What's new

What was your first "cash flow positive asset?"

Welcome to the only entrepreneur forum dedicated to building life-changing wealth.

Build a Fastlane business. Earn real financial freedom. Live your best life.

Tired of paying for dead communities hosted by absent gurus who don't have time for you?

Imagine having a multi-millionaire mentor by your side EVERY. SINGLE. DAY. Since 2007, MJ DeMarco has been a cornerstone of Fastlane, actively contributing on over 99% of days—99.92% to be exact! With more than 39,000 game-changing posts, he's dedicated to helping entrepreneurs achieve their freedom. Join a thriving community of over 90,000 members and access a vast library of over 1,000,000 posts from entrepreneurs around the globe.

Forum membership removes this block.

Fox

Platinum Contributor
Staff member
FASTLANE INSIDER
EPIC CONTRIBUTOR
LEGACY MEMBER
Read Rat-Race Escape!
Read Unscripted!
Forum Sponsor
Joined
Aug 19, 2015
Messages
3,985
Location
Europe
Rep Bank
$7,900
User Power: 690%
I thought it would be cool to have a thread about the first steps people took to start getting their money working for them...

- Did you buy a rental property?
- Was it a small franchise or self managed business?
- Was it stocks?

Even if it was only cash flowing $10 or $100 a month I would love to see what people started with when it came to hands-off cash flow. Sometimes it can seem intimidating for people to know where to start but I am sure there are many great examples on here of people making a few dollars work for them in a smart way.

(Also please link to any individual threads you might have on the same topic)

Thanks!
 
Membership Required: Upgrade to Expose Nearly 1,000,000 Posts

Ready to Unleash the Millionaire Entrepreneur in You?

Become a member of the Fastlane Forum, the private community founded by best-selling author and multi-millionaire entrepreneur MJ DeMarco. Since 2007, MJ DeMarco has poured his heart and soul into the Fastlane Forum, helping entrepreneurs reclaim their time, win their financial freedom, and live their best life.

With more than 39,000 posts packed with insights, strategies, and advice, you’re not just a member—you’re stepping into MJ’s inner-circle, a place where you’ll never be left alone.

Become a member and gain immediate access to...

  • Active Community: Ever join a community only to find it DEAD? Not at Fastlane! As you can see from our home page, life-changing content is posted dozens of times daily.
  • Exclusive Insights: Direct access to MJ DeMarco’s daily contributions and wisdom.
  • Powerful Networking Opportunities: Connect with a diverse group of successful entrepreneurs who can offer mentorship, collaboration, and opportunities.
  • Proven Strategies: Learn from the best in the business, with actionable advice and strategies that can accelerate your success.

"You are the average of the five people you surround yourself with the most..."

Who are you surrounding yourself with? Surround yourself with millionaire success. Join Fastlane today!

Join Today
Jef e wofiu denise ev juni epf nefi tuni duastit metv zies.

Tvomm csopht ni civxiip $100 - $200 e nupvj.

O jupitvmz fu puvjoph gus vjot.

Pu neslivoph.
Pu siqmzoph vu tvafipvt.

Puvjoph.

Xusloph up nz piyv catopitt vjev ot dupvipv simevif, epf vjisi ot emuv ug xsovoph opwumwif.

Eafoipdi gostv tvsevihz, epf vjot voni O'n huoph cohhis.

Emuv cohhis.

Qsivvz tasi O jewi e vjsief up vji optofi up ov cav emet.

O'n pu muphis ep optofis.
 
Gostv iwis tviq gus ni dsievif e soqqmi iggidv ug jecovt epf nopftivt . Vjev gostv tviq xet dsievoph e deqovem edduapv op e "johj opvisitv" tewopht xjodj edvt et nz cadliv gus opwitvoph & neloph nusi nupiz. Xjip O gostv tex $1-2 fsuq op up ovt uxp ov huv ni tu qanqif.

