Comments on: You Can Become A Millionaire In Just Five Minutes A Day!

By: Lenore

Lenore — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 05:51:30 +0000

So…does this mean you’re a millionaire yet, Trent? Wise words even if you’re not, and at least you’re on your way versus most MLM victims.

I’m proud to report I bought NOTHING on Black Friday again this year. Did a little research and found most retailers go “into the black” well before Thanksgiving. (If they didn’t make a profit till the last quarter, could they keep their doors open all year?) Still frantic advertisers and the far-from-free press icite us to join the frenzied mob and spend for patriotic duty or competition. The term “Black Friday” was actually coined by Philadelphia cops weary of shopping traffic and mayhem, and the busiest shopping day of the year is usually the Saturday before Christmas. Perhaps the economy would survive if more of us stayed home to savor Turkey Day leftovers and spend more time with loved ones. I just hope no one got crushed or shot this year for the sake of a sale.

By: lorenamail.com

lorenamail.com — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 23:27:49 +0000

i always try things to get money just by working at home and it dont work

By: Nickelodeon Auditions

Nickelodeon Auditions — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 07:59:55 +0000

I do 30 minutes of work a day on my websites and make about $100 per day. Finding the right category pays off!

By: lady

lady — Sat, 26 Jan 2008 05:13:12 +0000

yes you are right. i remember how a person managed to double his money not by doubling the pay he gets from work but by cutting down on unnecessary expenses and through good investments..

By: Kathryn

Kathryn — Sun, 02 Dec 2007 21:25:45 +0000

Steve W – thanks for the reality check. I knew that my cable was a waste, I just didn’t know how much of a waste it really is. Maybe now I can convince my hubby that the third car (his prize mustang) is an even bigger waste ;).

By: Irina

Irina — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 00:22:45 +0000

Party Entertainment that is what I do. WHooowhooo… I used to work a *NORMAL* job, in PR that is… But since I discovered party entertainment I never want to see an office again.. I now can only work when I want to work… no 9 to 5 work for me, it actually was 9 to 9. What I do now is not easy money. There are probably easier jobs, but party entertainment better suits my personality… Plus, I can work as much or as little as I want. There are other perks in being an entertainer, you become somewhat of a local celebrity… Now I don’t have to look forward to my retirement. In essence, I retired from any and all office rigmarole. I am free to learn and explore other things in life and still pay my bills and contribute to my self-employed IRA and 401 (k). I wish someone told me 10 years ago about this event entertainment jobs. I’d be better off in every way.

By: Doug Smith

Doug Smith — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 00:21:28 +0000

Not spending only works if your spouse doesn’t spend either.

I’ve been married 15yrs and the only time my wife was sensible about money was when we were dating and she worked for it.

Now that we’re married and she’s a stay at home mom, she has no regard for what anything costs.

Sure, we could get divorced, but I’d still be paying into the consumerism and maintaining dual households.

We have no debts and our entire cash flow (over $150k/yr) is spent each and every month on things we don’t need.

I can’t imagine how far in the hole we’d be if we had a mortgage, car payment and cc debt.

In 5yrs I haven’t been able to convince my wife to put $500/m aside for the new car we’ll eventually need now that ours is almost 10yrs old.

Her answer? Take out a loan like everyone else.

Of course, then we’d have to pay back the loan with interest…

By: mjh

mjh — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 03:07:00 +0000

Do you mean the TV equivalent of ads like these ones:

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“Free Money Making Website
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“Turn $600 into $39,750
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By: Jon

Jon — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 22:28:50 +0000

Good article. Your point is hit home with the google ads that accompany your article at the bottom. They are all for work from home get rich quick schemes.

By: Debbie

Debbie — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 22:02:20 +0000

hit the post button to fast. Decided since I said “no” to going out with a co-worker to lunch I’d move the money I would have spent to my savings account. If I did this with every dollar I saved each day boy would my savings account have grown in a year with compounding interest.

By: Debbie

Debbie — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 21:56:32 +0000

Really excellent post! I’ve been switching radio channels when all the Christmas must buy cell phone, car, etc ads come on. Throwing away all SALE mailings and keeping my head down during TV commercials.

By: Harm

Harm — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 21:30:31 +0000

A lot of those ads are by desperate Herbalife
‘members’, I think…..
On the tv show “King of Queens” they had a
great shot at mlm schemes recently. (might have
been a rerun, but the message was still
pointed)

By: Akuseru

Akuseru — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 20:02:19 +0000

Trent, this post has inspired me to take five minutes today to roll up the coins that I have been saving up for the past two years and take them down to the bank to open a savings account.

Thank you.

By: Katy Raymond

Katy Raymond — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 19:46:19 +0000

Money Blue Book–You are so right–it doesn’t always work!! :) And on those days, I enjoy my Starbucks or Caribou to the max. But on the OTHER days, I make sure I put those $$$ into some kind of account that will make me even MORE happy. If, that is, it’s possible to be more happy than I am when imbibing a latte!

By: Mrs. Micah

Mrs. Micah — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 19:37:00 +0000

The still-bouncy Mrs. Micah seconds LC’s suggestion!

I’m always looking for from-home/freelance opportunities for my patchwork full time job. Sometimes it’s easy to tell what’s legit/bad and sometimes it’s really hard. Or I could write the post if you don’t. Or I could stop commenting. *breathe*

Anyway, good idea LC!

By: LC

LC — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 19:04:51 +0000

It does take patience, but it is amazing how the little things can add up. If in a given month, you skip the purchase of 2 DVD’s and one shirt ($50), stay home 2 Saturday nights rather than go to dinner and a movie ($100), bring your lunch to work ($100), and skip the morning coffee ($75), you will have almost $1 million after 30 years using Trent’s saving and investing method. Yes, that is a long time, but $1M is also a lot of money. If you only did it for 10 years, you could probably pay off your mortgage.

Maybe a future post could be about what to look for if someone is interested in a legitimate way to work from home.

By: Lazy Man

Lazy Man — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 18:52:50 +0000

The problem is that it takes a lot of days to make a million this slow way. Many people don’t have the patience and discipline for that.

By: Mrs. Micah

Mrs. Micah — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 18:25:19 +0000

Now see, Raymond, if you were like me and hadn’t tried it in the first place, Caribou won’t get you! ;-) :-p

(It does smell good….)

By: Money Blue Book

Money Blue Book — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 18:15:54 +0000

It doesn’t always work though….eventually you will succumb and shell out $5 for that Caribou Coffee…I just did that 5 minutes ago :(
-Raymond

By: Katy Raymond

Katy Raymond — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 17:57:38 +0000

My empty nesting hubby and I still have MUCH too large of a latte factor. So now, for every day we don’t make a coffee run (which also constitutes a day that we–two self-employed based-at-home workers–don’t leave the house…), I add $6 to our travel fund. It’s set up at HSBC online. We put $$ in every month, but it’s great to see it add up faster as we cut back on our “entitlements.” When we go back to Ireland, $6 is plenty to pay for the groceries we purchase to knosh during the day (brown bread and assorted cheeses, mostly). Ireland–bring it on!!