Just like with dieting, relationships, investments and everything else that requires no real knowledge, only opinions. :)

I've also made a lot of healthy lifestyle changes with my diet and exercise over the past year and cut out all the extra sugar and I feel SO MUCH BETTER.

The last two months have consisted of me eating a poverty diet, not having fun because I can't afford to go anywhere, sleepless nights, having to ponder selling my car just to make loan payments, and seeing about $25k of profit go out the window.So what would I have done differently...1.  

I had some 12 paks of diet coke that we'd bought on sale a few months ago.

Kind of like the latest diet pill will melt pounds off your butt.

Truth is, I've identified sources that boil it down and I get most of my news in under three hours a week.In fact, this post has inspired me to do a Tim Ferriss LID (Low Information Diet) again.

I think there are just as many "portfolios" to mimic as there are fad diets or exercise routines out there.Of course, I haven't even gone into individual stocks, ETFs, etc.With real estate, the rules of thumb are pretty simple.

You could have the greatest problem solving product in the world, a pill that supplies complete benefits of dieting and excersizing, but if no one ever knows about it then its no good.Third, One person suggested $600 annual fee for seminars and if they do not pay they are not serious about investing.

Or better yet, tell you to drastically change your diet (organic, low sodium, sugar, etc.) and exercise?

I improved my diet starting March 1, now the major portion of my meal is bulk bought beans, grains, veggies, home cooked.