But the way the book reads, you’d think that just about anyone could make millions out of nothing with relative ease. The truth of the matter is, one false move could be devastating for the average person who is trying to get started, and you have to be not only lucky, but pretty darn business savy, and knowledgeable in real estate, or whatever your investment route may be. Even then things may not go your way and there can be huge setbacks. It’s a gamble.

We all like the concept of passive income but it’s difficult to do, particularly in your 20’s and 30’s, if you don’t have a good salary with some money to invest. And even then, unless you’re able to invest HUGE chunks of change the rate of return on most investments is not going to be high enough to support you indefinitely–unless you hit on a rare investment with huge rates of return, which are not easy to come by.

Think about the real estate investors who bought a home a year or two ago with the idea of “flipping” their first house. Now the market has bottomed out, they are competing with a million foreclosures and if they’re lucky they are still gainfully employed elsewhere and able to afford the mortgage until things settle down. I almost went that route and I’m glad I didn’t because it would have been a disaster.

I think I’ll stick with medicine. The current economy has given me a tremendous appreciation for steady income and a plethora of job opportunities.

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What a bunch of wimps.

You boys need to grow some nads and step up to FEAR Multiplayer: CTF, and Crysis Multiplayer: Power Struggle. A few rounds of these fast-paced First Person Shoot-the-fuck-out-of-your-enemies games, and your balls will drop, your muscles will bulge, your wallets will swell, and your wives will become hotter. Just make sure you crank the sub. Game on!

FPS VENTING FTW

I hope it lasts…but after reading your blog for about a year, I have a feeling it won’t

Glad to see ya back around. Starcraft rocks man, we played it a lot back in college.