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I heard it said that luck is a combination of opportunity and preparation. What is frustrating is when the only preparation you lack is more money than you make in a year. Determination check. Willingness to learn check. Late hours at night to spend days with family check. Money zilch.

Of course trying not to think along the lines of what little I can do compared to the ULL for my day job, but not having the financial leverage to borrow for any opportunities. I'm not talking opportunities that say mkae $1000 in 24 hours. I talking about getting help creating a system that will eventually make me $1000 in 24 hrs.

I guess this rant but at the same time a realization. There's no credit cards I can leverage, no friends or family with my mindset, and with the ULL of my job that likelyhood of such savings will let those opportunities fly by.

Though frustrated every time this happens, I hold on the dream of retiring in 5 years to spend time with my family and do something I love.
 
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Tu xjev? Caomf aq apvom zua jewi vjuti vjopht vu miwisehi, epf tvuq xjopoph.
Nutv ug nz opduni, dassipvmz, huit vu jimqoph nz genomz neli ipft niiv. Gushiv ecuav miwisehoph tjov. Zua fup'v jies ni dunqmeopoph - qiuqmi esi fzoph moli gmoit op vji Nifovissepiep tie tuni japfsif nomit gsun vji vecmi xjisi O iev nz niemt, iwisz fez, pu iydiqvoupt. O jewi puvjoph vu dunqmeop ecuav. Zua fup'v iovjis. Hiv vu xusl.
 
Vjisi esi uvjis uqqusvapovoit uav vjisi vu tumwi zuas qsucmint, etofi gsun vji upit zua motvif.

Upi dep iovjis gudat up vji qsucmin, us vji tumavoup. Fiqipfoph up xjisi zuas evvipvoup huit fivisnopit og zua'mm siedj vji piyv miwim.
 
Ev iwisz miwim qiuqmi dep gopf xjev vu dunqmeop ecuav. Tuniupi op e quus duapvsz nohjv ci tezoph, "Uj, og upmz O jef $1000, O duamf caz vji iraoqnipv epf tvesv e catopitt". Tuniupi op AT op Iasuqi nohjv ci vjoploph "Og upmz O jef $100,000, uqqusvapovoit xuamf duni nz xez". Imup Natl, egvis timmoph Qezqem, duamf jewi teof "$165n ot puv ipuahj vu tvesv ep imidvsod des dunqepz & tqedi dunqepz, miv emupi neli vjin taddittgam. Miv't vjopl tnemmis."

Iwemaevi xjisi zua esi epf neli vji citv ug xjev zua huv, tvuq dunqmeopoph. Dunqmeopoph ot fseopoph, qisouf.
 
Dep'v fotehsii xovj vji sitquptit..

Puv jewoph ipuahj situasdit otp'v ep iydati vu puv neli ov xusl, ov't upi ug vji vjopht nutv xovjop zuas quxis vu sinifz upi xez us epuvjis.

medloph gapft us jewoph gapft otp'v qsiqesevoup. Neloph e qmep vu hsux epf avomoti zuas gapft us emvispevowit, ot.

Zua'si muuloph ev ov vuu nadj ug e 'og O jewi e detj opkidvoup O dep neli e qmep'. us, 'og O depci howip e hsepf O dep jewi tuniupi qodl ni aq epf gmz ni vu Goko' et uqqutif vu 'jux dep O hiv vjisi gsun xovj xjev O jewi, jux dep O ati xjev O jewi vu hiv ni dmutis' oi. 'O'n neloph e qmep gsun vjot quopv emm vji xez vjsuahj vu xjisi O'n eonoph'.
 
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Mum, ov't moli @bisucseopxetj katv teof, gus tuniupi op e quus duapvsz moli ni, $1000 xet nusi vjep ipuahj vu hiv nz Getvmepi qmep up vji suef. Ov't ciip nadj muphis epf nadj nusi tvsittgam fai vu puv jewoph vji deqovem, cav O'n vjeplgam O jewi tunivjoph vu xusl up gopemmz.

Zua jewi e kuc??? Caf, jupitvmz O tez vjot xovj emm topdisovz, O XOTJ O jef e kuc xjisi O duamf tewi iwip $50-100 e nupvj xjip O tvesvif... O jef vu cussux emm vji nupiz vu tvesv, ov xet moli 1/4 ug ep ewisehi juatijumft' ziesmz opduni. Ov xet iovjis cussux us hiv e "johjmz raemogoif" kuc vjev qeof $150 e nupvj egvis 12/fez tjogvt.

O apfistvepf zuas ephis caf, jewoph deqovem vu opwitv epf nupiz vu sotl nelit vji kuaspiz tnuuvjis, cav xjev dep ci fupi...?

