Scott Maddux

Coffee aficionado / roaster in training

[Scott Maddux @ScotchFr33]

One of the most disturbing things ever said by a U.S. politician

[The Chicago Thinker @ThinkerChicago]

ON UCHICAGO CAMPUS: U.S. Senator from Michigan Elissa Slotkin hopes planned political prosecutions of republican leaders will scare young conservatives from getting involved in politics.

@ElissaSlotkin

[Scott Maddux @ScotchFr33]

@Camp4 @mbrown_co Thank you for sharing this. I read half of his first chapter, made it 6 questions into the freedom audit and knew that I needed to order it.

[Scott Maddux @ScotchFr33]

@Camp4 Great to see you healing up! Keep going!!

[Prof. Feynman @ProfFeynman]

The problem is not people being uneducated.
The problem is that people are educated just enough to believe what they have been taught, and not educated enough to question anything from what they have been taught.

[𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐀𝐫𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐏𝐮𝐫𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐞 🇺🇸 @creation247]

I used to think becoming a millionaire would change my life.

In my 20s, I was completely broke.

I left college nearly $50,000 in debt and spent most of the decade with a negative net worth.

By the time I reached my 30s, I had finally climbed all the way up to a big fat ZERO DOLLARS.

I was overweight, exhausted, working 80 hours a week, and stuck in a job I hated.

Then one day, I woke up and said:

I’M DONE.

Done waiting for some magical external force to come rescue me.

And I decided to take extreme ownership of every part of my life.

I studied investing, stocks, FIRE, business, and side hustles. I worked extra shifts. I took every freelance job I could find. I wanted every tool, weapon, and advantage available to me.

Then, at 39 years old, I opened my accounts and saw a number I had never seen before:

$1,002,445.

I was officially a millionaire.

And you know what I felt?

NOTHING
No life-changing wave of happiness.

I went out to dinner, looked at the number again that night, and thought:

NOW WHAT?

It was one of the biggest letdowns of my life.

I had spent years chasing the number, believing that once I reached it, I would finally feel complete.

But money cannot give your life meaning.

It can only amplify the meaning already there.

That realization sent me back to Seneca.

Seneca was enormously wealthy, but he did not live merely to count his coins. He used his wealth, knowledge, and position to influence, build, teach, and serve.

That’s when everything clicked.

I didn’t want to spend the rest of my life watching numbers go up inside an app.

I wanted to make money AND make meaning.

I wanted to share beauty, truth, faith, ideas, and everything that helps build civilization instead of tearing it down.

And that is how this account was born

Build wealth. Become independent. Give your family an incredible life. This are things all men should strive for.

But never confuse the tool with the purpose.

Money can buy you freedom.

Only purpose can tell you what to do with it.

[Scott Maddux @ScotchFr33]

“The years you think you're buying with one more year of work. You're not buying them. You're spending them.”

[Kurt Supe, CPA & Retirement Planner @KurtSupeCPA]

I was sitting with an 80 year old.

I asked him what advice he'd give himself at 55.

He didn't think about it.

He said: Stop saying I'll retire next year.

The good years in retirement go by fast.

He told me he said it at 55. Then 58. Then 62.

He finally walked away at 67.

His wife wasn't up for long trips anymore.

They never saw the grandkids grow up the way they planned.

He said: The years you think you're buying with one more year of work. You're not buying them. You're spending them.

I've been thinking about it ever since.

This doesn't mean you have to stop working.

Some people love what they do. Some people need the structure. Some people aren't financially ready and that's a real conversation.

The question is different.

Are you living life on your terms?

[Scott Maddux @ScotchFr33]

@jackie_napoli @ElieJarrougeMD He practices telemedicine - no idea if he is licensed in your state

[Scott Maddux @ScotchFr33]

I experienced regular dawn effect for four years after adopting a low carb diet (likely experienced it before that but wasn’t testing my blood sugar then). After optimizing vitamin supplements to address some deficiencies, getting rid of all artificial sweeteners other than Stevia and adding regular walks, my dawn effect completely disappeared. All within 2 weeks.

[Scott Maddux @ScotchFr33]

@jamesonhaslam Do you think AI illustration will help lower the complaint rate over time? If you can show them what it will look like before the project has even started, shouldn’t that help close the expectations gap?

[Scott Maddux @ScotchFr33]

@GarageBandHF @StumpGuyTy Love that viewpoint and appreciate you sharing it!

[Scott Maddux @ScotchFr33]

@csimons3 Smartest thing the NFL could do at this point is partner up with TPUSA to do next year’s halftime show.

[Scott Maddux @ScotchFr33]

Introspection at its best. This, in particular, resonated with me “I didn't fully understand until I stepped away. Especially as someone who thrives under pressure. We’re the ones who don’t notice until we’re already empty!”

[Kayla Haas @kaylahaas]

Read more of my reflection here: https://t.co/tFwBiBKZqv

[Scott Maddux @ScotchFr33]

I understand the cow’s concern, but at least the pyramid makes sense now.

[Peter Ballerstedt @GrassBased]

People send me things...

[Peter Ballerstedt @GrassBased]

People send me things...

[Scott Maddux @ScotchFr33]

@tyromper Then I’m in!

[Scott Maddux @ScotchFr33]

Rules to live by for most teenagers!

[Cloud @Cloud1a7]

She never lets us have any fun 😒

[Scott Maddux @ScotchFr33]

@Camp4 I would argue your first point with you. Most people will not figure out what they want in life and take the risks necessary to accomplish it. You did both and have been kind enough to share your journey with others. I consider all of that pretty spectacular.

[Scott Maddux @ScotchFr33]

@tyromper Simple, yet brilliant concept. I love the idea!