How To Beat Inflation

With the government going crazy printing money, it’s only a matter when inflation comes. It could be like the Carter years…or worse. It all depends on how things go but we could be looking at 10-20% inflation before we know it.

Of course, if this happens is anyone’s guess. While I think it’s likely, I could very well be wrong, so this whole article could be an exercise in futility. But hey, let’s muse about this some and think about ways to beat the inflation beast:

1. Invest in precious metals: The ultimate hedge against inflation is investing in gold and silver. Of course, this assumes you have money to invest…which after this economic downturn is a stretch. But whatever dough you have, the government may be devaluing the dollar, but they can’t devalue gold and silver.

2. Get fixed interest rate loans…now! Right now, interest rates are at all-time lows. If you manage to get a 5% interest rate on a mortgage, and inflation is 15%, well, your house is probably going up 15% a year but your house payment stays the same. Nice investment! Likewise, if you are getting a car loan, get a fixed interest rate. Those car payments will stay the same, but inflation essentially eats away at how much you are really paying.

3. Avoid credit card debt. These are almost always variable interest rates. Fixed interest rates is what you want. There are some credit cards with fixed interest rates though.

4. If possible, work for a business that is flexible. A commodity producing business is good since those types of businesses’ revenues rise with inflation. An oil driller makes more money during inflation since the price of oil goes up. However, commodity using companies feel the pain of inflation. Service companies vary. If the company provides a service at a fixed-price that’s been locked into by contract, it is more screwed than a company that can modify its prices for inflation.

Common Mistake with Women #1: Treating Them Well

By and large, children in society are raised by their mothers or one female or another. Ever since we were kids, our mothers, the cartoons we watched, and the stories we read told us that men are supposed to treat women like “princesses” and shower them with gifts, love and affection. This, my friends, is fairy tale BS.

Tip of the Day: Women aren’t looking for a guy who treats them well, they want a guy who treats himself well. (And therefore, in a trickle-down effect of sorts, will treat those around him well too).

Usually guys don’t realize this until after they get out of college. The ones who realize it before then are the ones who come out of college with tons of stories of all the slutty college girls they hooked up with. Normally these guys are labeled “chauvinists” by the liberal members of society, but they’ve done nothing wrong. Let me say that again. They’ve done nothing wrong.

Contrary to what a large part of society wants you to think, there is nothing wrong with being a fun, care-free guy that interacts socially and sexually with multiple women. As evidenced by their sheer participation in the matter, women generally don’t think there’s anything wrong with this either. Sure, you’ve got your fatties and stuck-up feminists who think otherwise… but they’ve got their own issues. Ignore them. They’re not your problem.

Avoiding this Mistake

Men who put women ahead of themselves are ultimately not respected by those women. To many guys, it seems intuitive that showering a girl with affection, telling her how much you love her, and buying her tons of gifts would make her like you. However, as I and many other guys have learned the hard way, it simply doesn’t work that like. Remember, it’s in the nature of women to want to feel controlled and dominated by a man. Sure, they want space to do their own little thing, but it’s best if its under the umbrella of a confident, self-certain man who is looking out for them.

Quite frankly, there’s no “quick fix” towards adapting the mentality advocated in this article. On a personal note, it took me about three years to transition from “complete pussy” to “playa”. I did this by surrounding myself with guys who had made it to the other side of the spectrum. I observed them, asked them questions, and did everything I could to understand why they do what they do. I also read a lot of good articles on how to attract women. Sometimes it’s not about following step-by-step advice as much as it’s about slowly transforming your mind into having a different outlook on life. Simply by reading this article, which has not yet contained any cold, practical guidelines, you’ve made progress in that regard.

With that said, here are a few basic tips to follow to help you “fake it until you make it”:

1. Be sarcastic. Sarcasm is the best way to come off as confident and fun to be around. Poke fun at the girl in a joking, playful manner.

2. Don’t buy them gifts. My gift to them is the chance to be around me. I know that sounds self-absorbed, but I’m trying to convey the mindset you need to have here. All our lives we’re taught that “presents” and “diamonds” are a way to a girl’s heart. Screw that. Throw that garbage out of your mind and realize that the guys who follow that advice are usually stuck with the same demanding, ungrateful woman for the rest of their lives. You’re not trying to impress them any longer! You impress yourself. That’s all you need to care about.

