When I first started investing, I remember watching people online buy new cars, designer bags, trips every few months…
Meanwhile, I was living in a van… then a bus… patching drywall, painting rentals, and eating ramen so I could squeeze out every dollar for the next property.
It didn’t look glamorous.
But every sacrifice was stacking assets that now pay me for life.
The flashy lifestyle can be great, but chasing it too soon is what keeps people stuck.
Real freedom comes from delayed gratification.
Let the assets buy the liabilities later.
Until then, reinvest, stay scrappy, and play the long game.