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And the result: Mental clarity and resilience when the market will test you. Love your page by the way, small nuggets of wisdom everywhere. New follower here!! 😁

8. Preparation Pays: How Being Ready can Shape Your Life and Income - The Fillennial From Mario Kart rivalries to job interviews, efforts to be prepared have turned “lucky breaks” in my life into long-term confidence and career growth.

If you agree preparation pays off in your career, personal finances and other aspects of life, I think last week's article might really resonate with you!

Readership on the blog has been steadily increasing since starting it last month, I'm grateful for your enthusiasm!

Sounds like you've raised a very strong and independent woman, Doug. I don't have kids myself yet, but this book will absolutely go on the reading list!

4. From Zero to Invested: The Scars and Lessons from My First Year in The Stock Market - The Fillennial My first year of investing was full of red numbers, emotional dips, and late-night portfolio checks. But it also taught me the lessons that still guide me today: patience, preparation, and the value o...

I've read The Psychology of Money and thought it was great! Will absolutely give these two a read soon.

I wrote something in line with this topic not too long ago as well. Sounds like it might be in your alley, so feel free to take a look if you want 😁
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Grateful for this one, Doug! I really liked the "The point of an allowance is to teach them how to handle money, not how to earn it." quote.

Nevertheless, still curious what you've done to teach your daughter on the topic of earning money. Can you give any insights on that?

The fact that wealth at some point allows you to say yes, no, or simply walk away without major consequences, is basically a superpower by itself. And you don't need to wear spandex to show it haha!

Patience. All good things take time, and that includes your foundation for passive income as well. How about you?

I started investing in the 2022 bear market, so my numbers went red almost immediately: stressful, yet exciting to see money move. What kept me going was my long-term investing intention: today’s red numbers would always be considered a “future-me” problem.

No blogpost promoting this weekend, since a new one has just dropped last Tuesday. This time a question, and hopefully some discussion:

How did you feel the first time your investments went red, and what helped you stick with it?

Find my answer below!

Agree! Which topics and lessons do you consider the basics of financial literacy that everyone should know?

This is a really underappreciated perspective. Financial stress causes constant context switching between life and finances, which is mentally draining. A financial buffer really gives more calm and options. I like your content and weekly posts, Cobin. New follower here, let's stay in touch! 😁

Appreciate this thoughtful reply, sounds like focus on your goals has consistently guided your actions and kept distractions at bay!

Any book recommendations for the reading over trading part?

"All of humanity's problems stem from man's inability to sit quietly in a room alone." - Blaise Pascal

Nailed it with this one! I saw on your profile you were extremely early with bitcoin. What behaviors, thoughts and actions have helped you stay the course over these last 15+ years?

4. From Zero to Invested: The Scars and Lessons from My First Year in The Stock Market - The Fillennial My first year of investing was full of red numbers, emotional dips, and late-night portfolio checks. But it also taught me the lessons that still guide me today: patience, preparation, and the value o...

Knowing that you might already do everything right, but just don't have the same numbers yet, sounds very motivating! What do you to keep that long-term focus? My first year on the stock market was brutal, so I'm curious if you have experienced something similar!
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Glad you enjoyed it! I've seen your profile has been taking off like a rocket these last two weeks, much deserved with the quality of the content you're bringing!

8. Preparation Pays: How Being Ready can Shape Your Life and Income - The Fillennial From Mario Kart rivalries to job interviews, efforts to be prepared have turned “lucky breaks” in my life into long-term confidence and career growth.

“Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity” - Seneca

A new post has dropped about how trying to be prepared has impacted my income and career growth.

Crafted with care, I hope you can take something valuable from it! #personalfinance

Great article, there is a lot of nuance to these often considered "universal truths"!

Absolutely agree on this one! Financial wealth is invisible and grows through the gap between earning and spending. Skip the flashy stage and let compouding work its magic 💪

Not gonna lie, this one gave me a genuine laugh. Still, valid point about finding the root cause of your financial stress. Thanks for sharing Big Cajun!!

Hey Katie, already loving your content! I'm curious: how has your background of managing other people's wealth influenced your own investing approach and strategy?

This is essentially what the Norwegians have done. They're now owning 1.5% of the total stock market via a pension fund that's worth $340k per citizen. Absolute powermove.
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7. The Morning I Hit My First €100k - The Fillennial Hitting €100k didn’t bring champagne. It brought calm, perspective, and the quiet freedom to choose without fear of money holding me back.

I fully resonate with this article, especially the part where chasing checkboxes doesn't give you the happiness you thought it would. I experienced the samen when reaching my first €100k.
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Home - The Fillennial Every two weeks I share the real life experiences that have shaped my financial thinking and behavior, to offer you a new perspective on yours.

My social media strategy to spark new financial thoughts, conversations, perspectives and behavior?

Exclusive presence on Bluesky, core focus on engaging with people I can actually learn something from, and limit pushing my own content to three meaningful posts a week.

Home - The Fillennial Every two weeks I share the real life experiences that have shaped my financial thinking and behavior, to offer you a new perspective on yours.

Absolutely hitting the nail on the head there l, Katie! I found the exact same thing and started my blog recently because of it. Looking forward to your future content, good luck and you've already got a new follower here! thefillennial.com

With one major difference: code can be iteratively tested and improved much faster, so take the time with new money habits before concluding they don't work for you.

I really like your content, Ran: wise words and advice without spamming readers. You've got a new follower here! 😁

I've experienced a situation before where financial stress led to me making some irrational decisions trying to get money (aka gambling). Didn't understand why at the time, so this post really resonated. Thanks for this James, you've got a new follower here and inspired a post on my own blog!

6. A Billionaire Paid For My Curry and Taught Me a Lesson in Success, Money and Humility - The Fillennial Dinner with a billionaire taught me that wealth doesn’t change who you are. True success is carrying money lightly, with humility and clarity.

Some of the ultra wealthy seem to be in the news quite a lot lately. I once had dinner with one of them, and he was totally not how I expected: extraordinarily ordinary.

I've once gotten the advice to "invest in something that makes you sleep well at night". I can imagine this might actually be a very silent factor for that, thanks Josh!

Great one! Boring really is best when it comes to wealth building, so a bit of stoicism to counter all the nagging doubts is very helpful 😁

Wealth absolutely is a marathon, and this is some solid advice. Just getting started makes a massive difference on the long term!