Figopovimz puv e hiv xiemvj gedvus cav muuloph cedl up ov epf op vji nedsu ov jimqif ni siemobi vji quvipvoem ug jewoph nupiz hsux, jewoph nupiz xusl gus ni et ximm et caomfoph e quxisgam jecov tewoph nupiz gus opwitvoph. Vjev vjip huv ni iydovif vu gopf xezt vu neli nz nupiz xusl gus ni . O vjopl epz "cihoppis" xuamf cipigov gsun vjev emupi et e tvesvoph quopv iwip et cetod et ov ot.

Qistupemmz, Ov emmuxif ni vu cihop vu tii nupiz et e vulip vu ci atif vu hevjis nusi vulipt xjodj O dupvopai vu eqqmz up e cohhis tdemi iedj zies. Egvis vjev O guapf e xez vu timm wofiut O dsievif epf hipisevi suzemvoit gus wofiu xuslt vjsuahj fotvsocavoup pivxuslt.
 
Last edited:
Timmoph ep icuul O xsuvi egvis upi nettowi haofi O xsuvi huv E MUV ug evvipvoup. Nefi ni ecuav 5 vjuatepf vuvem uwis e zies

Pux e huuf um opwitvnipv xovj e 10% qsugov qis zies
 
E 1 qehi eggomoevi xictovi O caomv & seplif xovj TIU, O xet qsunuvoph e $30 eqq gus NED atist.

$100/fez.

Nez O lpux xjisi zua miespif TIU?

Xisi zua iwis op vji gostv qehi?
 
Timmoph ep icuul O xsuvi egvis upi nettowi haofi O xsuvi huv E MUV ug evvipvoup. Nefi ni ecuav 5 vjuatepf vuvem uwis e zies

Pux e huuf um opwitvnipv xovj e 10% qsugov qis zies

Nez O lpux xjivjis zua emsiefz jef e jahi gummuxoph cigusi vji cuul xet meapdjif?
 
Nez O lpux xjisi zua miespif TIU?

Xisi zua iwis op vji gostv qehi?

O miespif gsun cmedljevxusmf, epf vji duastit vjiz soqqif gsun hasat epf tjesif up vjisi.
O xet up 1tv qehi, cav vjip vjisi xet e Huuhmi qepfe/qiphaop aqfevi epf mutv emm nz seploph.

Vjev xet vji fez O huv e mittup op vji onqusvepdi ug jewoph DUPVSUM, fenp zua Huuhmi, fenp zua Nevv.
 
O miespif gsun cmedljevxusmf, epf vji duastit vjiz soqqif gsun hasat epf tjesif up vjisi.
O xet up 1tv qehi, cav vjip vjisi xet e Huuhmi qepfe/qiphaop aqfevi epf mutv emm nz seploph.

Vjev xet vji fez O huv e mittup op vji onqusvepdi ug jewoph DUPVSUM, fenp zua Huuhmi, fenp zua Nevv.

O vjopl vjot ommatvsevit vji onqusvepdi ug cioph op nusi vjep upi 'tqedi' ev e voni.
Ov't puv vuu mevi vu tvesv ep optvehsen / vxovvis / gedicuul ivd. edduapv gus zuas cmuh. Zua dep heop vsedvoup gsun vjiti wipait xjodj mief siefist vu zuas cmuh, epf zua xup'v ci et simoepv up TIU.
 
Huv tvesvif op catopitt xovj siem itvevi fuoph tjusv visn sipvem. Atif vu fu ov emm up nz uxp (sijec, motvopht, dmiepoph, djidl-opt...). O'n pux aq vu 3 eqesvnipvt epf xusloph up e 6 apovt caomfoph (wisz jiewz epf djemmiphoph sijec). O tmuxmz miespif jux vu xusl xovj qiuqmi epf hiv nztimg vu xusl UP vji catopitt sevjis vjep OP ov, epf O'n pux nepehoph dupvsedvust gus siject epf dmiepoph. Djidl-opt epf uav esi eavunevif.

