The 3 Lessons That Helped Me Become Financially Free Before I Turned 29 | 625

I want to take you back and help you understand not just my background, but what lessons helped me make changes in my life that allowed me to become work optional. It wasn’t easy and it was a long journey, but with the right perspective and information, you can make it easier. 

Key Talking Points of the Episode

[01:25] Invest with preREO! 
[02:18] What motivated me to be where I am today?
[03:19] What is my background?
[05:08] What made me decide to take a different path?
[06:39] How did I become interested in real estate investing?
[08:14] When did I get myself out of the rat race?
[10:03] Why do you need to track your money?
[14:49] How can you get your money out of prison?
[20:20] Why is it important to make passive income now?
[22:50] What can you get out of financial freedom?
[23:45] How can financial freedom help you write a different story?
[26:19] What are the 3 lessons that helped me become financially free?

Quotables

“The one thing that wasn’t instilled in me was an abundance of money. It wasn’t that money was a positive thing.”

“He had the depression mentality that you work for a company for 40 years, you get retired and they give you a nice gold watch, a retirement plan, and everything else is set for you for life.”

“You gotta track your numbers. Start tracking your money using tools like Mint.com or the Mint app. Use those things to see how much money is coming in and how much money is coming out.”

“Just so you know, that’s money that didn’t even come out of your pocket. That’s really for you, it’s almost like having an infinite rate of return because it wasn’t your money in hand in the first place.”