Christopher Anastasio Podcast: Recent Episodes
Christopher Anastasio
Documenting my entrepreneurial journey, sharing lessons learned about business, finance, real estate, corporations, taxes, marketing and anything else that comes to mind.
In today’s episode, I address the ongoing debt ceiling limit issue bouncing around the government these days. I also discuss why I think it’s a ridiculous political talking point, versus anything of substance, and also discuss why the national debt and deficit are, in my opinion, a serious issue.--- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app
Used this episode to catch back up to the podcast, put out some random thoughts about 2022 highlights and recap, and looking ahead to 2023 and my intentions for both this podcast and my overall family and business objectives.--- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app
Tomorrow, August 9th, I’ll be conducting my onboarding call with Anderson Advisors to kick off the setup of my new entity structure that plugs into the already-established living trust. The crux of the structure will rely on Wyoming LLCs to act as holding companies for both active (businesses) and passive (investments) pursuits.
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In today’s episode, I provide an update on my new approach to daily scheduling in terms of bedtime and wake-up time, and also provide an update on my Amazon reselling project.
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In this episode, I mainly focus on the concept of family offices and their use of intricate entity structures to protect and grow wealth. I discuss a website I discovered for the law firm Withers Worldwide, which contains a podcast series that focuses on family offices and the business they conduct for their clients.
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In this episode I discuss Janet Yellen’s recent statement this week about how she was wrong to downplay inflation-related concerns back in 2021.
In this episode, I do a round robin of topics including an update on my Amazon e-commerce efforts in conjunction with my virtual assistant, some new developments in the limited partnership and entity structure area, and finishing up with some on-the-ground insights on the housing and rental markets.
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In this episode, I talk about Alex Hormozi and why you should read his book $100M Offers, as well as follow him on either TikTok or Instagram. He’s an outstanding resource for anyone who’s into sales, marketing, or running a business in general.
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In this episode, I discuss the current situation regarding baby formula shortages and price hikes, in light of the billions in aid being sent to Ukraine to fight Russia.
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In this episode I provide a brief update on my Amazon reselling project that I’m working with my virtual assistant, mainly focusing on my efforts to obtain a sales tax exemption certificate from my home state.
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More thoughts on how I plan to structure my daily routine to optimize work output. I also discuss inflation and the notion that the government can “fight inflation.”
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In this episode, I discuss plans for opening a TikTok account for the real estate and finance topics that I often discuss here, and experimenting with instructional, value-added content to take advantage of TikTok’s unparalleled organic reach.
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In this episode I talk about how I go about observing myself from a work and productivity perspective, then optimize my habits and routines accordingly.
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In this episode I give my thoughts on the current macroeconomic environment from the standpoint of rising interest rates, inflation, and the spectre of a potential market/economic meltdown.
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In this episode I philosophize about the importance of legacy and documenting the journey, and reaffirm my commitment to making more content going forward.
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In this episode, I break down the proposed "billionaire's tax" and its origins in the "buy, borrow, die" concept (see Episodes 20 and 63). I take a close look at the mechanisms behind the tax and the BBD concept, as well as debate the ethics of the proposed tax from the perspectives of capitalism, as well as taxation and liberty in general.
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In this episode I’ll provide an update on the Evergrande bank crisis in China, as well as discuss an options analysis service that I’ve been following recently called Unusual Whales, as well as provide some insight on a recent tweet from Nassim Taleb.
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In this episode I discussed recent news about the Chinese bank and real estate holding company, Evergrande, and the potential ripple effects that could occur in the global financial system, similar to what happened with Lehman Brothers in the fall of 2008.
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In this episode I discuss the recent Congressional reaction to the ProPublica tax article series, specifically, the use of IRAs and Roth IRAs.
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In this episode I catch you up on the majority of my efforts since I last recorded in late May. I cover what I’m working on with respect to corporate tax returns, expansion of my digital marketing agency, and renewed efforts to apply Kiyosaki’s principles pertaining to liability-to-asset conversion.
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In this episode I explore the concept of bitcoin and cryptocurrencies, and take a particularly close look at the potential political risk involved in investing in these types of assets. I also discuss the Federal Reserve’s announcement yesterday of the possibility of establishing a central bank digital currency (CBDC).
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In this episode I discuss Sam Ovens’ teachings about the eliminate, automate, delegate protocol that one should use for eliminating wasteful activities and optimizing the most precious resource we have, time.
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In this episode I discuss the dilemma of sleep and how much one should get, especially when pursuing outsized goals like starting a business or changing careers. I examine the health vs. hustle aspects of the debate, and go into some detail about my own habits.
