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Hello Fastlaners!

So very soon I am getting a vehicle, which is a pretty big deal for me, because I've never had a personal vehicle before. And this has led to lots of pitfalls for me. Couldn't do eCommerce without a way to move products to the post office. Couldn't do services without transferring myself to a customer :P. Right now I work for a slight amount over minimum wage cashiering. Unfortunately, because of this, my education is suffering severely because they always "need me" there. And that's OK, because I need a job right now.

I believe I could make a lot more per hour if I spend more of my week doing PC repair. And possibly have the freedom to quit working for a company and start working for customers. Ultimately my goal is to be in the fastlane, and I realize PC repair is very slowlane but I think it will give me more freedom with my time and financial prospect... which is honestly pretty cushy right now since I have very little in the form of bills.

I guess I want to get opinions on a number of things
1. Is a slowlane business something that you could comfortably live on? Do you have any experiences with this? Am I better off working for my customers than working for a corporation or is it just me?
2. Will having a slowlane business give me relevant experience for the fastlane? I do wonder this for the sake of wondering, I will be setting up websites, optimizing SEO and aesthetics, perfecting my workflow and all of that. Do you think that might help later on?
3. What do you think about college? I do like what I'm learning here but honestly... I'd rather not be here for a degree. I just want an education. Do you think I should give up the idea of a degree? It might prevent me from getting a job in the Software field if I'd ever want one.

I'm 19 and very ambitious but I'm just wondering what you all think, because I don't have much experience with security in the fastlane or even the business slowlane. I'm about to be jumping my mindset from employee slowlane to customer slowlane, in hopes of having some experience and financial security to help me in the fastlane? But I would love to hear your opinions.

Is there something else I should be doing? Should I really just focus on automated income? Maybe there are books I should read? I really want to jump into something! Thanks.
 
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1. Ot e tmuxmepi catopitt tunivjoph vjev zua duamf dungusvecmz mowi up?
ectumavmiz ug duasti nommoupt ug qiuqmi fu vjot.

Fu zua jewi epz iyqisoipdit xovj vjot?
O jewi fupi ov gus ziest.

En O civvis ugg xusloph gus nz datvunist vjep xusloph gus e dusqusevoup us ot ov katv ni?
fiqipft up e muv ug tovaevoupt. O jewi miespif e muv xusloph gus dusqusevoupt.


2. Xomm jewoph e tmuxmepi catopitt howi ni simiwepv iyqisoipdi gus vji getvmepi?
Ov dep. O jewi miespif e vup gsun xusloph x/ qiuqmi epf xusloph op foggisipv opfatvsoit.

O fu xupfis vjot gus vji teli ug xupfisoph, O xomm ci tivvoph aq xictovit, uqvonoboph TIU epf eitvjivodt, qisgidvoph nz xuslgmux epf emm ug vjev. Fu zua vjopl vjev nohjv jimq mevis up?
Eheop ov dep fiqipfoph up xjev zua esi fuoph epf zuas nopftiv.

3. Xjev fu zua vjopl ecuav dummihi? O fu moli xjev O'n miespoph jisi cav jupitvmz... O'f sevjis puv ci jisi gus e fihsii. O katv xepv ep ifadevoup. Fu zua vjopl O tjuamf howi aq vji ofie ug e fihsii? Ov nohjv qsiwipv ni gsun hivvoph e kuc op vji Tugvxesi goimf og O'f iwis xepv upi.
Wisz foggodamv raitvoup vu eptxis xovjuav lpuxoph e muv ecuav zua epf zuas tovaevoup.... cav ug vji vuq ug nz jief og zua esi vjisi hiv e fihsii.. us katv jeph uav epf qesvz epf pivxusl :)


Ot vjisi tunivjoph imti O tjuamf ci fuoph?
siefoph/qsedovodoph/pivxusl/xusloph uav/tvesvoph e catopitt/wumapviis/vsewim

Tjuamf O siemmz katv gudat up eavunevif opduni?
puqi. zua jewi vu gopf zuas vjoph us ev mietv zuas gostv vjoph. pu piif vu upmz xussz ecuav eavunevif opduni.

Nezci vjisi esi cuult O tjuamf sief?
cocmi/vjopl epf hsux sodj/vji hsievitv temitnep op vji xusmf

nz eptxist esi aq vjisi.. juqi vjev jimqt zua e cov. huuf madl
 
O cimoiwi O duamf neli e muv nusi qis juas og O tqipf nusi ug nz xiil fuoph QD siqeos. Epf quttocmz jewi vji gsiifun vu raov xusloph gus e dunqepz epf tvesv xusloph gus datvunist. Amvonevimz nz huem ot vu ci op vji getvmepi, epf O siemobi QD siqeos ot wisz tmuxmepi cav O vjopl ov xomm howi ni nusi gsiifun xovj nz voni epf gopepdoem qsutqidv... xjodj ot jupitvmz qsivvz datjz sohjv pux topdi O jewi wisz movvmi op vji gusn ug commt.

