18 Year Old Out Of Washington

18 Year Old Out Of Washington

Lynnwood, WA · Member since 2016 · 2 posts · 1 vote

Hey all,

I´m a freshly turned 18 year old who lives in the great city of Lynnwood, Washington. I´m currently a senior in high school and I also attend classes at my local community college as a sort of ¨Running Start¨ program at my high school. I´ve lived here with my mother and my step father for about ten years now and I´ve grown to both love it and hate it over the years, but let´s put aside all of the boring business.

I joined this site for one reason. Money. I´ve always been money motivated and I learned at a young age that I had a strong presence of entrepreneurship all throughout my personality, my body and my choices. My first act of recorded entrepreneurship was when I was in only the third grade. I drew a little dart-board on a piece of paper and taped that paper to the to my metal desk. I would charge my fellow (soon to be pencil-less) fourth graders a fee of one pencil to throw a magnet at my little DIY dart-board. The magnet would stick to my desk and hit a spot on the paper. If they won, they received a cool pencil, if they lost... They usually played again.

Anyways, you can see that I´ve always been interested in business and entrepreneurship. I really joined this site because I want to better educate myself in REI. The money is just an added bonus. I´m motivated by the words by Warren Buffet ¨The more you learn, the more you earn.¨

I plan on using REI as the vehicle that will hopefully lead me to financial freedom in order to create a better future for myself, my friends and most importantly, my parents (the real reason behind all this).

In conclusion! I´m excited to be a part of the site and I hope to learn as much as I can! 

Thanks all who read this,

Syreese, future gazillionaire.

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Investor · Coplay, PA · Member since 2015 · 404 posts · 315 votes
9y

Nine years ago, I bought my parents house. Now the only thing my Dad pays is the utility bills until he dies. Everything else I take care of. Freed up a lot of money for him.

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    Biggerpockets Support · Las Pinas, Metro Manila · Member since 2015 · 7k+ posts · 1k+ votes
    9y

    Welcome to Biggerpockets @Syreese Delos Santos . That's a great goal you have there. Keep working on it and all the best in your investing. 

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  • Investor · Coplay, PA · Member since 2015 · 404 posts · 315 votes
    9y

    Nine years ago, I bought my parents house. Now the only thing my Dad pays is the utility bills until he dies. Everything else I take care of. Freed up a lot of money for him.

  • Lynnwood, WA · Member since 2016 · 2 posts · 1 vote
    9y

    Thanks for the reply! Good luck in your investing as well! By the way, are you Filipino? I'm full Filipino, but I was born here in the states. @Michael S.. Thanks for the comment! That's ultimately what I want to do for my parents. What's one tip you could give me in order to get closer to reaching that goal? Again, I have zero experience in REI, but I'm learning every day!

  • Investor · Coplay, PA · Member since 2015 · 404 posts · 315 votes
    9y

    Read biographies.  Buy a truck or van instead of a car. Stay at home an keep your living expenses as low as possible. Read. Save. Pick your friends wisely.

    If there is one thing guaranty to be successful it would have to be "Always give more then you are being paid for."

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