Good morning friends :)
Today, I wanted to share something personal with y'all. I hate that our society revolves around creating a caste of "Debt Slaves" but unfortunately, that is how it is...
Like many "Crypto Boomers" I believe Financial Independence is the path to Freedom and there are two separate but related pieces to it:
- Eliminate Debt
- Passive Income
Today I will share a piece about #1... Some of you know my struggle, some of you don't... I took some pretty big L's in 2018 and have spent my time since then, paying for it...
I share my struggles and stresses, trials and triumphs not for sympathy or an "attaboy" - but for inspiration!
Inspiration? You may be wondering how my success in overcoming my obstacles is going to inspire others...
The answer is simple: If someone feels stuck in a situation, no matter how dire. No matter how bleak... By me sharing my life struggles, they can read about someone overcoming a similar situation and see that it is doable...
You see, I hate the "I did it, so you can do it to" philosophy... I. HATE. IT.
Because no matte how hard I try, there are some things I can't do "like someone else"... I can't throw a football like Brady or swim like Phelps...
However, there is one painfully obvious reality we often forget...
If I share a story about overcoming something, that's not to say "I did it, you can too"... It's simply to show people it CAN be done... and THAT... should give people HOPE where before, they may have had none.
Knowing something is NOT impossible... is POWERFUL. Don't believe me??? Then why do people throw INSANE amounts of money at the Lottery?
So... if you are struggling, especially if you're struggling financially... hang in there! Keep grinding! Set a goal. Make a plan. Wake up, KICK ASS, repeat!
Here's some positivity and some "feel good" for your Saturday morning, courtesy of your boy CaptainDingus 😚
Story time:
"For 4.5 years, I worked endlessly... two jobs... 80 hours per week... week in and week out...
I worked. And worked. And. Worked.
The results were slow and the setbacks many...
I hated that I was missing my life... I hated that I was trying to get back to ZERO...
2022 ended very poorly for me...
However on Jan 1st 2023, after coming home from the ER... I said:
"Ok Universe, you did your worst and I'm still here... you knocked me down many times... but I got back up... and each time... I got back up quicker than before... so unless you plan to KILL ME... it's time to leave me alone and stop giving me shit because I am NOT going to quit no matter what you do 😡"
2023... has been nothing short of miraculous in the difference between the end of 22 and first 4 months of 23...
All the results I worked so hard for and didn't see for 4.5 years... ALL of them... happened in the last 2 months...
Business Line of Credit: Paid Off
Credit Card #2: Paid down to minimal usage
Prius: Sold and paid off
Thursday... I got the check for my Warranty Refund...
After much deliberation I decided there was only one thing to do with that $1,400...
Celebrate all my victories and do something cool!!! Buy something awesome because I deserved it!! Go on a trip!!
Haha yeah right... I still have goals to crush!!!!!
I took the check, some of my checking $$ and some of the savings I had been rebuilding 🙄🙄🙄
I PAID OFF MY VAN!!!!!!!
That's right!!
Van: PAID IN FULL 💪💪💪💪💪
I have ONE... Yes... ONE last "debt" and I am going to be debt free (except mortgage)!!!
LFGGGGGGG!!!!
It looks like I am on track for hitting that goal by September!!
If you've been there... you know the feeling of liberty and freedom as you shed the bonds of debt slavery...
I absolutely HATE that I am grinding my life away... but by God, I will rectify my mistakes... I will atone for my hubris that cost me so much... I will finally live my life, my way - without being encumbered by the self imposed shackles of debt slavery.
I hope you enjoyed that boost of Good Vibes, early on a Saturday. I hope it inspires you today. I hope your day, week and 2023 turn out AMAZING... But if things AREN'T amazing for you right now...
THEN YOU GO WORK AT IT UNTIL THEY ARE!!
#Motivation #Inspiration #Freedom #FinancialIndependence #Positivity #GoodVibes
With that, I shall leave you for now... I have to get ready for work after my 4 short hours of sleep... but today... I feel empowered after sharing this with you!!
I may be tired later... but right now... I feel awesome!! Because I have hope that at least one person, just ONE... may read this - and not give up... They may read it and despite the odds, find the spark to KEEP GOING... and that in turn gives me the drive to push harder!!
Have a great day... no... scratch that...
MAKE today great!!!
Cheers 🍻,
- CaptainDingus
