The worst thing I did for Money
Rob Moore ranks his worst money decisions, from childhood theft to taking £50,000 in student debt for a career he hated. He argues that selling your time to a system that enriches others is worse than any petty crime, then describes how he built a property-training company and became a multimillionaire by 31.
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The worst thing I did for money. So there is some shame that I'm going to share in this. I have shared a couple of these things just to a few people, and, and I have been judged for this. Um, but actually, the worst thing I did for money is probably not what you'd think. And many of you who are watching this are probably doing this for money. You probably have done this for money. And I believe this is absolutely the worst thing you could do for money. So, um, I remember when I was a kid and I would steal 20p pieces out of my mom's purse and out of my dad's little collection of 20ps to either play the pool table or to go and get penny sweets. Stealing's probably a bit of a brutal word on myself because I I was only a kid and I didn't know any difference. And no, Paul, I haven't joined OnlyFans. For some people, that's— at least, at least they're employing themselves. At least they're working for themselves. At least they're, you know, offering a product and service that has a market. So don't judge it until you've done it. Um, so I know this is a weird thing to say, but actually stealing small amounts of money of my parents as a kid is not the worst thing I've done for money. I also remember when I was an artist, uh, and I used to want to paint original artwork, and I wanted to be different and express myself. But then people would say, oh, Rob, I've got a brown sofa, and you know, we've got some cream carpets, can you paint something brown and cream to go over my brown and cream? And I'd be like, yeah, all right, I'm broke, I'll do it. And I used to hate doing things for money that didn't feel um, like they were really me. I felt like I was selling out. So I would actually say pinching money off my parents was by no means the worst thing I've done for money, especially as I've helped them retire now and, you know, finance their cars and got them a house and support them living through retirement. So maybe you could say that was one of the best things I did for money because I felt like I wanted to pay them back 10 times over. Selling out in art was— it felt a bit dirty. But the thing is, at least I was again working for myself. The worst thing I've done for money is go to college and get a degree and get 50 grand in debt, going through an education system that is hypnotizing and indoctrinating me to make money for them and not for me. And then to go and get a job that I didn't love to do because I didn't know how to make money on my own, and give my life, exchange my life to have some money to afford some things. Because here's the lesson I got: money doesn't buy anything. Money stores your time and value. So what buys things are the time you take to earn money and the value that you create that's stored in money. Money itself doesn't buy anything. So the worst thing I've done for money, and probably the worst thing you could do for money, is to give your time and your life to something that makes someone else rich that you don't love to do that the system has indoctrinated and hypnotized into you is what's right for you when it's right for them. And that is worse than hustling, begging, borrowing, or even penny-pinching, in my opinion. Now, thankfully, I broke that mold 18 years ago. I launched my first real business, um, which was a property investing training company, which has now become the UK's largest property and business training company. I went from 50 grand in debt to a millionaire age 31 and a deca-millionaire age 35. And now I do not sell out for money, and I don't give away my lifetime to convert it into a small amount of money. I convert my lifetime into a meaningful mission, doing something I love and getting paid handsomely for it. So what's the worst thing you've done for money? Be honest in the comments. And do you agree with me that actually one of the worst things you can do for money is sell your time and life away doing something you don't love so that the system or an employer in a vocation you don't even enjoy can make money at your expense. And if you would like to avoid getting trapped into this system indoctrination, I recommend you free yourself and join Rob.team. Rob.team is my digital financial freedom platform to help you start and scale a business make, manage, and multiply money and build multiple streams of recurring income, passive income. Get your tax bill down, get your income streams up, get your earning power and capacity up. Learn the right business models so you convert your time into a lot of money. Because people think that being wealthy is being able to say yes to things. I think it's the opposite. Being wealthy is being able to say no to things. No, I don't want to paint that painting. Just to match your sofa. No, I don't want to go to degree and get, get a degree and go to college and get into debt just so that I can pay you interest and debt and taxes for the rest of my life. No, I don't want to work for that person or that company because it doesn't sit morally with me. That's freedom. So Rob.team is my digital financial freedom platform. So to join, it's really easy, and the good news is, um, it's virtually no risk because it's 20 pence a day. In fact, it's less. You You can cancel anytime and there's no ongoing contract. So to join, to get hundreds of hours of courses, resources, and masterclasses, simply go to rob.team. Rob.team. Go and join right now. Nina has also said that her worst thing she did for money was going to university. University and the school system, apparently it's an education system. I think it's a de-education system. System. Apparently it's a learning system. I think it's an unlearning system, and it was terrible for me. I got all my debt from school, college, university degree. I got all my income