January 2, 2008

Today was another great day. Well except for the weather. My vehicle barely started this morning because it was below -40 degrees! Whether you’re in the states or Canada, it was -40!!
Anyways, what did I accomplish today? A LOT! But before we get to that I think we should discuss how exactly this is going to work. Set some ground rules if you will. Since you are going to be following me for the next 363 days, you can ensure I follow them and if I slip up... CALL ME ON IT!!

As of right now, I am employed. I mentioned before that I work for an oil and gas construction company. That’s not entirely true. I am a contractor so technically I work for me. So I do have some experience running my own business (as well as a couple other small endeavours that didn’t pan out). Being my own boss creates a very cool situation. I can control what I get paid. So as of January 1, 2009, Scott Weller gets paid only $14/hr. I do receive time and a half on and hours worked over 8 hours.

I was considering taking away certain possessions and having to purchase them back as we proceeded along but.... ahhhh, you know what.... let’s do it! I will pack up all my clothes except for what I believe to be necessary. I mean, let’s be real, it was -40 this morning. The diesel jeans and brand name shirts will go in the box.

I will be left with:

2 hoodies

2 work shirts

2 pairs of jeans

1 leisure outfit (sweats & t-shirt)

6 pairs of socks

4 pairs of underwear

Everything else will be thrown into box and I can re purchase them back at a used clothing rate. All the proceeds to these purchases will go towards a charity yet to be determined. To choose this charity I’m asking you, my loyal readers, to choose by completing the poll on this page.
Other household stuff... I rent this place and I don’t have a TV but I do have a stereo to listen to music, a exercise bike to stay in shape and this laptop on which I type. What do you think? Should I be able to keep any of this stuff? How about this, another poll... I will keep one of the three. Which will it be? It’s up to you!

Other than that I already live very thin. The only other things I have are my books. Those I will keep because they are going to be a big part of this. From this point on though, I obviously can only buy so many books making $14/hr.

A few other things before we get started. I do have a dog so he will be my dependant (I wish I could use him for the tax advantages).

From this point on I am Scott Weller. I work for Weller Health & Safety in Dawson Creek, British Columbia. I make $14/hr and live at a rental unit in town for $800/month. I will admit I am lucky that I do have a company vehicle (phew!). Oh, and I have approximately $6500 in credit card debt and about $1000 in other loans.

The reason I am doing this, is to show that anyone can do this. I don’t want to create a situation where excuses can be made for you. I know there are people out there in way worse situations but even this situation will show an amazingly dramatic journey over the next 12 months.

Before I move on to the events of the day, I would like to tell what I have already done that may aid me in my mission. Over the last month, I have spent time sending out emails all over the place, asking for guidance and looking for a mentor. So I am already starting to network as much as I can. Also, I have read quite a few books and done a lot of research on the internet to this point. A lot of these reference materials I will refer to as we proceed.

I would also like to invite all of you to make your comments, good or bad. If you can offer some advice as I struggle or enjoy the good times along beside me. Do it! Discuss how everything is going with the entire group. Like so many other things in life what, not only I, but what all of you put into this, is what we will all get out of this. Think about what we are creating here, what “WE” are creating. This experiment could be a priceless learning tool. That’s all I want from this.

It’s 8:08 pm, what a day. I started by placing some ads on Kijiji.ca inviting renters with the dream of becoming home owners to contact me. When I was calling and making contacts in December, I came across Tony Hilderman. Tony works for a company called Trans-Terra Investments and they focus on helping newlyweds, young singles and anyone else who does not have a down payment but wants to experience the pride of being HOME owners. After a couple conversations I drove down to Calgary and met with Tony and the owner and CEO of Trans-Terra Investments, Jack Asgar-Deen. 3 hours later we both agreed to work together. So here I am with a mentor or two really!

Here comes the first plug! If you are looking to get out of that rental, don’t have any money for a down payment, visit us at http://www.trans-terrainvestments.com/ . We’ll do our best to get you into that new home in no time!

From there I signed up to be an affiliate for Global Domains International. They are a company that owns the rights to all websites that end in “.ws” So instead of http://www.example.com/, it would be http://www.example.ws/ . Our permanent home which is in process of being built is going to use a GDI domain, http://www.oneyeartofreedom.ws/. I’m not going to spend too much time on explaining what these companies are all about and their compensation plans here. I’m sure we will be learning a lot about that as we go along. For now, if you want more info on GDI and how you may be able to create a stream if income, you can visit them at http://www.freedom.ws/scottweller.

After signing up for GDI, I signed up for Carbon Copy Pro. It’s another company designed to create a residual income. Carbon Copy Pro is an internet marketing “business in a box” that is almost completely automated. Like GDI, I am not going to spend any time discussing Carbon Copy Pro at this point in time.

Lastly, I created our temporary home, right here, http://www.oneyeartofreedom.blogspot.com/. I am really stoked about this and look forward to the days, weeks and months ahead. All of you are smart enough to tell by now, following only as far as we have gotten that I have already planted seeds of which I hope wealth will grow. I hope we can learn with each other as we go along how to create that lifestyle we all crave and desire... Financial Freedom!