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In this episode I recap the Shopify e-commerce drop-shipping experiments I ran from last Fall until just recently. I discuss the obstacles that eventually led me to conclude this model is flawed enough to discourage further pursuit.
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In this episode I discussed the importance of identifying and following and learning from digital or virtual mentors. For me this includes individuals like Robert Kiyosaki, Gary Vaynerchuk, Grant Cardone, and Sam Ovens.
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In this episode I discuss the Texas snowstorm and ongoing power and water crisis, as well as weighing in on Ted Cruz fleeing the state to Cancun with his family.
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In this episode I give my hot take on the rapidly unfolding situation in the stock market between the Wall Street Bets subreddit and institutional investors, on opposite sides of stocks like GameStop, AMC and others.
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In this episode I talk about a book I recently finished called “Relentless” by Tim Grover, which happens to include examples of the author’s work doing fitness training with Kobe Bryant. I thought this would be apropos given that today is the one-year anniversary of Kobe‘s death. I also go into some detail in this episode about my reading habits and the types of books that I’m focused on reading these days.
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In this episode I talk about the mindset and affirmations concepts espoused in the Consulting Accelerator training from Sam Ovens at Consulting.com.
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In this episode I contrast Gary Vaynerchuk and Sam Ovens with respect to their philosophies on work ethic, loving what you do, social media usage, and dividing your attention across multiple projects.
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In this episode, I give an update on my two Shopify e-commerce stores, as well as an update on my affiliate marketing project. I also go into some length about aspects of the Consulting.com Consulting Accelerator training program, with respect to my theme for 2021: focus; I also discuss why the limbic system keeps you from doing the hard work, and why I think outsourcing and ruthlessly recapturing time is so paramount to being successful in business.
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In this episode I give a very high-level overview and walk-through of the Sam Ovens Consulting.com training program that I’m currently taking, called Consulting Accelerator. It’s a high-level look at the program, with future episodes to come drilling down into various aspects of it. I do spend a little bit of time focusing on one aspect of the program, the mindset shift and quantum physics material that appear in Week Two of the program.
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In this episode I recap the performance of my two Shopify stores, Onyx Home Comfort and Rocking Palace, and walk through the lack of sales and activity that I experienced on both of those websites over the holiday shopping weekend.
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In this episode I do a round robin recap of all of my major projects ongoing, including the 3 training courses I’m going through right now, my two Shopify stores, affiliate marketing projects, and my preparation for potential transition to the Triple Threat Limited Partnership entity structure.
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In this episode I discuss my philosophy on the necessity of failure, its importance to success and my personal approach to dealing with it. I begin the episode by giving an update on my Shopify store, Onyx Home Comfort, and review some of the early metrics from the initial ad campaign that is currently running on the store.
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In this episode I start off by giving my thoughts about the Presidential election and the current state of determining the winner, and then go into updates on my Shopify store and ad campaign, and finish up by discussing the Consulting.com training program I’m currently taking.
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In this episode I discuss recent news surrounding the stock market, the upcoming Presidential election next Tuesday, and other headlines about civil unrest and political instability in the United States. I also discuss similarities and parallels between the 1929 and 2008 stock market crashes.
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In this episode I provide an update on my affiliate marketing outsourcing experiment, with respect to issues running Google ads to the single-page landing pages that I have for my affiliate products. I also provide an update on my Shopify store and my pending relationship with a digital advertising agency in Thailand.
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In this episode I discuss the recent news that 50 Cent endorsed President Trump for reelection, due to Presidential candidate Biden‘s tax proposal that would result in 50 to 60% tax rates in high-tax states. I also provide an update on the Triple Threat Limited Partnership entity structure that I first discussed in Episode 42.
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In this episode I discuss the advantages of leveraging different kinds of corporate entities, provide background on how I became familiar with this subject, and then go into detail about a specific kind of corporate structure called the Triple Threat Limited Partnership (LP).
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In this episode I go into detail about my personal tax return with respect to the implications of having sold six rental properties in 2019, and the resultant effects on my taxes this year. I also give a quick update at the end of the episode about my affiliate marketing and Shopify e-commerce experiments. I finish with a very brief preview of the next episode, in which I’ll discuss the “Triple Threat Limited Partnership” corporate structure for business.
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In this episode I provide an update on my affiliate marketing outsourcing experiment, as well as go into detail about a new project that I’ve initiated centered on Shopify e-commerce.
