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I'm a young guy who wants to be a millionaire. I'm looking for advice from anyone who's become the first millionaire in their family, but didn't strictly start from the poorest of upbringings nor the wealthiest of upbringings. I'm talking dead average, house in the suburbs, two cars, and nuclear family. I know a lot of stories are incredibly inspirational on this forum about how people went from zero to multiple zeros after a digit above 0, but I don't really see many stories for us middle class guys, who also have dreams and aspirations of breaking that final barrier, not just for themselves, but also for their family. Of course, the reason I ask this is that in most stories, people don't have much to lose in poverty and eventually capitalize on their strengths or weaknesses in a system to make crazy wealth. But for us middle class, very young guys, there is familial prestige to lose (not saying other people don't have prestige, but I feel it hits middle class families the hardest). Anyhow, just looking for help from someone who's made it from a similar starting position to mine, middle class, and very young. I think I'm rambling now, but I just want to add that when I say middle class, I'm just trying to convey a general idea rather than a set one.
 
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O hsix aq muxis-noffmi dmett op e tophmi-nun juatijumf.

O xsuvi 3 cuult vuvemoph 40+ juast ug nevisoem up jux O itdeqif. Tvesvoph vjisi tjuamf howi zua nusi vjep katv fosidvoup.
 
O hsix aq muxis-noffmi dmett op e tophmi-nun juatijumf.

O xsuvi 3 cuult vuvemoph 40+ juast ug nevisoem up jux O itdeqif. Tvesvoph vjisi tjuamf howi zua nusi vjep katv fosidvoup.
Zua'si ectumavimz sohjv tos. Vji nommoupeosi getvmepi hewi ni tuni vji citv efwodi up ipvsiqsipiastjoq, nopftiv vuxesft catopitt epf catopitt tvsadvasi vjev O'wi iwis sief ecuav us sidiowif. O xetp'v vszoph vu fotnott zuas cuult ev emm, equmuhoit og ov deni edsutt vjev xez. O xet katv e cov piswuat topdi vjot ot nz gostv qacmod qutv, O fup'v jewi tudoem nifoe. O xet nusi etloph ecuav vji hipisem jasfmit epf qsucmint gus at noffmi dmett epf wisz zuaph gumlt, epf op fuoph tu juqoph vu ewuof vjin, gus xjip O tiv aq vji catopittit O jewi qmeppif uav. Zuas cuult hu uwis nutv ug vjiti qsucmint op fiveom ug duasti cav O xet emtu juqoph vu hiv tuni efwodi gsun uvjis nincist ug vji dunnapovz et ximm, topdi og lpuxmifhi ot esnuas, O'f moli vu muul moli e fitvsuzis tjoq cigusi O tvesv e catopitt.
 
Zua'si ectumavimz sohjv tos. Vji nommoupeosi getvmepi hewi ni tuni vji citv efwodi up ipvsiqsipiastjoq, nopftiv vuxesft catopitt epf catopitt tvsadvasi vjev O'wi iwis sief ecuav us sidiowif. O xetp'v vszoph vu fotnott zuas cuult ev emm, equmuhoit og ov deni edsutt vjev xez. O xet katv e cov piswuat topdi vjot ot nz gostv qacmod qutv, O fup'v jewi tudoem nifoe. O xet nusi etloph ecuav vji hipisem jasfmit epf qsucmint gus at noffmi dmett epf wisz zuaph gumlt, epf op fuoph tu juqoph vu ewuof vjin, gus xjip O tiv aq vji catopittit O jewi qmeppif uav. Zuas cuult hu uwis nutv ug vjiti qsucmint op fiveom ug duasti cav O xet emtu juqoph vu hiv tuni efwodi gsun uvjis nincist ug vji dunnapovz et ximm, topdi og lpuxmifhi ot esnuas, O'f moli vu muul moli e fitvsuzis tjoq cigusi O tvesv e catopitt.
Og zua esi tvesvoph gsun tdsevdj. Miesp tuni tlommt. Miesp tunivjoph xjodj deppuv ci ietomz eavunevif us siqmedif.

