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Bros.
No matter how much you want to convince yourselves this is true.
It's not. No actual rich person is driving this.
Maybe a cash poor, house "rich" in a spreadsheet net worth only person is stuck driving this.
Or you don't know anyone actually rich.
But let's stop
"The average millionaire drives a 25yr old corrolla"
Yea. Because the average millionaire is a boomer w $750k in home equity they can't do anything with and only $250,001 in a pension they can't access
So basically they are broke
One of the best possible things happened
Wife ran into one of her IG influencers at our resort
First hand saw that she was sharing a room w 2 other ones
And how fake it was vs wife's real life
God is great
One of saddest things at teeball.
Little 5 yr old is batting and keeps swinging while looking into stands...missing bad.
Finally yells "mommie look I'm batting"
His mom looks up from her Facebook, and waves. Kid lights up.
Mom is back in her phone before the next pitch
I'm torn what would be more entertaining
1) juiced out dudes setting superhuman records and crushing Olympics
Or
2) juiced out dudes just meeting current Olympic records proving current athletes are all enhanced and just getting around tests
😭 $9,345. 😨
Just helped a family member with some budgeting and that is how much the husband spent on IPA beers in 2022.
She wanted to know where all their money went
And that is just 1 of the many big $ leaks they had no idea was happening
Tracking spending is key
Easy to forget what the average person is like.
But after 45 mins at a post office renewing child passports
And seeing a half dozen people come in to pick up a package from a scam text message
Then get angry at the postal desk lady because "then why do I have this text"
🤯
Just had a 50yr old waitress tell us the following 2 things during the same meal:
1) she spent $3k on video games for her "adult" bf
2) she's late on rent
@Cernovich
Lost friends over this.
Help them out, get them on their feet. Then they spiral again and if you don't help again with even more, you are the bad friend.
Since lots of bad dating takes on Twitter today...
Here is a good one.
First date go to a really expensive restaurant...
I mean really expensive.
If your date doesn't pause and say "you sure?"...then your not going big enough ⏬️
CEO:"Due yo positive feedback, we are increasing the number of in office days from 2 to 4"
Audible groans, murmuring, and guy saying wtf loud enough to get picked up from mic
CEO: "I know you are all as excited as me to get back with your colleagues"
Hilarious 🤡🤡
@Cernovich
Sad to see children trying to public shame their parents.
I wouldn't like it, but having a nagging daughter who doesn't listen to you is something you could handle.
Posting a private message to public for virtue signaling points is crossing a line.
Guy busted hump to drop $250k to pay off home.
But now has no liquidity and no investments.
Could have had all $250k in a HYSA at 5% and paid his mortgage out of it and MADE $6,000+ a year
Plus kept all his liquidity in case of an emergency.
No debtooors...sad
PSA
If your 100lbs over weight and never worked out
And your trainer has you doing box jumps
And it's on a soft cushioned box
And the box is so high you keep missing
And you are doing it for high reps
And you just landed awkward, fell hard
And he says...
Wife's friend is pretty big IG mom account
She had a strange man come up to her 9yr old daughter and know her name and things she likes
People posting their kids online are inviting for this type of stuff
100%
We talk to adults using smaller words, sentences, and concepts than we talk to our toddlers.
It shows. Kids are much smarter than people give them credit for
Also talk to baby.
500 unique words a day as little one = life hack.
I narrate where we are going. “We are on a hike. Your two sisters are with your mom. You have an oldest sister and an older sister.”
Legit talk to them. No “goo goo sounds.” Real words.
You can literally just wake up and change the course of your life
Yet so many adults refuse to take agency and do it
Seemingly once a month I have this exact convo
"I hate my Job and don't get paid enough, I wish someone told me about actuarial science"
(My job )⏬️
No. No it doesn't
They skew these numbers terribly by including the hypothetical "rent" cost of a room for 18 yrs and other nonsense
Always be family maxxing don't fall for these psyops
Imagine if there was a way to earn 2-5%+ returns by purchasing items and getting fully reimbursed by work.
Like maybe a card you could swipe🤣
Perfect example of dogmatic thinking missing a gift.
Hate having corporate card as it's giving away points and miles
At lake
Kid about 8yrs old crying in water asking parents to come swim.
Parents sitting there drinking day beers and telling him "it's our weekend, we are relaxing"
Got to feel for some of these kids man
If you like dogs. A dog kennel has to be a cash cow.
5 girls running the 9-5 for dozens of dogs in overnight and dozens daycare.
Cost almost $50 a day for a dog to board overnight.
Place has to be just printing cash unless the insurance is thru the roof.
Truth bombs...I know a guy who walked outside to get his mail because it was 94 degrees. Then the sun came out from behind a cloud
Popped the temp up 1 degree. Died before he got back to front door.
You literally can't be outside in 95 degree heat without bursting to flames
If your gooroo tells you you can become a millionaire on 30k a yr in USA in 2022, and you believe him, I feel sorry for your future self and your entire bloodline.
The ESG grift is real.
Windmills of 1 company have killed 150 bald & Golden eagles.