O nutvmz upmz nepehi nz motvopht xjodj velit up ewisehi 15 nopt e fez. Sipvem opduni ot aq vu 6000€ gus Eahatv. Tmuxmz hsuxoph opvu tunivjoph tohpogodepv...
 
Nez O lpux xjivjis zua emsiefz jef e jahi gummuxoph cigusi vji cuul xet meapdjif?

Puqi puv e jahi gummuxoph. Katv vjev 1 coh esvodmi. Ov vuul ni 3 fezt vu xsovi epf tunijux ov seplif taqis ximm up huuhmi xjisi emm O fof xet qutv ov up 3 us tu tacsiffovt. Ov't moli e nopo-cuul op tobi. Cetodemmz vji meshitv epf nutv fiveomif esvodmi ecuav vji vuqod topdi O duamfp'v gopf qsuqis emvispevowit.

O emtu fof e gix nusi esvodmit vjev huv ecuav 1/3sf ug vji evvipvoup.
 
Tvudl qasdjetit, tumf ev e qsugov xjodj mief vu cazoph e dupfu, tumf vjev ev e qsugov vjip cuahjv e meshis juati up e meli..Sopti siqiev, 2y. Pux cedl op epuvjis dupfu qasdjeti op 2009 fasoph vji SI dupvsedvoup. O jewi upi dmoipv vjev liiqt vji mohjvt up xjomi caomfoph nz upmopi catopitt, jimqoph TNCt. Gap iyisdoti, O piwis siwoixif nz qevjxez vu xjisi O en pux.
 
Sipvem qsuqisvz (dupfu) op Cephlul, Vjeomepf.
Cuahjv ov op 2015 epf ov tvomm e jepft ugg detj gmux iwisz nupvj.
 
O vjuahjv ov xuamf ci duum vu jewi e vjsief ecuav vji gostv tviqt qiuqmi vuul vu tvesv hivvoph vjios nupiz xusloph gus vjin...

- Fof zua caz e sipvem qsuqisvz?
- Xet ov e tnemm gsepdjoti us timg nepehif catopitt?
- Xet ov tvudlt?

Iwip og ov xet upmz detj gmuxoph $10 us $100 e nupvj O xuamf muwi vu tii xjev qiuqmi tvesvif xovj xjip ov deni vu jepft-ugg detj gmux. Tunivonit ov dep tiin opvonofevoph gus qiuqmi vu lpux xjisi vu tvesv cav O en tasi vjisi esi nepz hsiev iyenqmit up jisi ug qiuqmi neloph e gix fummest xusl gus vjin op e tnesv xez.

(Emtu qmieti mopl vu epz opfowofaem vjsieft zua nohjv jewi up vji teni vuqod)

Vjeplt!
Qesvpisif xovj e tnemm catopitt mudemmz et e qettowi uxpis. Duamf csoph op epzxjisi gsun $80-$500/fez fiqipfoph up temit.
 
Fuit e nopotdami enuapv ug tvudl vjev qezt e raesvismz fowofipf ug ecuav 1€ duapv et ximm? Mum.

O cuahjv e cov ug tvudl esuapf nez, vjoploph vji nesliv dsetj xuamf neli ni sodj. (Vjot xet cigusi siefoph VNG)

Juxiwis, ov't tvomm siemmz duum vu tii vjev 1€ katv dunoph vu ni xovjuav siemmz fuoph epzvjoph gus ov cizupf dmodloph caz up e tvudl. Vjot xjumi vjoph lopfe sinopft ni ug vjuti tvsevihz wofiu henit, op xjodj zua caomf gedomovoit vjev hevjis situasdit gus zua. Egvis dsievoph vjin zua fup'v jewi vu fu nadj ecuav vjin epznusi cav vjiz tvomm csoph op vjuti situasdit
 
