Hidden Money Checklist It Is Not The Lack Of Resources That Causes Failure, It’s The Lack Of Resourcefulness.” - Tony Robbins 30 More Crea ve Ways Upgrade To The NEXT LEVEL and Fund Your Business and Educa on The rst and most important rule in your entrepreneurial journey is to ‘fail forwards’. You need both resilience and resourcefulness to succeed in business and your rst hurdle may well be nding the funds to con nue inves ng in your educa on, if you choose to do so. Here at Legendary Marketer we would never encourage anyone to get into debt but what we would encourage is the resourcefulness and the mindset to understand that not having the funds right now doesn’t have to mean you fall at the rst hurdle and quit. In fact, once you understand the power of money mindset you will be surprised at how much more easily money comes to you! While you certainly may have the cash on hand or in a checking or savings account... Or you may have the available limits on your exis ng credit cards to fund all aspects of your business and your educa on, we want to provide you with more crea ve ways to nd nancial resources. There is another important thing to remember: the cost involved in star ng a business is TAX DEDUCTIBLE! And since your business is simply a tool to help you generate money (rather than just spend on things that will never give you a return)... we urge you to adopt the mindset all successful business owners have, which is “Money invested intelligently into a business is never a cost - it’s an investment”. Hidden money ideas…………. fi ti ti ti ti ti ti ft ti ti ti ti fi fi tt ff fi fi 9. ti 8. ti 6. 7. fi 5. ti Have a Rummage Sale. Sell o your old CD/DVD collec on to the pawn shop. De-clu er your house and adver se it on Facebook (no shipping costs). Get a side job, and work it hard for one month, save all the money. One month is not that big a deal of a sacri ce if you really see what we have here. Find the fat in your budget and put that money aside un l you have enough to start. Do paid online surveys. If you have a skill such as crea ng documents on Canva, get on Fiverr or Upwork and get paid. Pick up bargains from facebook marketplace, thri stores, etc and upcycle them. Become a mystery shopper. fi 1. 2. 3. 4. ff ti ff ti fi fi fi ti tti tt ti ti fi ti ti fi ti ti fi ti ti ffi tt fi tt tt tt tt ti tt ti fi tt tt ti fi ti 10. Crack open your IRA or CD Account Early. 11. Borrow against your future tax return. 12. Use your income tax return. 13. Stock Dividends. 14. Sell a meshare. 15. Focus on how to become an entrepreneur full me to raise the funds to start your business. What can you sell around you or create to sell to raise the funds! We have a member who sold his car to buy a plane cket to come to an event! Talk about sacri ce! 16. Sell items on Ebay! Bo om line is... IF YOU ARE SERIOUS AND HAVE DESIRE You will come up with a solu on somehow, even one that is not in this list. 17. Download the app on your smart phone (if you have one) called “o er up” to sell items like you would on Craigslist and eBay. 18. The following link is a way for Canadians to obtain a credit card that o ers awesome bene ts: h p://www.banking.pc nancial.ca. 19. Sign-Up with your current Credit Card. This is how many get started, but if you don't have a card, you'll have to apply for and receive the card rst! This is the one of the best op ons because it’s no secret that many successful businesses were built on credit. You can also try to get a Business Credit Card or a Business Loan. You must set up a business name to apply. DO NOT USE LEGENDARY MARKETER as a name. 20. Try: www.eloan.com. 21. Obtain a loan on your 401K. These loans are great if they're an op on for you because there are no turndowns or penal es. The interest rate is 5%...and you're paying that interest to yourself! 22. Financing is available, however it is subject to a 'Credit Check.’ One loan company is called h p://www.mycreditnav.com/ The other loan company is called AG Finance and they give small personal loans to people for businesses or home renova ons. Several people have gone through them and they have been approved for $25000 and more. It's free to submit your applica on. Please visit their website for detailed informa on: h p://www.ag nancial.org/ - AG Finance has many o ces all over the US . Each customer puts in their zip code and the nearest loca on is pulled up. It takes a few minutes, online or over the phone, to complete the applica on and the customer nds out within 24 hours if they were approved for the loan. If so they will receive a check in the mail within 2-3 days. Payback varies from customer to customer because it's determined by their credit score. Here are a few more sources. It costs you nothing to apply for them. 23. Household Finance: h ps://www.hfc.com/learn/HomeNewUser.jst 24. American General: h ps://loans.agfcredit.com/Iaps/Html/AGHome.html 25. Ci Financial: h p://www.wamu.com/home.htm 26. Bene cial: h ps://secure.ci nancial.com/loanapp/ge ngstarted.php 27. (For Canadians) h p://www.ci nancial.ca/eng/emain.html. Your advisor may be able to help you brainstorm ideas that make sense for you. Some ideas and solu ons that are right for someone else might not be right for you. That’s one reason we try and give as much personalized support here at Legendary as we can - to help you navigate this online entrepreneurial journey in your own unique way. ti ti ti ti ti ti Our hope is that this document and the edi on in this lesson gets the crea ve juices owing within you. Not only to come with crea ve ideas to fund your business, but also to know that crea vity and resourcefulness are essen al in your success! ti fl 28. Obtain a short term loan from a friend or family member. Borrow $50 from 100 people. Or $100 from 50 People. 29. Increase an exis ng equity line. 30. Sell a car you don't use.