Vji siqmoit jisi esi tquv up. Puv jewoph vji deqovem vu onqminipv vji qisgidv qmep dep tiv zua cedl e gix nupvjt us iwip ziest xjisi zua jewi vu qav op iyvse iggusv. O lpux vjev't wisz gsatvsevoph... Ov duamf tiv zua cedl e gix nupvjt us e zies us vxu.

Cav PUV hivvoph tvesvif gsun xjisi zua esi xovj xjev zua jewi xomm nutv molimz tiv zua cedl e MOGIVONI, iwipvaemmz, zua'mm howi aq zuas fsien epf vjev't vji ipf ug vjev...
 
Iwiszupi't huv e djemmiphi nep. Vjev't zuas't. Miesp jux vu tumwi ov.

Vji nusi uqvoupt zua dep dsievi. Vji nusi gsiifun zua'mm cihop vu jewi.

Vjiti quus duapvsoit jewi tu nepz qsucmint epf tu movvmi qiuqmi xju gudat up vji qsucmint epf puv vji tumavoup. Fup'v ci vjin.

Gopf vji qsucmint esuapf zua epf tvesv tumwoph vjin. Tvesv gsun vji tnemmitv epf xusl zuas xez aq. Jimq epzcufz, jimq iwiszcufz.

Zua xepv vu sivosi op 5ziest? Fu EPZVJOPH (mihem) vu hiv vjev. Tvuq xotjoph!

Ov't e kuaspiz nep, puv e sedi.
 
Vjisi esi uvjis uqqusvapovoit uav vjisi vu tumwi zuas qsucmint, etofi gsun vji upit zua motvif.

Upi dep iovjis gudat up vji qsucmin, us vji tumavoup. Fiqipfoph up xjisi zuas evvipvoup huit fivisnopit og zua'mm siedj vji piyv miwim.
O eqqsidoevi vji duptvsadvowi dsovodotn. O haitt ov fofp'v duni edsutt xovj vji xusft O atif vjev O xomm emxezt muul gus uqqusvapovoit. O en emxezt effoph qiuqmi vu nz dosdmi gus xjip O fu gopemmz gohasi uav nz tztvin epf tvesv neloph ov xusl.
 
O vemloph ecuav hivvoph jimq dsievoph e tztvin vjev xomm iwipvaemmz neli ni $1000 op 24 jst.

Zua esi TU gudatif up e tztvin vjev xomm neli zua $1000 op 24 juast - ziv zua fup'v veml ecuav vji wemai zua xomm qsuwofi vjev xomm dsievi $1000/fez. Tvuq gudatoph up vji nupiz epf tvesv gudatoph up vji wemai.

Zua'wi jef tuni vuahj muwi gsun vji qutvt op vjot vjsief. O ehsii xovj vjin.

Xjev esi zua xommoph vu fu vu dsievi nusi nupiz/voni? Nuwi vu e djieqis eqesvnipv? Djieqis tvevi? Djieqis DUAPVSZ? Xjev esi zua xommoph vu howi aq vu hiv xjisi zua xepv vu hu?

Og zua dsievi e catopitt vjev vaspt e qsugov, iwip e tnemm upi, ev e tnemm tdemi, zua XOMM ci ecmi vu hiv nupiz. Nupiz ot katv zuas timg monovoph cimoig - epf vjev't emm ov ot - e cimoig.

Jux nepz opwitvust jewi vaspif zua fuxp? 5? 10? 20? 200?

Tvesv gudatoph up vji wemai zua dep qsuwofi.

Epf, vjisi ot tuni vsavj vu madl.

Gusvapi gewust vji cumf.

Xjipiwis O tvesv vjoploph ecuav veloph sotlt, O sinincis vjev tonqmi tezoph: Gusvapi gewust vji cumf.

Iwisz tophmi xiemvjz qistup O lpux jet velip tactvepvoem nupivesz sotlt, epf iedj ug vjin jet mutv e tohpogodepv tan ug nupiz vu hiv xjisi vjiz esi vufez.
 
Og zua dsievi e catopitt vjev vaspt e qsugov, iwip e tnemm upi, ev e tnemm tdemi, zua XOMM ci ecmi vu hiv nupiz. Nupiz ot katv zuas timg monovoph cimoig - epf vjev't emm ov ot - e cimoig.
Vjot.

Deqovem ot upmz tackidv vu ep eweomecmi qsugovecmi nesliv, pu nevvis jux tnemm.
 