If there is a better symbolism of the ESG grift than a windmill bludgeoning a bald eagle to death I can't think of it
These ESG cunts with their shitty windmills are killing bald eagles and they claim that traditional energy producers are the bad guys??🤷♂️🤷♂️ These ESG guys are as bad or worse…👇👇
"That's good, it shows we can improve your balance"
And you are wearing a landscaping shirt meaning you probably aren't white collar office work so you can't get injured
You may want to find a different trainer
(Unless your disability is >>>> salary)
This is financial advice
30 year olds can get a $500k term life policy for under $30 a day
The average US salary is under $60k a year
You can replace almost 10 years of income for less than a daily cup of coffee.
There is no excuse for being uninsured if you have a family
@FilledWithMoney
Seeing this right now at my comp.
Massive turnover
Senior execs looking to do more appreciation events instead of paying people more. Crazy
Wealthy families are setting up huge trusts and foundations for their kids to succeed
But you are being told to kick yours out at 18 to make it on their own
Think about it
Tell her to run to the cars. GOOOO!!!! Dash tf out
Now you see what kind of genetics she is bringing to the relationship.
If she can't weave and out run the wait staff? She's for the streets.
What are you going to let her deplete your genes? Give you slow uncoordinated kids?
Unless your getting paid for it
Leave the political doom scrolling and commenting till you get filthy rich
4+ months of this will rot your brain and soul
It can't get stupider.
Could literally have put the money in a checking account at 0.01% and been better off.
Found the type who wouldn't take a 0% loan
Making enough to have option to retire your wife
So she can hang out with her mom, who was able to sahm, at the pool with your kids and their cousins
And have a multigenerational extended close family
Is the real life hack
You don't want suboptimal children do you Anon?
If she makes it out, you got a keeper.
If she doesnt even run? Clearly poor decision making ability
She got caught? Too slow.
Free meal + qualified her
Follow me for more advice
When given 0% financing on a purchase.
I nearly always take it.
Have a high yield checking account solely for this purpose.
Drop the purchase price in the account.
Set up autopay
Earn 4% interest for free
Don't think about it again.
Free money for almost no work
@BowTiedOlive
Never let on you have free time
Always say over capacity
Talk about prioritization often
Set deadlines 2x what it'll take you to do
Find menial mind numbing stuff and never complete it just so you can point to how busy you are
Then crush the high profile stuff
Who wants to tell him...
Homes appreciate whether paid off or not.
Absolutely atrocious takes
Also you'd have~5yrs left on your 30yr so you'd have like a 10k mortgage left.
You know what I haven't seen on the timeline in months
Any creami posts
Remember when everyone knew everyone had to have one because drinking a protein shake was hard...
Let's check on those?
(And I have got a half dozen dms from dudes who got suckered and only used it 2x)
Fast fwd 30 yrs
Kid has his future twitter
"Went to see dad for his annual visit on the home.
He dropped his single scoop of ice cream, the only joy he still has living alone
Didn't get him a new one
Life's tough nick"
Twitter hustlers are worst parental advisors
Guy making 50k and budgeting hard while looking at "FIRE" chart telling him he can retire with $875k
Then realizes he can't afford a house in current market
But doesn't realize the answer is making more money, not budgeting harder
How do we help these people???
Yes...Kids can choose to take underhand toss
This kid clearly just wanted his mom to see him hit a thrown ball despite not being ready
Mom couldn't have cared less...sad
Everyone wants a generational buying opportunity....until they get a generational buying opportunity.
Get enough cashflow you are able to save ample $ every month.
Then you never have to sell and can buy the dips
Some fatherly advice - have rituals with your kids.
We eat breakfast at same little dinner every week after church. Talking to my oldest and she was saying how she couldn't wait to go tomorrow.
I got a vivid flashback to being a kid and every Saturday going to bfast spot.
Listen ...
I am big on letting adults do what they want as long as it doesn't impact others rights
And Lord knows I've had my share of benders
And I was cool w the change in laws when it happened.
But grossly underestimated how inconsiderate weed smokers are
Everywhere reeks
$100k is a nice round number that puts you in the upper income range
But adding a side income of $10k is equivalent to a 10% raise
That is like 3+ yrs of raises.
Start adding income streams to really start moving ahead
Buy land.
Build cul de sac
Divide into equal lots.
Build a house for each kid and parents who want to live there.
Have multiple generations of Fers be only house on street and no one has a mortgage to pay
Europoor mind can't comprehend how large states are or how different areas of the country are.
A euro going to 8 countries is the equivalent of an American going to 8 states
Yoooo....this a joke?
Prove your an absolute 💩 tier know nothing...
Rebrand to an even broader subject...
Dividend kid didn't understand vesting. Now he is a finance guy???
💀💀💀💀
Had a convo with an old friend.
Wants to retire early with a big 8k sq ft lake house.
How is he going to do it?
By saving extra hard with his $75k a yr nurse job. Late 30s and waiting to date till he can get his saving rate over 60%.
Froogal FIRE reddit destroyed dude
Have a father son lawn mowing service.
Dad dropped out of HS and doing it for 40 yrs.
