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This is the dumbest way to spend your money !!

July 13, 2025 / 00:44

This episode discusses financial habits, spending, and investment strategies for young adults. Key topics include the importance of saving, evaluating purchases, and making informed financial decisions.

The speaker emphasizes the poor choices of young people who earn significant salaries yet spend excessively on trivial items, like expensive lunches. They argue that this money could be better invested for long-term growth.

Additionally, the speaker suggests a practical exercise for young adults to assess their wardrobe and recognize how much money is wasted on unused clothing. This reflection aims to encourage smarter spending habits.

Overall, the conversation focuses on instilling financial literacy and responsibility in the younger generation.

TLDR

Financial habits and smart spending for young adults.

Episode

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I can't stand it when I see kids that are making 70 grand a year spending $28 for lunch. I mean, that's just stupid.
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It's just think about that in the context of that being put into an index and making 8 to 10% a year for the next
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50 years. The best test I do with my kids' friends, too. Go into a closet. Go into your closet and look at how much
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you have. You don't wear because you either bought it because you thought you were going to wear it and never wore
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it or wore it once and you end up wearing 20% of your portfolio all of the time and 80% you you pissed away. I
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mean, that's really stupid. And so for a young person, a young woman or man, don't do

Episode Highlights

  • The Cost of Overspending
    A reflection on young people's spending habits and the importance of saving.
    “That's just stupid.”
    @ 00m 05s
    July 13, 2025
  • The Closet Test
    A practical exercise to evaluate what you truly wear and need.
    “Go into your closet and look at how much you have.”
    @ 00m 17s
    July 13, 2025

Episode Quotes

  • That's just stupid.
    This is the dumbest way to spend your money !!
  • You end up wearing 20% of your portfolio all of the time.
    This is the dumbest way to spend your money !!
  • That's really stupid.
    This is the dumbest way to spend your money !!
  • Don't do it.
    This is the dumbest way to spend your money !!

Key Moments

  • The Closet Test00:17
  • Portfolio Reality Check00:30
  • Final Warning00:41