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Groundhog Day and The Zero Problem: Why You're Still Broke

You're living your own financial Groundhog Day. You earn, pay bills, save what's left, then spend it on life. Back to zero. Repeat. Whether you're a Saver or a Borrower, you both end up in the same place: zero. And you can't build wealth from zero—it's mathematically impossible. Learn how to break the loop and escape the Zero Problem that's keeping you broke.

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What Back to the Future Taught Me About Money

What if I told you that Biff Tannen—the bully from Back to the Future—figured out something about wealth that most financial advisors will never teach you? He didn't invest in anything. He didn't hope for good returns. He eliminated uncertainty entirely through contractual certainty. Discover how you can create your own "financial almanac" and stop gambling with market timing.

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Why can’t prices just stay the same?

It’s a great question, isn’t it? Why can’t prices just stay as they are? It doesn’t say it in the title but it’s clearly a topic entirely devoted to discussing inflation.

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Dear Past Self

I am writing to you from the future, where I have achieved financial freedom and have found a new way to fund my life without relying on a salary. I want to share with you the secrets of how I was able to do this, so that you too can experience the same level of freedom and abundance that I now enjoy.

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Looking for a great deal?

The truth is it isn’t up to us to decide why someone is selling low. It’s not taking advantage of someone else if they’re also agreeable to selling at a price that is below market value. What even is “market value” for that property, anyways? Nobody can ever say with 100% certainty.

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You are who you were going to be when you grew up.

Let me ask you: when you were 10 or 20 years old and dreamed of what you wanted to do for your career, have you followed through? News flash: For most of us, that answer is a definite no. At some point, we found a job, which turned into another job, and then another. And now here we are. Salaried, uninspired and uninspiring.

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Playing it safe isn’t safe.

Remember that feeling you felt when you landed your first job and received that first paycheque? It’s such a proud moment. Sure, there was a number to it and that could matter a bit, though it was more proud to finally be able to make your own choice on what you would do with that money.

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