Money

Sometimes I’ll see a LinkedIn post of the kind that everybody mocks. It’ll be along the lines of “this massive cost is actually a good thing because it’s making me hustle harder.” And yes, I laugh along, because these people are either deluded or grifters, no exceptions. Nobody should pour huge sums into pointless influencemaxxing or publicised secret masterminds, thinking a big-spender mindset is going to grow them rich, and if anyone claims to, they probably have an eye on what you might be willing to pay them....

We live cheaply. By choice. I don’t talk about it, usually, because it’s difficult to say anything and walk the tightrope between people’s pity if they get the impression we have to, and them thinking we’re holier-than-thou if they don’t. But sometimes I wish I could explain, so I’m going to give it a try. When we got married, I was used to spending whatever I felt I needed and not looking too far ahead....