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I will have around 3k to invest in some kinda small business or investment.. Any ideas?
I would love to distribute some kind of cdm ----, but I dont have a hookup out there.

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Invest in my artificial urine company.

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you just buy in bulk from there web site i can t remeber the name

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You have a pm...

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i'm in the same boat. had 6k to invest in something, but didn't find anything worthy, so I invested in my future (ira fund).

I need some ideas too, before I dump this other money on my pos car.

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Gonna send you the same ---- I sent imburne...

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Hook me up quick :-*

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If Burne wants to post what I sent, somehow it didn't save in my PM's....

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$3000 isn't ---- when talking about investments. :l

Buy an acre of land somewhere. Forget about it for 10 years.
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Am acre of land for $3k? Where the hell do you live? They sell an acre of shitty land here for $15k+

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You can find cheap land for around that price or at least $3000 down. I'm not talking about buying ocean front property that has already reached it's max price. ::)
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Not true... $3k into a stock like Google when the IPO first happend at ~$80 a share could have yielded $15-$16k. There are some other stocks out there like that, just not as extreme, but also not as expensive to buy into. And property values, at least where I live, have caught the gay compared to 3-4 years ago..

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So a one in a million investment opportunity *could* net you a profit of ~$10,000 if you win the lottery and pick the right stock before it takes off and triples and doubles? Sounds like a good gamble to me. :l Which stock are you going to invest in? I would like to know which one is going to take off next. :y
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We live 8 hours away from the ocean. Twelve years ago when we bought our house (which was field a few years before) there was a two acre lot beside us they wanted $15k for. Now at the end of our street they are selling half acres for $35k+. Good investment, but requires some $$$ to begin with.

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I'll try to recreate what I sent to the OP....

Jones Soda (JSDA)
They make frickin soda, so how good of an investment could they possibly be?
1) Stock is undervalued right now at $17.24 a share. Most analysts have it valued at around $25/$26, but that doesn't mean ---- without the following points.
2) Jones does not use corn in making their soda, unlike every other soda company (Pepsi, Coke mainly). So, if/when ethanol becomes a nationwide thing, which I think it will, the price of corn will most likely rise because the demand will have increased and supply won't be able to keep up without a lot of infrastructure changes. This means the soda companies will be competing with the fuel companies for corn, which means their operating costs will be higher, which means higher prices for soda, which means less sales because people will find alternatives (Would you pay $2.50 for a coke?). With J.S. not using corn, their prices will remain the same, which should in turn lead to increased sales as a substitute good.
3) Coke is supposedly making a move to purchase Snapple, which means that in order to not concede that portion of the fruit drink market, Pepsi will have to respond with either a new drink, or by purchasing a fruit drink company. Jones is the logical choice for them. If Pepsi purchases J.S., stock prices will skyrocket.
4) Jones has recently gone from being a bottle only company to producing cans and bottles. This means more product on the shelves, and more exposure. Which should mean more sales. More sales=more profits=higher stock price=money in the bank

I am not some fancy stock advisor, but I did stay at a Holiday Inn Express last night :P Hope that wasn't too much reading for you nogs. I got into JSDA in March of this year, and have already made $5/share profit. And I believe the stock will increase to around $30-$35 in the next few years, or sooner if Pepsi makes a move on them. Another stock to look at if you have a bit more $$ is Diageo. They make liquor (I know that should interest some of you nogs), like Captain Morgan, Smirnoff, and some beers such as Guiness. Smirnoff is the worlds #1 vodka in terms of sales, and Diageo is making a push to purchase Absolute (#2 in sales worldwide) from Sweden, which would give them a strangle hold on the Vodka market... But that is a much longer term stock, but they do pay a nice dividend percentage....

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My nog. How many people would of thought dropping 2-3k in a honda would give you 400+ hp?? I know its doable.



Okay, here is the basic idea of why I put a bit of my $$ into JSDA...

