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1. Waiting to earn more We worked hard and asked for promotions. When we couldn’t earn more, or it would take years to hit the next level, we job hopped & moved cities for opportunities with a higher earnings potential. 2. Impulse buys Even after hitting a combined multi-6-figure income and seeing all our coworkers buy new cars, houses, and “upgrading” their life. We stopped buying anything unless it was a need or something that helped us save more. 3. Eating out Just one meal per week at $30 each is $240 per month. So instead of eating out, we used that $240 to buy groceries that lasted weeks at home. This let us save more so we could invest that money into our future. Plus it was healthier. 4. Following everyone else We changed jobs while others stayed comfortable. We moved cities while others got complacent. We researched Airbnb while others went out to bars. We knew we could make much more with Airbnbs. So we went all in and bought our first property in 2019. 5. Waiting for “the right time” There will never be a right time. You’ll always have work, responsibilities, unexpected expenses, etc. Life always gets busier. Investing is what will free up your time, waiting won’t. We could have kept waiting, but instead we decided to take the leap despite having a lot of pressure from other areas of life. 6. Falling for lifestyle creep Most people upgrade their lifestyle when their income goes up. We stopped increasing our expenses and used that money to buy assets. We knew one day those assets would pay for our lifestyle. This is how we bought 4 Airbnbs that cash flowed $30k/mo by 28. 7. Fearing debt We already had a personal mortgage, but we still took on a loan to buy our first Airbnb. We realized we could use debt to buy assets, then let those assets pay off our debt. Today we are $16M in debt, but we make over $60-100k/mo+ in profit and own $27M in assets. If you want to learn more about how my wife & I did this... Comment “START” and lets chat