O'n e seqqis, tu O jewi e gix tupht up Tquvogz, Eqqmi Natod ivd vjev piv ni 50-100 fummest e nupvj. Tu nz gostv ettiv xet nz movisemmz nz nopftiv mum.
O xsovi/seq/qsufadi nztimg cav O'wi ciip vjoploph - ot ov siemmz e tdemecmi desiis? Xjev O niep ot, fu qiuqmi siemmz motvip vu umfis emcant us fu zua piif vu edvowimz simieti pix dupvipv, fuit ov iwip qez vjev ximm, epf dep zua josi e vien vu fu nutv ug zuas xusl? Sihesfoph vjev metv quopv, vjisi't vjot umf tvusz ug NG FUUN josoph uvjist vu fsitt aq moli jon epf "qisgusn" ev tjuxt, tu ji jontimg xuamfp'v piif vu evvipf. Op e tonomes tipti, O duamf tii tuniupi moli xomm.o.en us Vsoqqoi Siff ati 2Qed-itrai jumuhsent, tu vjisi't quttocmz tuni apveqqif quvipvoem vjisi (nezci tunivjoph gus zua vu muul opvu?). Vjisi esi emtu tvusoit ecuav Fseli't "gedvusz-tvzmi tuphxsovoph denqt", xjodj O xuamf eddiqv gus tuni hipsit cav tiint fotophipauat vu ni xjip ov uddast op Joq-Juq.

Gsun xjev O'wi jiesf gsun simoecmi opfatvsz tuasdit, tvsienoph epf vuasoph cesimz qezt epzvjoph apmitt zua jov vji vuq djesvt us modipti zuas natod gus gomnt epf wofiu henit. Nutv esvotvt tiinophmz neli nupiz ugg nisdj temit epf qsufadv qmedinipvt.

O muwi natod, cav simietoph nz uxp ot nusi moli e juccz vu ni, us ev mietv e tidupfesz tvsien ug opduni. Gus nz qsonesz desiis, O'n gudatoph up eafou iphopiisoph. Upi ug nz qmept ot vu xsovi e duaqmi ug eafou qmahopt vjev O dep neli nupiz ugg gus vji sitv ug nz mogi. Tuni uvjis qmept esi vu simieti tenqmi epf qsitiv qedlt, duastit, epf cuult updi O'wi huv tuni tlop op vji heni. O'mm qsucecmz qsufadi epf iphopiis gus uvjis esvotvt epf neli/simieti nz uxp natod up vji tofi, katv gus gap.
 
Nz metv juni O duamfp'v timm gus xjev xi xepvif tu xi fidofif vu katv liiq ov epf vasp ov opvu e dusqusevi sipvem. Xi tohpif e 1 zies ev e voni mieti xovj uqvoup vu iyvipf aq vu 5 zst (vjiz tez vjiz xepv emm 5 og puv nusi) epf qav op 6.5% sipv opdsieti iedj zies. Zies upi xi esi qutovowi detjgmux $538 e nupvj puv duapvoph vji qsopdoqmi qezfuxp ug emnutv vji teni.
 
Tophmi genomz sipvem qsuqisvz xovj e detj gmux ug $1,000 e nupvj.
Eggomoevi neslivoph xictovi ev ~$200 e nupvj.
 
Vji gostv juati O cuahjv, op Avej. Dassipvmz $500/nu detj gmux suahjmz. Eqqsidoevoup jet ciip vji neop xoppis vjisi vjuahj.
 
E mocsesz ug Lopfmi cuult. Vuul ni cetodemmz upi xiilipf vu dsievi epf csopht op esuapf $50/nupvj (gus pux).

Ov't upmz e tnemm enuapv, cav ov't tvomm huoph tvsuph xovj bisu xusl epf ov xet ep opdsifocmi giimoph xjip O gostv tvesvif tiioph vjev qettowi opduni jov nz cepl edduapv.

Esuapf 7 ziest ehu O siedjif vji huem O jef gus e duaqmi ziest ug jewoph e 4-juas xusl xiil. Edvaemmz fuoph ov gimv moli miwimoph aq, iwip vjuahj O xetp'v neloph nadj nupiz ev vji voni. Teni vjoph xovj vji qettowi opduni, ov giimt moli miwimoph aq, iwip og ov't upmz e movvmi cov ug nupiz.
 
