New Year, New Sprinkler System, New Money
Okay everybody 2008 is gone in the wind and 2009 is here! "The Sun Will Shine in 2009!" is a saying that I've read and heard and helps to give enthusiasm to a country that needs it. With all of the Real Estate and economical and problems of 2008, there has created an "energy" of less circulating around. This "energy" is a combination of real life financial crisis's such as huge bank bail-outs, the credit markets, and mostly overall it is about the general population's attitude as a whole.
Out at work or at the store you will over-hear someone everyday talking about how horrible the economy is and things are going to get worse...bla...bla...bla... Okay I know that many of us are in financial dire-straights, but we can overcome this. Of course our leaders at the top of government and in the corporate world can help by giving us a jump start and get some money (known as Federal Reserve Notes) circulation around the economy, but we must take action ourselves as well.
Don't be afraid to spend, don't be afraid to invest. Take advantage of downed prices and the current market. Now is the best time ever to invest in a lot of things, particularly Real Estate, precious metals such as gold & silver, and some certain stocks (beware and get professional advice). Some experts are saying that this downward economical trend will continue until mid-way through this year or until 2010. Let's prove them wrong by each individual taking action. If you lost your job and can't find a new one, don't just sit around...get creative. This gives you opportunity to find something new. Maybe you can start something online or maybe that is not for you, but there is something out there for everyone. Maybe you want to open your own restaurant, but have never had the chance. Go for it!
But you might say, "Scott, how can I start a new business in a down economy?" Get creative. Contrary to popular belief, the credit-markets are not frozen. Banks are lending money (it's their #1 job) and it is how they make money! The banks want to loan money! Also, you can get creative like me and start slow. When I first started Advanced Irrigation I was broke and had no credit. I had to write contracts to ask my customers for 40% just so that I could buy the materials. Now I can proudly provide jobs to customers for 0% down and 100% upon completion because I slowly worked my credit score and payment history up. But my point is that I didn't let having no money or no credit stop me.
My website cost me peanuts. I do them all myself and I didn't even go to school for it. I learned through "real life" training. I did buy a few small, inexpensive paper-back books at first to help, but then quickly learned that there is a wealth of information already publsihed online to help you learn simple website design. Next I focused on what it took to get a website to the top of Google and Yahoo rankings. This did not cost me any money, just time and hard work.
You may think your options are limited, but when you open your eyes you will seee that they are limitless. You will go no further than your mind allows. So, let's all open our minds and focus on an improved economy. Those already with money, don't horde it! Let's get this money circulating in the economy. Those currently without money, get creative. Find Grants, Loans, come up with new and exciting business ideas and then go for it!
For those of you reading this blog, get a sprinkler system installed if you don't already have one! Start moving money around by spending your money with small business. Small business is the past and future of our society. Back before big corporations ruled, over 80% of people worked for themselves! Now with the Internet, more and more people are working from home and I see our economy moving more in the direction of the 1800 and early 1900's before industrialism, with individuals providing services and goods to individuals.
Okay, enough of my ranting for now. Let's all get out and make some money, spend some money, and help each other out. Good luck to everyone reading this and I hope you have a very prosperous 2009!
Scott
http://www.autolawnsprinklers.com
Out at work or at the store you will over-hear someone everyday talking about how horrible the economy is and things are going to get worse...bla...bla...bla... Okay I know that many of us are in financial dire-straights, but we can overcome this. Of course our leaders at the top of government and in the corporate world can help by giving us a jump start and get some money (known as Federal Reserve Notes) circulation around the economy, but we must take action ourselves as well.
Don't be afraid to spend, don't be afraid to invest. Take advantage of downed prices and the current market. Now is the best time ever to invest in a lot of things, particularly Real Estate, precious metals such as gold & silver, and some certain stocks (beware and get professional advice). Some experts are saying that this downward economical trend will continue until mid-way through this year or until 2010. Let's prove them wrong by each individual taking action. If you lost your job and can't find a new one, don't just sit around...get creative. This gives you opportunity to find something new. Maybe you can start something online or maybe that is not for you, but there is something out there for everyone. Maybe you want to open your own restaurant, but have never had the chance. Go for it!
But you might say, "Scott, how can I start a new business in a down economy?" Get creative. Contrary to popular belief, the credit-markets are not frozen. Banks are lending money (it's their #1 job) and it is how they make money! The banks want to loan money! Also, you can get creative like me and start slow. When I first started Advanced Irrigation I was broke and had no credit. I had to write contracts to ask my customers for 40% just so that I could buy the materials. Now I can proudly provide jobs to customers for 0% down and 100% upon completion because I slowly worked my credit score and payment history up. But my point is that I didn't let having no money or no credit stop me.
My website cost me peanuts. I do them all myself and I didn't even go to school for it. I learned through "real life" training. I did buy a few small, inexpensive paper-back books at first to help, but then quickly learned that there is a wealth of information already publsihed online to help you learn simple website design. Next I focused on what it took to get a website to the top of Google and Yahoo rankings. This did not cost me any money, just time and hard work.
You may think your options are limited, but when you open your eyes you will seee that they are limitless. You will go no further than your mind allows. So, let's all open our minds and focus on an improved economy. Those already with money, don't horde it! Let's get this money circulating in the economy. Those currently without money, get creative. Find Grants, Loans, come up with new and exciting business ideas and then go for it!
For those of you reading this blog, get a sprinkler system installed if you don't already have one! Start moving money around by spending your money with small business. Small business is the past and future of our society. Back before big corporations ruled, over 80% of people worked for themselves! Now with the Internet, more and more people are working from home and I see our economy moving more in the direction of the 1800 and early 1900's before industrialism, with individuals providing services and goods to individuals.
Okay, enough of my ranting for now. Let's all get out and make some money, spend some money, and help each other out. Good luck to everyone reading this and I hope you have a very prosperous 2009!
Scott
http://www.autolawnsprinklers.com
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