Update #1: Once you read the article and fully understand the main principles... Next on the list—read about what risk management means. Both go hand in hand and form the big picture
We had this one coming for a few months.
What’s the point of all this? Of this website? Of you trying to run your life to maximize efficiency? Your goal should be to live your life without sacrificing it… The most important high-level points are present here, and the idea behind those should be clear after reading the article.
The master plan, the future, and our goal?
This will be updated over time.
Why Are We Here?
We never had more resources, yet the average life has never been worse…
When they zig, you zag.
The ultimate mindset that will move you forward. Your background doesn’t matter, your grades, your weak excuses. They don’t matter - considering the power of the internet and what it has allowed the average person to achieve. Before going forward with and explaining key points…
Background: Corporate Tech. Both client-facing and backside-developing. Building software, affiliate marketing, marketing, and running a few more websites where we share our ideas and do a bit of writing.
Grammar: There is much to say about grammar and our writing style. If you pay too much attention, this is not the page for you. Our goal is to communicate the message directly. Neither are we trying to sell you any dreams here. What you are going to get is straightforward material without fluffiness or false promises. That is what most of the soft culture doesn't want to hear.
Our goal?
We want you to realize the opportunity all of us have been given. We are not talking about the current crypto market craze. If you are not already participating, we feel sorry for you. You are missing out on the potential opportunity of a lifetime. No, we are not talking about meme coins - the REAL fun starts when the market is bearish. You accumulate while others are selling. Something to keep in mind. To get back to our main point…
The BTB was 100% right on this one:
"Equal opportunity, Unequal results"
You have access to the internet right? Well you are reading this - meaning you don't have any excuses. Pretty much all the money-making schemes are available on your phone. Something that most could not imagine 20 years ago. Yet here we are, and it’s reality. It doesn't take much to run laps around others, considering most are too busy scrolling TikTok or any other short-form vehicle. We are all about showing you ways and providing angles to become more efficient. What will be the results of all that?
You will become efficient.
The Big Picture
Most will ask themselves what efficiency is. In theory, efficiency is using the least amount of input to achieve the highest amount of output. But what about the practical part? One could argue it’s subjective. Some will say it’s saving hours of manual work on your job with Python script. Others will say that moving to tax heaven because you will pay less tax on your income. Truth? Somewhere in the middle.
What would we consider efficiency?
Doing what it takes to have more. What do we mean? Your daily actions should lead you to a comfortable position. Position where you will not be forced to trade your time and life for any type or form of payment. In other words… Efficiency for us is nothing but the system. A system in which you position yourself in a way that saves your life energy, time, and health.
You can't buy them with money, yet they play the biggest role in our lives.
Now that we have the definition of efficiency, there are a few mandatory topics when discussing the big picture…
WiFi Money / Side Business / Operations / Side Income: The year is 2024, and this is the new standard. No negationable is the best way we could put it. A second income stream is a must, and there are many ways to achieve it. You already saw us mention multiple things, such as contract stacking or VPN arbitrage. An economic bubble mixed with a consumerism mindset will allow you to sell products and services you would not have imagined.
There are many ways to start, and you must decide what will work for you.
We plan to do the WiFi money part a bit differently down the road. Why? We want to provide you with a more layer-type of thinking, which is the opposite of what is on the market. Over the last couple of years, internet gurus have done a lot of damage and abused their social presence to turn the average newcomer into someone who can only follow a clear action sequence → a step-by-step outlined process.
The standard learning path: Click on button 1 to achieve this, and once you have completed that, click on button 2. Once you are done with the button 2. wait and click on the button 3… You get the picture. Forget about that approach. This way, you are not learning to execute based on a predefined template. Why? You are lost once button 1 changes position or button 1 becomes button 2. That's why we are trying to avoid the sequence teaching and instead provide you with deeper layers you can dive into. If you understand the depth of a topic, you will easily manipulate a few buttons to do what you want to achieve.
What should your first side income be?
If possible, go with something you already have experience with. Let's say that you are an accountant. The next steps are logical: help others fill out their returns or help them with their papers. The reward for fulfilling your task? Financial one. The website and the CTA (call to action) button should not take you more than 48 hours to set everything up. It costs you up to 30$ to have everything up and running - it's hard to beat that.
Zero skills?
Start a content website and build a social profile. Help others and learn along the way. One day, you will find a way to monetize your work, and the second income will slowly build up. Along the way, as you build, things that didn’t make sense earlier start to make sense - as with most stuff in our lives. Experience doesn’t have a price.
Your end goal should be to move from actively trading your time to passive money-making. The pattern repeats. It comes down to becoming more efficient. You want to wake up to Stripe notifications without putting in a work day before. Ensure you are doing what is necessary to build cash flow.
When is the right time to start your second income?
Right now. There is no perfect time, and there will never be one. It doesn't matter if you are attending university, working 9-5, or still in high school. Your goal should be to have at least two income streams. Why? Life gets easier, and you become more efficient over time.
