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Founder of 10 businesses, sold 4. Auctions, Liquidations, and Reselling. Follow me for daily treasure hunts & unconventional ways to build wealth.

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We hiked in a torrential downpour this afternoon and it was awesome. But as we climbed into the forest, every once in awhile I would get this deep sense of foreboding. Like something bad could happen. And I realized that I felt this way each time that my wife was not hiking on front of me. I would keep turning around to check on her. Then I would wait for her to catchup and get back in front. And I realized that I’ve been doing this since I met her 38 years ago. Keeping an eye on her. And she’s a super capable human. Great common sense and she’s trained in Krav Maga. But my dude sense was on high alert. I did this with my kids as well. Can’t help it. You guys do this, too, yeah?

We hiked in a torrential downpour this afternoon and it was awesome. But as we climbed into the forest, every once in awhile I would get this deep sense of foreboding. Like something bad could happen. And I realized that I felt this way each time that my wife was not hiking on front of me. I would keep turning around to check on her. Then I would wait for her to catchup and get back in front. And I realized that I’ve been doing this since I met her 38 years ago. Keeping an eye on her. And she’s a super capable human. Great common sense and she’s trained in Krav Maga. But my dude sense was on high alert. I did this with my kids as well. Can’t help it. You guys do this, too, yeah?

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Did I buy my new truck from Chevy or Google? I use Apple Maps and CarPlay. If I turn off Google, it sends a pop up and blocks my Apple map view. WTH?! How do I get around this evil Google BS?

Did I buy my new truck from Chevy or Google? I use Apple Maps and CarPlay. If I turn off Google, it sends a pop up and blocks my Apple map view. WTH?! How do I get around this evil Google BS?

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Drove to Tahoe last night. Stopped to let the dogs run around and noticed this leak in my 2025 Silverado. Looked like Trans fluid? Uh oh. Stopped for food. Still leaking. I bought a quart of fluid, just in case. When I get to our house, I slip a piece of cardboard underneath. This morning - not a drop. WTH? No leaks. Give me your ideas and do your best to not @ me for buying a GM product.

Drove to Tahoe last night. Stopped to let the dogs run around and noticed this leak in my 2025 Silverado. Looked like Trans fluid? Uh oh. Stopped for food. Still leaking. I bought a quart of fluid, just in case. When I get to our house, I slip a piece of cardboard underneath. This morning - not a drop. WTH? No leaks. Give me your ideas and do your best to not @ me for buying a GM product.

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I know how this works. But it still feels like magic to me each time I go down our driveway.

I know how this works. But it still feels like magic to me each time I go down our driveway.

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I flipped trucks like this in college. We had a secret weapon that gave us an unfair advantage. There was a publication that came out each Thursday called the EZ-Ad. You might have something similar in your area – Penny Saver, for example. This was pre-web. No one was selling cars online. This text-only publication had all kinds of stuff for sale, including cars and trucks. We would scour the EZ-Ad for anything priced below the local market, mostly trucks, because they were in demand. Our unfair advantage was that we got access to the EZ-ad hours before anyone else. A random phone call turned us on to this unfair advantage. Thursday morning would come, and two of my buddies and I would drive all over town looking for the latest EZ-Ad. We wanted to find the deals before anyone else did. But it took a ton of time, and it was random. So, I finally just called the EZ-Ad offices and asked them when the deliveries were made. They couldn’t tell me. But before I hung up, the receptionist made this seemingly innocuous comment: “We put the latest edition in our office lobby at 9 AM.” Wait, what?! Guess where we were the following Thursday at 9 AM. In the lobby of EZ-Ad HQ, of course. This went on for 3 years. We would get the EZ-Ad early and call sellers who had trucks priced low. We would immediately drive to the seller’s location and bring cash. But that wasn’t enough. We found a local guy who could paint these trucks for us. Cheaply We painted every truck white with a grey stripe along the bottom of each side. White and grey were hot sellers, and they made these trucks look newer than they were. After three years, there wasn’t a day that I didn’t see multiple white and grey trucks driving around town. It was glorious. If you enjoyed this story and you like learning about unconventional ways to make money, give me a follow Shannon Jean

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I feel this.

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Saunas are so hot right now…

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