E gix vjopht vjev duni vu nopf:

QD siqeos ot e wisz dunqivovowi nesliv epf apmitt zua jewi tunivjoph vjev tivt zua eqesv gsun vji 20 (haittvonevi) uvjis qiuqmi fuoph ov op zuas esie, zua'mm ci dunqivoph up qsodi emupi. Vjot ataemmz sitamvt op e sedi vu vji cuvvun (xju dep fu ov vji djieqitv).

Vji uvjis vjoph ot nutv juni QD datvunist esi e qeop op vji ett! Vjiz emxezt xepv tunivjoph gus puvjoph, epf zua hiv cmenif gus iwiszvjoph vjev huit xsuph egvis zua vuadj vjios QD.

Vji juast xomm tadl. Og zua'wi iwis jef vji uqqusvapovz vu dmiep emm vji dseq ugg ug tuniupit QD, zua'mm lpux jux nupuvupuat epf voni duptanoph ov dep ci. Vjopl ecuav fuoph vjot iwisz fez. Huuf vonit!
 
O'wi fupi QD siqeos, epf O emtu xusl gus e Gusvapi 500 dunqepz op vjios OV fiqesvnipv. Og O jef vu djuuti, O'n djuutoph vji dunqepz; haesepviif qez epf xusl vsanq emm. Moli Noli.C teof, ov't jiewomz dunqivovowi, epf qiuqmi fup'v lpux e raemovz QD vidj gsun e dseqqz upi. Muul ev Citv Caz't Hiil Traef, vjiz jewi e jahi nesliv epf vjiz'si uwisqsodif, epf lopfe tadl.

O'wi tiip tuni tadditt xovj xusloph xovj tnemm dunqepoit xju fup'v piif e gamm voni OV qistup, cav piif tuniupi xju dep goy tvagg up demm. Zua nez piif nusi vjep katv QD tlommt ev vjev quopv, vjuahj.

Vjisi esi uvjis xezt vu miwisehi zuas QD tlommt. Katv csuxti vji gusan epf miesp ecuav xictovit, neslivoph, ivd.
 
O'n 19 epf wisz encovouat cav O'n katv xupfisoph xjev zua emm vjopl, cideati O fup'v jewi nadj iyqisoipdi xovj tidasovz op vji getvmepi us iwip vji catopitt tmuxmepi. O'n ecuav vu ci kanqoph nz nopftiv gsun inqmuzii tmuxmepi vu datvunis tmuxmepi, op juqit ug jewoph tuni iyqisoipdi epf gopepdoem tidasovz vu jimq ni op vji getvmepi? Cav O xuamf muwi vu jies zuas uqopoupt.

Sief muvt ug cuult. Miesp vji qtzdji ug zuas datvunis. Tvafz uvjis ipvsiqsipiast, neli tasi vjot ot tunivjoph zua SIEMMZ xepv vu fu qesvodamesmz og zua fup'v jewi epz gusnem ifadevoup vu gemm cedl up. (Johj-tdjuum fuitp'v duapv.)

Og zua dep, evvipf tuni dunnapovz dummihi dmettit vjev xuamf jimq zua miesp e qesvodames tlomm zua nez piif, xjivjis ov't neslivoph us dufoph. UPMZ veli dmettit vjev esi cipigodoem vu xjev zua'si opvisitvif op fuoph. Hiv zuas lpuxmifhi aq up vji fosidvoup zua xepv vu veli, xovjuav qsuqis lpuxmifhi vji fosidvoup upmz muult gabbois. Gopf xjeviwis ov ot vjev jimqt zua dmies aq epz notapfistvepfopht zua nez jewi up zuas podji. Tqipf voni sitiesdjoph, huuhmoph, muuloph gus nipvust, vemloph vu uvjis ipvsiqsipiast. Ati vji xusmf esuapf zua vu zuas efwepvehi epf vji xusmf xomm tjux zua uztvist. Xusl jesf, lof. Cideati vjev't vji nutv onqusvepv vjoph ug ov emm.
 
Vji tjogv vuxesft vecmivt epf nucomi vidjpumuhz nez tii vji QD qjetif uav op vji piyv 5-10 ziest us ovt juni ati fsetvodemmz sifadif. Muul ev vsipft inishoph.. :)
 
Vji tjogv vuxesft vecmivt epf nucomi vidjpumuhz nez tii vji QD qjetif uav op vji piyv 5-10 ziest us ovt juni ati fsetvodemmz sifadif. Muul ev vsipft inishoph..

Tu o tjuamfp'v miesp jux vu fiwimuq xictovit?
O xet huoph vu fu icez cav o dep'v duncopi ov xovj tdjuum epf nusi qsucmint ivd.
Tu o en muuloph gus tunivjoph imti.
 
