Investing with a software engineering 9-5 and working towards financial freedom đź’¸

Joined May 2024
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@DebuggingFin: ~$ whoami > 26 year old man > Software Engineer expat working 9-5 > Net-worth: $ 14k > Debt: $ 3k > Working towards financial freedom
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It’s definitely difficult being first gen investor when you have to start from rock bottom financially and with financial knowledge. But I am up for the task and I will succeed. Doing this to show all first gen investors it can be done. Thank you to this community.
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My FiRE number is $ 3 million. And now that I know that, it's time to get to work. Investing consistently and increasing my income.
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I can’t wait to reach this milestone. Need to kick it up a notch and as you say trust the process. Bookmarking this to remember where I started from.
Getting the first $100,000 invested is a grind. It sucks. After that, the snowball gets bigger and bigger, faster and faster. Trust the process.
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⚠️ Financial bug detected! I focused on building my investments before creating and building an emergency fund. This resulted in me ending up initially into $ 6k credit card and personal loan debt.
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âś… Solution: I am holding off on all investments until I build my 3 month emergency fund and pay off all my debt. This is the foundation I need to be able to let my investments grow.
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This proves to me that I need to stay the course, get used to the fluctuations and look to the future. The long term growth needs time and discipline.
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Being rich means you have money. Being wealthy means you have money, health, and free time.
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It’s easy to find excuses on why you can’t invest, redirect that energy and time to building yourself up and finding reasons why you can succeed and then it’s only a matter of time until you succeed.
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My financial priorities right now: 1. Save 1 month emergency fund. 2. Pay off my high interest debt. 3. Add 2 additional months to emergency fund. 4. Invest in index funds. 5. Invest in myself and increase income. 6. Repeat step 4. This is for building my foundation.
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If you look for reasons on why it’s too late to start, on why you won’t succeed or on how this will end in failure; you will ALWAYS find them. Excuses are boundless, stop looking for a way out, look for a way through and keep going no matter what.
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Stop shaming people for paying off all their debt instead of buying stocks.
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First we build a consistency mindset and then we increase our investment amount. No matter how small, the starting amount is, just start.
Invest $100 a month Invest $300 a month Invest $500 a month Invest $1000 a month The key is to invest something
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I’m choosing to bet on myself. The greatest return on investment is realising my potential. No more excuses.
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Starting small and making incremental improvements. One day I’m going to look back at where I am now and I won’t believe how far I’ve risen.
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Financial freedom starts with taking your first step. And this is me taking my first step.

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