Respect for money is earned, not given

Money isn't something we are born to respect.

I'm not even sure respect is the right word—maybe worship?

Regardless, I've never cared for it.

My parents lived a very adventurous life, flying by the seat of their pants (where does that come from btw, wait lemme look it up brb...) for the most part.

"It comes from the early days of aviation. Most flying was done by direct observation of objects on the ground. Occasionally low cloud would make that unreliable. With no visual horizon it was difficult to judge even whether one was flying level - the best indicator was “the seat of your pants”. After these problems were resolved by avionics, the phrase continued as a general metaphor for making judgments in the absence of the usual information."

Ok, glad we got that sorted! So yeah, my parents didn't mind taking punts from time to time. Living life to the fullest and saying yes to adventure.

Naturally, I developed similar tendencies—potentially on the slightly more extreme side

And likely deeper than that.

I think I even developed a sense of unworthiness when it came to money, as in "money is not something I have or deserve".

This mindset has been expensive.

Leading me to throw away 2 small fortunes in my lifetime thus far:

1. 90k insurance payout in 2009
2. 200k+ of trading profits in 2021/22

The first time really hurt, I felt like I let my family down.

The second time was a bit more gradual and I was able to get some value out of that money eg. podcast equipment, help my brother with music, buying beers for the house during covid.

Anyway, they say you gotta lose a million to make a million.

Which brings us here... I wouldn't say I've totally broken this limiting self-belief, but I do know that I am ready to have money.

I want to have money.

I deserve to have money.

And more importantly, I am ready to work bloody hard to earn every single cent. The next 12 months will be fun.

I have finally set myself up in a job/career that I can see real earning potential and long-term growth in. On top of that, I am making money from my creative pursuits (eg. video editing and ghostwriting).

This is a good place to be in.

Salary + side hustle + reinvestment x time = wealth

The only bottleneck to life-changing wealth and success is me, it always has been.

But I see it now—and I'm not satisfied.

Learning to love money as a form of self-love is a journey I no longer take lightly. In fact, I see it as a critical skill for my evolution as a human being.

Head down, push forward and see where we end up.

With gratitude,

Sav.

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