Show up like clockwork and are friendly guys
They now do 11/12 yards on my street due to poor customer service w the neighbors lawn care companies
Clear $1,500+ for not a full day's work
Corp America lost it.
Imagine crying on video when presenting on a company wide required training on anxiety and trauma.
3 people so far... very very confused
Meeting with extended team at W2
One person has, for 20 years, uploaded data every night between 7-8pm.
"Where does it go?"
To the overnight upload
"But then where? Like what would happen if you didn't do it?"
I dont know.
Bruh, 20 yrs you doing a task & never asked why??
$180k at 6% interest rate is < $1k a month in interest.
So for a decade you paid <$1k to your loans,
watched the balance go up
Didn't refi ever, including at 2.5% apr (interest only $375 a month at that point)
These people are driving the narrative around loans😬
No matter how long we get energy, it never seems like enough after reading a post from
@hkuppy
summarizes all of what we are expecting from energy & more - worth a read
@JDrum84
@bonchieredstate
I think a lot of people (of all leanings) say the fed govt shouldn't be in the student loan business.
But then the rates would likely be higher since private loans would reflect the credit & likelihood of paying back.
Or colleges loan directly (my preference)
Feel bad for those guys who are always $10k away from feeling good enough to go on that vacation.
Just talked to a richer uncle in law. Guy has mid 7 figs and still making good money.
But market is still down so doesn't want to go on his honeymoon yet
Married 5 yrs ago
A high w2 salary is enough to be well off.
And it's a great start. Don't let the $50k a yr twitter po bois guilt you into believing otherwise.
But if you want to get truly wealthy in a hurry. You need to do more
@BowTiedNightOwl
Real life convo
Wife: "what are you doing?"
Me "gas is low and want to get into something"...
Wife "this another too good to be true scheme mufasa told you".
Me "don't be ridiculous. First, it's scar. And second, this scheme is from an owl"
Bros.
Kids were at the park with wife. Apparently some older kids were being mean to them.
They are telling me about it after.
My toddler daughter (she is a female F'er) is sitting waiting patiently.
Then goes (in toddler girl voice) "I said we should go fight them" 👀🤣
Last few days is a good reminder
Live your life
Yes, save your 20%+ and invest it in assets.
But living like a froogal monk for 40 yrs hoping for a nice retirement is throwing life away.
And life can be fleeting
Enjoy yourself along the way
Brothers
I know it is tempting to tell your gf/spouse about your trading prowess
But the day you let her know you are casually throwing a few thousand into cartoon coins
There is no going back
You can't scoff at the $500 random trash she is going to buy
Pros of making kids order their own food at restaurants:
-Confidence
-Talk to adults
-Assertiveness
-Being present
Con of making kids order their own food at restaurants:
-"I'll have the scallop special"
[F'er watching 8 yr old audible to a $65 plate, not hotdogs like she said]
1) I remind you again, ave millionaire is a boomer who bought a dirt cheap house in 80s at super high apr where this made sense
2) real wealth keeps paid off home in llc or bank w a loan
3) what someone who is rich already does is not necessarily what you should do to get rich
Wife: shows IG clip of some hot health trend
Fer: ...you never heard of this? Maybe someone close to you hasn't been talking about this for 10 yrs?
Wife: ...
Fer: yes, here is magnesium tablets from my 10 bottle supply that you watch me take every night and tell you to take
Lord grant me the confidence of the 25 yr old trainer who in the same conversation said
-I am jogging here because I can't afford to pay car insurance
And
-ill have $5mm in next few years. It's so simple, just gonna buy RE and set up LCCs (yes, said it wrong 10 times)
Oldest son hilarious and also probably on the spectrum
Classmates love him. He is grossly indifferent and doesn't know anyone's name
Tasked him a few weeks ago with learning 1 name. He come home and said he helped Charlotte. Keeps talking about her
Well pick him up today⏬️
Bro....this is "don't lose your house if you get hurt money"
FU money is when you can drop 5+ figs just to tell someone FU. And you never have to do anything you don't want it.
My goodness some of these takes on fintwit are embarrassing
If you are eating on a budget.
Chicken thighs
Beans
Rice
Frozen veggies
Lots of spice
Banging meal everytime. Cheap af.
Financial savings never been easier
Twitter hates tipping culture...
But bros, when you order delivery from a local pizza place.
And the 16 yr old in a beat up car delivers.
You tip atleast $20. Don't matter what you order...its same delivery cost for him.
Apparently people give this kid 10%. Barely cover gas
Twitter really got all of you buying an ice cream maker?
After the novelty wears off, it's just going to be sitting on a shelf
Scrolling TL and a lot of you sound like the wife justifying after she makes a purchase off IG
The goal is to stack cash early
10% on $10k isn't much.
10% on $1mm is more than most people make in a year.
Invest early and heavily and enjoy the fruits later
Yesterday all IQs over 50 who hadnt yet realized Dave ramsey has terrible advice
Today I wake up and people are hearing Warren buffet front run trades at Berkshire (allegedly) and people are realizing he is a rent seeking snake and bad person
Feels good to be on right side