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In this episode I discuss a recent article that I read by the author Austin G. Mackell, whose article “Explaining Bullshit Jobs with Monetary Theory“ sparked some thoughts on our job marketplace, our distorted economy due to our banking system and government, as well as the idea of a universal basic income (UBI).
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In this episode, I conclude the informal three-part series that began with Episode 36, where I continue to look at some of the revelations from the New York Times examination of President Trump’s taxes. Specifically, I look at some of the tax deductions that he claimed for his businesses and explore why it’s advantageous to pay taxes as a business entity versus as an individual. I also recommend that listeners pick up a copy of Tom Wheelwright’s book “Tax Free Wealth” as it does an outstanding job educating the reader on many of these tax concepts.
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In this episode I continue exploring the implications of the revelations surrounding President Trump’s tax returns, based on the New York Times recent exposè, and specifically discuss Trump’s status as a real estate professional in the eyes of the IRS. I go into detail about the implications of that status and how it has allowed him to avoid paying Federal income taxes 11 out of the last 18 years.
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In this episode I pivot off of the news that came out yesterday about President Trump’s taxes, and specifically the $300 million of debt that he has, and use that to explore the idea of debt and its role in our monetary system. I go into detail about fractional reserve banking, and how crucial it is to understanding the other financial reality in our society (the one for the wealthy), as well as explore the seminal document behind fractional reserve banking, Modern Money Mechanics..
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In this episode I focus on the existence of two separate and disparate financial realities: one for the poor and middle-class, and one for the wealthy. I’ll take a look at some of the specific tax avoidance mechanisms available to the wealthy and highlight the implications with respect to their financial reality.
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In this episode I give an update on my affiliate marketing experiment, with respect to completion of the landing page and work beginning on the second landing page, as well as my search for Facebook and Google ad sellers on Fiverr. I also provide an update and additional thoughts on redeploying my virtual assistant into multiple freelance gigs. I wrap up with some thoughts on the leverage and automation available to everyone with respect to the Internet and associated software apps.
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In this episode I discuss a new topic: the use of whole life insurance as an investment and wealth planning mechanism, as well as its relation to another concept I’ve covered here, buy borrow die (BBD).
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In this episode I go over some thoughts I’ve had recently on reassigning my virtual assistant (VA) to other areas besides running my Shopify store, which has failed to gain traction, by setting up freelance gigs on Fiverr for things like building Shopify stores and optimizing websites for SEO/SEM, then letting the VA complete those tasks in my stead.
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In this episode I go into more detail about the YouTube marketing training I’m currently taking and potential applicability for it. I also provide an update on my affiliate marketing outsourcing experiment.
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In this episode I discuss some tweets I exchanged regarding Jeff Bezos and Amazon, and primarily get into discussion regarding free-market economics, the proper way to advocate for it, and comparing it to other economic systems.
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In this episode I discuss the copywriting order I received from the Fiverr seller, as well as my pending order from the landing page seller, which will be delivered 16 Sep.
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In this episode I go deeper into the subject of why I think the stock market is one gigantic casino designed to transfer wealth from average investors to wealthy investors and institutions.
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In this episode I discuss the first step I took in my affiliate marketing experiment, ordering sales copy from a Fiverr seller for two affiliate products: a credit score service and an affiliate marketing training program.
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In this episode I discuss a variety of topics that dovetail together, including low gas prices, inflation, the stock market, and the concept of buy, borrow, die.
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In this episode I give an update on my ongoing experiment to fully outsource affiliate products’ sales infrastructure, including landing page, copywriting, and paid traffic advertisements. I go into some detail about various sellers that I contacted on Fiverr recently.
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In this episode I discuss my top three priority areas, which include my Wealth For Real book and website and overall effort, my digital marketing agency aspirations, and my efforts to document it all through this podcast and other social media platforms.
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In this episode I discuss Gary Vaynerchuk and the recent Marker article that talks about Gary Vee in a negative light. I talk about Gary’s influence on me and defend his overall philosophy.
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In this episode I talk about an experiment I’ll be running soon whereby I outsource all elements of the affiliate marketing workflow — landing page, sales copy, paid traffic — to a freelancer on Fiverr. I’ll be sharing the results in future episodes.
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In this episode I take a different approach and do a round robin update on multiple projects I’m working on, including tax returns, my Wealth For Real website and book, potential social media marketing client, and my Shopify store.
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In this episode I tackle the concept of “buy, borrow, die” — the mechanism by which very wealthy people avoid paying any substantial tax (or any tax at all). I cover this in the context of recent discussions on tax proposals ahead of the 2020 Presidential election.