University: We have a bunch of young readers, so we felt obliged to mention it. It's a hard topic. We can all agree that it’s not mandatory anymore. But if your idea of success is being a lawyer, there is so much you can achieve without going to university and getting a diploma. If you have to go to college and you are set on it. Your primary goal should be to get to the best one possible. You want to minimize your debt and not take on any useless diploma. The only positive side of university is that you can leverage your position into an easy internship, which will be useful in your early career. No one can deny that.
Career: You already know what to do here: build software or sell. You are developing (creating) or selling. We are NOT talking about car sales or anything similar. Enterprise / corporate should be your goal - B2B, as this is where the real money is.
Are other careers/jobs still worth getting into?
Front office finance (IB/PE) and trades. Trades? Most think we are not serious. But considering the competition in that field. One could argue that it is much better than being a cubicle worker. What we have witnessed firsthand and how most successful trade individuals live. Trades with a clear mind and a strategic exit plan - solid career choice. We are not saying that the other careers are not worth it. But we are considering the effort you must put into getting the most money out with the least input. Sticking to three main ones + trades if you can’t see yourself working in the office.
What about remote work?
The ultimate leverage in this day and age. Those who have never had a chance to experience switching from office work to remote work will not understand. It’s the biggest blessing one can achieve. Saving hours on unnecessary commutes, talking with normie colleagues, and pretending you care about what is happening around you. Unfortunately, it's getting harder to get one. Considering empty offices still have to be paid for - the reason why many companies stopped with remote policy and returned their employees to offices. If you have the option to choose… You should always choose remote work over office work. Why? The main reason is that you will become more efficient. Saving hours on unnecessary activities. Result?
You have more time to focus on building your second income stream.
If your ultimate goal is to build a career and live off your employer's income - which is dumb in our opinion. Things are a bit different. It's easier to build a reputation while in the office. Discussing the corporate ladder, office politics, and social and emotional intelligence will take you far if you do things right. Hybrid work seems most balanced in that aspect. Spending 2 - 3 days playing office politics and putting in the work while the rest of the week is spent taking is easier and focusing on building a second income stream - WiFi money.
Remember, your goal in a career is to pretend you are a loyal and hardworking individual while abusing all the benefits you can to your advantage.
Build without letting anyone know that you are doing it.
Get in a position where you will spend the least time possible while using the rest to your advantage. Aim for the least amount of working hours possible. This allows you to use the extra time to build a side income - a business that will, in the end, allow you to have a much better lifestyle than you would have if you had given that time to someone else's company.
Learn to abuse the system for your benefit.
Abundance mindset, more confidence, and a deeper understanding of business operations. One would be surprised how great side operations and the second income stream logic apply well to your 9to5. Some may not even go that route, considering they already made enough cash flow and decided to skip that part altogether.
Lifestyle: Realize that no one is coming to save you. You are the only one who can save yourself. The mindset that will allow you to position yourself accordingly. Lifestyle in our books includes health, personal finances (investing), and geo arbitrage. Some of our readers would undoubtedly include social dynamics on the list. Again, this comes down to being as efficient as possible and getting the most out while putting the minimum effort in. All of them play direct role in the quality of your life.
Health: Take care of your health. It is one of those things you will never regret if you are too careful about it. Do your cardio, hit the gym, and do the regular bloodwork. This puts you in the top 20% of the population - the bar is that low. Being in a good and fit shape will not only allow us to live better and be healthier overall. It’s going to result in you being more productive and focused. The critical factor when it comes to becoming efficient.
Investments / Personal Finances: Different strokes for different folks. RE (real estate), stocks, crypto works. They all work. Not getting into any risk and knowing how much you should invest. Realize what is going on and what is bringing in the results. Take it as your mission and allocate at least a certain percentage to your monthly investment fund. Leaving allocation up to you. Maybe down the road, we drop our portfolio, and you will be able to see what we are doing. Running a boring one. But one that works.
Another reason why having a side income is important.
Remember, you won't get rich with investments. Huge amounts of capital are required to be available to you. The sooner you realize that the only way to “make it big” is by having a business and product others want. Everything else is a noise you should be ignoring. Beating the market is a waste for most. Your goal is to participate and build slowly. Forget about debt if you are starting. It's the big boy’s game - the majority is not ready to perform under that pressure.
Geo Arbitrage: It is the ultimate move, the end game. At least, that’s what it was years ago. With regulations stepping up, it's becoming increasingly important to position yourself. Multiple passports, multiple bank accounts, multiple bases of operations - crucial. The other part of the geo arbitrage is that once you make it, you will want to lower your taxes and improve your quality of life. We can all agree that a village by the sea is the ultimate goal for most.
So, what is this website all about?
This is nothing else but the hedge against the future. Against the standards. Against the norms. Doing what is outlined here will allow you to operate on a complexity level that most of the average population can’t. Knowing how to separate what counts from the noise. Knowing what gets the result and pushes you forward.
This website is a hedge to help you be in a favorable position.
Live your life as you always wanted to and understand the opportunity you have been given. Understand that no one is coming to save you, and you are alone. Your only mission?
Put in the work required.
Anyone can make it.
Disclaimer: This is not legal or financial advice. It is the opinion of an anonymous group of individuals.
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