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Life & Times of Victor Madison

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Stash Game 104: Put The Work In/Beauty In The Struggle

Stash Game 104: Put The Work In/Beauty In The Struggle #Money #Business #Finance #Hustle #Grind

This is not for people who like to sit on their ass all day, everyday. Not speaking for dead beat fathers, nickel n dime drug dealers, gold diggers, and leeches. For my people who work 40 or more hours per week, work 2 jobs, have a job and a side hustle, and cash out all their vacation hours cause they don’t have time to rest; this is for you and you only. Keep grinding. Keep doing that shit.…

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New Balance Is Running Shit

New Balance Is Running Shit #Sneakers #SneakerHead #SneakerCulture #NewBalance #Business

Over these past two years, New Balance has been killing everything in sight. From collaborations, new silhouettes, and great general releases. If you’re really into sneakers then you know that it’s rare that any company outside of Nike can hit all three of those marks consistently. In 2020 alone, I bought 6 pairs of 327s. To me, the best new silhouette on the market and that’s regardless of any…

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Stash Game 103: Consistency Is The Key

Stash Game 103: Consistency Is The Key #Business #Money #Finance #Goals

Once you hit a groove or reached you’re peak, how long can you make that last? This doesn’t at all mean you have to be number one every single year but are you at least mentioned in the top 5 or top 10 every year? From 2016/2017 to now, I’ve always managed to save close to half the money I made over a 12 month span. That constant focus on being consistent and staying on point is so vital, not…

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Somebody Gotta Sit James Harden Down

Somebody Gotta Sit James Harden Down #Sports #Basketball #NBA #Blog #Houston #JamesHarden

Nah man at this point it’s ridiculous. As a fan, James Harden is one of the three best offensive talents I’ve ever seen next to Kobe Bryant and Kevin Durant. But this man just can’t be your very best option on the squad to win a championship. Throughout his whole career to this point, can anyone point out a legendary playoff moment or game that James Harden has had with the Houston Rockets? Cause…

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Stash Game 102: It’s All About Repetition

Stash Game 102: It’s All About Repetition

The fact is this, you’re not gonna wake up tomorrow a hustler or a hard worker. Definitely not gonna be able to all of a sudden have the discipline to save 35 percent or more of each and every single check you receive. This type of shit requires constant focus and practice to completely master it. Same way Kobe Bryant was shooting 500 jump shots or more everyday, you gotta start off figuring out…

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Boxing Is Back.

During the Money May era, that lasted from 2007 to 2017, the only guy we paid to watch in boxing was Floyd Mayweather. Whatever weight class he was in, was the weight class we all paid attention to due to the lack of star power in pretty every other division at the time. Shit the only heavyweight I knew about during that time period until Wilder came onto the scene was Wladimir Klitschko. Due to…

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Stash Game 101: Whatever You Think Is Enough, Double That.

When I opened my store front last year all I saved up was $12,500 to get it all set up. And that was the dumbest shit I could’ve ever done i

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Stash Game 101: Whatever You Think Is Enough, Double That.

When I opened my store front last year all I saved up was $12,500 to get it all set up. And that was the dumbest shit I could’ve ever done in my life. Whatever amount of money you think is enough to get your business or brand off the ground, do not make a single move until you stash away double that amount. Beyond just saving up the right amount you gotta make sure that your credit score is above…

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Love Him Or Hate Him. Ronnie Fieg Set The Blueprint.

In 2014, my little ass was still in high school and with no job relying on my parents to buy me sneakers. And still at that time the only sn

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Adidas Gotta Get It Together

All of my life I’ve been a Nike guy up until last year. It started off with me copping the Tom & Jerry Reebok club C. Suede on those are ama

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I Came, I Saw, And Almost Conquered.

At the start of 2020, just felt like I had the world in my fucking hands. Spent all of 2019 going straight to work and taking my ass right b

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Bron. Top 5 Dead Or Alive.

At this point, if LeBron is not on your all time top 5 list then you’re smoking crack. This man is on the verge of have 35,000 career points

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Who’s The Goat?

Who’s The Goat? To really kick things off right, we gotta start with the number one question and conversation starter when discussing sports

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Man fuck it. For The People Convenience Store gonna stay open. After a couple conversations and real consideration, the store gonna stay open. Shoutout to my mom for holding it down. Women are the greatest things on this planet. (at Bloomfield, New Jersey) https://www.instagram.com/p/CDpEkWugnFL/?igshid=1j09h9b8lc86r

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When I signed that lease on January 30th, I had no idea what was gonna happen in the next coming months. Pretty much everything after that went completely downhill. Only thing I can say is that this isn’t even a failure or L, it was really a big lesson to learn. The experience of going through the process of getting a business started, the ability to keep it open, and other outside factors that I didn’t even predict. Opening the store was for me to prove to myself and others that I can get my mind and money right and do something special or at least attempt to. Two years from now, I’ll take another shot at it again. Thank you to everyone that showed love and actually came through. https://www.instagram.com/p/CDeWeh5gpQ6/?igshid=131wml67rxwuw