So I'm sitting at home right now this a raging sunburn. We got home a couple of hours ago from our mountain getaway. We had a great time. Yesterday we went tubing that was a great time. It was the first time I have ever done that. I would highly recommend it if you have not done it and you like the outdoors. However, that is also where I picked up this souvenir sunburn, which I could do without. I came home and in mail I had an update from one of my investment researchers. I hire these guys to do various research for me. The title of the research was the day the dollar dies. Having known nothing about economics a few years ago I have really come up to speed fast. It is more clear to me than ever that we are headed toward very very rocky times for those of us in the good Ol US of A.
Our government for the past decade has been quickly devaluing our currency through their policies. So the question remains how bad is it going to get and how do you take advantage of the looming dollar crisis. I have been positioning myself just for that. I have started investing in mining stocks as a hedge. This is really a double hedge. The companies I am investing in are undervalued companies already that happen to be in the Gold mining sector. So my money grows one of two ways. When the market realizes their value and the appreciate in stock price. Also as the dollar weakens gold prices go up and consequently over time the share price of gold and silver mining companies go up as well.
Now historically this sector has been very volatile. However, I don't know of a better long term investing strategy during uncertain economic times such as the ones we are approaching over the next 5 years or so. You can follow along with my gold mining investing. With the government ending what is known as Quantitative Easing 2, I expect prices to drop over the next 2 to 3 months in this sector which will present more buying opportunities.
Thanks for reading,
J.O.
Monday, May 30, 2011
Sunday, May 29, 2011
Vacation in Blue Ridge, GA
Well we have rented a luxury home up in Blue Ridge, GA. It's beautiful up here. Right now I'm blogging from the deck overlooking the Toccoa River. A river we will be tubing down alittle later this morning. I have been meaning to make a blog post sooner but we have been having so much fun I have just now decided to stop long enough to put my thoughts on the digital world. I have been posting pictures like crazy on Facebook. If we are not friends on facebook make sure you connect with me, friend me on facebook.
This home is gorgeous and well designed. It's 5 bedrooms and 4 baths, about 5000 square feet with a private out door pool area (this is one of my favorite features). This outdoor area has a full bathroom with shower. The whole thing is bricked in, with underground pool and water slide, my niece, nephew, and mother in law have enjoyed the slide. It has an oversided fireplace, which has been enjoyable with some nice cigars in the evening. There is a very large gazebo area which could comfortably hold 10 people eating. There is a full outdoor kitchen with microwave, sink, fridge, bar, cabinet space. Also you can't forget the grill. We will be making some beer butt chickens on that grill later tonight.
Overall it has been a great time to celebrate a holiday to remember those men and women who have died so that I could live the life I live and vacation the way that we vacation. One of the more exciting parts of this vacation is that it has been a working vacation for me. Meaning that I have kept a few appts and attended a few conference calls. That little extra work turned this vacation into a Paycation. I have earned a few thousand dollars while hanging out up here in the mountains! I have a few more topics I could discuss about work but no need to spend too much time discussing work on my day of rest! Will talk soon...
God bless,
J.O.
This home is gorgeous and well designed. It's 5 bedrooms and 4 baths, about 5000 square feet with a private out door pool area (this is one of my favorite features). This outdoor area has a full bathroom with shower. The whole thing is bricked in, with underground pool and water slide, my niece, nephew, and mother in law have enjoyed the slide. It has an oversided fireplace, which has been enjoyable with some nice cigars in the evening. There is a very large gazebo area which could comfortably hold 10 people eating. There is a full outdoor kitchen with microwave, sink, fridge, bar, cabinet space. Also you can't forget the grill. We will be making some beer butt chickens on that grill later tonight.
Overall it has been a great time to celebrate a holiday to remember those men and women who have died so that I could live the life I live and vacation the way that we vacation. One of the more exciting parts of this vacation is that it has been a working vacation for me. Meaning that I have kept a few appts and attended a few conference calls. That little extra work turned this vacation into a Paycation. I have earned a few thousand dollars while hanging out up here in the mountains! I have a few more topics I could discuss about work but no need to spend too much time discussing work on my day of rest! Will talk soon...
God bless,
J.O.
Monday, May 23, 2011
I may have to make this blog private
I have seriously considered making this blog private. I have never intentionally did any real marketing or SEO to make this blog rank well in search engines. From the very beginning it really has been a collection of my personal thoughts, ramblings, and a bit of a journal about what is going on with my life and business ventures. I have considered making this blog private just so my friends could read it but not necessarily so the general public could easily browse accross it. I am involved with a couple different business ventures with my primary business venture being in the travel industry.
I don't want my various potential clients coming accross this blog which has severed more like a journal than anything else as a result I could potential credibility if they read any one post out of context not understanding what the primary purpose of this blog is. However, for my friends and family who have been literally my best supporters. I will keep writing here and updating on whats going on with my life. My focus in life has been about wanting to help as many people as I can to take control of there finances. In today's economic environment I am have been feeling an urgency to really start getting more of this info out that I am learning and using daily to take advantage of this current environment. If you are making the right choices there are plenty of oppurtunities available right now.
