I also share some insights on how to get rich…

Okay, a lot of you have been asking “Amit, we want a video tour of your new place!”

Well here it is in this video…

Click Here to See My New Place

In this video I also talk about how to develop the mindset to become a millionaire through affiliate marketing, so be sure to eliminate all distractions and walk the WHOLE thing.

PS If you haven’t check out our Hollywood-style trailer for PPC Classroom 2.0, here it is:

Click Here to Watch the COOLEST Pre-launch Video EVER!

Something BIG in the Works

Some of you may be wondering why I’m suddenly not posting as much as I usually do, we’ll let me just say thing I was in DC the last several days working on something BIG.

I mean REALLY BIG.

Pre-launch starts later this month so stay tuned…

My New Place in Boston

Shilpi and I are moving back to Boston at the end of November and we’re moving into a new place. It’s in a beautiful luxury urban loft in Back Bay, right on Newbury St!

Also, don’t miss the sneak peak at the interior.

I’ll give you a video tour once we move in and are done decking our place out with brand new furniture.

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WOW! What a crazy several days in Boston. Shilpi and I flew in on Saturday morning to spend the weekend searching for luxury apartments in Back Bay. The first day was very discouraging, we couldn’t find anything good in the original price rage we had set.

We asked our agent to bump up the price range and after that point we saw some absolutely amazing places. We found one we absolutely love that’s right on Newbury St in Back Bay. This place will cost 4 times more than what we pay for our place in Brighton (which by the way we’re renting out), but it will totally be WORTH IT.

Not only is the location perfect, our new place will be over 1600 sq ft compared to our 700 sq ft condo in Brighton. Shilpi and I are moving right into our new place in Back Bay at the end of November, when we move back to Boston from Miami.

I also bought an iPhone while I was in Boston, and I gotta tell you, this is the COOLEST most advanced phone I’ve ever seen. It’s unreal what you can do with an iPhone, not including the TONS of cool apps that you can get for it.

As for the Affiliate Summit, I can’t really tell you much about it, I only attended the keynote-which was very good-and my own session where I talked about “Super Affiliate Strategies You Must Know.”

When I first started attending the Affiliate Summit I got lot out of the sessions, nowadays I barely attend any sessions. For me the best part about this conference and most conferences are the networking opportunities.

It was great seeing a lot of familiar faces and connecting with friends and colleagues:

Then on Monday evening I got a call from Shilpi who had flown back home Sunday night, she had a fever. So changed my flight and flew back one day earlier to take care of her.

As it turns out, I caught the same fever Shilpi had, I’m still recovering as I write this post!

Over 4th of July weekend Shilpi and I spend 3 days on Little Palm Island, one of the most AMAZING resorts in the world, located right in the Florida Keys.

Little Palm Island Resort is a tiny little island that’s only accessible by boat or float plane. The idea is total seclusion: there’s no alarm clock, no cell phone usage allowed in public areas, and no TV! The idea is just to relax and unwind!

The first night we had a romantic dinner on the beach :

The food was incredible. I had some grilled fish that they had just caught that day.

The following day we went on a snorkeling tour on a coral reef out in the open ocean. I’ll be honest, I was scared at first, I’ve never been snorkeling out in the open ocean before. It didn’t help that the water was a little choppy.

However, after I overcame my fear the view was absolutely STUNNING. I saw at least 10 types of fish & coral, barracudas, and a sting rays. I wish I had pictures to share, however, I didn’t have an underwater camera on me.

Later that day we had a chance to explore the island and see : a lifesize chessboard, a zen garden, the tide coming in, and some of the wildlife that inhabits the island.

Check it out :

The following day we went out for flatsboat fishing. I’ve never been fishing before in my life so I was more than excited when I caught a hammerhead shark.

No joke :

I won’t bludgeon you with what a weekend at this resort will cost you, let’s just put it this way, there NO WAY I would be going to Little Palm Island Resort if I was still working at MIT.

There’s NOTHING better than the Super Affiliate Lifestyle. It really is the ultimate dream life!

I gotta tell you, my wife and I love it down here in Miami, we just got burned out moving in (still have some decorating left to do) so we decided to hit the beach this last weekend.

We didn’t just hit the beach, we turned it into a weekend mini vacation at the Ritz Carlton in Key Biscayne!

