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Breaking this down into a generalized strategy, we first must understand our limitations. What are the edges of the boundaries of this game? Game? Life. Life is a game. It has rules. Some can be broken, some can only be broken for some people, some can only be broken for a short time, and one cannot be broken (that you will die).

Life costs money. Sure, you can break this rule and live off the land in some remote area and farm. But fuck that. You’re not gonna do that. So life costs money.

How much money? More or less, $30k a person dependent on you for a pretty spartan life. There may be economies of scale for housing. By American standards. Don’t want that life? Pump that number up. That’s a rookie number.

So- how do you gain enough money to not be reliant on your job? Well first, find your number. Your number is the score you have to reach to end the game of the rate race. Not game of life, just the rat race part of the game. That stupid subgame. The cool thing is, above ~$30k the number is yours to pick. Your goal line to set amigo.

So you set your goal line. How tf do you reach it? Actively and or passively. Usually a mix of both. Rules are broken for some people. Born into a wealthy family? It’s all passive then. Not your case? Well active it is to start.

Active income can come in any way you want. Go into Wall Street, medicine, politics, tech, real estate, even selling some bullshit pyramid scheme for some people. You decide. Some ways get you more points (money) than others. Varies per person.

Well shit you hate that. That’s why you asked this question in the first place. That’s right. Passive income. I’m not gonna Tai Lopez you preaching about my books in my garage with a rented Lamborghini in the background. But passive income is legit. It really boils down to having equity or debt (people owing YOU money) positions in people, companies, or real estate. That encompasses personal lending, stocks, bonds, private equity, private loans, land, buildings. This can be through money contributions or sweat equity. Sweat equity is active. It can become passive if you sell out but retain equity.

Repeat the passive income step over and over until you hit your number. The rat race is over.

“The three most harmful addictions are heroin, carbohydrates, and a monthly salary.” - Nassim Taleb

“The three most harmful addictions are heroin, carbohydrates, and a monthly salary.” - Nassim Taleb
 
Malta Monkey:

“The three most harmful addictions are heroin, carbohydrates, and a monthly salary.” - Nassim Taleb

taleb dont know dick about dope and is pudgy he should talk less shit

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"If you always put limits on everything you do, physical or anything else, it will spread into your work and into your life. There are no limits. There are only plateaus, and you must not stay there, you must go beyond them." - Bruce Lee
 

cop felonies force the hand of fate gotta eat somehow then you spend your days reading books and taking walks and hanging up paintings and stuff it's an ok life save cash on childcare go to the park a lot french press lots of em got houseplants lots of em no commute? great. smoke weed in the morning get some rentals and run the shits put a little drum set in your office so you can go pa-dum-tsk when you make jokes to yourself alternate through two pairs of sweatpants and a three waffle shirts get a wife so you dont go totally crazy dont let her slip watch netflix with your meal and take a nap maybe talk shit to everyone start shit with everyone roast a chicken now and again print amazon returns on the back of junk mail epsom salt bath grow some mushrooms and eat them foam roll your quadriceps keep an empty inbox if your neighbor is an asshole, dump your shit in his trashbins its an ok life

heister: Look at all these wannabe richies hating on an expensive salad. https://arthuxtable.com/
 

Oddly good list, although some items were rather specific

 

But bro, have you had bacon egg and cheese on a roll?

"If you always put limits on everything you do, physical or anything else, it will spread into your work and into your life. There are no limits. There are only plateaus, and you must not stay there, you must go beyond them." - Bruce Lee
 

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