I will keep writing and posting. I will probably eventually take this blog private or at least make it more obscure in the search engines. I want those reading this to enjoy learning with me and to let's increase our profitablity together!
J.O.
I don't want my various potential clients coming accross this blog which has severed more like a journal than anything else as a result I could potential credibility if they read any one post out of context not understanding what the primary purpose of this blog is. However, for my friends and family who have been literally my best supporters. I will keep writing here and updating on whats going on with my life. My focus in life has been about wanting to help as many people as I can to take control of there finances. In today's economic environment I am have been feeling an urgency to really start getting more of this info out that I am learning and using daily to take advantage of this current environment. If you are making the right choices there are plenty of oppurtunities available right now.
I will keep writing and posting. I will probably eventually take this blog private or at least make it more obscure in the search engines. I want those reading this to enjoy learning with me and to let's increase our profitablity together!
J.O.
Sunday, May 15, 2011
The College Conspiracy
I have a friend of mine who knows that I own my own marketing company and that I work from home. He recently sent me a link via Facebook. It was very interesting to say the least. The title of the video is "The College Conspiracy". You can look it up on Youtube, but what a fascinating watch. There are plenty of points to disagree with on the video but the main point was that college degrees are too expensive to get these days and are not nearly as valuable as they once were.
The video did a good job of explaining really my opinions on this topic. I have long told my wife I would never encourage our children to get a college degree unless they decided to go into a career field that absolutely required it. I would love for my kids to go into business. It could be one of my business ventures or one of their own. My focus would be to find out the kind of life they would want for themselves and their families and then finding a career path that could lead them to that kind of lifestyle.
I understand that not everyone wants to own a business, and my kids may not want to own a business either. That will be fine with me as long as they are choosing a career field that will allow them to live the type of lifestyle they will want to have for themselves. Before I started working from home, I was a Registered Nurse. No one asked me in Nursing school, "Do you know the kind of life most nurses live? Is that the life you want to live for yourself?"
If I had been asked that, I have no idea what I would have said. I had never really contemplated it. In some ways starting an online business, happened almost by accident for me. However, today I live a lifestyle above what would be possible on a Nursing salary. For example, I am debt free today. Yet I have several causes that I am passionate about and like to donate money to. I like to travel and vacation and have been able to travel to places all over the world. I travel often, at least about 6 weeks out of the year. I enjoy fine dining and taking my bride to resteraunts like Ruth's Chris. This is just a couple of examples. Sure I know of nurses that travel alot, but not up to 6 weeks a year for pleasure. I know nurses who eat at nice resteraunts but they aren't debt free. Personally, I dont' know of anyone who is a nurse and has the ability to create a lifestyle for themself that I have been able to create from my online business.
More importantly I don't know of any nurse whose job will allow them to do work once but get paid on it over and over again through passive income streams or royalty incomes. However, since starting an online business that is exactly what I have been able to create. To top it all off it costs me less in time and money to start and profit from than most people spend getting a four year degree!
Thanks for reading my rants,
Jackie O'Quinn
International Coastal Director
(since 2004)
1-888-309-5759
P.S. If you want to training to start an online business, you can apply here >> www.flexiblebiz.com/goland1/college
The video did a good job of explaining really my opinions on this topic. I have long told my wife I would never encourage our children to get a college degree unless they decided to go into a career field that absolutely required it. I would love for my kids to go into business. It could be one of my business ventures or one of their own. My focus would be to find out the kind of life they would want for themselves and their families and then finding a career path that could lead them to that kind of lifestyle.
I understand that not everyone wants to own a business, and my kids may not want to own a business either. That will be fine with me as long as they are choosing a career field that will allow them to live the type of lifestyle they will want to have for themselves. Before I started working from home, I was a Registered Nurse. No one asked me in Nursing school, "Do you know the kind of life most nurses live? Is that the life you want to live for yourself?"
If I had been asked that, I have no idea what I would have said. I had never really contemplated it. In some ways starting an online business, happened almost by accident for me. However, today I live a lifestyle above what would be possible on a Nursing salary. For example, I am debt free today. Yet I have several causes that I am passionate about and like to donate money to. I like to travel and vacation and have been able to travel to places all over the world. I travel often, at least about 6 weeks out of the year. I enjoy fine dining and taking my bride to resteraunts like Ruth's Chris. This is just a couple of examples. Sure I know of nurses that travel alot, but not up to 6 weeks a year for pleasure. I know nurses who eat at nice resteraunts but they aren't debt free. Personally, I dont' know of anyone who is a nurse and has the ability to create a lifestyle for themself that I have been able to create from my online business.
More importantly I don't know of any nurse whose job will allow them to do work once but get paid on it over and over again through passive income streams or royalty incomes. However, since starting an online business that is exactly what I have been able to create. To top it all off it costs me less in time and money to start and profit from than most people spend getting a four year degree!
Thanks for reading my rants,
Jackie O'Quinn
International Coastal Director
(since 2004)
1-888-309-5759
P.S. If you want to training to start an online business, you can apply here >> www.flexiblebiz.com/goland1/college
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