| Favorite team: | LSU  |
| Location: | ATL |
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| Occupation: | Construction |
| Number of Posts: | 746 |
| Registered on: | 10/22/2011 |
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re: Business owners, tell the tale of your early days and when you found success
Posted by BLM on 4/7/24 at 12:14 am
I started a construction subcontracting business in 2016 with a partner. We had a lot of relationships we built on the front end of our careers that helped us find early success. We cashed some retirement funds and put $10k each into an account to get it going…zero debt then and to this day we’ve ...
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re: What the best way to invest $500K
Posted by BLM on 3/21/24 at 10:08 pm
Need to find a cash flowing business to purchase…or use some of that money to start a business or two. They’ll be much more valuable in 10 yrs than whatever passive index fund you end up buying. Truth...
re: 3 day water fast
Posted by BLM on 2/29/24 at 9:36 pm
I’ve done a couple of 3day fasts in the last 3 months. It’s really interesting how your body reacts. I could feel stomach grumbling but not really due to hunger…it really reset my desire for crappy food and cut my down on how much I can intake for the first little while back into eating. I think i...
re: What forms do you file with the state and fed for business taxes
Posted by BLM on 2/20/24 at 10:20 pm
How big/small is the business? Your probably need a cpa. We had a book keeper doing our quickbooks when we were really small to cut down on expenses and then hired a cheap cpa. I’d suggest doing the same. For me it’s peace of mind that everything done properly. ...
re: WWYD if you were handed 50k
Posted by BLM on 2/14/24 at 6:37 pm
Start a business! Will be WAY better returns than anything else suggested. ...
re: If you have kids starting to search for college/career... what is left worth pursuing?
Posted by BLM on 2/6/24 at 11:45 am
I have businesses in the trades. Going to encourage my kids to go that route when it’s time. So much opportunity out there for young ppl to get in early and learn. I’d have them learn Spanish as the majority of the workforce is Hispanic. At some point there will be Hispanic kids that grow into blu...
re: Dead Tail in Labrador
Posted by BLM on 1/8/24 at 3:45 pm
Yup I’ve always heard it called cold water tail too. I’ve had several dogs that have had it after strenuous work or exercise. Just give him some R&R and it’ll be better in a couple days. My current 2.5 yr old had it once after a long day…surprised he doesn’t get it more often since he constantly ...
re: What’s your 1 stock pick for 2024?
Posted by BLM on 12/28/23 at 11:24 pm
Marathon Digital...
re: Official CryptoTalk Thread
Posted by BLM on 12/27/23 at 6:06 pm
Nice work man! Like someone else said…I love seeing these stories....
re: Need some advice on training my lab
Posted by BLM on 12/14/23 at 6:44 pm
I used water dog back in the late 90’s when I was at LSU and had plenty of time to train my dog. He turned out great. Some of that was due to him having good drive. I never used a collar. I started some of the pressure techniques like ear pinch but stopped there.
My current dog was trained by...
re: Official CryptoTalk Thread
Posted by BLM on 12/5/23 at 7:12 pm
I hope they do suppress it so I can keep my monthly buy going!...
re: What has been your worst investment?
Posted by BLM on 12/5/23 at 5:37 pm
401k…in general...
re: Why does tiger stadium not have led light show?
Posted by BLM on 11/5/23 at 9:24 pm
Hate the LED’s. Experienced it at Auburn last yr. Just reeks of try hard. Please keep this crap out of tiger stadium. ...
re: Benelli M2 or Beretta A400
Posted by BLM on 11/4/23 at 11:13 pm
What I use:
400 for ducks/geese in 12 ga 3.5”
M2 20ga for ducks/doves
Benelli 28ga for tight ducks and doves
Love both the smaller benellis but the 400 with kickoff just cycles 3 1/2” loads amazingly. Inertia gun takes getting used to in the 12 ga…gotta hold that sucker a lot tighter to th...
re: Small Business Health Insurance - HELP REQUESTED!
Posted by BLM on 11/3/23 at 5:19 pm
I don’t really have any suggestions for you other than you may have to start sharing the cost with your employees. Other than that you may look at what type of insurance you’re offering. We went to a PPO/HMO plan where we pay for most of HMO and employee shares like 25% of PPO plan. We found that ...
Anyone here have experience doing an esop transaction from the shareholder side or experience from the employee side? We’re looking at taking 1 or 2 companies down the esop path. We have a consultant helping us evaluate it but I'm curious to hear good and bad stories. I’ve learned a lot that I di...
re: Medium Size Business - Process Improvements
Posted by BLM on 10/27/23 at 12:03 am
Your business isn’t unique, meaning there are other companies doing what you are doing. I’d find some that are your size and larger and figure out how to set up a meeting. Lots of people out there willing to talk and help out a fellow business owner. There will be some advice that’s specific to y...
re: Trip to Key West or Fort Lauderdale.
Posted by BLM on 10/26/23 at 11:51 pm
If u end up fishing out of Bud n Mary’s the little hotel/resort that’s a few buildings back up the road is nice. They have a good pool and tiki bar and it’s walking distance for the next morning fishing trip. There’s not much to do down there for the ladies assuming she doesn’t fish. Not many rest...
re: Recent Coyote Kills
Posted by BLM on 10/26/23 at 11:45 pm
That’s awesome! I just started trying nighttime coyote hunting. Using the Iray micro rh25 which is a clip on. It goes in front of my scope on my AR. I really like it but it’s definitely not as clear out past 100 yds like these dedicated thermal scopes. I’m thinking about getting a good thermal sc...
re: Where to put money?
Posted by BLM on 10/22/23 at 11:53 pm
If you qualify you may look into some alternative investments like private equity deals. Maybe there’s a fund you could gain access to that is in your comfort zone. Just need to network to find those opportunities. ...
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