As a man;
• Never wear torn clothes.
• Trim your hair weekly
• Have clean teeth
• Always smell nice
• Have a few suits
No matter where you are, people will respect you on first sight.
People always judge a book by its cover.
@Man_s_Bible becoming a ghost sounds cool until you realize nobody buys from, hires, or partners with people they’ve never heard of. Ghost mode is great advice… for people who already have money, connections, or a safety net.
@InnerVoic_e@SteveOnSpeed One would hope that would be the case. 🤞too many choose a field that they have not thought through or alas, grades prevented them from a more complicated better field.
I'll just say it: Paying big money to get a degree (especially a graduate degree) in a low-paying career field makes ZERO financial sense, but people are still doing it.
Give a rich man $1000, he returns with $100,000.
Give a poor man $1000, he returns with an Iphone 16.
You become rich in your mind long before you become rich in your bank account.
That's why, Mindset matters.
@InnerVoic_e@SteveOnSpeed You should focus on the duties you have and the duties you will incur with any decision and act rationally from there. Passion without rationality is just financial hedonism.
@intilektual@SteveOnSpeed i like your point, but the original point was never ‘ignore money completely.’ It was ‘don’t reduce every life decision to a spreadsheet.’
@InnerVoic_e@SteveOnSpeed No, not every decision should be reduced to return on investment. But loading up on non-dischargeable debt that has no collateral asset that can be forfeited to relieve the debt if needed? That one definitely should be a return on investment decision. 100%
@wfcollins@SteveOnSpeed cCongrats on the $240k and early retirement that’s awesome.
But not everyone wants your life. Some would rather make $80k doing work that doesn’t make them want to die every Monday than $240k in a soul-crushing role.
@InnerVoic_e@SteveOnSpeed Yes, every decision in life that substantially impact your life should be run through a financial calculator. You can still choose to not be driven by money but know what the impact is. I was making $240K in an easy job and I retired young. My financial advisor did not understand
@InnerVoic_e@SteveOnSpeed Then you must know that going in you WILL have debt and a less comfortable life than those who chose more marketable paths. One doen’t then graduate and cry “woe is me”.