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Sep 2018
11m 31s

Why "Passive Income" is Bullshit

Gary Vaynerchuk
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This is a huge mashup, really explaining what I think about the bullshit that is "passive income" and how it relates to what you THINK it is. "Passive income" comes in a few forms, which I go further into in this one, expanding on what "passive income" really takes form as - this is a FIRE on to listen to today, hope u love it <3 

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