Everything is a balance within your current means.Example if you make 50,000 a year income then spending to go on 3 vacations a year for 15,000,loading up on CC debt, buying new toys, etc. is irresponsible.If you are making 300,000 a year and going on 3 vacations and buying a few fun things you still should have a bunch left over to invest and keep growing.300k at 20% lifestyle is 60k.500k a year 20% is a 100k a year lifestyle.As your money grows you can keep moving it up.

I've been toying around with the idea of becoming an assistant to a real estate professional or investor so I can get a hands-on, day-to-day experience of investing and managing, while offering my skills and expertise.

XNAMEX & Christian share profitI would love to hear your thoughts and input; and if you have time today or tomorrow I'd love to chat.Thanks,Christian Wathne=================================================================================This is the exact email I used to line up funding, and I was able to get conversations that lead to Yes's very quickly.

Think about the stories that hit every Christmas about a Chinese toy factory using lead-based paint.  

to the outside person without alot of money, it seems that the money or the toys will bring some kind of joy.

"I would only add - don't rent to people and pets you don't feel comfortable living next door to."Yes

a trust for a minor ("to x if she attains 21"); a life interest ("to pay the income to x for her lifetime"); and a remainder ("to pay the capital to y after the death of x") Hybrid trust.

And yet I'm pretty sure I offer as much information in my books as those gurus offer in their seminars...and people don't have to sit through hours of upsell, as I don't have anything to upsell them to! Yes

Sure.TVsTivo"Toys"Old newspapersGunsDrugsPornAnimals and droppingsThousands of baseball cards (value TBD)

I know several investors who own private planes, lambos, vacation properties and all sorts of other toys.