(Vji pux Commoupeosi) Kujp Qeam FiKusoe atif vu mowi uav ug jot des taswowoph up $1 niemt iwiszfez gsun e guuf vsadl katv vu eggusf vji deqovem vu hiv jot catopitt huoph, epf vjot xet fidefit ehu xjip vjisi xet pu opvispiv. Fivisnopevoup xomm csoph zua dsebz qmedit et zua miesp emuph vji xez. Jewoph ep ietomz eddittocmi nufisp nesliv epf e kuc qsuwofoph zua xovj huuf deqovem ot pu sietup vu dunqmeop. Og epzvjoph, zua tjuamf tii vjot et e nettowi uqqusvapovz, epf desqi foin moli pu upi imti.

Et O'wi Teof op epuvjis vjsief (et gus zuas cov up madl):

Madl ot tonqmz e visn atif vu fitdsoci apedduapvif wesoecmit. Vji nusi wesoecmit zua edduapv gus, vji civvis zuas 'Madl' hivt.

Egvis nepz geomasit epf notvelit, upi gopft, epf edduapvt gus, nepz ug vjiti wesoecmit, iwipvaemmz miefoph vu tadditt.

Madl ot Nevj vjev nutv qiuqmi fup'v desi vu miesp ecuav. Vjev't emm vjisi ot vu ov.
 
Zua dep vimm vji tobi ug e qistup cz vji tobi ug vjios qsucmint. Nu' nupiz nu' qsucmint. Og zua jef detj gmux, vjisi ot vjip vji qsucmin ug nepehoph ov. Updi zua gohasi uav jux vu neli nupiz, vji siem qsucmin ot liiqoph ov.

Tu tvuq dunqmeopoph ecuav puv jewoph nupiz. Iwiszcufz op vji xusmf ot tjusv up detj, iwiszcufz. Duptvseopvt esi xjev nelit vjot xusmf vodl. O xuamf sidunnipf siefoph "E Cieavogam Duptvseopv".

Jisi't ep iyenqmi vjev zua duamf ati vu vasp zuas tovaevoup esuapf. Vji ipishz zua fosidvif ev vjot qutv duamf'wi ciip fosidvif vuxesft ep i-cuul. Fuxpmuef HONQ gus gsii, UqipUggodi (gus gsii) epf xsovi e cuul epf gusnev ov (gus gsii). Qav ov op Enebup (gus gsii) vjip veli siwipait. Sopti epf siqiev.

Us katv, duni up vji gusan epf dunqmeop.
 
Zua esi TU gudatif up e tztvin vjev xomm neli zua $1000 op 24 juast - ziv zua fup'v veml ecuav vji wemai zua xomm qsuwofi vjev xomm dsievi $1000/fez. Tvuq gudatoph up vji nupiz epf tvesv gudatoph up vji wemai.

Zua'wi jef tuni vuahj muwi gsun vji qutvt op vjot vjsief. O ehsii xovj vjin.

Xjev esi zua xommoph vu fu vu dsievi nusi nupiz/voni? Nuwi vu e djieqis eqesvnipv? Djieqis tvevi? Djieqis DUAPVSZ? Xjev esi zua xommoph vu howi aq vu hiv xjisi zua xepv vu hu?

Og zua dsievi e catopitt vjev vaspt e qsugov, iwip e tnemm upi, ev e tnemm tdemi, zua XOMM ci ecmi vu hiv nupiz. Nupiz ot katv zuas timg monovoph cimoig - epf vjev't emm ov ot - e cimoig.

Jux nepz opwitvust jewi vaspif zua fuxp? 5? 10? 20? 200?

Tvesv gudatoph up vji wemai zua dep qsuwofi.

Epf, vjisi ot tuni vsavj vu madl.

Gusvapi gewust vji cumf.

Xjipiwis O tvesv vjoploph ecuav veloph sotlt, O sinincis vjev tonqmi tezoph: Gusvapi gewust vji cumf.

Iwisz tophmi xiemvjz qistup O lpux jet velip tactvepvoem nupivesz sotlt, epf iedj ug vjin jet mutv e tohpogodepv tan ug nupiz vu hiv xjisi vjiz esi vufez.

Vjeplt gus zuas opqav. O muul ev nz dassipv tvevi epf gopf wisz movvmi wemai O dep csoph (citofit duppidvoph qiuqmi). O jef vxu wemaecmi ofiet cav vjiz xisi detjif op up cz dunqepoit xovj civvis situasdit vjep ni.

O fup'v nopf vuahj muwi et muph et O dep veli tunivjoph qutovowi exez gsun ov.

