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From sleeping with cookies and snacks under my bed throughout childhood to test my strength.
To keeping my favorite snacks and ice cream in the pantry and freezer, but not eating them.
To holding onto my car for 11+ years until it said it’s final goodbye.
To consistently investing for decades because I can’t imagine not creating wealth for myself and others — even if it costs me more resources in the short term/
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I fucking love delayed gratification when it comes to food and finances.
However, I also know how to splurge the sh*t out of stuff, too.
Delayed gratification is key if you want to build wealth, and it’s a key strategy in how I’ve been doing so for the past decades.
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