1) Coke may be purchasing Snapple, which makes a fruit drink much like Jones Soda does, this should in turn lead Pepsi to make a play to purchase J.S. This will rape the stock price skywards
2) JSDA is undervalued as hell right now, as many analysts have it valued between $24-$27 a share, instead of its lower current price
3) If/when ethanol because a major factor in fuel, many soda companies who base their products on corn syrup will have to pay higher prices for the corn to make their products because they will have to compete with the fuel companies. JSDA doesn't use corn syrup in their products, so no higher operating costs if/when ethanol goes big (it will)
4) JSDA is finally moving from bottles only to cans and bottles. This will increase sales, as it will put more product on the market. More sales=Higher profits=Higher stock price

It is more of a long term investment, but I think the stock could hit $35 a share in the near (1-2 year) future, at which point I will unload it. It's a good buy and it is starting to move right now man.

http://finance.google.com/finance?q=JSDA
http://finance.google.com/finance/historical?q=JSDA

I bought in in March of this year when it was at $12.50ish a share, already made a nice profit. But it is not a short term kind of investment, so I have held onto it, and even bought in more. I'm not a stock advisor, but I did stay at a Holiday Inn Express last night Tongue

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nogalogalogalog

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I really wanna sell ---- on ebay though. I have done it a few times and its great. I just have nothing to sell anymore.

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$3000 down and a cheap monthly payment. 12 years ago out here you could buy just about any lot in town for $2500-$4000. Now even the shittiest lot sells for $150k. Alot of people became millionaires buying lots out here. I can't see it being a bad idea.....
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Only issue I can see with becoming an eBay business entity is the overhead costs. What happens if your chinese ---- isn't as cool as Donald because he advertises with HMT and you advertise with a cumshot avatar?

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That's not a wise investment. Ask anybody who has ever boosted a Honduh. :P
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LMAO.

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Selling chinese garbage in a market where the only guy that sells anything is the lowest priced is bullshit. In order to get the prices to be that guy you've got to dump LOTS of money on the buy in. Usually you'll have a minimum quota to keep with your supplier or you're SOL. Yes, if you sell a million items and make a dollar off each one you'll have a million bucks, but it's not worth your time. I'd rather blow my fucken head off, and this is the reason customer service takes a back seat on chinese stuff (except Donald 8)) They don't make enough to care about your experience.

Really, it isn't about "selling chinese products", "selling oil lines", or any of that ----. It's about buying and selling. I've nailed down the 2 reasons why people buy ----:

1) They have enough money to not worry about finding the cheapest price. They just want it. (and usually fast).

2) They're lazy or unknowledgable. They don't know where to find it cheaper, or don't know how to make it. Also known as convenience.*


Now, the stock market isn't something I know alot about, but I DO know that if you're going to put money into it, just put the money in and consider it lost. If it turns out the other way, holla at a nigga. Without knowing much about stocks, I would go for penny (low price stocks) that have the potential to be $3 stocks. If you buy 200 shares in a stock that's 40 cents/share, you have a whole $80 wrapped into it. That's a pretty small commitment.

On a very basic level, if I was in your shoes, I would look for a used car, preferably a honda that has a bad headgasket or some minor ---- that the people are *too dumb to know how to fix, or too lazy*. You repair these things, prep the car to be sold, and make a profit on it by selling it to that guy who *just has to have this car, and has some money at the time* Both of my civics were bad headgasket issues that were bought for $500/each. The hatchback (shuttle) could have been sold for $2,000 the same day I put the $39 headgasket in, and the coupe got me a check from the insurance company today for $2,475, after a girl hit the back and messed up the rear bumper and bumper support last week. If I were to fix those things, prep the car to be sold, and sell it for $2,000 (there was no change to the title, even though the insurance "totaled" it.), I would have a $500 car that's driven me around for 2 years, and made me $4,475.

Of course, these are chance situations that come up with cheap fixable cars, light accidents resulting in payoffs, ect... but I'd go with what you know, and stay away from stocks, real estate, chinese businesses until you get a little taste.

Oddly enough, making money will depend on you finding stupid people, lazy people, or people who find themselves in bad situations and you have more time to sit around before you help them than they have to give. The shuttle hasn't had one part that I've paid retail for, because I have the time to sit around and wait for that guy who needs rent/crack money this month, and as soon as we both know he needs me more than I need him, I'm getting more product than I'm going to pay for. You'll be looking for this same situation when you find that honda to flip.