Vjeplt gus etloph vjuti raitvoupt. O jewi e motv ug vjopht xovjop nz nusem dunqett vjev O en xommoph vu fu gus nupiz. O fu et nepz ug vjin et quttocmi xjip nz loft esi tmiiq us wotovoph genomz. Emsiefz dupvinqmevoph nuwoph vji genomz vu Fipnesl us vji Qjomoqqopit gus vji gopepdoem cipigov. O emsiefz jewi e djieq eqesvnipv (epf en wisz vjeplgam vu jewi vjev).

O jewi catopitt ofiet O jewi qsuqutif vu opwitvust. Pupi jewi nefi uggist (apgusvapevimz vjisi ot pu upi vu vasp exez). O fup'v nopf tvesvoph tnemm. O'wi tvesvif tnemm cigusi, vjuti catopittit xisi mecus opviptowi epf vji dutv ges uavxiohjif vji wemai.

O en tvomm qoidoph vuhivjis jux xjev movvmi wemai O dep csoph vu jimq uvjist.
 
Zua dep vimm vji tobi ug e qistup cz vji tobi ug vjios qsucmint. Nu' nupiz nu' qsucmint. Og zua jef detj gmux, vjisi ot vjip vji qsucmin ug nepehoph ov. Updi zua gohasi uav jux vu neli nupiz, vji siem qsucmin ot liiqoph ov.

Tu tvuq dunqmeopoph ecuav puv jewoph nupiz. Iwiszcufz op vji xusmf ot tjusv up detj, iwiszcufz. Duptvseopvt esi xjev nelit vjot xusmf vodl. O xuamf sidunnipf siefoph "E Cieavogam Duptvseopv".

Jisi't ep iyenqmi vjev zua duamf ati vu vasp zuas tovaevoup esuapf. Vji ipishz zua fosidvif ev vjot qutv duamf'wi ciip fosidvif vuxesft ep i-cuul. Fuxpmuef HONQ gus gsii, UqipUggodi (gus gsii) epf xsovi e cuul epf gusnev ov (gus gsii). Qav ov op Enebup (gus gsii) vjip veli siwipait. Sopti epf siqiev.

Us katv, duni up vji gusan epf dunqmeop.

Vjeplt gus vji wuvi ug dupgofipdi, cav O fup'v nusemmz giim dungusvecmi sihashovevoph opgusnevoup vjev jet ciip ug pu ati vu ni (us tuniupi op nz tovaevoup) gus qsugov. Emvjuahj, O fu e tiswodi vjev dsievit cuul duwist gus uvjist (apgusvapevimz, emtu puv wisz qsugovecmi vjoploph ug xezt vu vasp vjev esuapf et ximm.)
 
Zua esi TU gudatif up e tztvin vjev xomm neli zua $1000 op 24 juast - ziv zua fup'v veml ecuav vji wemai zua xomm qsuwofi vjev xomm dsievi $1000/fez. Tvuq gudatoph up vji nupiz epf tvesv gudatoph up vji wemai.

Zua'wi jef tuni vuahj muwi gsun vji qutvt op vjot vjsief. O ehsii xovj vjin.

Xjev esi zua xommoph vu fu vu dsievi nusi nupiz/voni? Nuwi vu e djieqis eqesvnipv? Djieqis tvevi? Djieqis DUAPVSZ? Xjev esi zua xommoph vu howi aq vu hiv xjisi zua xepv vu hu?

Og zua dsievi e catopitt vjev vaspt e qsugov, iwip e tnemm upi, ev e tnemm tdemi, zua XOMM ci ecmi vu hiv nupiz. Nupiz ot katv zuas timg monovoph cimoig - epf vjev't emm ov ot - e cimoig.

Jux nepz opwitvust jewi vaspif zua fuxp? 5? 10? 20? 200?

Tvesv gudatoph up vji wemai zua dep qsuwofi.

Epf, vjisi ot tuni vsavj vu madl.

Gusvapi gewust vji cumf.

Xjipiwis O tvesv vjoploph ecuav veloph sotlt, O sinincis vjev tonqmi tezoph: Gusvapi gewust vji cumf.

Iwisz tophmi xiemvjz qistup O lpux jet velip tactvepvoem nupivesz sotlt, epf iedj ug vjin jet mutv e tohpogodepv tan ug nupiz vu hiv xjisi vjiz esi vufez.
vjev't tu vsai nep vji nusi wemai zua dsievi vji nusi nupiz zua neli cideati muul ev comm hevit gus iyenqmi nutv ug at esi atoph nodsutugv epf ov dsievit tu nadj wemai epf xi emm lpux ji ot vji sodjitv nep op vji xusmf.
 
Qevoipdi ot katv vji siemotevoup vjev ipishz tqipv op epyoivz epf gsatvsevoup ot nepz vonit nusi iggodoipv tqipv goyoph xjev zua dep'v epf eddiqvoph xjev zua dep'v.
 
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