Name: 5 Rules of Money I Wish I Knew at 20
Uploaded: 2021-05-01T18:35:08.000Z
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The superlative

The 20s are probably the best years of your life.

Gerund

This is when you are introduced to the real world after being a terrible teenager for

In the next few years, you are going to figure out what you are going to do with the rest

Most people end up ruining their 20s by making horrible financial decisions that will bear

on their shoulders for many decades to come, such as student debt, although most people

Looking back at my life, I knew very little about money because I grew up in a family

where my parents didn't care about financial literacy, so I grew knowing very little about

All they cared about were my grades at school.

I made every financial mistake you can think about?

I was naive, and I thought that I am know everything there is to know about money.

You can't blame me because no one taught me anything about money, I had to figure everything

There wasn't even such a channel like proactive thinker that would teach me everything I need

I was on my own, but if I would go back in time, there are a few things I wish I knew.

If I knew these things, I would take different financial decisions, and I guess I would have

So if you are in your 20s or even a teenager, I think what I am about to share with you

is going to be extremely helpful because it's not like when you hit a certain age, you suddenly

Aren't there 40 or 50-year-olds who are still doing terrible financially?

that's why pay attention because what you are about to learn might be the most important

so give this video a thumbs up, and let's get right into it

  Don't try to do everything on your own 

Back then, I use to think that I can do everything on my own.

Why do I need a partner when I can outwork everyone?

But the reality is, having a partner in any project is going to save a lot of time and

mistakes because you always need a co-funder to balance you out.

It doesn't matter whether it is a startup, a small business, a YouTube channel.

If you can get a partner who is equally interested in that project, work together! 

Yes, of course, you will have to share the profits or the business, but it's better to

share a huge pie rather than having a small little pie by yourself. 

No matter how smart or talented you are, you are not perfect, especially in your 20s.

You are guaranteed to make a lot of mistakes, so you always need someone besides you to

tell you that you are wrong, and vice versa, of course.

Every project that I have started with a co-founder has always grown much faster than any project

So don't be selfish and learn how to work with teams.

Remember, you are still a kid, and your knowledge is very limited, so always be open to take

Of course, you could be right, but you also could be wrong, and being open-minded is going

If there is one thing I would tell my younger self is - don't be naive.

When you are a 20-year-old college kid, you think that you have figured everything out.

You make all these plans only to grow a little up and realize how naive you were and that

the world works in a completely different way.

Or just because you work hard, you think you deserve more, but when you grow up, you realize

that no one cares about how hard you work.

What matters at the end of the day is the final outcome. 

Once you are out there in the workplace, what matters how much you can help the company

grow, your grades are the least important thing.

I remember how my friends use to take loans just to buy a cool car because that will get

I am not sure how naive you have to be to think like that. 

Maybe there is a small number of girls who would hang out with you just because you a

cool car, even if you shouldn't hang out with such girls because all they want at the end

of the day is to drain the last dollar out of you. 

All these naive perceptions push you to take horrible financial decisions and unnecessary

financial responsibilities, which brings me to point number 3.

Don't take a financial responsibility you can't afford

I have many friends who fell in love in their 20s, got married, and already have kids that

Whenever I talk to them, I really feel old because I don't have kids, neither am I married.

 But the problem was that they were not ready for that financially, so right now, they can't

save money even though they are no longer in their 20s, but because they have kids and

a family to support, every penny they earn goes directly To their day-to-day expenses,

and they can't suddenly get rid of their kids and wives. 

  And because they have so many responsibilities,

the idea of losing that job freaks them out because they might be able to cut some of

their expenses, but they can't sacrifice their families for that, so they stick to that job

with their lives and are ready to do everything to keep it.

They literally pushed themselves into a corner, and now they will probably never leave it

They are forever trapped in that paycheck to paycheck lifestyle.

When you have a job, your career moves slowly.

You don't even get promoted every year, so whenever you get that little promotion, you

slightly improve the quality of your life, which means you start spending more.

And if god forbid you overuse that credit card, you will spend your entire life just

So think twice before you commit to any serious financial responsibility.

stay away from money wasters  One of the worst things you can ever do is

develop a bad and expensive habit, especially when you are a 20-year-old kid who isn't making

First of all, all the extra money you suppose to save and invest, you are going to waste

on another pack of cigars, alcohol or gambling, or whatever is your bad expensive habit is.

Number two, the opportunity cost of that habit is far bigger than you can possibly imagine. 

An opportunity cost simply means how much that money would worth if you have invested