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What is the other type of #gambling? #shorts #investing #wealth

27 May 2023 · 1 min

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In this YouTube short, the speaker argues that the conventional "default" life—working a regular job, exchanging time for money, taking on a mortgage and debt—is itself a form of gambling. By following the same routine that 99% of people do, individuals are betting on their financial future without a strategic plan. The speaker frames this as a risky gamble with one’s freedom and future choices, urging listeners to reconsider this path and seek more intentional financial strategies.

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Let's talk about what is another type of gambling. What I think is gambling is just doing the working to pay the bills game of life, where what you do in life is you just go out, you exchange time for money, you work and pay the bills, and follow what I call the default life path, where you might get a home, nice big fat mortgage on for 30 years, take on a bit of debt, all those different type of things. If you just follow that pathway of life, which is what 99% of people do, then do you know what? Personally, I think that's gambling. If you just keep following the same thing, doing the same thing day in and day out and expecting a different result, that's straight out gambling with your life and it's gambling with your financial future. And goodness, isn't your financial future and freedom and the choices you want way too important just to go out and give it a crack and hope it's going to work out?