Same old excuses in here. Nobody's saying you can easily go from being poor to rich. But it is possible to go from poor to comfortable, not "rich" but comfortable.
4 things that i think weighs brothers down is
1- Trying to live about his means.
2- Having kids too soon.
3- Caring too much what people think about him. This is why we flex so much. If you know how much you've got in the bank, it shouldn't matter what some random stranger thinks.
4- Not reading enough.
And we can't even talk about this without other brothers getting upset. Most of the bros on here who are trying to explain this to you are speaking from experience. We got tired of barely getting by and made some life changes. I was making like 40k but now i make almost triple that. Of course it wasn't overnight, but when we try to tell you guys what we changed to get here, you get defensive and insult us etc. Brehs don't mind when white entrepreneurs and investors give advice, but when another nikka tries to do it they don't wanna hear it.
I had to look at what i was doing with my extra money. I was spending too much on expensive clothes and shoes. I cut back. I would go out to eat at expensive restaurants a whole lot. I cut back. I didn't completely stop but i scaled back. Then it became easier for me to save money. Nobody's saying you can't enjoy stuff but you may need to scale back at first. It won't be forever if you're willing to do it now. The key is to cut back so you can save more, then invest and try to increase your income amount. And don't have kids too soon.
And yeah other black people are going to hate on you or not understand why you're doing it at first, but once you have more money, they won't be able to say shyt then.
If you're in here saying you can't cut back, think about how much you have leftover after you pay your bills. What do you spend it on? Ask yourself if you really need it all. There has got to be at least one thing you can cut back on.
I feel like a lot of us buy things to make ourselves feel better about being or growing up poor, but the problem with that is it's not going to solve your problems of being poor. When you're first starting out, you have to decide what you want more, money in the bank or a bunch of trinkets.
Some brehs on here do understand, but outside of The Coli, i think most nikkas still believe in the "American Dream". The American Dream that the white man told you about, where you'll get rich by working for someone else your whole life is a lie, he doesn't even believe it himself
And other minorities have figured this out, that's why they do shyt their own way. The way most white ppl
really do stuff is by not having all their eggs in one basket. They preach to you about working hard at your job, but they really believe in making their money (and people) work for them. They might work a job too, but many have investments, side businesses and real estate. A lot of them just don't talk about it, so you won't know about it.
I think most brehs who make excuses won't try until they no longer have a choice. One day you may HAVE to start being more frugal and investing, if you want your life to be better.
any way you cut it.
