Hey Everyone!
I've browsed the forum for about a week and then finally decided that it would no doubt be beneficial for me to register and get to know everyone! Since I first registered I have been itching to post my introduction and I have finally been approved! I decided to go with a rather thorough introduction so that you guys really get to know me.
About Me:
Name: Sam
Age: 16
From: Michigan, USA
I currently attend a private, boarding high school which I board at. My interests are Soccer, Running, Working Out, Investing, Entrepreneurship, Business, Luxury Clothing, Apple Products, Technology, and Cars to name a few.
Since I can remember I have always loved money, my relatives used to always tease me about how I was too greedy and I thought about money too much. I used to love to get birthday money and plot what I would spend it on, if necessary I would sell my old toys or offer to do chores for my mom so I could get the new Lego Castle! I recall having DREAMS about finding my green frog wallet and finding I had left lots of money in it, I was obsessed! Because of how my parents reacted to it, I began to believe it would be my demise, but starting from the age of 12 or so, I realized it was a gift. My desire for more and more money drove me to begin to think of new ways to make cash that I could spend.
My parents both have very good jobs, my Father even does some entrepreneur projects on the side, and overall my family is considered "Upper Class". That being said they pay for my private school tuition and when I graduate, my college tuition. They have always provided me with everything I need, and then some. I have multiple new apple products, I get lots of new clothes multiple times a year, and they give me a monthly budget to do with as I wish. I am very grateful for what my family has, but for some reason, getting a gift or having money given to me doesn't bring the same joy as making my own money. The feeling I get from knowing I earned what I have, and it wasn't just given to me brings me satisfaction. In the past year I have decided that I want to become self sufficient. I don't have my license yet, but when i get it I want to be able to buy the car I want, with my own money. I want to pay for my own groceries at school, buy my own phone, computer, luxury clothing. I want to manage my own funds, to be able to know if I can afford to pay for this vacation or if I should save for a little while. I dream of fulfilling all of my material needs and being able to just hoard my money in the bank until I need to pay for my own college tuition and further on down the road a house. I know there were quite a few "I wants" in that last part, and I am not trying to sound greedy, but those goals and hopes of mine drive me to buckle down and start making money.
I am extremely organized, both my dorm room and my room at home are perfectly neat and clean. I am the same way about school and business, I map out all of my ideas, goals, ambitions, worries, everything. I find this to be an advantage in many ways because it helps me remember what I am doing, and I am able to frequently check back on my layout and see where my next step should be.
My Ideas:
- Create an app for Fitness/Nutrition that monitors workouts, goals, and nutrition
- Start a resale business for Apple Products
- Start a resale business for Luxury Clothing (Hermes, Louis Vuitton, Burberry, etc)
- Invest the money I may (or may not) make from the above ideas
Some of the ideas are far off, and some may not even be possible, but Clothing, Nutrition, and Apple Products are things that I am very passionate about and I think that will drive me to continue the business even when I don't feel like it. Considering I am still in school, I have to balance my business with my school work so I feel if what I am doing is something that I care about that I will be more inclined to taking the extra time to work on it. If you would like to know more about the ideas (The descriptions were very brief) PLEASE let me know! I would be more than happy to go into more depth on them if you are interested, just leave a comment or send me a message!
My Goals (Short Term):
- Earn enough money to lease (So I can get a new car in 2-3 years) a 2013 BMW 335i xDrive Sedan fully customized to my liking
- Obtain enough money to buy all of the luxury clothing I might want
- Buy a new MacBook Pro Retina, the new iMac, iPad Mini, and iPhone 5
- Put enough money in the bank so that if anything new comes out or I need something, I can buy it without a second thought
- Attach my own credit card to my bank account so that all of my expenses come from what I earned, not what my parents give me
- Make my story of business so interesting that I can make a nearly irresistible college essay
My Goals (Long Term):
- Pay for my college tuition
- Never have to work a job due to necessity
- Develop an outstanding portfolio to show companies (If I am looking for a job)
- Have enough money saved up to buy a very nice house to start a family in
- Never need to worry about finances (Spouse never has to work)
- Be able to afford many luxuries in life (Boat, Multiple Homes, Nice Cars)
- Buy my dream car: Maserati Grantourismo Sport
- Develop some sort of passive income that allows me to enjoy life while the money flows in
- I would like to start some sort of business or company that I can manage part time, while I enjoy life
Some of these goals are more specific than others, but I hope you can get the idea of my plan in life.
