Don Laurent ✇

[Nature Unedited @NatureUnedited]

A gorilla was touching a tourist’s hair, but his girlfriend got jealous and beat him up

[Jessy_szn💕 @Astro_jessie]

Me sensing an opportunity to randomly sing a song mid conversation based off words you said

[jonzing. @ehisssss]

i’m having the most peaceful crashout of my life rn.. like i’m going insane, but also just chilling and vibing. i’m stressed about a bunch of stuff, but at the same time i’m not. i don't know how to explain it..

[Jack @Jackkk]

Michael B. Jordan’s advice for anyone feeling stuck in life

“When you’re feeling the most trapped and down and nothing can go right, those are the moments that define you. People quit right before they get what they’ve always wanted”

“Having the name Michael Jordan, knowing there was another Michael Jordan who was the best ever got me teased and picked on. For a moment, it made me not want to play sports but then I was like nah, I’m going to compete. It gave me a healthy chip”

“For the people who are listening who feel like they can’t change their circumstances, just hold on. Just endure. Look at things differently. Challenge yourself to see the glass half full”

“Find something that resonates with you, find your intuition within that thing and be obsessed about it”

[ICYESTTWAT @FUCCl]

and that’s why he had one of the best features in Drakes album.

[Whitney☥ @c0smicempr3ss]

People are angry because they thought your leadership was tied to ego and popularity. In reality, it’s rooted in the depths of love. Something they’ll never be able to experience because they’re busy hating on your existence, expression, and authenticity.

[Mikli @CryptoMikli]

Jay Cinco reveals he had 300K followers and was still so broke he almost had to ask his mom for money

“I went from not knowing how I was going to pay my rent and almost asking my mom for money, to making it”

“I remember I paid for my brother’s graduation, it was like $200-300, and I only had $400 left in my account. I paid it, and then my mom asked me for something else, and I was like, damn, I don’t got it. Then everything changed. The next month I made $20,000. I was literally on my last hundred dollars, and I was praying to God every day. It shifted my whole life”

“When God moves mountains for you, how could you not respect Him? How could you not praise Him? How could you not encourage people to run towards Him?”

[Ac Hampton @HamptonAc_]

A friend of mine who's a millionaire now told me how he escaped his 9-5.

And this is the wildest path I've ever heard.

He's 31, driving a forklift on the night shift at a grocery distribution warehouse making $52K.

Wife.
Two kids under 5.
Rent is $1,400/month.
Can't quit.
Can't even think about quitting.

But every night, he's loading deliveries into the back of restaurants.

And every single one has the same problem.

The grease trap is overflowing.

Managers yelling at plumbers on the phone.
Health inspectors leaving warning notices on the door.
Cooks slipping on grease puddles by the back exit.

One night, he watches a plumber show up, spend 20 minutes pumping out a metal box under the sink, and charge the owner $435.

He asks the cook how often they get it done.

"Every month. Sometimes every 6 weeks. If we don't, the city shuts us down."

$435 a month. For pumping out a box.

He goes home and can't stop thinking about it.

Looks it up.

Turns out every restaurant with a kitchen is legally required to get their grease trap cleaned every 30-90 days.

If they don't, it's a health code violation.

Fines start at $250 and go up to $5,000.

Repeat violations can shut the place down.

This isn't optional cause it's the law.

He finds out you don't even need a plumbing license in his state.

Just a FOG transporter permit and proof of legal disposal.

Total cost to get certified: $380.

Then he finds a used portable vacuum pump on Facebook Marketplace for $1,800.

Buys two 55-gallon drums and some hoses for another $340.

Total startup: $2,520.

Now this is where it gets stupid.

He goes back to the same restaurant where he saw the plumber charge $435.

Offers to do the same job for $250 on a monthly contract.

Manager says yes before he finishes the sentence.

Then he asks the manager something that turned his situation around.

"You know any other restaurant owners who hate dealing with this?"

The manager laughs and gives him 4 phone numbers.

Says they're all in the same restaurant association and they all complain about grease trap costs at every meeting.

He calls all 4 that weekend.

3 of them sign up at $250/month.

That's $1,000/month recurring from 5 phone calls.

He does the work at 5am before the kitchens open.

Takes 25-30 minutes per trap.

Done before sunrise and still makes it to his warehouse shift by 8pm.

Then one of those owners mentions the restaurant association has a monthly meetup.

40+ owners in the room.

He shows up with a printed one-pager:
"Grease Trap Compliance Service - $250/month flat. Never worry about health inspections again."

Signs up 11 restaurants that night.

Now he's at 15 clients.

$3,750/month.

Working 5am-8am three mornings a week before the restaurants open.

Still driving the forklift full time at night.

Month 3: 22 clients.

$5,500/month.

He's now making more from pumping grease before breakfast than half his warehouse coworkers make in a month.

Month 5: 34 clients.
$8,500/month.

His cost per service is about $40 (disposal fees, fuel, supplies).

On 34 clients that's $1,360/month in costs.

Profit: $7,140/month.

He quits the warehouse at month 6.

Month 8: 48 clients.

$12,000/month revenue. $9,600/month profit after costs.

By month 10, something weird happens.

A restaurant owner he services also owns the strip mall the restaurant sits in. 5 units.

The building is tired, tenants are complaining, and the guy just wants out.

Offers to sell it to him off-market for $310K.

He puts down $62K from his grease trap profits. Finances the rest.

Keeps the restaurant as a tenant.
Starts servicing their trap for free.

Raises rent slightly on the other 4 units because he's now the most responsive landlord they've ever had because he's literally there 3 times a week already.

Building cash flows $2,800/month after mortgage and expenses.

Now he's got $12,400/month coming in from the route plus the building.

By end of year 2: 73 restaurant clients, the strip mall, and a second small commercial property he picked up the same way.

Monthly income: $22,000+

And the whole thing started because he watched a plumber charge $435 to pump out a metal box and thought "I could do that."

His wife still jokes about it

"You smell like a deep fryer every morning and somehow that's what made us rich."

He told me the funniest thing is that nobody competes with him.

Same reason nobody competes with the unglamorous stuff.

Every kid on the internet wants to build an app or start an agency.

Nobody wants to wake up at 5am and pump restaurant grease.

That's exactly why he's been the only guy in his area for 2 years.

He didn't "just quit" his job.

He pumped grease traps at 5am for 6 months while still driving a forklift at night with two kids at home.

The cage was real.
The bills were real.
The mortgage was real.

He just built the exit while he was still inside it

[phenomenon-igon @GospelIgon]

People with firsthand information are the ones that make the world go around, and first hand information are born in daring minds that a able to stretch beyond imaginations 🛜

[FrankDPug @Francis65572647]

@recreatings dawg he saw her happy without him and threw himself off a building

[nat 𖣂 @drugssextears]

ngl my money and my funny up

[Rootkit Randy @EzeSecOps]

You ever walked down the elite 4, no revives left & your ace is poisoned?

[Don Laurent ✇ @drownintheflame]

I got fired and started cheesin like this… 🤣

[NEET CHUD @NeetChud888]

i was born unemployable

[Young Thug ひ @youngthug]

Dam boi this nigga Keed really dead

[isaiah @tlop444]

doesn’t sit right with me that we’re never getting this back

[Don Laurent ✇ @drownintheflame]

@SANSER0 @00_flame23 They couldn’t get the sample cleared unfortunately.

[psychotruckk @Onlyifyoucouldd]

Never forget when Lucki spazzed on a future beat