I turned 36 this year 🙋🏼♂️
The advice I would give my 26 year old self?
1. Avoid car loans
2. Put in extra work (50+ hours a week)
3. Drink more water
4. Network with people 2–3 steps ahead of you
5. Be okay with letting go of old friendships
I’m 35. In the prime time of my life.
I’ve never been happier. And more exhausted.
Beautiful wife and kids. Portfolio building. Banger career. Lovely house.
At the same time:
• High mortgage
• Expensive food
• No personal time
• Working all the time
• Worries about the future.
• Sibling conflict mediation
• Kid illnesses and doctor visits
• Pressure to save for retirement
• Zero uninterrupted couple time
• New clothes for kids constantly
• School and activity logistics daily
• Homework supervision and battles
• Sports practice and game shuttling
• House repairs and upkeep demands
• Endless chores laundry and cleaning
• Sleep deprivation from night wakings
• Constant availability and interruptions
• Future proofing while handling present
• Nonstop mental load of family planning
• Weekend catch-up instead of recovery
• Car maintenance on top of two vehicles
• Emotional regulation for children and self
• Guilt from divided presence and attention
• Daily meal planning cooking and grocery runs
Anyone else feeling it?
-BP
Bitcoin is now hovering at the exact level where EVERY bull trap ends.
Next week, another bearish rejection will send $BTC back to ~$53,000.
$60K → $53K → $47K → $87K → $151K
Next stops:
→ $53K next week
→ $47K by July
→ $151K by January
I called the recent Bitcoin dump publicly, $126k top in October 2025, and even $15k bottom in November 2022.
If you missed those calls, don't worry. I'll call the next one too.
Follow now. I'll call every major move.
Big Picture View: On April 30, #ES_F broke out a 1 week bull flag at 7186. I was looking for 7600 & we rallied all month. This week, ES built another range 7516-65 & broke out
Plan next week: 7565, 7516 lowest must hold on dips. Keeps 7660, 7700, then 7740 next. Sell only<7516
@theficouple@Budgetdog_ Even if you take the 4% rule, that 1 million will grow over time even if you just put it in the S&P500. You have to account for that too.
@realMikeBlue@theficouple That's just a matter of opinion. I rather live in the city so I can be less soulless. You must live in the Midwest or something.
@realMikeBlue@theficouple So everybody shouldn't be living in big cities like LA or NYC. This makes no sense at all. You also get paid more in higher tier cities.
@texasrunnerDFW You forgot to mention the average household income in frisco is around 150k and also you didn’t factored in homestead exemption which is 140k and 200k for senior which will save you 2-3k a year. Not to mention most homes in Frisco are new construction so home insurance are cheap.