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re: How do you achieve financial freedom at an early age?

Posted on 3/31/23 at 2:39 pm to
Posted by diat150
Louisiana
Member since Jun 2005
44581 posts
Posted on 3/31/23 at 2:39 pm to
figure out a way to make mailbox money online and move to another country with a cheaper cost of living.
Posted by LoneStar23
USA
Member since Aug 2019
5482 posts
Posted on 3/31/23 at 2:40 pm to
Only drive cheap cars, don't keep up with the Jones, build a small savings and pay off debt
Posted by Capitalist
Member since May 2014
105 posts
Posted on 3/31/23 at 2:40 pm to
Win the Powerball at the age of 18.
Posted by SoonerK
Member since Nov 2021
977 posts
Posted on 3/31/23 at 2:42 pm to
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They’re gonna start taxing unrealized gains next year

I don't think he is going to have to to worry about making over $100 million for that to apply to him.
Posted by GregMaddux
LSU Fan
Member since Jun 2011
18294 posts
Posted on 3/31/23 at 2:45 pm to
Spend a lot less than you make for a while.
This post was edited on 3/31/23 at 2:49 pm
Posted by Mariner
Mandeville, LA
Member since Jul 2009
2086 posts
Posted on 3/31/23 at 2:47 pm to
Commit to working your arse off and give up leisure activities. Make work your #1 priority. This is a time of your life where you have the stamina to go the distance. Be married to your job. As you get older and life gets more complex you won’t have that luxury anymore, so you are going through pain investing in yourself so you get a big return later in life.

Don’t get married unless she is doing well for herself.

Don’t make poor decisions (knock up a girl, DUI)

Hang out with the right crowd. Climb the social ladder.

Posted by DownSouthCrawfish
Lift every voice and sing
Member since Oct 2011
37682 posts
Posted on 3/31/23 at 2:48 pm to
Get Gordon
Posted by cheobode
Member since Dec 2017
1257 posts
Posted on 3/31/23 at 2:49 pm to
This is the OT. Where 90% of the posters made six figures right out of high school.
Posted by Turf Taint
New Orleans
Member since Jun 2021
6010 posts
Posted on 3/31/23 at 2:50 pm to
Don't swing for the fence. Small ball builds wealth, and you won't have to work 3 jobs, get to marry, have children, and just live/enjoy live in doing so.

Your question indicates that you do not value time enough (perhaps). Balance financial goals with enjoying your very short time on Earth.

Income - Savings = Expenses
Target living 80% of your means; invest 20% automatically every month. Wake up in your late 30s or early 40's millionaire (possibly multi if you have/build valuable skills).

Good luck!
Posted by WG_Dawg
Member since Jun 2004
87296 posts
Posted on 3/31/23 at 2:55 pm to
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without much capital


with this being a major factor in the question, the best answer is to save/invest as much as humanly possible starting immediately, right now. Even if you only make peanuts, if you contribute to an employer retirement up to what they match (other investing like in a Roth or index funds on your own is good too) and live below your means you're way, way ahead of the game. Many people in their early 20s will start making a decent to really decent salary then go nuts trying to keep up with their peers that also make a decent salary. They'll buy a house too big, a car too expensive, and toys like a fricking boat or camper or some shite then they're up to their eyeballs in debt with no realy way out becuse they don't know how to put the credit card down.
Posted by wheelz007
Denham Springs, LA
Member since Jan 2010
3386 posts
Posted on 3/31/23 at 2:57 pm to
Contribute as much as you can to your 401K.

Use half of your take home pay for bills, needs and life.

Invest 25% of your take home pay. Or more. Re-invest profits and dividends.

Save 25% of your take home pay....so you can pay cash for a vehicle, emergencies and stay away from stupid debts.

Get into these habits as soon as you can and watch your investments grow over time.

Posted by sidewalkside
rent free in yo head
Member since Sep 2021
2197 posts
Posted on 3/31/23 at 2:59 pm to
Start a business...start another business...keep doing that...you'll never get rich working for someone else.
Posted by el Gaucho
He/They
Member since Dec 2010
54711 posts
Posted on 3/31/23 at 3:02 pm to
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invest 20% automatically every month.

Keep putting 20% of your income into the mudslide they call the stock market which is directly tied to the economy of a collapsing empire

Cmon baw give til it hurts!
Posted by sosaysmorvant
River Parishes, LA
Member since Feb 2008
1355 posts
Posted on 3/31/23 at 3:02 pm to
Do not buy a car brand new. Do not finance a vehicle.
Posted by LSUtoBOOT
Member since Aug 2012
13442 posts
Posted on 3/31/23 at 3:46 pm to
At that age, without much capital.

Posted by Fe_Mike
Member since Jul 2015
3317 posts
Posted on 3/31/23 at 3:56 pm to
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By birth, Inheritance, Selling meth, good looking female(Only Fans), playing stock market with rules and discipline


One of these methods is really bad advice for trying to get rich quick.

And it's not selling meth.
Posted by AbitaFan08
Boston, MA
Member since Apr 2008
27207 posts
Posted on 3/31/23 at 3:56 pm to
It’s called a trust fund. Look it up.
Posted by SEClint
New Orleans, LA/Portland, OR
Member since Nov 2006
48777 posts
Posted on 3/31/23 at 3:57 pm to
Grow and sell Marijuana when your musical celebrity runs out
Posted by Porpus
Covington, LA
Member since Aug 2022
1983 posts
Posted on 3/31/23 at 3:58 pm to
Peptide Party MLM
This post was edited on 3/31/23 at 3:59 pm
Posted by Shut Up Mulllet
Member since Apr 2021
827 posts
Posted on 3/31/23 at 3:59 pm to
Work turnarounds with a good paying trade for about 10 years.
DO Not spend any more money than you need too.
Make some good investments.
Retire in some Asian country .
Might work if you can not spend the money you are making.
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