You don’t need to outearn everyone.

You need enough invested that your job loses its leverage over you.

My favorite luxury?

Not needing the next paycheck.

That’s the exit plan.

At $1.3M, a 1% market move is ~$13,000.

That’s more than I invest in an average month.

There’s a point where building wealth stops being mostly about adding money.

It becomes about not interrupting the compounding.

The goal was never to be rich.

It was to make “I can’t afford to quit” disappear from my vocabulary.

Ngl… I love when my stocks go up.

But bitcoin going up is like chicken soup for the soul.

Got max stock awards this year 🎉

Still feels like 🥜

This is why we invest!

Conviction is not the same as concentration.

You can believe deeply in an asset without letting one outcome control your entire future.

Diversification is key.

MRNA just had an amazing day due to completing their phase 3 clinical trials for personalized melanoma vaccines.

Up 177% on the day.

Every $100/month you permanently cut from spending lowers your FIRE number by about $34,000 at a 3.5% withdrawal rate.

Saving money doesn’t just grow the portfolio.

It shrinks the finish line.

Every raise can buy you a nicer lifestyle or a shorter career.

I’m choosing the shorter career.