I shared how as a kid, I didn't need money to make money here. Then we discussed what the REAL GOLD IS in Part three... So far, there is not enough response to warrant a Part Four... But we had the 4th of July...so maybe that's it? I dunno? I was having fun. Today... On my Substack... @Evan DeVries one of my contributors... Shared one of my adventures... On how I used to flip cars... ...without ever BUYING the car. I'd make more money flipping ONE car than I did in a month in the Navy. This still works today. With Cars... With just about anything... Once someone UNDERSTANDS this... It's like a Checkbook That Never Runs Out... 👉Would ya like the link to the article on Substack? 👉or are we still recovering from our Independence Day Celebrations? 👇👇👇

I was a broke, freckle-faced 10-year-old boy... I was the oldest of 4 kids... My mom was single... And broke too. But I didn't let that stop me. I figured out what I now call: "A Gravel to Gold Sitch" Let's come back to that... One of my "income streams" was painting curb numbers for homeowners and renters whose addresses were either faded or completely gone. I knew my "pitch" wasn't a pretty address number. It WAS not getting COLD PIZZA because the pizza guy couldn't find your address. It WAS the ambulance, police, or fire department that found their home when every SECOND COUNTS. I'd charge $5 to $10, depending on whether I painted one or two numbers for them. (some wanted the number on both sides of the entry) Now... My investment for materials... Was about $10 to get fresh stencils, paint brushes and black and white paint. (From memory, this was a few decades ago 😁) I could paint about 10-12 address numbers from my $10 investment. Which meant $50 to $60 + tips for revenue. A $10 investment with a $60 return for an afternoon in 1977 was pretty solid. A lot of men/women were not making that... This is what I call the "Gravel to Gold Sitch"... Paint and the supplies are GRAVEL. I had the PROCESS: Take the paint and turn it into address numbers so the pizza guy and emergency services could find homes fast. Once I turned the paint into an address number on a curb... I turned a little bit of paint (gravel) into (gold)... NOW... If You Think That The money Was The Gold... HUGE MISPERCEPTION Don't get me wrong... It bought Snickers bars, walkie-talkies, and other stuff when I was 10 years old... But that wasn't the GOLD REALLY. (Hang on tight for a sec.) So... Here was my big fat problem. I was a broke kid. My mom was broke. How did I get my "start-up" capital? I PRE-SOLD! I'd knock doors and when I got a "YES."... I just had them PAY ME UPFRONT... Then I'd bike it to the hardware store and buy my supplies! I still PRE-SELL most stuff to THIS DAY as a 58-year-old.

Respect! 141 Rockstars are in for Part TWO of How to Get in the FU Position with Less Than $1000! I'm putting part deux together for you NOW! As a yummy appetizer... (Who doesn't like appetizers?) I'm laying out... 💥How I've duct-taped together cash flow businesses with no money - starting at age TEN! I was the oldest of 4 kids and helped my single momma put Hamburger Helper on the table. I still use this secret today! 💥Why too much money make ya stoopid! Much of my scrappy resourcefulness I owe to the School of Hard Knocks on the come-up. Most of my cash LOSSES were because I got STOOPID because I had too much money. 💥After I F'd up my finances, I bootstrapped a $3,000-a-month RECURRING biz by ASSEMBLING (NOT BUILDING) a micro-distribution network in 48 hours and then RENTING ACCESS. This was in the late 1990's. With AI in 2026, this is even simpler. 💥Think SELLING is the #1 skill? I don't. Why RENTING beats the crap out of SELLING if you want DEPENDABLE cash flow with LOW STRESS! (This is why AI Tools make PERFECT RENTAL PROPERTIES.) 💥I paid $1,000 to a very wise old timer who taught me one of the most valuable lessons I ever learned. DON'T SELL ONESY TWOESY. Sell ONE person and let them do ALL of the selling FOR YOU. NOW, combine that with my "renting" breakthrough. RENT to one person and let them RENT to dozens or hundreds of people. He showed me WHO. AFTER I started applying this, my website would get 30,000 visitors on an average day (I made millions)...and unless you know the late great Jim Straw...I bet you will NEVER GUESS "WHO" you should sell/rent to:-) 💥HOW ALL the ABOVE apply to getting into the FU Position with LESS Than $1k...with AI. 💥💥💥A surprise announcement that AFFECTS all AI Rockstars. Right now... 141 Rockstars are GUARANTEED to get Parts 2 - ??? (Not sure I can get it all in 2 parts.) If you chimed in on THIS POST...you're good to go!

(Part one) I love the concept of FU Money… But IMO… You don’t need a mountain of money to say “Fuck You.” What’s needed is the ABILITY to create cash flow from scratch in ANY economic condition… …without any ONE person’s (or company’s) permission. It’s actually NOT NEEEEDING money to prosper that puts someone in the FU Position. Money, like air, is everywhere. If someone can’t breathe well in an oxygenated environment… It’s not an oxygen problem. It’s a lung or breathing problem. Pumping them more oxygen won’t UNFUCK their situation. In the same way, NFL players, boxers, and lotto winners often end up in chapter 7 or 11 within a few years. It’s not the money that puts one in the FU position. It’s an ABILITY… That can’t be taxed, stolen, or lost in a divorce. 💥💥💥With AI, ABILITY and less than $1,000 bucks... If someone's living expenses are less than $10k a month... It's never been simpler to get in the "beautiful position of FUCK YOU!" To quote John Goodman from his scene in The Gambler: "Somebody wants you to do something, fuck you. Boss pisses you off, fuck you!" Now... The FU Position ABILITY...is NOT... How to BUILD AI...or vibe code...or automate... That is USEFUL... But it's not THE ability that will put a Rockstar in the FU Position. It's knowing how to SELL AI without needing a mountain of money to start. How to start on a SHOESTRING...in ANY economic environment. (Sometimes the worse the economy is doing, the better.) Now... I wanna know... 👉Is acquiring this ability something that lights YOU up? If there's enough interest? I'll come back with PART TWO. If not... No sweat... ✅Are you in? ❌Are you out? 👇👇👇

Was going through Volume 11 and found this gem from Travis: === "You're likely talented enough to do or go anywhere you want financially. You're not the problemo. The obstacle is likely the vehicle you're driving to get there. An idiot driving a financial Ferrari is gonna pass Einstein on a financial tricycle. The Gen Z kid making more money than a Boomer makes in salary a month with one YouTube video isn't about brains, discipline, formal education or a lovely personality. The kid is simply riding a leveraged and faster vehicle. Einstein can pedal faster all he wants. He can take courses on faster pedaling and tricycle maintenance. He can got to LOA seminars and hope to manifest an abundance mindset that will get him from LA to NY in 5 hours. But in the meantime... Mr. Idiot has decided to upgrade from a Ferrari to an F-16 Falcon (with a pilot) and gets to the next financial level at subsonic speed. Today... It doesn't take an Einstein to get ahead. It takes a choice, commitment and courage to change the financial vehicle you're driving to get you there...even IF the tricycle is the closest and most convenient!!" === This is the kind of insight that makes you stop scrolling. Read it once, screenshot it, then think about it for days. But here's the problem... This gold gets buried in Facebook's timeline. Mixed in with memes and political rants. Most people will never see it. And if they do, they'll never find it again when they need it. That's exactly why these volumes exist. Every breakthrough insight. Every "holy shit" moment. All organized and searchable. No more 20-minute hunts through Facebook. No more lost wisdom. Just pure Travis gold whenever you need it. 11 volumes total. All his best stuff from different years. Comment "1" if you want first access when Volume 11 is ready.