from working from myself. So if you'd like to work from yourself and generate multiple streams of income, I recommend you join Rob.team. I've just shared the link. You might not be able to click it, so you might need to open the web page and type in R-O-B dot T-E-A-M. You're going to love what's coming now and soon in Rob.team. So I did a Zoom 2 weeks ago on the 12 ways to make 10 grand in the next 30 days. That, um, education— educational Zoom is now on rob.team. You can gain access to it when you join. I also did a 12-page step-by-step systems document on how to implement the steps so that anyone can do this, even if you don't have any following on social media, even if you don't have any money or experience yet. That is all now live in rob.team. You just have to join. I then did a How to Make $100 Grand Clear in 3 to 6 Months. I did a Zoom class and then a step-by-step manual document. That's now in Rob.team. Coming soon, I've got a Race to $10K where I'm going to challenge you to get to $10K a month every month as quickly as possible. I've got my 20 Ways to Monetize Social Media master template document teaching you how to unlock all the monetization tools on social media that you all ready to use. This is all now in Rob.team, accessible to you, less than 20p a day, cancel anytime, no ongoing contract. I want to shout Nina and Gosia and Natasha, who are regular viewers of my content. Also, if you join Rob.team right now, I'm doing this new initiative whereby, um, if you've got kids under the age of 18, they can go free. Kids go free for life in Rob.team. As long as you're a member, you can share your login. Because I'm on a mission to help as many people as possible get better financial knowledge. And my foundation helps young and underprivileged people to start meaningful businesses that change the world. So I'm giving back. Also, rob.team was about 5 times the price before lockdown. When lockdown happened 4 and a half years ago, I reduced it to 20 pence a day. Anyone can afford that. It's virtually free to help as many people as possible. Um, I got 50 grand in debt going to uni over what, 3 years. There were other things as well, it wasn't just uni, but most of it was uni. Um, whereas Rob.team, you'll pay 20 pence a day, you'll never even get anywhere near hundreds of pounds in debt. But remember, you are your best asset. Invest in yourself wisely. This is a global platform, so Eric from Zambia can also join. Simon got in massive debt going to uni as well. So if you want to avoid the trap of the system, join Rob.team. Um, just type in rob.team. So, uh, the price will go up 5 times, 5x, once I decide to put it up post-lockdown. It's been 4 and a half years since lockdown, so I'm going to put it back up very soon. Um, and your kids go free under the age of 18. I'll be doing a future homeschooling financial education for kids, um, online, kind of Rob Moore degree, real money degree, bare knuckle a millionaire degree in rob.team. And also I've just finished a course, a 16-hour modularized course, my Money Mastermind University, teaching adults what they should have learned at school about money but didn't, what the banks and the system don't want you to know about money. I, I revealed it all in a 16-hour modularized online course, and that was only for my paying clients, and that's going to be a £700 course. It's actually in rob.team at the moment, because it just needs some thumbnails and it just needs tidying up. So if you join rob.team right now, then you're able to get that completely for free. Once I've packaged it up and made it look nice, I'll take it out of rob.team. So jump in right now, join rob.team, get all these bonuses, because the worst thing you can probably do for money— it's not stealing bits of money here and there. I mean, I know that you shouldn't do that, but, um, I don't think that was the worst, because when I pinched a few 20ps from my mum and dad. I felt guilt when I grew up, and you know, I've given them many tens of thousands of pounds, and I've given them a house and given them a car and given them work when they want it. So actually, that was quite good in a way. Um, I remember handing them like 5 grand in cash, which for me was like about 10 times what I might have ever cost to them. I just gave it to them, um, after their pub shift one night. Just didn't say a word, just gave it to them. I mean, they fucking took it. They could have given me some of it. But I think that they knew that I'd sponged off them a bit, and I think maybe they sensed my guilt, and maybe there was a bit of resentment from them. So they took the money, and then that was all liberated. You know, my parents really struggled for their retirement because they were pub landlords, and that just doesn't work anymore. And so I was able to retire them, which is my greatest gift. So actually, I would say the worst thing that I ever did for money was go to uni and college to get a degree, which of course I was indoctrinated by the system to do, to get masses in debt, to be virtually unemployable, or just to get a job making the system money or some boss or big corporation money. The best thing I did for money was take a risk and start my own company. And you know, when you start your own company, you take risks. Your money goes down before it goes up. You have to invest in yourself. That's one of the reasons why I've launched rob.team. Adam has said rob.team is a great course resource. It's the gift that keeps on giving, and only for the cost of a Costa Coffee. No-brainer. Um, there are hundreds of hours of courses, resources, and masterclasses for less than 20p a day. Cancel anytime, no ongoing contract. So just type in rob.team and tell me in the comments what's the worst thing you've done for money. Let me know. Do you agree with me that maybe some of the worst things you've done for money are things that the system tells us is good, because maybe it benefits them more than us. Hmm, something to think about. Anyway, let me know in the comments. Thanks for tuning in, thanks for following my work, and remember, if you don't risk anything, you risk everything.
