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The #1 Reason You’re Poorer Than Teenagers Today Is So Embarrassing
If you aren’t making millions of dollars each year in your business or side hustle, this is probably why — and it costs $0 to fix it.
Being an entrepreneur today is incredibly weird — especially for those of us “adult” enough to remember a time before social media and influencers existed and before “startup” was a mainstream buzzword. If you’re in your mid-20s, 30s, 40s, and beyond, you likely recall a time when the internet was somewhat of a scary place, while college degrees and certain industries were the clear path to riches and career longevity.
As you likely know, the rapid changes of the past 10 years have flipped the script on what statistics matter, which credentials are worth pursuing, and how a strategic, ambitious person can extract the most value out of their skill set. That’s a fancy way of saying there are much more efficient routes to riches these days that are leaving many of us “credentialed” adults scratching our heads wondering if we missed the boat — and if it’s still worth hopping aboard.
If you only aim to make a few hundred grand at most and are happy playing by the rules of a boss, a company, or the business-in-a-box startup methods preached by your MBA textbooks…
