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<t>And I think my wife is very aware of the dire straits of my means of employment. She, too, worked for the company before becoming an instant stay at home mom with triplets. I think we've both been burying our heads in the sand a bit...like if we ignore the 800 lb gorilla in the room maybe it won ...

<t>Oh ok, @riparian, I understand now. No worries, it's all good. Thank you for clarifying.<br/>
I think that if I put a kabash on any more book spending that brings my costs of running my "Business" which is essentially a wordpress blog with articles and links to my books on Amazon, near zero ...

<t>Hi @riparian, thank you for your response. The children qualified for something called presumptive social security disability due to the low birth weight. Haven't the foggiest where you're getting 12-1800 a month as a number. They got $30 a month from the Fed and $5 from the state each month and ...

<t>I wish I could say I've made a ton of progress since I last posted. I lurk on the boards at least a couple days a week, but I actually don't see any way I can retire early unless I somehow get a passive income stream from real estate and/or royalties from books to replace all or most of my ...

<t>I'd stop trying to overanalyze it. maybe because i see a lot of what you are talking about and where I was ten years ago, even six months ago (I am 40, now). I read countless books and tried everything you can think of from the Taoism end of the spectrum to hardcore objectivism...then I realized ...

<t>Alot of people who are making money off web traffic, bought their traffic (even Nerdy Nomad) and bought their backlinks. As Jacob said, it ain't as easy as it used to be. Also, alot of these internet marketers who've been around for awhile share their lists and just push each other's products. If ...

<t>I am not on Kindleboards. This is really the only board I spend some time on, here. I probably should. <br/>
I've been only on Kindle and have two books out right now, with two more coming by end of January. I've consumed a fair few Kindle Marketing courses and most of them are "Get into the ...

@Prosaic, I used to do eBooks on my own website but have now moved over to Kindle. I can't say I'm having a lot of success but I think it comes down to volume more than anything else. Have you thought about reformatting your eBooks for Kindle? I'd have advice if you do.

<t>Also, I think I have to switch gears for October and start funding an emergency fund, instead of throwing all the money at the credit cards. I know that I have a couple of necessary repairs to the rental properties to make before winter, chief among them is some damage to the driveway concrete ...

<t>Lots of terrific responses so far, thank you very much. Almost three weeks into tracking our spending and I am realizing that the giant gaping hole in our spending is me. I spend because I'm generally unhappy day to day. So I spend a lot on escapes, or new plans, like books, music gear, and ...

<t>@Jacob one book I now give away for free on my new blog to entice subscribers. I also wrote a poetry book via Lulu and I pulled it down because I screwed up the cover by making edits. I plan on taking some of those poems and add them to a new compilation that is more in line with me as an adult ...

<t>Ok, I babbled a lot in the first two posts, sorry. It was quite the brain dump but I am still missing some key pieces of information to share, which I hope to flesh out.<br/>
I am still looking at ways at increasing income and may start a part time SEO Writer side-business as I have a well ...

<t>My major debts are as follows:<br/>
Credit Card (groan…just shoot me now) = around $13,000 (will have exact figures when I post in October for September).<br/>
Auto Minivan (we do have triplets after all) = $16,500 (can’t get exact number because BofA won’t let me enroll the loan on their online ...

<t>I am new to ERE, still in the middle of the book and have been reading the forums these past two weeks for a few minutes a day.<br/>
I am a father of two year old triplets (two boys and a girl). They have many therapeutic needs right now as they were born under two pounds and have significant ...