What I am looking for from the forum:-To Learn: I am young. I don't know even close to everything about business, I hope to learn lots of new techniques, and styles of business and new ways to make money. To learn from my mistakes, and how to avoid those problems in the future and how to fix them.
-Guidance: Again, I am young. I may think I know exactly what I want, but there will be a time when I will need guidance on what to do next or how to handle something. I am hoping the experienced members here will be able to guide me in the direction of success.
-Criticism: As a businessman, and as a person. There may be times when I want to do something with my business and it is wrong and I can't see that and I hope someone will correct me and put me in my place. As a person, I may begin to sound cocky or greedy, and that is not what I want at all, so hopefully I can become disciplined with the money I may (or may not) make.
-Connections: To resources, people, or ideas. I hope that if for instance I want to start a movie business that I know I can go to (Insert Name Here) and he can give me information on the subject. Same goes for resources, and if I need a specialist on international shipping I know (Insert Name Here) can either help me or connect me with someone who can.
- A mentor (In a sense): Someone that I can look up to who has similar interests and principles that I do and that knows the type of business that I am interested in that can teach me and guide me along the way. I don't expect to get one right away or even at all, but if I could develop a working relationship with someone, I feel it would be extremely beneficial.
What I can offer to the forum:
- Information: Info on anything that I may know, or if I know a particular brand, or item, or business, I will gladly offer advice or help to whomever needs it.
- Criticism: If you post your idea and want to know what people think, I will read the idea over and offer my 2 cents on the idea.
- Ambition: Being young, I am very ambitious to make money, and to become successful. If I am working with you or for you, I will always be itching to move onwards and upwards.
I feel that relationships are about give and take. I don't expect to get advice and help and ideas from people here if I don't give something in return. Even if I don't know nearly as much as people here, I will try to offer something that is useful to others!
Well I think I have made a long enough introduction...my fingers hurt from all this typing! I am hoping that this in depth introduction will help everyone get to know me better so if I do ask a question or ask for advice, you aren't giving information to some stranger over the internet, rather Sam..the kid with the long introduction! I hope to get to know everyone on here personally, and if you have any questions or comments or anything, don't hesitate to reply to this thread or send me a message!!
Regards,
Sam (InLikeFlint)
I've browsed the forum for about a week and then finally decided that it would no doubt be beneficial for me to register and get to know everyone! Since I first registered I have been itching to post my introduction and I have finally been approved! I decided to go with a rather thorough introduction so that you guys really get to know me.
About Me:
Name: Sam
Age: 16
From: Michigan, USA
I currently attend a private, boarding high school which I board at. My interests are Soccer, Running, Working Out, Investing, Entrepreneurship, Business, Luxury Clothing, Apple Products, Technology, and Cars to name a few.
Since I can remember I have always loved money, my relatives used to always tease me about how I was too greedy and I thought about money too much. I used to love to get birthday money and plot what I would spend it on, if necessary I would sell my old toys or offer to do chores for my mom so I could get the new Lego Castle! I recall having DREAMS about finding my green frog wallet and finding I had left lots of money in it, I was obsessed! Because of how my parents reacted to it, I began to believe it would be my demise, but starting from the age of 12 or so, I realized it was a gift. My desire for more and more money drove me to begin to think of new ways to make cash that I could spend.
My parents both have very good jobs, my Father even does some entrepreneur projects on the side, and overall my family is considered "Upper Class". That being said they pay for my private school tuition and when I graduate, my college tuition. They have always provided me with everything I need, and then some. I have multiple new apple products, I get lots of new clothes multiple times a year, and they give me a monthly budget to do with as I wish. I am very grateful for what my family has, but for some reason, getting a gift or having money given to me doesn't bring the same joy as making my own money. The feeling I get from knowing I earned what I have, and it wasn't just given to me brings me satisfaction. In the past year I have decided that I want to become self sufficient. I don't have my license yet, but when i get it I want to be able to buy the car I want, with my own money. I want to pay for my own groceries at school, buy my own phone, computer, luxury clothing. I want to manage my own funds, to be able to know if I can afford to pay for this vacation or if I should save for a little while. I dream of fulfilling all of my material needs and being able to just hoard my money in the bank until I need to pay for my own college tuition and further on down the road a house. I know there were quite a few "I wants" in that last part, and I am not trying to sound greedy, but those goals and hopes of mine drive me to buckle down and start making money.
