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Massive amounts of therapy. And drugs. Lots and lots of drugs. No, seriously.....learning to see myself the way God sees me. I was able to let go of a lot of nasty things by doing that.
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Learned to play Poker.
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got a job
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I work along, my ideas are mine
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Finding the niche opportunity in veterinary medicine and starting a wholesale trading business in it.
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I bought stock in a company that increased by sixteen times what I paid. I sold.
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saving money!
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I was always a saver, and waited until I had the money before spending it (except large purchases), and I always pay my bills on time. When I want a car or other large purchase I can get a loan. I have friends who can't get loans or credit cards at all because their credit is so poor.
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Graduated from college.
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I make (can) and sell my home made Jalapeno Mustard, Jalokia Mayo, Radish Relish, pickled hot peppers and spicey stewed tomatoes at farmers markets and from the house.
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Marry a very smart college graduate from a good family.
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buying our two houses and a piece of wooded property. in the 9 years we owned our first home it doubled in value (we paid 35K, sold it for 65K) and our second home has increased as well, though at a slower rate. our property has been the true dark horse! we paid 10K for a 7 acre parcel of woods five years ago and we just received an offer of 35K for it!
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nothing's worked yet...still waiting to be able to have something left from one paycheck when the next one comes. 4 bucks in the bank, pay's not till thursday...It's great to be 32 years old...sigh...
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Got my GED and started college.
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I had two sidelines this year. Each lasted for only a month, but the combined income I earned from those jobs was equivalent to more than four months' salary at my present job.
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buying a home (and pretty much anything) in our price range. not gaining alot of debt right off the bat. that definitely helped.
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Selling my already paid off house just before the downturn in house prices. Using the money from the sale to pay off the credit cards. Making sure the new house was in our income range and getting a good fixed rate interest rate on it.
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invested in rental property ! :)
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I got a job :)
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I have built up my credit. I have really good credit.
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Bought government I-bonds when the underlying guarantee was 3%. Every six months another percentage is added to reflect inflation. This was in the early 2000's. Now the underlying guarantee has been as low as zero with only the inflation rider provided. Wish I had bought even more of them.
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