Those of you who have heard or read my story about my journey to becoming a market technician and trader, you know it all started on Main Street.
I own and continue to operate a small “mom and pop” auto repair shop, literally on Main Street in my little hometown.
Yeah, I get to see and feel the market every day, because I’m trading it and teaching it to others…
But my small business is where I see the economy.
Today I’ll share 2 stories of 2 different walks of life…
Story 1:
We comped one struggling customer’s invoice after learning why they declined doing the repair job suggested … they simply couldn’t afford it.
Her older vehicle’s battery was dead and needed replacing. After sharing with us that she’s recently been displaced from her home due to foreclosure and has stopped receiving her unemployment benefits because they’ve run dry, we didn’t have the heart to charge her.
This woman has been struggling with her husband who suffered devastating health issues that they’ve been living with and battling for some years.
This was truly heartbreaking. Fortunately, we were in the position to afford to not charge her for the services rendered. It’s the least we could do, and we were more than happy to do it!
Story 2:
On a different customer’s vehicle, we were yelled at for not offering to do the job cheaper even though we were less expensive than the dealer by a long shot.
This was on a late model BMW SUV. We’re here trying to save them money, but they’re throwing it in our faces that they’ll have to “park the vehicle” because we couldn’t do better…
It turns out that the drivers of this luxury BMW had just lost their high paying job. Likely one of the many thousands of corporate America layoffs I’ve been sharing with you recently.
Now, I don’t know their entire story and all the details, nor do I desire to.
But from the outside looking in, these people are clearly living beyond their means, living in a huge house, driving luxury European vehicles … and that’s just among the obvious.
I don’t understand this way of thinking, or living, for that matter. I didn’t come from money. Where I came from, I can’t afford to own something that I couldn’t afford to pay for outright.
Moral of the stories: The fact of the matter is there are difficult choices in life you have to make. A Toyota will take you to the same places a BMW will. If someone has been dealt a bad hand in life and you’re able to help them — do it! If the person driving a fancy car has made poor choices and has landed them in a tight spot — let them learn a valuable lesson!
Now with all that said: If you’re the person who’s home is paid for, your vehicles are owned outright, you have passive income coming in, your retirement is funded and you have a surplus of money and income . . .
By all means, drive a fancy car, live in a big house, have 2 or 3 homes, have a boat and plane while you’re living your best life!
But, until you reach that “F*ck You” wealthy status, perhaps there’s a different thought process that needs to not only be had, but lived as well.
If you’re more concerned about making better choices than you are about bruising your ego and if you’d like to learn trading skills so you’re able to earn a living from the comfort of your own home, I’d like to serve you…