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In this episode I discuss the coronavirus pandemic and its potential long-term effect on the US and global economy. I also go into some detail about the implications of being invested in the stock market during this period of time, with commentary on the dual aspect of the stock market that I like to call “hyper-liquid markets and herd mentality.” Also at the beginning of the episode I clarify one of the additional requirements in setting up and administering an S corporation: payroll.
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In this episode I discuss some breaking news on candidate Joe Biden‘s universal care plan and the two real estate tax breaks that it targets for elimination in order to fund the $775 billion price tag.
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In this episode I go into some detail about S corporation tax election status, the pros and cons, as well as other considerations and timelines to look out for.
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In this episode I discuss my efforts to build the Wealth For Real website using the WordPress Divi theme. I go back to a little bit of history in terms of my experience developing websites using platforms such as Weebly, Wix, Squarespace and eventually settling upon the Divi theme.
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In this episode I discuss the concept put forward by Nassim Taleb, author of The Black Swan, called the “triplet of opacity.” I walk through what the triplet is and relate it to the practical example of the stock market.
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In this episode I discuss preparation of Form 1120S corporate tax return, and the balance sheet portion in particular. Also provide an update on Wealth For Real website, social media and affiliate signups.
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In this episode I discuss the process of publishing my real estate book “Wealth For Real” to Amazon Kindle Direct Publishing. I also discuss launching social media accounts connected to the Wealth For Real concept. I finish up by talking a little bit about Nassim Taleb, author of “The Black Swan” and future discussions I plan to have about him and his teachings.
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In this episode I recap my book launch from 26 June, as well as go over some of the sections that I need to go back and update. I also discuss thoughts for my website, which will encompass real estate and other areas of interest that I’ve been learning such as taxes, corporations, and debt. I also discuss at a high-level my thoughts on real estate and money lessons learned from Robert Kiyosaki, as well as lessons learned from Nassim Taleb about the stock market.
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In this episode I discuss progress on my real estate e-book. I talk about the title that I came up with and the corresponding domain name that I was able to secure that matches it. I go into some details about ideas I have on developing a website that promotes the book, as well as other areas related to the book, and I discuss some potential avenues for monetizing the website.
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In this episode I start off by giving an update on some challenging Fiverr articles I’ve had to write with regard to real estate. I then provide an update on my real estate e-book, and go into some detail on the power and importance of leveraging affiliates to sell an information product.
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In this episode I start off with a funny anecdote about how Gary Vaynerchuk almost connected with me on LinkedIn. I then go into some of the work that I’m doing from a freelance perspective using Fiverr.com. I then finish up by sharing some odd productivity hacks that I discovered last week when I had one of my best work week’s ever.
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In this episode I discuss the recent news that the Federal Reserve will be buying corporate bond ETFs and the possibility that they’ll soon begin buying stocks, if circumstances deteriorate in the economy and the stock market. I also provide a quick update on my real estate ebook progress.
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In this episode I give another update on my real estate e-book progress, specifically focusing on sections dealing with depreciation and personal taxes. I also provide updates on the use of Pinterest for my e-commerce store, as well as an interesting update today by Twitter.
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In this episode I continue to detail progress with my real estate e-book, specifically the sections I wrote this morning on tenant vacancy and evictions and the 1% rule. I also discuss in this podcast my efforts to begin learning the skill of copywriting, and I review some of the resources that I’m currently using to help begin that process.
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In this episode I discuss progress on my real estate e-book that I plan to release on Gumroad and other platforms. I also give an overview and update on getting Pinterest set up for my print-on-demand Shopify store (On Demand Tee Shirts).
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In this episode I discuss my efforts to publish more frequently to this podcast, every weekday to be exact, as well as subsequent efforts to market the podcast by sharing the link on related YouTube videos. I also give an update on development of an e-book that I am drafting, and will eventually release on platforms like Gumroad.
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In this podcast I go over affiliate marketing, what it is, the benefits of it, and some ways to approach it. In the second half of the podcast I discuss how I got banned from the email marketing platform known as GetResponse.
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After seeing the trending topic #RIPCapitalism on Twitter on May 13, decided to dedicate this 2nd podcast episode to a defense of capitalism. I go over the top three reasons that the US currently does not have a capitalist economic system, despite what is often asserted in public discourse. I also discuss at the end of the podcast an aspect of the history of capitalism in the US that must be taken into account when responsibly advocating for it.
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Introductory episode. Discussing how I became interested in finance, business, real estate, taxes, the stock market, as well as the various books and virtual mentors that have influenced me. I cover the milestones and chronological timeline of discovery of these topics.
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