Kelly Reese, CEO of Financial Freedom Society Inc. today announced that the company was pulling out of all international operations and will be operating solely in the United States.

The reason? Credit Card Fraud.  Almost all fraud was being caused internationally and it was no longer prudent for the Financial Freedom Society to continue to deal with it.  From what Kelly told me, I can't say I blame him.

Justified or not, this was bound to shock a number of Financial Freedom Society international consultants or U.S. consultants with especially large international organizations with FFSI.   Reminds me of when I was with HeartBar and went to my site New Years Day a few years back (after being warned by the VP of Sales), only to discover that it had been replaced by a letter stating the company had decided to sell direct to our customers and cut us out.

Well, I’ve learned since then…..and always have a secondary program in my back pocket.

So, when the word was officially announced from the Financial Freedom Society's corporate office in Tampa, I was able to quickly and easily move people over to another global business that I’ve been associated with for almost two years. In fact, I serve on their Advisory Board.

And, in case anyone wonders, I have absolutely no plans to leave the Financial Freedom Society.  It's a great company and I've been with them almost five years. It will just require a few tweaks in our team marketing.

I constantly get in debates – especially on the home business forums – about not depending on one source of income. I’ve seen too many people devastated when their one income stream disappears (think Enron!). This is just another example of why it is important to develop several sources of income.