“Mail your packages early so the post office can lose them in time for Christmas.”

– Jonny Carson

Over the past two weeks I’ve been flooded with messages. And, for the first time in site history, they aren’t all hate mail. Anyway, I’m going to share some of the most common questions that people have been asking me. Lastly, since I didn’t ask permission, all inquirers will be listed as anonymous and their questions will be slightly altered as to avoid legal issues.

Here we go:

“How can I make money online?”

I’ve gotten several dozen questions that essentially boil down to this. My best suggestion, find something you think might make you money and try it. When it doesn’t work out, try a new venture.

I’ve been trying to support myself of the Web since fall of last year. Now I’m just starting to do it. From opening a soap company, to making unsuccessful affiliate blogs, to using a link exchange program that gave me viruses; I’ve done it all. Each time I learned a little more, and each time I did a little better. Stick with it and you’ll eventually make it.

“How can I make fast money?”

By not trying to get rich off the Internet. There are a lot of easy side jobs that pay out quick, however they all require physical elements. In college I once bought a bunch of used math text books and went around selling them. I put some on eBay, and others I unloaded in real life.

From what amounted to a weekend’s worth of work, I made enough to pay for a month’s worth of gasoline.

The first semester of school is winding down right now, it wouldn’t be terribly difficult to post a Craigslist ad, buy some books, and then sell them off later.

“Are you rich?”

This question actually made me laugh. At the moment I’m living at home with my parents, something I’ve mentioned on here before. It’s a little embarrassing, but it’s helped me save money and gives me a lot of motivation to keep working. Last month was the first time that my ventures started to pay off big, and I only recently resigned from my job. To answer your question, no. However, I am starting to see my business grow and I plan on being out on my own early next year.

“Define Ambition, for me…”

– Rick Ross, Ambition

4:25 am: Wake up, do twenty-five push-ups, and spend fifteen minutes programming on Codecademy.

4:45 am: Shower, shave, eat breakfast, pack my gym bag.

5:15 am: Head to work, listen to Spanish lesson on the way.

6 am to 12 pm: Work.

12 to 12:30 pm: Set up dates for the weekend, find side work.

1 to 2:30 pm: More work.

2:30 pm: Drive to side job that I’d arranged last week, listen to another Spanish lesson en route.

3 to 4:30 pm: Make extra cash.

5 pm: Listen to yet another Spanish lesson as I head to the gym.

6 pm: Lift.

8 pm: Buy juicing supplies, listen to a book on tape while driving home.

9 pm: Write new post for tomorrow, do miscellaneous site work, juice, eat dinner.

10 pm: Write down observations from through out the day, work on future projects.

11 pm: Pass out.

To the average person my life doesn’t sound that “fun.” I don’t watch television, I don’t drink, and I don’t do a whole lot during the week besides work and exercise. I might be sacrificing my ability to throw on my favorite pair of cargo shorts and hit up the local dive bar for some cheap Tuesday night Bud Lights, but I’m reaping far greater rewards down the road. I’m on track to graduate college debt free, I’m pretty ripped, I have an insane work ethic that transfers over to all aspects of my life, and I’m able to indulge in luxuries whenever I want to. Without trying to sound arrogant, I think that I’m on track to being successful in all aspects of my life.