Entries Posted in September, 2009
September 29th, 2009
Happy 2 Year Anniversary
2 years ago, Carrie and I got married. Adam did such an awesome job putting together a fun summary video for us.
I’ve been meaning, for some time, to get it live on our site.
Our anniversary seemed like a perfect time to get it up, so I’m putting this live on the site.
(If you were at the wedding, you’re possibly in this video – and if you weren’t there, you can see how much fun we had.)
Enjoy!
September 28th, 2009
Profitable Soda: “I Am A Money Magnet”
Last night, Carrie offered to make us (her sister Michelle and I) rum and coke.
This was to finish up the last of our rum (before we move out of our apartment.)
But we left last night’s soda (from the party) at my parent’s house.
So, Carrie went down to the soda machine to get a coke.
September 27th, 2009
Happy Birthday News
Today is my 30th birthday.
Wow, the big 3 – 0 ![]()
Actually, 30 has never been a big deal to me (as far as getting older or whatever).
But it is kind of a momentous occasion, and I wanted to do something momentous to mark the occasion…
So in addition to the party we had last night (Thanks everyone for attending! It was a great time!), I’ve started something rolling today which I hope will be fantastic and amazing going forward.
September 23rd, 2009
Some of Us Have to Work
Be forewarned that much of this is a bit of a rant.
As Carrie and I get ready to embark on this world travel, and tell people about what we’re going to be doing for the next 3 months (the only portion of our travels we’ve planned so far), there is a phrase I hear voiced over and over that drives me a little nuts.
The phrase is this:
“Some of us have to work.”
That’s usually preceded by the phrase “Wow, that sounds rough.”
And then is followed by the equivalent of “Some of us have to work.”
It’s usually said with jealousy in mind, and most people say something along with it like, “One of these days you’ll get serious and actually start earning some real money in a real job.”
(I’ve heard variations of this in the past week from people I know well.)
I’m not here to compare how hard we work with other people.
I’m also willing to admit that some of our success has been that we’ve been in the right places at the right times.
Some call this luck. And there’s some truth to that.
But I’ve also heard it said that luck is where preparation meets opportunity.
I also appreciate that Carrie and I have had a head start over other people in that we have strong, supportive families who have set us up for success in life.
Our families haven’t always understood what we’ve been doing, but they’ve been supportive.
But we have struggles too, which we’ve learned from and which we apply as lessons in our business and life.
Carrie’s dad died when she was 12.
At 20, I was $10,000 in credit card debt, lying to everyone I cared about at the time, and had a really nice car… which I was in debt for, and oh yah… it didn’t have a heater and frequently (like every day) died on the side of the road. I got good at fixing that car with plastic grocery bags and plastic newspaper bags, because even though they melted easily, at least they were free.
And we still have what most people would consider to be some significant debt today.
We’ve just learned how to manage it, direct it, and ultimately, we are using debt to our advantage.
Anyway, I’m digressing a bit.
We have struggles like everyone else.
We work hard like everyone else (well, maybe not everyone else, but I won’t go there at the moment either).
1% of what we’ve built up to this point has been having good ideas.
99% of what we’re able to do now has been simple hard work that’s allowed us to get here.
ALL of what we’re able to do now has been because we’ve each spent the past 10 years (6
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