Hey! Quick question for you — if you could go back to your 20s, what’s one mistake you’d avoid, or a money lesson you wish you’d learned earlier?
Not looking for generic advice, more curious about the one thing that actually changed how you think about money or life in general. Would love to hear your take if you have a minute.
401k asap. People start thinking about retirement too late
I’d pay attention to where I’m posting and read sidebars more often.
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Brush your teeth.
good one
I wouldn’t have bought a single comic book or collectible.
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Um, I would invest in bitcoin when it was still nerd shit.
More seriously, I would tell myself that I should set my career goals based on the assumption that greater success comes with more of what you want, rather than assuming that greater success was a tradeoff for more misery.
what kind of success are we talking about?
I mean like getting into higher paid and more respected positions in my industry. And then the things I wanted were more flexibility, more time off, working with people I liked, and seeing my work make the world a better place.
The model I had in my head was that more pay or prestige would either require or result in less of the other things I wanted. You had to trade flexibility or good coworkers and bosses in order to make more money.
Now, I think you can make that tradeoff if you want to. But I also think that, in general, the best way to get the higher paycheck is by assuming it also comes with making the world a better place and working with good people.
Could be financial, career, or just someone who feels like they’ve figured life out in a way you respect. Curious what kind of success comes to mind for you, and what lesson stuck with you from that journey???
