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Monday, February 15, 2010
If you’ve been following the Q&A forum on my Web site, you’ve seen the results of carrying—or not carrying carry—extra cash whenever you leave home. The bad news is seen in post #7100: Robert, 43, from Baltimore, Maryland. Topic: Western Union Warning. He writes: “ … a friend called and needed a small amount of cash due to an unforeseen emergency.” Unfortunately for Robert, he failed to put into practice what his mother had taught him as a youth: “ Failure to plan on your part does not create an emergency on my part." Thus, Robert responded by going to Western Union to send his friend some money. You can read what happened next in Robert’s long and detailed post. The good news is in post #7101: Dave, 54, from Orland, Florida. Topic: Personal Identification. He writes: “Being a passenger of friend operating an older vehicle, radiator failed and a tow was necessary. Stating my insurance coverage also could envelope assistance for a car I was traveling in, we used this service (we were about 10 miles from a shop where we could get this repair). About an hour later, my glowing favor turned to a shade of gray when the tow driver, in completing paperwork (under my LLC), needed information: my drivers license! Uh, thinking to myself, this isn't going to work. Saved myself from the noose with quick thinking because, as we know, money talks …”In SKIP COLLEGE: Go into business for yourself, I write in detail about the advantages of always, always carrying extra cash. The information about that subject alone is worth far more than the modest $17 price of the e-book. How much extra cash should you carry?Take enough cash with you for whatever you think you’ll need for the day, plus three $100 bills. The three bills are only for an emergency. If used, they must be replaced with all possible speed. Men, carry the bills in your left from pocket. Ladies, pin them inside your bra. “What if I don’t have an extra $300 to carry around?”In SKIP COLLEGE, I recommend a minimum of $1,000, but to some, that seems overwhelming, so I’ve temporarily lowered the bar just to get you started. As for putting aside $300, I quote from SKIP COLLGE: “Before the sun rises tomorrow morning, make a vow not to spend anything for nonessentials until you get that backup money put together. No eating out, no buying sodas or beer, no movies, no cable TV, no unnecessary trips around town, no newspapers or magazines, no lattes, no presents for anyone no matter what the occasion, no tithing, no nothing— nada en absoluto. Do not tell me it cannot be done, especially if you are living with one or both parents or can go back to doing so. I know Mexicans working two or three jobs at minimum wage who send $200 or more to their wives or parents back in Mexico every month." A firm prediction for the future: If you do as I say, there will come a time when you’ll look back at this advice and be grateful that you followed it, because when an emergency occurred, you had the cash to solve the problem. Labels: carry cash, don't show ID, money talks, no credit card, skip college, western union, western union warning
Privacy blog post by JJ Luna at 12:02 AM
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Monday, February 1, 2010
The “owner” will be invisible because he or she does not exist. Unless fraud is involved, I believe this practice to be entirely legal. Let’s suppose your name is Anita B. Chavez, Golda A.Goldstein, or Bashiyra Binte Nur Um Lifti. You resolve to start a business via the Internet, and you decide that, in the particular fi eld you have chosen, a generic-type man’s name would look better. First, choose a three-word business name with the same initials as yours. Then invent a man’s name with the same initials. For example: . . . . . Your actual name: Anita B. Chavez . . . . . Bank account name: A. B. Chavez . . . . . Business name: Awesome Birthday Cards . . . . . “Owner” name: Albert B. Caldwell . . . . . Checks made out to: A.B.C. The opposite is true, of course, if you are a man who wishes to sell merchandise that will appeal to women. Choose a woman’s name that will seem best to go with the product. The above information is taken verbatim from SKIP COLLEGE: Go into business for yourself. This e-book has many more tips and tricks for those are--or hope to be--self-employed.
Labels: anonymous bank account, business name, go into business, nom de plume, pen name, skip college
Privacy blog post by JJ Luna at 12:20 AM
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Monday, July 13, 2009
Or, if you are one of those rare parents who have control of your children and value your privacy, then keep them off social networking websites altogether. (Remember the Golden Rule: “He who has the gold makes the rules.”) I just received this e-mail from a young woman in California. You may wish to discuss her predicament with your teen or even pre-teen daughters: My name is Cristina and I'm 21 years old. I found you after hours and hours of research on the internet. I would really appreciate some information from you if you could spare some time.
Up until now, I've been extremely naive about how easily your personal information can be recovered over the internet. I met a boy on MySpace and we became friends. We talked over e-mails for a couple years. This spring something in my gut told me to stop contact....