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ING organge savings account at 4.5 % interest.

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Is ass...

Good post Steve... Speakin of makin $$, you get my letter out? And the stock market isn't that much of a mystery. Just involves a metric ass ton of research and patience

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...and in 10 years you could either be exactly where you started or a millionaire. I wouldn't count on the second one though. ;)
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And keep your investement money seperate from your regular bank account, and don't touch it. Take your profits from say two flipped hondas, and you have (for instance $2,000 profit/each, plus your original $3,000)= $7,000. At this point you're almost ready to buy a rental apartment and plan your own retirement. :6

Being rich doesn't have anything to do with how much is in your account, it's how you handle it, and sadly, financial resposibility isn't something they teach here in America. People who live above their means always think a raise would just help them get out of debt, until they get the raise, and they're in the same situation. It's because they're idiots, and will be just the kind of "helpless person" you'll need when looking to buy something they have in order to turn a profit on it. ;)



It's out as of today.

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New dating site: easyaction.com lol... like alt, adultfriendfinder... or fling .com... coming soon!!! Bitches

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Millionaire? Hard to pull off. But with enough patience/research (2 words again and again and again), you can have a nice little pile saved up in case something unforeseen happens, or you just want a bigger house/hotter trophy wife. It really is all about research and having the patience to ride out the low points until you believe the stock(s) you invested in hit their peak or you can make a decent amount of money by selling. Less risk/overhead with the stock market than there is with CDM eBay stuff and land. Wish I had owned a few pieces of real estate in like 04-05, but I was young and real poor...

And Steve, Great success....

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I haven't heard of very many people losing money investing in land. I can guarentee NOBODY has lost any money investing in land in this city in the last ~15 years. I see a bigger risk investing in stocks. Companies can go under overnight and you're fucked. :l
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Lotta people around here bought multiple lots and put houses up in 04-05 because prices were on the upswing. Now, they can't sell em for more than a $60,000 loss on their part. Guess it depends on the area though. I know Phoenix is still going up, and anything near water will always be a good idea.

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Jesus, where in the ---- do you live? Near a volcano? ???
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Northern Virginia. Land of mexicans and koreans. Beaners kill property values, and asians can't drive their way out of an empty parking lot.

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here in LA where the mexicans live itshard to find a house for less than 500k unless its a fix up. and houses that you can probably get anywhere under150k's :8

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imburne your avatar grosses me out

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That is why Donald's advertising with HMT > imburne's advertising with skeet shooting

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No one knows. I bought FSLR just a few days ago, after watching it for a month. Yesterday, Cramer downgrades it to a sell. Today it gained almost 25% in value, right after they announced 1.2Billion in new contracts. What I gained didn't even come close to my losses on XM and Sirius Radio. No one knows.

Boost is right, buy land.

Craig

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You guys all settled into the new place? speakin of land lol. Good call on FSLR. I try not to consider tech related stocks when they first come out, too volatile. Like buying BetaMax, even though I was barely alive for that.

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BOOYA!!11



I think once you hit the $400,000 net worth, it shouldn't be too difficult. I know some house flippers who don't have much money at all, but they know "old people" who have enough credit to sign their name to $100,000 loan. With a couple of these investors, he buys a property and flips it. The investors are guaranteed a % back on their money. Before the first mortgage payment is due, the investor recieves a check for their money in, and their % back. The moral of the story is, if you have the credit score to back yourself, a signature can make you money. I'd like to be the house flipper and the investor in 5 years. I think the hardest part to learn is all the legal tax loopholes that are available. I couldn't imagine paying money I didn't really have to just because I didn't know any better.

Money makes money. That first $100K in the bank is the beginning.

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Still, a solid million is a hard goal in any time period under 10 years, especially with a modest income at best. And if you think about it, do you need to have a million in the bank to feel secure? Rather have a million invest in something like a CD for my future family, than just have it where I could spend it. But seriously, JSDA...