“Some people are just destined to make minimum wage.”
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ThrobbingHood
“I’m Sorry for 2025”
I’m not sure how good this advice will be since we’re all about to get fukked by this next financial collapse but:
1. Have no children out of wedlock. This cannot be stressed enough. The strain of child support and an evil BM can ruin a man. I’ve seen men that should’ve been someone great have to kill any aspirations because of this.
2. Find a skill, trade or a degree (not a lifestyle one) which can give you many career options. Even if you don’t end up doing this long term, it’s something to fall back on.
3. Find a mentor in the field you want to pursue. We’ve got social media so there’s no excuse not to network with a veteran. That person will put you on game so you avoid the same mistakes others make.
4. save up as much as possible. Even for a rainy day. You never know when a great opportunity will come a long and you want to have the instant capital to invest.
5. BUDGET! BUDGET! BUDGET! This goes back to number 4. Don’t waste your money wining and dining these hos. If you’ve got a girl or long term partner, you shouldn’t be spending your pay check on her trying make her happy. If she truly sees the vision, she won’t make you break the bank to entertain her. If she doesn’t get it then Bush that bytch.
6. Network as much as possible. Be friendly and open to all and any ideas. That one idea could be your ticket to wealth.
7. Pool your money with like minded people. Imagine if 5 of your friends save up money for a year, and then you can buy a property and rent it out. Now imagine if that 5 becomes 10... then 20... then 30... see where I’m going? It could be a restaurant next, a conglomerate etc.
I’ll go in-depth later but there is always opportunity out there.
ThrobbingHood
“I’m Sorry for 2025”
I never claimed to be smart. That’s you projecting my friend.
Likewise.alright then stupid fukk do you
For real. People can come from the worst circumstances and end up success stories. Others can have every resource available to them from birth and they still fukk up.Me too. I don't even know if "lazy" is the right term, since like @Lord Scarf said a lot of minimum wage people work really hard at their jobs. Maybe "intellectually lazy" is the right term? Even that sounds a little harsh.
Some I understand it's tough for them to just go to community college because they have to look after family etc.
But the people I'm talking about are like one of my brother's friends. Dude comes from a legitimately rich family and is not stupid. Stepdad owns a home builder company, loving family and low stress environment, bought him a nice car for his 16th, his parents would throw him big ass half-birthday parties
Yet for some reason, dude is 28 years old, lives at home and working minimum wage even tho I'm pretty sure his parents easily would've paid for his college or community college if he wanted it. I know more than 1 person in a similar situation. They have a good home, parents willing to help them out, but they just don't have drive
That’s why I truly believe there are those destined to remain at the bottom. If you really have the drive, you’ll make it out by any means.
America will throw tons of hurdles at you to try to knock you off route but, as long as you can avoid the major ones (jail, getting killed, having kids early, getting sick, etc.), you can get to the next level if you want it bad enough. I grew up in government housing eating oodle's and noodle's and cut up hot dogs. It was the hood hood. Then I went to college, graduated, and never looked back. I would say about half my friends made it out, the rest fell to the abovementioned hurdles. Even then, for most people, if you've made mistakes, as long as you still breathing, you can turn your life around if you want. I remember reading an article a while back that said you're likely to die in the same class you were born in. I always thought that had to have been directed to white people because black people are born at the bottom already, so if you get a trade/marketable degree and get a good job, you've moved up a class then and there. I've never understood that The next step after that, which is probably what they were referring to, is figuring out how to free yourself from your job and build real wealth, which is harder. But, when it comes to that, I'm of the mind that as long as you make good decisions, don't get caught up in something that can set you back (serious illness, loss of income, divorce), it's a question of when, not if. If you make good decisions for ten years straight, with no hiccups in your life, you're gonna make something of yourself But like I was saying, most people aren't trying to become successful. They say they are but, they aren't. They're lazy and don't have the discipline to commit to doing anything. So you can cross them off the list. Then you got people who literally can't (dead, in jail, too old, too sick). Then you got people who are risk-adverse and want security. They're just happy where they are. They just want to work a normal job and go home to their kids everyday. Then you have people who aren't interested in making money, period, like someone who decides to be a teacher, or work for a non-profit or the government. Out of a room of 100 people, you just crossed off about 75 of them. Maybe more. There's not as many people competing with you as you think. As long as an Act of God doesn't take you out of here early, if you want it, you'll figure it out