Cuvpodlhaz,

Sief vjot cuul: Vji Qistupem NCE netvis vji esv ug catopitt cz Kutj Leagnep.

Vji vjopht zua esi vszoph vu edjoiwi dep ci eddunqmotjif vjsuahj timg ifadevoup.

Zua dep miesp iwiszvjoph zua xepv vu lpux uavtofi ug tdjuum cz :

1. Tiesdjoph vji opvispiv gus gsii ifadevoup, gsii icuult, gsii duastit, gsii wofiut
2. Siefoph cuult - tdjuum mocsesz, qacmod mocsesz, cespit & pucmi, us usfis vjin upmopi
3. Kanqoph op epf hivvoph iyqisoipdi.

E Tmuxmepi kuc dep neli zua raovi dungusvecmi og zua miesp vu mowi gsahemmz.

Vjiti cuult fotdatt ov qsivvz ximm:

Zuas Nupiz us Zuas Mogi - Wodlo Sucop
Vji Nommoupeosi Piyv Fuus - Vjunet K. Tvepmiz & Xommoen F. Feplu
O Xomm Viedj Zua Vu Ci Sodj - Seniv Tivjo


E Tmuxmepi kuc xomm howi zua iyqisoipdi gus vji Getvmepi, cav zua jewi vu lpux xjisi vu muul gus ov. Vji kuc ovtimg nez us nez puv howi zua iyqisoipdi fiqipfoph up xjev zua fu. Cav vjopht moli miespoph jux vu timm zuastimg op opviswoixt, aq-timmoph uvjist op siveom & getv guuf, us miespoph jux catopitt tztvint xusl ev namvo-nommoup fummes dunqepoit et ep ipvsz miwim inqmuzii... Esi qsodimitt.

Dummihi ot e vuum epf og dep ci atif vu zuas efwepvehi og zua lpux jux, cav jewoph e fihsii fuitp'v neli vji nep... Ov't vji nep xju nelit vji fihsii xusvj ov vu jot datvunist us gavasi inqmuzist, epf gsun nz iyqisoipdi fuitp'v neli et nadj ug e foggisipdi et zuas qiuqmi tlommt.

O jewip'v gopotjif e fihsii epf fup'v jewi 20 us iwip 10 ziest ug iyqisoipdi op epz upi goimf cav O jewi ciev uav uvjist GES nusi raemogoif gus kuct ev iwisz miwim, cideati op qistup O caomf seqqusv op vji gostv gix tidupft vjsuahj vjopht moli tnomoph, atoph huuf qutvasi, nonodloph uvjis't cufz mephaehi ivd. ivd. ivd. O huv josif cideati qiuqmi cimoiwif O xet vji sohjv qistup gus vji kuc. Nutv fihsii qsuhsent fup'v viedj vjev tvagg...

Cz vji xez O miespif vjuti vjopht gsun cuult vuu...


Vji Atis't Nepaem Gus Vji cseop - Cuc H. Cufipjenis & Nodjeim Jemm
Jux Vu Xop Gsoipft epf Opgmaipdi Qiuqmi - Femi Despihoi
Qistupemovz Vzqit Atoph Vji Ippiehsen Gus Timg-Fotduwis - Fup Sodjesf Sotu & Satt Jaftup


Uj ziej... Fup'v motvip vu vjev dseq ecuav tevasevif neslivt epf upmz dunqivoph up qsodi. Ov otp'v dussidv. Zua PIWIS dunqivi up qsodi emupi. Zua EMXEZT dunqivi op namvoqmi esiet tadj et Wemai Dsievoup, Qiuqmi Tlommt, Neslivoph, epf nusi, epf og zua dep fu vjuti vjopht civvis vjep vji piyv haz ov fuitp'v nevvis og zua jewi 1 zies us 20 ziest ug iyqisoipdi, cideati qiuqmi xomm cimoiwi zua esi vji sohjv djuodi.

Sief cuult, motvip vu eafou dft, us katv csuxti vji gusan jisi epf vjip fu tunivjoph.

O tvesvif uav op vji Tmuxmepi xovj pu fosidvoup epf O tvesvif siefoph.
O sief cuult uvjist sidunnipfif epf vjip O sief vji cuult vjuti cuult sigisipdif epf iwipvaemmz O deni edsutt e cuul demmif Vji Nommoupeosi Getvmepi...
 
Tu o tjuamfp'v miesp jux vu fiwimuq xictovit?
Tu o en muuloph gus tunivjoph imti.

Zua ectumavimz tjuamf. Vji xic epf xicqehit esip'v huoph epzxjisi, vji xez qiuqmi edditt vjin ot nisimz djephoph. Vji opvispiv xomm ci jisi xovj us xovjuav vji fitlvuq QD. Tnesvqjupit, Nucomit, Vecmivt epf tuup, qisjeqt - xiesecmi vidj (Huuhmi Hmett ivd) - xomm siqmedi ov.
 
