Fearless Salary Negotiation is a great book - very approachable and practical. I learned a lot from it. Also for context - just remember that actually negotiating already puts you in a good subset of people. Many people…
Learning about financial independence. The peace of mind that comes from knowing you have your financial world in order is enormous and opens up many possibilities. You are in control once you have 'F--- You" money.
That's a great tactic. Keeps the ball rolling on the negotiation & also shows them your competence in a real way. Thanks for sharing.
Lots of contractors are hiring in DC. Check out places like Excella consulting. Good luck.
That was a really good explanation and tip. Nicely done.
Yeah these are really good points @petra. Honestly I don't know what the future is. I lean more towards your interpretation about FBA selling being a short-mid term opportunity. Though I don't think it will just…
Yeah, there are definitely too many FBA sellers who are 100% reliant on the Amazon audience for sales. No online store (Shopify etc.), no marketing, no email list etc. It's hard hearing those cases where seller accounts…
I'm in the same boat @BeetleB. Sold a line of private label toys on FBA. Not a run-away success but definitely a great introduction to the market. My family members are also FBA sellers. The thing that most people don't…
This same topic is taught in flight training. Pilots are repeatedly taught to never "silence" the annoying warning horns that come on for different reasons (slow speed, wrong landing gear configuration). The idea being…
Update - so...my bad. My brother actually uses http://www.zebrapals.com/ which is a logistics company but NOT a fulfillment center. They take your shipment, inspect, label etc. and send to the fulfillment center. He has…
The only logistics / fulfillment experience I've had so far has been Flexport (excellent BTW). They currently don't do 3PL - but may want to keep an eye on them as they expand. However, my brother is also big into FBA…
Great point r2dnb. This used to be my mentality as well and it hurt me. I was looking for a "smart" business that was "worthy" of me. How could these people spend so much time on such an indefensible & unscalable…
Ahhh..the Staten Island to Manhattan commute. I know that world well my friend. Nice work on getting a remote job. That must make things much easier.
I'm curious - how did you amass your 1.2m USD? I have a similar background and have done well but have not reached your level. Was it thru regular investing? Or did you have some "high payout" one-time events like…
Nobody knows. We usually cannot predict future conflicts very well. A number of people think Stealth increases the chance for WVR engagements (WVR = Within Visual Range, or dog fighting). I'm one of them. The U.S. has a…
There's some truth to this. But, after you dig through this "bar talk", most every pilot would take the best technology has to offer when going into a fight. I'll gladly take a JDAM over a Mk-84 (dumb bomb). And I'll…
Nice explanation. It can be hard to describe how pilots may or may not use certain cockpit displays depending on the situation. People tend to assume you are always using every indicator.
Interesting. Very though-provoking comment. Have not heard that one before but it makes sense. I agree there is probably something to that.
Fantastic book. If you are an introvert (and many here likely are) you should really consider this book an investment in understanding yourself. I can't count the number of times I was nodding my head in agreement,…
Yes exactly. It's the same way in fighters. The vast majority of switches are used maybe once. There were some F-16 switches that I never touched in 11 years. In fact, some switches are actually secured with copper wire…
Fearless Salary Negotiation is a great book - very approachable and practical. I learned a lot from it. Also for context - just remember that actually negotiating already puts you in a good subset of people. Many people…
Learning about financial independence. The peace of mind that comes from knowing you have your financial world in order is enormous and opens up many possibilities. You are in control once you have 'F--- You" money.
That's a great tactic. Keeps the ball rolling on the negotiation & also shows them your competence in a real way. Thanks for sharing.
Lots of contractors are hiring in DC. Check out places like Excella consulting. Good luck.
That was a really good explanation and tip. Nicely done.
Yeah these are really good points @petra. Honestly I don't know what the future is. I lean more towards your interpretation about FBA selling being a short-mid term opportunity. Though I don't think it will just…
Yeah, there are definitely too many FBA sellers who are 100% reliant on the Amazon audience for sales. No online store (Shopify etc.), no marketing, no email list etc. It's hard hearing those cases where seller accounts…
I'm in the same boat @BeetleB. Sold a line of private label toys on FBA. Not a run-away success but definitely a great introduction to the market. My family members are also FBA sellers. The thing that most people don't…
This same topic is taught in flight training. Pilots are repeatedly taught to never "silence" the annoying warning horns that come on for different reasons (slow speed, wrong landing gear configuration). The idea being…
Update - so...my bad. My brother actually uses http://www.zebrapals.com/ which is a logistics company but NOT a fulfillment center. They take your shipment, inspect, label etc. and send to the fulfillment center. He has…
The only logistics / fulfillment experience I've had so far has been Flexport (excellent BTW). They currently don't do 3PL - but may want to keep an eye on them as they expand. However, my brother is also big into FBA…
Great point r2dnb. This used to be my mentality as well and it hurt me. I was looking for a "smart" business that was "worthy" of me. How could these people spend so much time on such an indefensible & unscalable…
Ahhh..the Staten Island to Manhattan commute. I know that world well my friend. Nice work on getting a remote job. That must make things much easier.
I'm curious - how did you amass your 1.2m USD? I have a similar background and have done well but have not reached your level. Was it thru regular investing? Or did you have some "high payout" one-time events like…
Nobody knows. We usually cannot predict future conflicts very well. A number of people think Stealth increases the chance for WVR engagements (WVR = Within Visual Range, or dog fighting). I'm one of them. The U.S. has a…
There's some truth to this. But, after you dig through this "bar talk", most every pilot would take the best technology has to offer when going into a fight. I'll gladly take a JDAM over a Mk-84 (dumb bomb). And I'll…
Nice explanation. It can be hard to describe how pilots may or may not use certain cockpit displays depending on the situation. People tend to assume you are always using every indicator.
Interesting. Very though-provoking comment. Have not heard that one before but it makes sense. I agree there is probably something to that.
Fantastic book. If you are an introvert (and many here likely are) you should really consider this book an investment in understanding yourself. I can't count the number of times I was nodding my head in agreement,…
Yes exactly. It's the same way in fighters. The vast majority of switches are used maybe once. There were some F-16 switches that I never touched in 11 years. In fact, some switches are actually secured with copper wire…