Sidenote: I came around real wealth when I went to college. Started meeting kids of bankers, diplomats, corporate lawyers, rich celebrities, etc. Even more so post-graduation in my career. Once I got exposed to that sort of life in person it changed the way I thought. When you hear someone say they've made $2 million this year and that person does not look or act any more intelligent than you, you start trying to figure out what they're doing that you're not doing. For example, I grew up in the projects. My entire life growing up there, I never gave any consideration that somebody somewhere owned them houses. Usually a white man. And they getting a check every month. My uncle (not by blood but, closer than my blood uncles) owns 7 or so properties. Has three different businesses on top of that. Super paid. And that nikka dropped out of high school. Once, he was telling me a business associate of his (white man) owns like 60 apartments in our city. Said he went out to his house once and just went
The next step after that, which is probably what they were referring to, is figuring out how to free yourself from your job and build real wealth, which is harder. But, when it comes to that, I'm of the mind that as long as you make good decisions, don't get caught up in something that can set you back (serious illness, loss of income, divorce), it's a question of when, not if. If you make good decisions for ten years straight, with no hiccups in your life, you're gonna make something of yourself But like I was saying, most people aren't trying to become successful. They say they are but, they aren't. They're lazy and don't have the discipline to commit to doing anything. So you can cross them off the list. Then you got people who literally can't (dead, in jail, too old, too sick). Then you got people who are risk-adverse and want security. They're just happy where they are. They just want to work a normal job and go home to their kids everyday. Then you have people who aren't interested in making money, period, like someone who decides to be a teacher, or work for a non-profit or the government. Out of a room of 100 people, you just crossed off about 75 of them. Maybe more. There's not as many people competing with you as you think. As long as an Act of God doesn't take you out of here early, if you want it, you'll figure it out Sidenote: I came around real wealth when I went to college. Started meeting kids of bankers, diplomats, corporate lawyers, rich celebrities, etc. Even more so post-graduation in my career. Once I got exposed to that sort of life in person it changed the way I thought. When you hear someone say they've made $2 million this year and that person does not look or act any more intelligent than you, you start trying to figure out what they're doing that you're not doing. For example, I grew up in the projects. My entire life growing up there, I never gave any consideration that somebody somewhere owned them houses. Usually a white man. And they getting a check every month. My uncle (not by blood but, closer than my blood uncles) owns 7 or so properties. Has three different businesses on top of that. Super paid. And that nikka dropped out of high school. Once, he was telling me a business associate of his (white man) owns like 60 apartments in our city. Said he went out to his house once and just went
Mr. McDowell
The Brotha's Got His Own Money
Amazing people want to increase the minimum wage (I personally have no problem with doing that), but when it comes time to pay for services they still want hookups and freebies. If you are screaming to pay people more, you can't cheap out when the time comes to pay these folks.
Ok bezos
ThrobbingHood
“I’m Sorry for 2025”
You get it. I guarantee the same people who scream and shout about this get real iffy when it comes to tipping.
MischievousMonkey
Gor bu dëgër
Do you think that good decision making is an ability that is equally distributed amongst human beings? Learning abilities?
cartierhoe
Veteran
Listen to this man he always dropping gems
Wink Beaufield
Superstar
"I made what you owe on your home's mortgage multiple times over in the time it took me to take a shyt."
That's how they feel.
Field Marshall Bradley
Veteran
Do you live in the US?
Field Marshall Bradley
Veteran
This should be understood...... It's about opportunity, not talent or ability, when it comes to getting money in the US... that's why there isn't a level playing field for everyone to begin with...
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Cobalt Sire
All Star
Op was in a whatsapp group with his white friends.