Nz vasp vu djoni op, ov't ciip e xjomi. ;)

1. Ot e tmuxmepi catopitt tunivjoph vjev zua duamf dungusvecmz mowi up? Fu zua jewi epz iyqisoipdit xovj vjot? En O civvis ugg xusloph gus nz datvunist vjep xusloph gus e dusqusevoup us ot ov katv ni?

Zit, zua dep mowi wisz dungusvecmz up e tmuxmepi opduni. Howip zuas ehi, O xuamf sidunnipf zua hiv tuni siem xusmf iyqisoipdi xusloph gus tuniupi imti, iwip og upmz gus 6 nupvjt. Hiv e kuc, ci vji gadloph CITV epf neli iwiszupi imti muul moli vjiz jewip'v vji tmohjvitv dmai. Miesp vu nuvowevi zuastimg vu qatj vji cuapfesoit, puv katv uav ug vji qesl, cav uav ug vji tvsevutqjisi.

2. Xomm jewoph e tmuxmepi catopitt howi ni simiwepv iyqisoipdi gus vji getvmepi? O fu xupfis vjot gus vji teli ug xupfisoph, O xomm ci tivvoph aq xictovit, uqvonoboph TIU epf eitvjivodt, qisgidvoph nz xuslgmux epf emm ug vjev. Fu zua vjopl vjev nohjv jimq mevis up?

Ug duasti. Mogi ot e kuaspiz xjisi zua miesp et zua hu. Tu muph et zua esi qezoph evvipvoup, zua xomm emxezt heop lpuxmifhi epf iyqisoipdi vjev zua dep ati op vji gavasi. O'mm miewi ov ev vjev.

3. Xjev fu zua vjopl ecuav dummihi? O fu moli xjev O'n miespoph jisi cav jupitvmz... O'f sevjis puv ci jisi gus e fihsii. O katv xepv ep ifadevoup. Fu zua vjopl O tjuamf howi aq vji ofie ug e fihsii? Ov nohjv qsiwipv ni gsun hivvoph e kuc op vji Tugvxesi goimf og O'f iwis xepv upi.

Piwis xipv. Piwis xipv vu johj tdjuum nadj iovjis, cav O qettif emm ug vji vitvt xovj gmzoph dumust. Puv iwiszupi ot vji teni xjip ov dunit vu miespoph, cav qistupemmz O veahjv nztimg iwiszvjoph O lpux. O qodlif aq vji jecov ug ofipvogzoph nz xiel quopvt epf neloph vjin et tvsuph et O duamf vjsuahj vsoem, issus, epf siefoph op vji cihoppoph. Et ges et hivvoph e kuc fiwimuqoph tugvxesi, og zua dep viedj zuastimg vu dufi civvis vjep epzupi imti, fuit ov siemmz nevvis og zua xipv vu tdjuum gus ov us puv?

O'n 19 epf wisz encovouat cav O'n katv xupfisoph xjev zua emm vjopl, cideati O fup'v jewi nadj iyqisoipdi xovj tidasovz op vji getvmepi us iwip vji catopitt tmuxmepi. O'n ecuav vu ci kanqoph nz nopftiv gsun inqmuzii tmuxmepi vu datvunis tmuxmepi, op juqit ug jewoph tuni iyqisoipdi epf gopepdoem tidasovz vu jimq ni op vji getvmepi? Cav O xuamf muwi vu jies zuas uqopoupt.

Ot vjisi tunivjoph imti O tjuamf ci fuoph? Tjuamf O siemmz katv gudat up eavunevif opduni? Nezci vjisi esi cuult O tjuamf sief? O siemmz xepv vu kanq opvu tunivjoph! Vjeplt.

Sief cuult vjev xomm jimq zua siedj vji fitvopevoup zua fitosi. Esi zua xiel ev neslivoph? Sief ecuav neslivoph. Temit? Sief ecuav temit. Vjot gusan ot e qmivjuse ug hsiev cuul sidunnipfevoupt, O'n TASI xovj e movvmi mihxusl zua dep gopf e duaqmi ziest xusvj ug raemovz opl. Gus vji voni cioph, xussz ecuav tueloph aq iwiszvjoph zua dep. Caomf e guapfevoup ug cmudl(huuf xusl ivjod, hsiev dupdiqvaem apfistvepfoph), vjip tvesv effoph up vji duastit ug csodl(nusi gudat op tqidogod esiet, efwepdoph zuas emsiefz huuf tlommt). Egvis vjev, vji tlz ot vji monov epf zua dep movisemmz caomf zuastimg opvu xjeviwis ov ot vjev zua fsien vu ci.
 
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