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Why it worked

The advice is direct and actionable, addressing a common fear among entrepreneurs about financial security and risk management. The mention of a specific, large sum ($5 million) and a concrete investment vehicle (T-bills) makes the advice tangible and memorable.

Summary

Kevin O'Leary advises entrepreneurs to secure $5 million in a safe account, like T-bills, to act as a financial cushion. He explains that many entrepreneurs fail by reinvesting all profits and taking on too much leverage, leaving them vulnerable if something goes wrong.

Structure

1Secure $5 million
2Don't touch it
3Use interest for expenses
4Entrepreneurs over-leverage
5Risk losing everything

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All you really Put $5 Million Here and Don't Touch It

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All you really need in the bank is $5 million. The rest of your life is $5 million. Discipline is get five million and put it in T-bills, and just look at it. It's just sitting there. And don't touch it, because if poo-poo hits the fan, you're still good. What are T-bills, in case people don't know? US Treasury bills. You can also buy gold, but it doesn't have any yield. I have T-bills. I roll a bunch of T-bills. That's my fee account. And it always touched it. I've never touched it. I buy dinner with the interest. A lot of entrepreneurs forget to do this on their way. They keep rolling all the dice all the time, and they don't take anything out, and something goes wrong, and they end up with nothing because they put too much leverage on their business. Get that first five million really secure in your name, it's enough to push you, but you're not going to stop working. You're going to keep going.

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Kevin O’Leary says the goal is simple: get $5 million secure in your name, put it somewhere safe, and do not touch it. His point is not that every entrepreneur needs to stop taking risks. His point is that too many entrepreneurs take every dollar they make and keep rolling it back into the business. More growth. More debt. More risk. More leverage. More “one big move” away from losing everything. That is why he talks about creating a separate safety account — what he calls a “you account.” This is the money that is not for chasing upside. It is not for proving a point. It is not for the next risky deal. It is the pile that protects you if things go wrong. In the clip, Kevin says he keeps money in T-bills, also known as Treasury bills or U.S. Treasury bills, because they are designed to be secure and they can generate yield. He even says he can buy dinner with the interest while the principal stays untouched. That idea is powerful because it flips the way a lot of business owners think about wealth. Getting rich is not just about making more money. It is also about taking chips off the table before the table breaks. The warning here is clear: if you keep betting everything on the business, the market, debt, expansion, and growth, you may look successful while being financially fragile. One bad season, one bad loan, one failed deal, or one shift in the economy can wipe out years of work. The real discipline is not just building wealth. The discipline is protecting wealth once you have it. Kevin’s version is extreme and specific: get that first five million really secure in your name so you can be secure for the rest of your life. Whether someone agrees with the exact number or not, the bigger lesson is this: every entrepreneur needs a “never touch” account that exists outside the chaos of the business. Do you think entrepreneurs should keep reinvesting everything for growth, or is that how successful people accidentally end up broke? Watch the full episode on YouTube. Link in bio. #EntrepreneurFinance #TBills #WealthProtection #BusinessRisk #KevinOLeary