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How do you achieve financial freedom at an early age?

Posted on 3/31/23 at 2:25 pm
Posted by hawgfaninc
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Posted on 3/31/23 at 2:25 pm
without much capital

early age being in your 20's
Posted by Geralt of Rivia
Member since Jan 2023
282 posts
Posted on 3/31/23 at 2:26 pm to
Learn a trade or ask Daddy. No in between
Posted by Old Sarge
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Member since Jan 2012
55313 posts
Posted on 3/31/23 at 2:26 pm to
Be self employed or have family money


Those are the only two answers
Posted by OldHickory
New Orleans
Member since Apr 2012
10602 posts
Posted on 3/31/23 at 2:26 pm to
Don’t father children out of wedlock.
Posted by Slingin Pickle
Fancy side of the North Shore
Member since Jun 2008
3013 posts
Posted on 3/31/23 at 2:26 pm to
Work your nuts off. Make smart decisions
Posted by tiggerthetooth
Big Momma's House
Member since Oct 2010
61283 posts
Posted on 3/31/23 at 2:27 pm to
Play the lottery and win it or be born into a fortuitous situation(right family, right geography, right talent) that is a lot like winning the lottery.
Posted by pioneerbasketball
Team Bunchie
Member since Oct 2005
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Posted on 3/31/23 at 2:27 pm to
Stay debt free.

Stay single

Live within your means

Invest

Emergency Fund

Work 2 jobs
Posted by Breauxsif
Member since May 2012
22290 posts
Posted on 3/31/23 at 2:28 pm to
Don’t join the Army on active duty, like I did.
Posted by soccerfüt
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Member since May 2013
65723 posts
Posted on 3/31/23 at 2:28 pm to
Stop inbreeding would be a good starting place....
Posted by dgnx6
Baton Rouge
Member since Feb 2006
68690 posts
Posted on 3/31/23 at 2:29 pm to
Im assuming you mean having enough money to last you the rest of your life without being employed?

The lottery or family.
Posted by el Gaucho
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Member since Dec 2010
53019 posts
Posted on 3/31/23 at 2:29 pm to
You’re never gonna be free baw


Only boomers are allowed to retire
Posted by GEAUXT
Member since Nov 2007
29254 posts
Posted on 3/31/23 at 2:29 pm to
Pay yourself first.

Meaning, first allocate all of your retirement/savings BEFORE you budget your net income.

Live below your means. Don't buy new cars and ridiculous stuff.

If you can shoot for saving 20% of your gross income you will do just fine especially starting in your 20's.
Posted by lake chuck fan
westlake
Member since Aug 2011
9184 posts
Posted on 3/31/23 at 2:29 pm to
By birth, Inheritance, Selling meth, good looking female(Only Fans), playing stock market with rules and discipline
Posted by Billy Blanks
Member since Dec 2021
3809 posts
Posted on 3/31/23 at 2:30 pm to
Start your own business or sales. Network and get to know a lot of people. It's very hard to work a W2 job and get wealthy. It can happen, just takes longer.

Buy real estate and wait works for a lot of people.

Avoid student loans and credit card debt like your financial life depends on it because it does.
Posted by el Gaucho
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53019 posts
Posted on 3/31/23 at 2:30 pm to
They’re gonna start taxing unrealized gains next year
Posted by Mid Iowa Tiger
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18674 posts
Posted on 3/31/23 at 2:30 pm to
Well, Beth Dutton says there are 4 ways to get rich:

1) Inherit it
2) Steal it
3) Work for it
4) ??“Learn how to suck a dick like you lost your car keys in it.”

Posted by BeerMoney
Baton Rouge
Member since Jul 2012
8376 posts
Posted on 3/31/23 at 2:37 pm to
If I could go back to my early 20’s before the wife and kids. I’d find ways to earn a lot and invest in rentals. Maybe live in project houses and fix them up and then move on to the next. Rent or flip until I could build up a rental portfolio.

Also may look to invest. Or be a silent investor. Got friends who do that.

Point is that you can risk money and leave cheap when you young and have nobody depending on you. Once you have money, easier to make money.
Posted by concrete_tiger
Member since May 2020
6024 posts
Posted on 3/31/23 at 2:38 pm to
It is an interesting question. Here are some scenarios I know of in my personal circle.

1. Guy lived in same apartment from day one of out college. Never bought a new car. Never worried about material things. Maxed out 401k. Retired on his 40th birthday.

Now, he's late 40s, no kids, and alone... but he likes to travel to go fishing/scuba, and he gambles. But that's it. We used to see this guy all the time, and have seen him once since retirement.

2. Guy lived in same house from day one out of college. Worked for same company his entire career. Never had kids. Never got married. Never really purchased anything extravagant. Could have retired in 40s, but his job was so easy and liked it, he went to age 60. His last day was his birthday. (worked for me)

3. Roommate was into penny stocks and investing on the side. Trades got bigger and bigger and eventually made enough to quit his job and just trade for fun.

4. Parent of a kid's friend started a kiosk in a mall, and then opened several kiosks. Created a franchise and has stores all over the place. Works hard, but sure seems to have free time.

5. Best friend earns a great living, but both parents died within a year. Inherited a shiat ton of money and property.

6. Guy I went to high school married a girl who's father died in an accident and had received a huge settlement.


lol, those are some off the top of my head.

Here's how NOT to do it.
Get married to someone with no job or low-paying job.
Have several kids.
Live in an expensive area.
Have a long commute to work.
Eat out at restaurants several times per week
Go on trips you probably shouldn't.
Allow in-app purchases

I might know from experience there.
Posted by WB Davis
Member since May 2018
2083 posts
Posted on 3/31/23 at 2:38 pm to
1. Never borrow money for anything that won't appreciate in value.
2. Pay your credit card balances in full every month, no exceptions.
3. Buy cheap used cars until you can afford to pay cash for new vehicles.
Posted by mattz1122
Member since Oct 2007
52815 posts
Posted on 3/31/23 at 2:39 pm to
Invest in a timeshare
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