James Dumoulin (@tvmjames) has built an audience by asking one simple question: What financial lessons did you learn the hard way?
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Last year I lost 60-70% of my life savings.
For a while, I felt frustrated.
Then I realized something.
Money comes and goes.
The ability to earn it back is what matters.
Build once. Build again.
Money absolutely does buy happiness. It buys better vacations, it buys better food, it provides better healthcare, it buys better gifts. Don’t let people lie to you, you want more money so you can be happier.
20 years from now you'd give anything to be this age again, exactly this healthy, and have this time again.
Go do some main character shit before it's too late.
Yesterday my dad went to sleep, and never woke up. Lost the only man on this planet that loved me unconditionally
I love you dad ❤️ Words can’t even describe the pain, feels like a nightmare. God please give him a big hug for me
u eventually start to love the game for the game. u wake up and do the work for the sake of the work and nothing else. To labor in arts or entrepreneurship for any reason other than love is prostitution
People would fucking kill to be in your position.
It’s so damn easy to get caught up in the
stuff that’s going on in your life.
Oh no! You might not be a millionaire yet! You might not have a Lambo yet! Your girl might be mid.
Wake up. It’s not that bad. It could be worse.