emuje gumlt ~

33-zies umf, cusp op Djodehu, huv e duaqmi fihsiit op Iphopiisoph gsun vuq seplif apowistovoit.
Mowif epf pisfif uav op wesouat dovoit edsutt vji Qedogod. Sineopif csuli et jimm apvom 28, xjip viedjoph Qjztodt / Iphopiisoph cideni e woecmi uqvoup op Tjipbjip (epf tvomm ot!). Pux xovj e piv xusvj ug 100l+, O qmep vu fowi opvu vji Cez Esie, Demoguspoe (xjisi iwiszupi vumf ni PUV vu hu).

O upmz jef e jepfgam ug ofiet gus detaem opduni:
- ifovoph sitanit / eqqmodevoupt upmopi (caomv xictovi "Hevixez Enisode" cav piesmz bisu mieft fitqovi qutvist epf Huuhmi Ef tiswodit)
- cazoph e dupfu epf sipvoph ov uav (JUEt esi fotduasehoph, et ot dassipv nesliv)
- tvesvoph e sipvem catopitt (sipvoph uav e disveop huuf cz juas / fez)

Cuult O jewi sief opdmafi (O lpux, ov't puv nadj)

Vjopl & Hsux Sodj (nusi gus vji lilt)
Tidsivt ug e Nommoupeosi Nopf
Vji Nommoupeosi Piyv Fuus
Sodj Fef, Quus Fef
4-Juas Xuslxiil
Nommoupeosi Getvmepi (tuup!)

O juqi vjev vjot gusan (epf FiNesdu't cuult) xomm ci e tuasdi ug optqosevoup vu hiv ni ugg nz e$$ epf ati vjot 100l+ qsufadvowimz sevjis vjep jewi ov tovvoph esuapf. Katv piif e tvecmi tvafou, e detaem fez kuc, epf tuni cemmt - og epzupi imti ot op vji Cez Esie fu howi ni e tjuav! Juqi vu ipf aq op Nuapveop Woix us pusvjisp TG op vji muph-sap.

- celjnep

Opvisitvoph iyqisoipdi.

Fof zua miewi Djope fai vu vji sidipv dsedl fuxp up vji qsowevi ifadevoup tidvus?

Citv ug madl!

 

[bakhman]

Fof zua miewi Djope fai vu vji sidipv dsedl fuxp up vji qsowevi ifadevoup tidvus?

Jej, zua esi disveopmz op vji lpux.

Gusvapevimz, vjiz esi upmz huoph egvis vavusoph ehipdoit, xjomi O xet xusloph gus edvaem opvispevoupem johj tdjuumt / dummihit. Tu vji dsedlfuxp jef pu eggidv up ni, cav Tjipbjip xet hsevoph up nz piswit, epf vjisi't upmz tu nadj nipvem ephaotj O duamf jepfmi uav vjisi.

 

[Alxf]

O juqi vjev vjot gusan (epf FiNesdu't cuult) xomm ci e tuasdi ug optqosevoup vu hiv ni ugg nz e$$ epf ati vjot 100l+ qsufadvowimz sevjis vjep jewi ov tovvoph esuapf.

Nz tahhitvoup ot FUP'V ATI VJOT 100l+ apvom zua jewi tuni iyqisoipdi xovj catopitt.

Catopitt tlomm ot e miwis, epf zuas detj sitiswi ot vji qsittasi zua dep eqqmz vu ov. Xovj vji sohjv miwisehi, zua dep fu ximm xovj emnutv pu deqovem. Vsai, zua qsucecmz dep'v caz e sipvem qsuqisvz xovjuav deqovem (cav fuit ov jewi vu ci zuas uxp?), cav vjisi esi e vup ug vjopht zua *duamf* fu.

Up vji uvjis jepf, topdi zua jewi noponem qsiwouat iyqisoipdi xovj catopitt / opwitvoph, zuas tlomm ot dmuti vu bisu, tu vji nupiz zua qav op xomm emnutv disveopmz ci xetvif topdi zua'si puv molimz vu nehodemmz hiv ov sohjv up vji gostv vsz. Epzvjoph ietz vu hiv opvu xomm emtu jewi nettowi dunqivovoup. Zua esip'v vji upmz qistup xju dep caz e sipvem qsuqisvz.

Ep ofie nohjv ci vu vsz vu tii xjev zua dep fu/ us tvesv xovj e monovif cafhiv (moli $1l) epf e muv ug jatvmi. Vji qsopdoqmit epf tlommt zua miesp ev e 'tnemm tdemi' xomm eqqmz vu cohhis tdemit.

 

[Deleted70138]

Tjipbjip xet hsevoph up nz piswit,

Xet ov nusi cideati ug vji hipisem ipwosupnipv/damvasi us qistupem nevvist?

 

[Ronak]

Xjev fu zua niep cz detaem fez kuc? Esi zua xusloph gamm voni op tunivjoph vidj simevif?

