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One Trick I Learned That Allowed Me To Get Ahead In My Twenties(D.42)
It seems the internet shows that all people want is to get ahead and as fast as possible. With house hacking and affiliate markets popping up in ads all over my videos, I can’t help to think of the sad reality of people chasing money and doing nothing with no purpose. It’s hard to say that I don’t chase money, but I don’t. I don’t have a whole lot of money, but I’m lucky enough to say that I have enough to pay my rent and bills, and that’s all that matters to me. Money buys convenience, not happiness, and I won’t make myself miserable for it, ever. I am sure most people with money will agree with me. Time is the most important and priceless commodity on this planet. When each and every one of us is born, we are born with a clock that counts down. And each of us only have a certain time on this planet. In this time, we can fundamentally do what we want. Work, play, or a little bit of both. Stop putting so much weight on money and shift it to time. And that is my trick.
I didn’t spend my 20’s “wasting” my time. I started my company at 20 and still run it to this day. Rather than party all weekend and spend Monday mornings hungover at an office job I hate, I spend my weekends working my ass off. Because I know if I can do that in my 20’s then I might not have to in my 30’s. And here is why. My goal is to build companies, create…
