I know I have been gone awhile, it’s probably been about 2 years since I’ve been in your inboxes like this! I haven’t forgotten about you, I miss you… and judging by the replies to my last email, my inbox for the past year or so, DMs on multiple apps, text messages, and random bullying from friends and family in person about FSO.. you all miss me too.
I still check into the site, and judging by the traffic, you all are hungry for more content. I started FSO back in 2019 to help people level up in life and become a little more self-sufficient. Since then I have had countless people tell me how this movement changed their life! So I knew I owed it to MYSELF to come back to what I built and do it better than before!
WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN?
WORKING.
When I started FSO, I had a ton of time on my hands to just churn out content for you guys. I was on it 24/7. I had just started my film career., and then covid hit, and I was just here for my Stackers. Admittedly, I burned myself out. I had way too much going on for 24 hours in a day. I had a career which took about 60 hours a week from me. Investing and FSO took the rest of my non-sleeping time. I even squeezed in keeping up with crypto, a podcast with my friends (4 Goats), AND consulting on top of all of that. I ended up excelling a lot but not getting much sleep or eating properly. Which had me scatterbrained. Which led to a drop in productivity. I did too much, BUT I don’t regret one minute of it. I built something beautiful and gave myself a crazy leg up in life. It also taught me A LOT about myself, my limitations, and what I need to actually lean into to get things right.
I believe experience is the ultimate teacher. I needed to go live and get things done without constantly thinking about this site that I had to keep current. Not only did I have to keep it current, but I had to get in the field myself to find information to even put on there. So I made a choice to neglect FSO and go and live my life and figure it out later. It was the best choice.
And live I did. Ups and downs. I experimented with my diet. Bought a house. Spent A LOT more time on my mental and physical health. Meditation. Went harder in the gym. Went on strike (film industry) for the better part of a year. Graduated college (it was free, why not.. thanks to my film job.. studied cybersecurity). Became a licensed insurance adjuster in a few southern states while on strike (adding to my real estate investor toolbelt). Shot 2 seasons of reality tv. Sold my mobile home portfolio for more than I paid for it (an email for another day, I promise). Basically went on a learning deep dive, but that was expected. I love learning. I’m not the same me, I’m a lot better these days. I changed.. A LOT. I grew more as a person. I started FSO the summer of 2019, when I was 26. I’m 31 now. I still have the same objectives and goals with FSO, they’re just a lot more clear and defined.
Ls are just lessons that need to be learned. I took an L (in my opinion) by allowing the community to plateau and not grow these last two years. That’s on me. FSO will rise again.
2 things I learned during this time:
Stackers are ONE. FSO will never die. Even with no updates, the site traffic stayed pretty consistent. We even had new signups with no promotion from myself. Current membership on the site still exceeds 15,000 people!
I can run FSO with a lot less effort, and save myself a lot of time and energy.
When I first started, I was just tweeting my thoughts. I had no idea it would be this big. I had to do a lot of the work manually to keep up with the Stacker movement. Luckily I had people to help build the site (Chuck) and the community (Karima). BUT it burned me out. So I had to take a step back and do some operational research.
Technology advances every year, and it has hauled ass in the last 5 years. I was able to figure out a simpler way of running the show… while still providing you with the best FSO has to offer.
I plan on building FSO to something that I bet nobody but me can imagine right now. And that is okay. FSO started as something in my head and turned into over 15,000 loyal Stackers living the same lifestyle.
WHAT’S NEXT
Expect to get those lovely (sarcasm lol) emails again. Yes, it will feel like I’m yelling at you. Get over it now. We have a lot of work to do and a lot of ground to cover. The clock is ticking and time is running out. The world is changing and we all need to be as prepared as possible. Community is built through communication and this is how I will be communicating with you. I built FSO on sharing information. As a matter of fact, the only reason FSO is even a thing today is because I started sharing information with others on Twitter. I had people DMing me day after day trying to gain access to more information on the topics I was tweeting about. I would share PDFs, free local classes, and much much more.. All in my DMs. One thing led to another and I began to build out what is now called For Stackers Only.
Expect more from me. More emails. More information. More resources.
FOR MY MORE SERIOUS STACKERS
This isn’t the VIP, this is for serious Stackers only. WE PUT IN WORK. And we deep dive. The only special treatment you will get here is MORE WORK and MORE READING. Too many people think being successful is all fun and blue skies and candy and rainbows. Just press the button on an investment and boom, fun and games. It’s not, it’s hard work. PERIOD. But.. It is rewarding work once you put the time in.
In my free list, I explore the many things life has to offer. I will give the crowd a kick in the ass every now and then. New opportunities. Careers. Life hacks. FSO is all about opening the different doors and peeking inside. For my paid list, I will actually walk through these various doors.
How much? $5/month OR get $10 off when you purchase a whole year for $50.
What it includes:
I will be breaking down;
Deals that I’ve done before, like buying and selling my mobile home portfolio (owned 2019-2024)
Current events and how they relate to you
Natural disasters like hurricanes and flooding and how you can be better prepared for them
The rise of artificial intelligence (AI), artificial general intelligence (AGI), and artificial super intelligence (ASI) and how it will change your way of life and the rest of the world
Recession proof and pandemic proof careers; the outlook on the job market for the next decade, and how to position yourself with the right skills to always have money in your pocket
And many more topics!
You will also enjoy
Unlimited access to the full archive of emails and posts. Some posts will be for paid subscribers only and will live behind a paywall.
Once live, access to FSO podcasts/recordings
Early access and discounts to all drops, including merchandise and course offerings
Member only merchandise
I say all of that to stay this, be prepared to read and take action. Longer emails and posts. More information. More actionable steps. More ways to improve.
**This will be the last email where we catch up like old friends. I’m really just sending them to get everyone back on board and comfy with me in their inboxes again.. CHECK SPAM. (And for my newbies, for the first time!!!) **
The real starts Monday, October 7. Be on the lookout.