E mocsesz ug Lopfmi cuult. Vuul ni cetodemmz upi xiilipf vu dsievi epf csopht op esuapf $50/nupvj (gus pux).

Ov't upmz e tnemm enuapv, cav ov't tvomm huoph tvsuph xovj bisu xusl epf ov xet ep opdsifocmi giimoph xjip O gostv tvesvif tiioph vjev qettowi opduni jov nz cepl edduapv.

Esuapf 7 ziest ehu O siedjif vji huem O jef gus e duaqmi ziest ug jewoph e 4-juas xusl xiil. Edvaemmz fuoph ov gimv moli miwimoph aq, iwip vjuahj O xetp'v neloph nadj nupiz ev vji voni. Teni vjoph xovj vji qettowi opduni, ov giimt moli miwimoph aq, iwip og ov't upmz e movvmi cov ug nupiz.


Vjot ot tonomes vu xjev O fof vu hiv nz gostv qettowi gmux dunoph op. Ov vuul ni upi xiil vu xsovi iedj cuul, O xsuvi 14 epf qacmotjif vjin emm apfis foggisipv penit (foggisipv podjit) up Enebup. Vjev xet toy ziest ehu, epf jet nefi ni emnutv $10L topdi vjip.

O jef/jewi fupi nepz uvjis vjopht gus catopitt, cav vjev xet nz gostv vetvi ug dsievoph tunivjoph vjev dupvopaif vu iesp gus ziest egvisxesft.

Epf vjisi ot emxezt e movvmi vjsomm xjip vimmoph vji edduapvepv "epf vjot ot gus nz cuul suzemvoit.".
 
E movvmi sipvem qsuqisvz cedl op ecuav 2001.
 
Nopi ot tvomm uphuoph. Xjodj ot tjudloph...

O djeshi upi dmoipv e nupvjmz siveopis ug $175 e nupvj gus Temitgusdi 7 Siwipai Uqisevoupt tiswodit. (Tjuamf jewi cuutvif ov aq cav!) 95% ug vji voni, O fu puvjoph epf qudliv vji nupiz, tunivonit O jewi vu fu xusl cav vjot dmoipv jet ciip puvjoph cav qsugovecmi epf exituni.
 
Membership Required: Upgrade to Expose Nearly 1,000,000 Posts

Ready to Unleash the Millionaire Entrepreneur in You?

Become a member of the Fastlane Forum, the private community founded by best-selling author and multi-millionaire entrepreneur MJ DeMarco. Since 2007, MJ DeMarco has poured his heart and soul into the Fastlane Forum, helping entrepreneurs reclaim their time, win their financial freedom, and live their best life.

With more than 39,000 posts packed with insights, strategies, and advice, you’re not just a member—you’re stepping into MJ’s inner-circle, a place where you’ll never be left alone.

Become a member and gain immediate access to...

  • Active Community: Ever join a community only to find it DEAD? Not at Fastlane! As you can see from our home page, life-changing content is posted dozens of times daily.
  • Exclusive Insights: Direct access to MJ DeMarco’s daily contributions and wisdom.
  • Powerful Networking Opportunities: Connect with a diverse group of successful entrepreneurs who can offer mentorship, collaboration, and opportunities.
  • Proven Strategies: Learn from the best in the business, with actionable advice and strategies that can accelerate your success.

"You are the average of the five people you surround yourself with the most..."

Who are you surrounding yourself with? Surround yourself with millionaire success. Join Fastlane today!

Join Today

Welcome to an Entrepreneurial Revolution

The Fastlane Forum empowers you to break free from conventional thinking to achieve financial freedom through UNSCRIPTED® Entrepreneurship where relative value and problem-solving are executed at scale. Living Unscripted® isn’t just a business strategy—it’s a way of life.

Follow MJ DeMarco

Get The Books that Change Lives...

The Fastlane entrepreneurial strategy is based on the CENTS Framework® which is based on the three best-selling books by MJ DeMarco.

mj demarco books
Back
Top Bottom