3. Create your own reality. This is kind of vague, but you would be downright amazed at how willing women are to “go with the flow”. When I’m juggling a few girls at once, I don’t hide it from any of them. They all know that I’m doing things with other women, and they all accept it because I act like that’s just “how it is”. Create the life that you want, and women will file in rank behind you accordingly.

Your Dating Goals

When you go into the dating world, it is a good idea to know what sort of dating goals you have. There’s a big difference in seeking marriage/long term commitment versus a short term fling. The funny thing though is that the beginning is often quite similar.

How’s that you ask? Quite simply that you need to sell yourself to the girl first, whether it be for the short or the long term. Most women want a long-term relationship. Even if they don’t, they aren’t willing to lower their standards for short-term fligs (generally).

This means that when you enter the dating world, either way, you need to focus on the main pickup skills. You need to approach women with confidence. You need to take care of yourself, and you need to have decent game when talking to a girl.

Knowing what your intentions are good for yourself. Either way though, if you want to be successful, you still need to be confident and charming. You can’t go into the first date complaining about your work and that you are depressed and expect to get a second date, no matter what.

Making Money By Flipping Websites

If you’re into the online business sort of thing, one way to make money is to buy and sell websites. Alternatively, you can just start your own website, run it for a year or so and then sell it. Let’s look at these scenarios:

The Flip

If you intend to buy and then sell a website, you generally want to do one where you feel that you can make an immediete improvement on. For example, you notice it is not properly monetized, so you move some stuff around, or you add some SEO enhancements. You basically spend about 3-6 months fixing up a website and try to start making it earn about 50% more than it is currently. After you do that, you sell it. Assuming you got hte same multiple, you’d make a 50% return on your investment in less than a year. Pretty good!

It is sometimes difficult to buy and sell websites since the market is fairly illiquid. However, a company called WM Media makes it easier on you, at least when it comes to the selling. So you just have to buy a website, fix it up and sell it to them. They’re pretty understanding when it comes to website flippers, so if you have a certain price in mind, you can tell them and explain it to them you’re looking to reach a certain % return on your investment.

Create Then Sell

If you want to skip the ‘buying the website’ part, you just need to create one yourself. Pick a niche you know a lot about, write about it, and monetize it with Adsense, affiliate ads, text link ads, etc. You need to generally own the website at least a year or so or else no one will really want to buy it from you. People are suspicious of sites that were created and then sold within 3 months.

Making Money At Poker

If you’re good at it and smart at it, you can make a little money playing poker. It’s a lot harder to do so than in the past, and generally the amount of dough you can make is small (unless you get really lucky and cash in a huge tournament or something). At the high-stakes level and the high buy-in tournament level, the players are much tougher now than in the past, so don’t be thinking you’re the next Doyle Brunson and are going to fleece billionaire oil men out of money. Chances are you are up against some 22 year-old poker whiz kid when you start playing at that high of a level.

But hey, there’s still money to be made at the lower stakes and sometimes medium stakes games and tournaments. Here’s some tips:

1. Don’t bluff that much. People think poker is all about bluffing. It’s not. It’s about playing your cards well.

2. Find the easiest games possible. Remember, it’s now how good you are, it’s how good you are relative to your opponents. I’d rather be a 5 playing against a bunch of 2’s than an 9 playing against a bunch of 10’s.

3. Read plenty of poker strategy articles. Nowadays, you can find a bunch of good stuff free on the Internet.

Name Says It All

When guys think of what they want…two things come to mind,  money and women.

Often, the money is just a tool to get women. But let’s face it, even if you are a total cassanova, it’s no fun to live in a dump, work a pathetic job, and eat noodles for dinner every night.

Religious folk, spiritualists, feminists, and other sissies try to act that guys that just go for tail and dollars are superficial and empty. That we’re somehow depressed or have low self-esteem. We all know that’s a crock. The only guys that say this don’t have cash and girls, and the girls that say this are just bitter because they’re fat and annoying.

Read on :)