Most advice about building wealth in your 20s comes from people who've forgotten what it felt like. We're still close enough to remember. In this episode, Ryan and I look back at what we got wrong in our 20s: the money moves, business decisions, and assumptions that felt right at 27 and 28, when we were starting out, and the ones we'd never repeat today. We get candid about the mistakes that cost us time, money, and energy, and what we'd tell ourselves if we could go back. We also talk about how our perspective has shifted between then and now, at 34 and 35. What we prioritized when we started looks very different from what matters to us today, from how we think about money and risk to how we define success and what it means to live life on your own terms. If you're early in your journey, building wealth, starting a business, or trying to design a better life, this is a chance to learn from our mistakes instead of making them yourself. You'll walk away with lessons you can apply right away and a clearer sense of what's worth chasing and what isn't. In this episode: The biggest mistakes we made in our 20s while building wealth and a business What we believed at 27 and 28 that we've since changed our minds about How our priorities have shifted from our late 20s to our mid 30s What we'd do differently if we were starting over today How to avoid the same pitfalls on your own path to financial freedom What "living life on your own terms" actually looks like now vs. then
Most advice about building wealth in your 20s comes from people who've forgotten what it felt like. We're still close enough to remember.
In this episode, Ryan and I look back at what we got wrong in our 20s: the money moves, business decisions, and assumptions that felt right at 27 and 28, when we were starting out, and the ones we'd never repeat today. We get candid about the mistakes that cost us time, money, and energy, and what we'd tell ourselves if we could go back.
We also talk about how our perspective has shifted between then and now, at 34 and 35. What we prioritized when we started looks very different from what matters to us today, from how we think about money and risk to how we define success and what it means to live life on your own terms.
If you're early in your journey, building wealth, starting a business, or trying to design a better life, this is a chance to learn from our mistakes instead of making them yourself. You'll walk away with lessons you can apply right away and a clearer sense of what's worth chasing and what isn't.
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