Leaving school felt like being thrown into the deep end without swimming lessons I floundered and Made alot of mistakes by Spending too much here on things that don't compound my earning and saved too little where I ought to save more there by causing financial constraints which Felt intimidated by terms like "ROI" or index funds. Realized that "financial literacy" wasn't some optional elective it was the core operating system for adult life that I was expected to just magically know as there is no practical perfect Skills that' is Now found Balancing a checkbook felt archaic, but the principles of budgeting, forecasting, and understanding cash flow is an Essential life skills which is been ignored by many persons when Investing because it seemed like a scary casino reserved for the rich not a fundamental tool for building future freedom. Taxes were a confusing annual nightmare not to talk of the system to understand and navigate strategically
By Shifting My Mindset Moving from "I need a paycheck" to "How can I create value" was a very huge deal that opened my eyes to opportunities everywhere skills I could monetize, and problems I could solve initially proves ways to make my existing money more efficient by Finding My Tribe when Talking openly about money asking "dumb" questions and connecting with others on the same path made a world of difference Online communities used carefully and real-life conversations broke the isolation especially with the latest blockchain development and effecieny In providing compound interest.