Although Key Biscayne is only a 30 minute drive from our place in Coral Gables, it’s its own little island, both quiet and secluded. It’s perfect for a weekend getaway.

Shilpi and I have stayed at several 5 star hotels, but this is the first time we stayed at a Ritz, and all I can tell you is that it’s an AMAZING experience. The service, the food, the location (right on the beach) is all amazing.

Here’s what’s really cool…

I got a ton of perks for booking the Ritz with my black card :

PERK #1 : Upon check in our room was immediately upgraded to a Oceanside Suite. The room was HUGE, it had a seperate living room and bedroom, 2 bathrooms, a shower + a bathtub, and 2 balconies.

Our Suite was on the 12th floor so the view was great :

PERK #2 : We got full American breakfast buffet for 2 each morning + plus on time lunch for 2 all completely free.

We actually only ended up paying for dinner at the Cioppino the 2 nights we were there, which wasn’t keep, but it was some of the best food we’d had in a long time!

The Cioppino serves authentic Tuscan cuisine and was name one of the top 20 new restaurants in the US.

Get this : they fly in cheese from Tuscany twice a week. I won’t bludgeon you with what a meal for 2 costs at this restaurant, let’s just say I’m glad that our lunch and breakfast was covered!

PERK #3: $50 cover for incidental expenses. Not a big deal compared to the room upgrade and the food, but it all adds up.

We didn’t do too much while we were there, expect spend some time at the pool, and on the beach. We planned to go snorkeling but it was canceled (water was too choppy), however, we ended up biking through one of the parks on the island, and that was very cool.

Shilpi and I have some more little trips planned this summer, just enjoying our time while we’re in South Florida!

First off all to reply to some of the misinformed comments on the last post :

I’m living at the Residences at the Village of Merrick Park, which is a luxury apartment complex. The estimated value of the apartment I’m renting is $1 million and I’m paying $3000/month rent (its discounted since it’s now low season).

Of course this is located in Coral Gables where the average home value is $900,000.

I left these details out of my last post because some dummies out there always get upset and think I’m bragging, so I thought I would tone it down a bit - big mistake on my part. My lifestyle posts are an effort to impart a bigger vision for my readers, to help them see what is possible. If you think I’m just a haggard than please stop reading this blog and wasting everyones time with your temper tantrums.

When I was poor I followed other successful and wealthy people. I was inspired by their lifestyle, and that created the vision for me. I hope this blog can do the same for YOU.

Secondly once I started actually making money I realized that lifestyle and quality of life is NOT about getting a BIGGER car or BIGGER house to impress your neighbors. Sadly that what most people do - even when they can’t afford it.

To me and my wife quality of life is all about location, amenities, and services.

Point in fact : I’d rather live in a “crummy apartment” in South California or Coral Cables than a 8000 sq ft mansion in rural Alabama.

So what do Shilpi and I spend our money on?

1. Concierge Service - we found an AWESOME one in Coral Gables. They run around and do all the shopping and errands for us, which really frees up my time to focus on my business, and my wife’s time who’s on a busy rotation in Bascom Palmer Eye Institute.
2. Maid Service - don’t you love people who bust their budget buying a huge home, but then are forced to clean it up themselves because they can’t afford maid service?!?
3. Personal Training - As I mentioned we signed with Equinox, there’s one right in Merrick Park.
4. Eating Good Food - We shop at Whole Foods, and will hit up a nice restuarant once a week.
5. Night on the Town - not uncommon for us to drop several hundred to a thousand dollars on dinner and a Broadway show.
6. Charity - that ones a given for me, did it before I was a financially well off. Do a lot more now.
7. Travel - if you’re a regular reader of my blog you know all about that one.
8. Shopping - I leave that to my wife, for the most part

I could go on but you get the idea, in total I now allot about $15k/month (not including charity) to cover living expenses. The rest goes into either savings or is reinvested into my business.

You don’t need to spend $50k a month to live a great lifestyle and if you plan to blow all your profits on personal stuff I guarantee you won’t be a super affiliate for very long.

It’s about the stupidest thing you can do.

No super affiliate I know lives an extravagant lifestyle or pays off their home in full.

