Back in the day, i was happy, made about 50k/year and i wasn't rich but i survived and was happy. It all ended 3 or 4 years ago and things got progressively worse for me till my lowest point about 2 years ago. About a year and a half ago, before I started really reading BHW I was happy to have 8 bucks in my pocket for the week so I could buy smokes for the week and a few snacks. I almost gave up on everything and i was dying on the inside. I couldn't get hired for jobs I wouldn't even be applying to when i was half my age. Had no real reliable transportation, about to lose my apartment, all my stuff was old and cruddy and used. It was embarrassing because I was always the person who had everything together, had all the answers, but my luck was over. I was depressed, sometimes I'd have strange thoughts of robbing a liquour store or gas station and i would break down and cry a sometimes. The only crappy jobs i could get were from people who wanted to exploit me at 6 or 7 dollars per hour, and I was happy to even have that opportunity. I had no answers and felt hopeless.
A year and a half later, I have a thriving source of income which will only get much better and all my dreams are coming true, or about to. I have almost 10 employees and a nice office, can buy mostly anything I've ever wanted in life. I don't say this to beat my chest, not at all. Material things never mattered to me, but being secure in life did. I owe it all to BHW community and the people who took the extra time to help me out. Also, reading as much as you can, taking what is relevant to your situation or goal and applying it.
The best advice i can give anyone who wants to give this a shot is to have a plan before you get started, before you start buying programs and domains, read this forum till your eyes bleed or until you have your plan of action figured out. Magically finding a good long term method on here is not easy because not many people are going to spoon feed to you how they make real money.
Once you know what you want to do, read this forum for as long as it takes, even a month straight figuring out the best way to implement this plan. Write your notes, bookmark all your useful links and tools and download links to programs that can help you in the member download section, make your outlines, make your projections, budget how much it will cost. When your plan is done, stop reading and do it. No more reading, ok, maybe read for 30 minutes per day at most

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Take a part time job anywhere making anything just to support yourself for 3 or 4 months just so you can eat and buy some programs and tools you will need. Learn how to do things fast, cheap, good and efficient. Learn how to research, how to type fast, how to diversify sources of income, how to surround yourself with good people who aren't gonna drag you down. That's about it.
Thanks BHW