114/ I'm reminded of this quote from The Last Days of Disco: Jimmy : women prefer "bad" over weak and indecisive... and unemployed Josh Neff : I don't know about that. Jimmy : You think they do prefer weak, indecisive, and unemployed?
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125/ Let's talk about me 5 yrs ago * ran my own firm for 15 years. * average maybe $40k/yr * is that $20/hr? Not, it's less, because I worked > 50 hours/week. * firm shut down, I declared bankruptcy * in legal trouble for dank tweeting * massive legal bills * forced to move
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126/ So, me at age 40: * bankrupt * jobless * history of earning $20k * forced to sell my house and move out of state * single for most of my 30s "Oh,
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127/ I was in EXACTLY the same place that these 22 year old NEETs are in ... except I was about 20 years older. I differed from the NEET path in one single way: I decided to make a change.
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128/ I made two resolutions: * I would work at WHATEVER job paid me the most. I'd spent 15 years running my own firm bc I wanted autonomy and decision making authority and and and and * I would work HOWEVER MANY HOURS the job wanted to pay me. These implied a third: * HUSTLE
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129/ So: Time to give up on leisure, hobbies, and working for fulfillment. Time to get serious about debt reduction, savings, and progress in life. And ... that's what I did. I took ANY job that would pay me. If two jobs wanted to pay me at the same time, I'd take BOTH.
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130/ Any time I thought that there was room to negotiate the wage up, I'd do so. "Oh
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131/ This thread is not aimed at the people who are so dead set on "I'll only cash welfare checks because working is beneath my dignity" thought leaders. This thread is aimed at those that I can reach. The wavering middle who have kinda bought into the NEET / Yangbucks meme...
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132/ ...but wonder, in the back of their minds, if the "stupid boomers" with their "stupid boomer memes" might actually know a thing or two. Do you wonder if MAYBE hard work and hustle actually is sometimes rewarded?
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133/ I'm here from down town. I'm here from Mitch and Murray. I'm here to tell you that the mindset of free-will, creating your own success, hustle, hard work (a) works. By that I mean "dollars in your pocket" works (b) it makes you feel better (c) it makes your look better
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134/ Yep. About 15 yrs ago I was laid off from my coding job. Couldn't get another job for a month or so. You know what I did for those weeks? ☐ bitched & moaned about how there are no jobs ☐ played MMORPGS
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135/ So, anyway, 5 years ago I was bankrupt, forced to leave my home, unemployed. Then I hustled. HARD. For 5 years. Cold-called. Upselled. Asked my friends for leads. Five years later I'm married, own a 5,000 ft^2 house on 56 acres (debt free), have a small pile of savings.
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136/ Is this EXACTLY the path you'll take? No. I knew how to code, maybe you don't (tho I've learned several new languages over 5 yrs, and you can too). Will you make EXACTLY the same cash I did? No. Maybe more, maybe less. Is this GUARANTEED to work?
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137/ Well, it's not guaranteed to make you exactly
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138/ This thread is not said out of bragging, or out of lack of sympathy. It is said EXPLICITLY BECAUSE OF SYMPATHY. The secrets of life are not hidden. They're right out in the open. They're just hard work.
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139/ Pledge to any NEET reading this and wondering if it will work for them: (a) it will (b) DM me, ask me questions, tell me your woes, bounce some ideas off of me. I'll give you my feedback and my support. Life is out there. Seize it! Make a success out of yourself!
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140/ Yep! Rehabbing a house is a second job that almost any able bodied man can do. Learn on the job, acquire skills and tools as you do it. And the sense of pride? Incalculable.https://twitter.com/micahodor/status/1109460443582685185 …
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142/ If you want to get psyched up for reducing debt, reducing spending, increasing earnings, and taking control of your life, Dave Ramsey is always inspiring. https://www.youtube.com/user/DaveRamseyShow …
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143/ Good question! https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=neet … https://twitter.com/B30wu1f2/status/1109460749796167682 …
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144/ endorsed! https://twitter.com/DJ12GAUGE00/status/1109464081466097664 …
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145/ endorsed! https://twitter.com/pistolcrass/status/1109464572237369344 …
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146/ endorsed! If you're a NEET starting from 0, you've got a 5 / 10 / 20 year hill to climb.https://twitter.com/wraithburn/status/1109464996382208000 …
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148/ Had someone in my DMs say "your thread doesn't address the systemic problems with student loans / it acts as if student loan situation is acceptable". 1) No, college /student loans are terrible 2) but...you can't fix that. My thread is about what YOU can do with YOUR life
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149/ It's useless to bitch and moan about how the system is rigged. (Is it rigged? YES! But is bitching about that going to help? NO!) I don't give "advice" about globohomo, the Cathedral, student loans, etc., bc there is no advice other than "accept reality as it is".
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151/ If someone tells you "yeah, there's a lot of national debt, and the frogs are gay, and the women are all whores" ... well ... what exactly are you supposed to DO with that? If someone tells you "if you work a side gig you can buy a house", we both know EXACTLY what you do.
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152/ Also, if you want someone to tell you those things, there are many channels that will do so. I'm not saying that globohomo doesn't exist, that the Cathedral is good, or whatever. I'm just saying "GIVEN THE WORLD AS IT IS (which is the only scenario you get), DO X NOT Y".
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153/ OK, guys. Enough tweetering. I've got to head to the workshop to fix a thing. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V64BDBfsIK4 …
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154/ If your life is on the path you want, keep at it. If it isn't, brainstorm your NEXT STEP and do it today. ONWARD!
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