Ever since then I've been paranoid and scared about him being able to find me ... I'd like to get my information out of all personal databases, which I know can be much harder than it sounds since there are so many … What do you recommend?
I am going to purchase your book, How to Be Invisible, which looks very helpful. Ultimately I want my home address private the way it should be.
Thanks so much for your time and consideration. I really appreciate it more than you know. I'm looking forward to your response as it will make my soul much lighter. : )
—-Sincerely, Cristina Here was my answer: “Unless you move, it will be impossible to hide your home address. It is out there in just too many places. Are you in a position where you can move? If so, read my book before you do so.” And I now add this advice to all you young people: Skip college (no privacy there!) and never take a normal job because you’ll go into the infamous “New Hires” list. Instead, learn how to go into business for yourself. My e-book " Skip College” tells you how to do just that. It sells for $17 but if you send me an e-mail with your first name, your age, and your state, and tell me a little about yourself, I will send you this e-book at NO CHARGE. Why? because it may change your entire life! Labels: facebook, how to go into business for yourself, MySpace, new hires list, self employment, skip college
Privacy blog post by JJ Luna at 12:02 AM
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Monday, May 18, 2009
So says Hernan Castillo, 30, who owes $30,000 in student loans and $5,200 in credit card debt. (He has an accounting degree but can't find a job in that field, so he works in a warehouse in California.) “Sometimes,” he says, “I wish I had gone to prison instead of college. At least I would have learned a trade or two and started being independent once I got out." How things have changed since I entered the University of Minnesota in 1946! What ever happened to working your way through college? What ever happened to low tuition? What ever happened to paying cash or doing without? What ever happened to common sense? In 1949, about to enter my senior year, I decided that, for personal reasons, I would not, after all, be able to spend the rest of my life working for the U.S. U.S. Forest Service. Common sense dictated that there was therefore no reason to pursue a degree. I dropped out—one of the better decisions I’ve made over a long lifetime. Note to parents: Your son or daughter may be better off in a trade school or a two-year tech school. But even if you believe they must borrow money and must get a degree, take out a $17 insurance policy. Order, read, and study (with your kids) SKIP COLLEGE: Go Into Business for Yourself.
1. On or before next Monday, May 25, 2009, order
SKIP COLLEGE.
2. Read and discuss it with your teens.
3. If you do not think it may change the lives of your children, send me an e-mail not later than June 25, 2009. Tell me what part you didn’t like.
4. I will then not only return your money but will send you a free e-report as well — either Crash-Proof or Least-Worst.
To paraphrase Hernan Castillo: “Not reading SKIP COLLEGE might be the biggest mistake of your life!”
Labels: education, go into business, hernan castillo, prison instead of college, skip college, trade school
Privacy blog post by JJ Luna at 12:12 AM
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Monday, March 9, 2009
Four of the five richest persons in
America are college dropouts.
--Forbes magazine The majority of today’s high school graduates should never go to college. Often, they have no idea what they want to do, once they graduate. If you are concerned about morals, think of the peer pressure involving drugs, binge drinking, and indiscriminate sex. If you are concerned about privacy, remember that all privacy will be lost until they graduate or drop out. If you are concerned about money, remember that you or they will end up tens of thousands of dollars in debt, with no guarantee whatsoever of a high-paying job after graduation. William Fitzimmons, Dean of Admissions at Harvard College, urges prospective students to take a “time off” break of one year, before going on to the university. “For almost thirty years,” he says, “Harvard has recommended this option, indeed proposing it in the letter of admission.”  Margit Dahl, director of Yale's undergraduate admissions, is also a strong advocate of deferring admission for one year. "We would love it to grow,” she says. In the UK, taking a year off is called a “gap year.” British universities (and parents) not only accept that students take a gap year, it's practically expected. Even Prince William went to do volunteer work in Chile before continuing his studies. There is a natural break at this time in people's lives," says Susannah Hecht, editor of The Gap Year Guidebook. "The opportunity is there because there is a lack of responsibilities." She says that gap years are also seen in England as a chance to develop skills and to take personal responsibility as an adult.” At the end of the gap year, your son or daughter may have a whole new outlook that does not involve a so-called higher education. (The information in this post is taken from SKIP COLLEGE: Go into Business for Yourself.) Labels: debt, dropouts, gap year, saving, skip college
Privacy blog post by JJ Luna at 12:01 AM
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