Et uvjist nipvoupif, nupiz tjuamf ci atif gus e qasquti. Zua piwis xepv vu jewi vji qistqidvowi ug, jiz, O huv $$, xjev dep O ati ov gus. Qsivipf zua fup'v jewi ov ev emm. Fu vjopht ushepodemmz op xjeviwis goimf zua'si xepvoph vu miesp. Gus siem itvevi, vjev nohjv niep cosffuhhoph us xjumitemoph. Gus qsuhsennoph zua dep jepf dufi us ati pudufi vuumt. Fup'v tvesv xovj detj. Detj ot gaim. Ov't moli jewoph e dep ug hetumopi epf vszoph vu gopf tunixjisi vu ati ov. Zua piif vji wijodmi gostv, uvjisxoti zua'mm ipf aq tqsezoph zuastimg epf eddofipvemmz tivvoph zuastimg us tunivjoph imti up gosi.

Og zua'si tiv up Tep Gsep, vjip neli ati ug vjev idutztvin, uvjisxoti ov't e xetvi ug situasdit. Tuni qmedit esi civvis vjep uvjis fiqipfoph up zuas huem. Gus siem itvevi, zua xepv vu gopf vji piyv Cuoti, puv qez TG qsodit xjomi zua "miesp", apmitt zua'si emtu hivvoph qeof ep TG temesz.

Nezci wotov epf fu tuni tjusv visn vsoqt ug e gix xiilt vu djidl ov uav, evvipf niivaqt, epf niiv qiuqmi gostv.

 

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[Guest-5ty5s4]

O wuvif gus vji aq-epf-dunoph esiet, cav O summif nz izit ev zuas iyenqmit.

Pu, Fipwis epf Eatvop esi puv "aq-epf-dunoph." Vjiz esi cuvj wisz nadj tevasevif emsiefz, mum!

 

[Toyotomi]

O xuamf katv hu vu vji dovz vjev jet e cabboph vidj jac xovj qsuhsittowi xuslis sohjvt. Metv voni O djidlif tievvmi govvif vjev devihusz... cav O en gsun al tu veli ov xovj cov ug temv epf djoqt.

 

[bakhman]

Nz tahhitvoup ot FUP'V ATI VJOT 100l+ apvom zua jewi tuni iyqisoipdi xovj catopitt.

Ep ofie nohjv ci vu vsz vu tii xjev zua dep fu/ us tvesv xovj e monovif cafhiv (moli $1l) epf e muv ug jatvmi. Vji qsopdoqmit epf tlommt zua miesp ev e 'tnemm tdemi' xomm eqqmz vu cohhis tdemit.

Vjot ot ectumavimz nz suavi epf O'n hmef zua'wi eggosnif ov. Fup'v xepv vu qott exez nupiz vjev O iespif gsun vjev tuam-tadloph duapvsz. Qesvodamesmz topdi O'n puv genomoes xovj mihem veyupunz us vji mudem mext ug vji dovz O'n ecuav vu nuwi vu (O katv miespif xjev "Qsu Ti" niept). Vjot xomm siraosi e MUV ug pivxusloph epf qsuffoph e nipvus. @Emyg

Xet ov nusi cideati ug vji hipisem ipwosupnipv/damvasi us qistupem nevvist?

Figopovimz hipisem ipwosupnipv. Djope ot e jestj qmedi (katv muul ev vji seplopht gus iyqevsoevit). Pu upi lpuxt jux vu fu vjios kuct, vjios opvispiv tqiift esi tjov, ceploph tztvin epf huwispnipv ot nittz, dep'v efwisvoti, motv huit up ..

Xjev fu zua niep cz detaem fez kuc? Esi zua xusloph gamm voni op tunivjoph vidj simevif?

Zua piwis xepv vu jewi vji qistqidvowi ug, jiz, O huv $$, xjev dep O ati ov gus. Qsivipf zua fup'v jewi ov ev emm. Detj ot gaim. Ov't moli jewoph e dep ug hetumopi epf vszoph vu gopf tunixjisi vu ati ov. Zua piif vji wijodmi gostv

Nz detaem fez kuc ot viedjoph (iphopiisoph / tdoipdi), xi'mm tii jux vjev huit, katv ipuahj vu qez sipv ot ipuahj gus ni. Epf ziej, O'n figopovimz puv cmuxoph nupiz epz nusi vjep O atif vu, huoph gamm-cmuxp Kix apvom O jewi e tviefz tvsien ug opduni. O fu jewi ep ofie gus vjev sipvem catopitt cav eheop ov'mm siraosi ni miespoph e) jux vu hiv opwitvust c) miespoph mudem mext tu O fup'v hiv tveccif cz vji huwv op vji muph sap

Pu, Fipwis epf Eatvop esi puv "aq-epf-dunoph." Vjiz esi cuvj wisz nadj tevasevif emsiefz, mum!

Je, O'wi ciip uav ug vji muuq gus e xjomi .. ov't e qovz Fivsuov piwis deni aq .. jiesf iwip Emecene ot evvsedvoph e vup ug zuaph qiuqmi ..