Seb's FIRE Journey

One thing I wish I realized in my early 20’s: I should have been more focused on my contributions and less on my returns

@ModernDayInves My gut says 4 years

@SparkingFIRENC The real question is when will we see a $10T company?

Yeah, definitely makes sense for them to own their real estate, especially if they can get coffee shop etc to rent space inside Owning their supply chains is also important and now most chains are even talking about whether or not it makes sense to own delivery services But yeah, It is super stressful working with tight margins like that lol… if I spoil just 1 case of milk, I have to move 25-50 cases to make up for it 😂. Or you mentioned price increases, there is really no way to avoid passing on large price increases. A lot of chains have used capitalized on price increases to market their private label products better though

@SparkingFIRENC @RetailInvestGuy Wow! I never realized they were that thin! A few of the major grocery stores by us own their real estate. That seems like the smart play.

When I was checkout out at the grocery store I asked the cashier a question. "Do you feel things are still getting more expensive or has it leveled off" I figured she'd know the answer better than most people. Her answer surprised me. "It depends on where you shop". I laughed and so, "So you dont shop here" She said "no, but the food is more fresh here and I can tell a difference" I wasnt at a Whole Foods, Fields, Sprouts, or any other "fresh" place. It was just a normal grocery store chain. Downstream would be Walmart. She didn't even shop where she worked.  But she did say she sees prices going up where she worked, but not where she shopped. There is a lot going on in this conversation.  Slow down and catch it all.

@RetailInvestGuy @DadisFIRE Nope Grocery operates on 1-4% net margins so they can’t really afford to There is a small discount on store brand product, but that’s it

@SparkingFIRENC @DadisFIRE No employee discount?

@ModernDayInves In 10 years the list will be so long that you will have to scroll

The Trillion Dollar Club. $NVDA leading the way.

@pojogojo Good luck to you!

@SparkingFIRENC @Leo_Traydes Ermm no? Returns matter bc a 1% difference is gonna compound massively different by the time you’re 60 🥲

I still will never understand why there are people in their 20s that are 100% into the SP500 At the LEAST switch that to the Nasdaq 🤦‍♂️

I just found an error in our system costing us $40k a month Literally nothing but a thank you. MAYBE it’ll lead to a promotion where I’ll make an extra $2k/mo and have the privilege of doing double the work It is all meaningless to me. I’m just sitting here making someone else rich while they exploit customers and pay me as little as possible Almost every job is that way

That’s interesting. I’ve mostly enjoyed every job I’ve had. The only one I really didn’t like was facing in a grocery store when I was 16, that sucked. Spending a little more time trying to focus on the aspects of your job you do kinda like (there’s gotta be something right?) and less time thinking about how you don’t like your job, might make 16,000 hours of the next 8 years significantly better in terms of impact on your mental health and day to day life satisfaction.

My face lights up when I talk about racing My soul is sucked out of me when I talk about procurement I am so fortunate that I notice this

@alexthegoodlife There is pretty much no job I’ll enjoy I don’t like being tied down to something every day on someone else’s terms Sure I could start a business, but I’ll be FI in the same amount of time it would take to launch something

@SparkingFIRENC At the same time, unfortunate that you hate your job soooo much. Do you think about seriously leaving for something that you might enjoy, even just a little bit? Seems bad to have to do something so much that you despise as much as you do your job.

@loveleesfinance I was not lol

Were you the exit liquidity for $SPCX?

@fusionjosh_ You’re not going to be there win England wins the final?

2 days before the biggest game I'll attend... Atlanta, USA 🇺🇸

@Nastalkin I really wish Connor was getting more races Even in late models or something I know the cup cars are much different, but seat time is so helpful

Niece 4 truck is TBA still, long shot but Zilisch would be awesome in that and would get more time on that track! Could be a badass race if he gets to do it. Number 2 pick would be Retzlaf would love to see him doing that also

@ryan_and_donut I don’t want to be part of that family anymore 😅

@SparkingFIRENC “We’re a family here.”

Things that I do everyday that have little to no meaning to me: -Work at my 9-5

@BitcoinTeacher_ If you think of something other than a car when you hear the word fiat you are probably irrationally afraid of the word inflation

If you know what changed in 1971, I want to connect with you.

@AlexMarkNJ 🤝

@SparkingFIRENC This is very true.

You can become a millionaire by 40 without making over $100k in any given year... even after recent inflation

@randallhump82 @VladTheInflator Did he try asking each of his followers for $1?

@SparkingFIRENC @VladTheInflator is over hearing crying because he can’t buy a house

@DG_Invests I’ll have to check those out!

@SparkingFIRENC Slow Horses, Severance and Pluribus are great

Based on how good the shows I watched on Apple TV this weekend were, I see why! $AAPL