Here’s the lessons I want you to take away :

1. You don’t need to spend an enormous amount of money to live a great lifestyle. It’s about location and services, NOT size.
2. If you want to grow a long term business, reinvest at least 80% of your profits into your business. Once you’ve build up a solid asset base you can spend more on yourself, if you choose.
   

PS Shilpi and I do plan to get a much bigger place once we have kids, but not now. How big a place do you need for 2 people anyway?

I’m finally settled in to my new place in Coral Gables, which is a suburb of Miami.

Check it out…

The food, the culture, and just about everything else in Coral Gables ROCKS! For Shilpi and I it’s been a total upgrade from the condo we had in Boston.

As soon as we get back to Boston in 6 months we’re going to start hunting for a condo in Back Bay that will top our place in Coral Gables. Once you upgrade your lifestyle, it really bites to have to take it back down a notch.

None of this would have been possible if I wasn’t a super affiliate. The rent on our Coral Gables place is double the mortgage payment on my place in Boston, which by the way I’m still paying in full.

Even if I was a big shot in the corporate world and had the money to cover a hefty rent plus a mortgage, I wouldn’t have the freedom to move down here.

Affiliate income represent REAL FREEDOM. There’s nothing like it in the world!

My Condo’s almost empty, mover are here right now clearing it out.

My wife and I are moving to Coral Gables in Miami, Florida! For the next 6 months I’m going to be soaking in some sun in South Florida. We’re renting out a luxury penthouse apartment, it’s about 1400 sq ft and on the 17th floor.

Miami is VERY different than Boston, it’s more than just a change in scenery, it’s a whole different culture down there. Will be fun!

Now if I was a high level corporate stiff neck I could possibly make as much as I’m making now as super affiliate. However, not only would I be working 80 hrs a week, I’d be stuck living in ONE place. I wouldn’t be going to Miami, or anywhere else for that matter, unless the company decided to relocate me.

You see, there’s a lot more to this business than making a boat load of money (although I have to admit that’s a nice perk!) I don’t care how much money you make in your job, there’s nothing in the world better than having the freedom to do what you want, where you want, with whom you want.

Since I’ve been a full time super affiliate it seems that my wife and I have been traveling non stop and loving every minute of it! Paris, Alaska, Bermuda, London, Austin, India, Monoco, Miami,etc, etc… We spend 4 months in 2007 traveling.

Our travel schedule is actually light compared to several members of my super affiliate mastermind, who take frequent 2-4 month vacations!

I really don’t like using the term ‘vacation’, my wife and I don’t take vacations in the normal sense of the word, we’re just living & enjoying life in a different location. Vacations are what job people use to recover from the daily stress of being in the rat race.

Have you ever thought where you would live if you had NO restrictions? If you could run your whole business off your laptop, where would you live and what parts of the world would you travel to?

PS While I’m busy moving I’ll have several guest bloggers who will be filling in for me, including Anik Singal, founder of Affiliate Classroom and big time super affiliate. So stay tuned!

This will be my last post on Paris. There are WAY too many things to share about Paris, so I’m just going to give you some key highlights.

A big highlight was The Louvre Museum of Antiquities, which is-without a question-the TOP Museum in the world. Shilpi and I literally ran through the ENTIRE Louvre in ONE day.

If you don’t know how big the Louvre is, it’s something like 5 miles if you go through every room.

No Joke.

Here’s some highlights from the Louvre :

Here’s some highlights from Notre Dam & Sacre Couer, the epitome of European Cathedrals (along with Westminster Abby!):

Also check out this shot of the Eiffel Tower :

Also, on our final day in Paris Shilpi and I had a chance to do some shopping.

I’m telling you, there’s stuff you can get in Paris you simply can’t find in US.

Between the 2 of us we dropped over 3000 Euros!

I bought my first REAL suit, a Ermenegildo Zegna suit. There just something magical about wearing a designer suit, the look, the feel is like NOTHING ELSE!

I wouldn’t bludgeon you with what the suit costs. To give you an idea, it cost 50% more than the Armanis they were selling and the tie alone was over a 100 Euros!

I had a chance to wear my suit that night when we went to a nice family run French restaurant :

This French restaurant was not a gourmet restaurant with Foie gras or caviar, it was more like something you would get if you had dinner with a French family.

And the food was REALLY good!

Yum!

I miss French food already!