I am extremely organized, both my dorm room and my room at home are perfectly neat and clean. I am the same way about school and business, I map out all of my ideas, goals, ambitions, worries, everything. I find this to be an advantage in many ways because it helps me remember what I am doing, and I am able to frequently check back on my layout and see where my next step should be.
My Ideas:
- Create an app for Fitness/Nutrition that monitors workouts, goals, and nutrition
- Start a resale business for Apple Products
- Start a resale business for Luxury Clothing (Hermes, Louis Vuitton, Burberry, etc)
- Invest the money I may (or may not) make from the above ideas
Some of the ideas are far off, and some may not even be possible, but Clothing, Nutrition, and Apple Products are things that I am very passionate about and I think that will drive me to continue the business even when I don't feel like it. Considering I am still in school, I have to balance my business with my school work so I feel if what I am doing is something that I care about that I will be more inclined to taking the extra time to work on it. If you would like to know more about the ideas (The descriptions were very brief) PLEASE let me know! I would be more than happy to go into more depth on them if you are interested, just leave a comment or send me a message!
My Goals (Short Term):
- Earn enough money to lease (So I can get a new car in 2-3 years) a 2013 BMW 335i xDrive Sedan fully customized to my liking
- Obtain enough money to buy all of the luxury clothing I might want
- Buy a new MacBook Pro Retina, the new iMac, iPad Mini, and iPhone 5
- Put enough money in the bank so that if anything new comes out or I need something, I can buy it without a second thought
- Attach my own credit card to my bank account so that all of my expenses come from what I earned, not what my parents give me
- Make my story of business so interesting that I can make a nearly irresistible college essay
My Goals (Long Term):
- Pay for my college tuition
- Never have to work a job due to necessity
- Develop an outstanding portfolio to show companies (If I am looking for a job)
- Have enough money saved up to buy a very nice house to start a family in
- Never need to worry about finances (Spouse never has to work)
- Be able to afford many luxuries in life (Boat, Multiple Homes, Nice Cars)
- Buy my dream car: Maserati Grantourismo Sport
- Develop some sort of passive income that allows me to enjoy life while the money flows in
- I would like to start some sort of business or company that I can manage part time, while I enjoy life
Some of these goals are more specific than others, but I hope you can get the idea of my plan in life.
What I am looking for from the forum:-To Learn: I am young. I don't know even close to everything about business, I hope to learn lots of new techniques, and styles of business and new ways to make money. To learn from my mistakes, and how to avoid those problems in the future and how to fix them.
-Guidance: Again, I am young. I may think I know exactly what I want, but there will be a time when I will need guidance on what to do next or how to handle something. I am hoping the experienced members here will be able to guide me in the direction of success.
-Criticism: As a businessman, and as a person. There may be times when I want to do something with my business and it is wrong and I can't see that and I hope someone will correct me and put me in my place. As a person, I may begin to sound cocky or greedy, and that is not what I want at all, so hopefully I can become disciplined with the money I may (or may not) make.
-Connections: To resources, people, or ideas. I hope that if for instance I want to start a movie business that I know I can go to (Insert Name Here) and he can give me information on the subject. Same goes for resources, and if I need a specialist on international shipping I know (Insert Name Here) can either help me or connect me with someone who can.
- A mentor (In a sense): Someone that I can look up to who has similar interests and principles that I do and that knows the type of business that I am interested in that can teach me and guide me along the way. I don't expect to get one right away or even at all, but if I could develop a working relationship with someone, I feel it would be extremely beneficial.
What I can offer to the forum:
- Information: Info on anything that I may know, or if I know a particular brand, or item, or business, I will gladly offer advice or help to whomever needs it.
- Criticism: If you post your idea and want to know what people think, I will read the idea over and offer my 2 cents on the idea.
- Ambition: Being young, I am very ambitious to make money, and to become successful. If I am working with you or for you, I will always be itching to move onwards and upwards.
I feel that relationships are about give and take. I don't expect to get advice and help and ideas from people here if I don't give something in return. Even if I don't know nearly as much as people here, I will try to offer something that is useful to others!
Well I think I have made a long enough introduction...my fingers hurt from all this typing! I am hoping that this in depth introduction will help everyone get to know me better so if I do ask a question or ask for advice, you aren't giving information to some stranger over the internet, rather Sam..the kid with the long introduction! I hope to get to know everyone on here personally, and if you have any questions or comments or anything, don't hesitate to reply to this thread or send me a message!!
Regards,
Sam (InLikeFlint)
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