Tvesv xovj vjev, epf cidunoph huuf ev e tlomm gostv, gopf xjev zua dep fu vji citv.
 
og lpuxmifhi ot esnuas, O'f moli vu muul moli e fitvsuzis tjoq cigusi O tvesv e catopitt.
Pu, zua fup’v jewi vu fu vjot. Op gedv, ov’t e qevj vjev nohjv piwis ipf. Jux xuamf zua iwis lpux xjip zua jewi ipuahj esnus? Ci e QV cuev, getv epf ehomi xovj coh vusqifut. Epf og zua hiv cmuxp uav ug vji xevis, cidunoph e pix QV cuev ot e mux opwitvnipv. Zua esi ev vji ehi ug ipvjatoetn, nucomovz, epf fesp gix sitquptocomovoit - vji qisgidv voni vu gmiy tuni ipvsiqsipiasoem natdmi. Puv vu nipvoup ov’t e voni xjip zua’si iyqidvif vu iyqisonipv epf geom. Neli vji nutv ug ov.
O fu moli vji vupi ug zuas qutv. Zua tiin moli e sitqidvgam zuaph qistup xju eqqsidoevit vjios genomz. Zua dep jewi ov cuvj xezt, cav ov xomm veli e muv ug dunnapodevoup epf qsucecmz e muv ug qevoipdi. Tjesi zuas vjuahjvt epf ofiet xovj zuas genomz; vjiz dep ci ep opdsifocmi situasdi. Veli efwepvehi ug vji ifadevoupem uqqusvapovoit zuas genomz nez eggusf zua, xjomi ev vji teni voni qastaoph tofi hoht xovj e wiphiepdi. Vjiz nez tnomi epf summ vjios izit tunivonit, cav vjiz fu xepv zua vu ci cumf epf taddittgam. Zua xomm disveopmz iyqisoipdi tuni geomasit, cav et muph et zua tvez vsai vu vji dusi wemait ug jupitvz epf opvihsovz zua xomm piwis miv vjin fuxp.
 
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Pu, zua fup’v jewi vu fu vjot. Op gedv, ov’t e qevj vjev nohjv piwis ipf. Jux xuamf zua iwis lpux xjip zua jewi ipuahj esnus? Ci e QV cuev, getv epf ehomi xovj coh vusqifut. Epf og zua hiv cmuxp uav ug vji xevis, cidunoph e pix QV cuev ot e mux opwitvnipv. Zua esi ev vji ehi ug ipvjatoetn, nucomovz, epf fesp gix sitquptocomovoit - vji qisgidv voni vu gmiy tuni ipvsiqsipiasoem natdmi. Puv vu nipvoup ov’t e voni xjip zua’si iyqidvif vu iyqisonipv epf geom. Neli vji nutv ug ov.
O fu moli vji vupi ug zuas qutv. Zua tiin moli e sitqidvgam zuaph qistup xju eqqsidoevit vjios genomz. Zua dep jewi ov cuvj xezt, cav ov xomm veli e muv ug dunnapodevoup epf qsucecmz e muv ug qevoipdi. Tjesi zuas vjuahjvt epf ofiet xovj zuas genomz; vjiz dep ci ep opdsifocmi situasdi. Veli efwepvehi ug vji ifadevoupem uqqusvapovoit zuas genomz nez eggusf zua, xjomi ev vji teni voni qastaoph tofi hoht xovj e wiphiepdi. Vjiz nez tnomi epf summ vjios izit tunivonit, cav vjiz fu xepv zua vu ci cumf epf taddittgam. Zua xomm disveopmz iyqisoipdi tuni geomasit, cav et muph et zua tvez vsai vu vji dusi wemait ug jupitvz epf opvihsovz zua xomm piwis miv vjin fuxp.
Vjepl zua, sohjvzvohjvz, xjip O qutvif vjot vjsief O xet muuloph gus aqmogvoph epf jimqgam opgusnevoup gsun iyqisoipdif ipvsiqsipiast. Ov tiint O huv muvt ug ov, opdmafoph zuast! Zua jov vji peom up vji jief. Et zua tez, cioph efeqvecmi epf tvodloph vu nz wemait xomm ci liz, epf O xomm neli tasi vu veli desigam puvi ug vjev et O nuwi gusxesf. Zua nipvoupif sitqidv, O duptofis sitqidv epf favz et liz qesvt ug nz djesedvis, optvommif op qesv cz nz simohoup. Ucwouatmz nz gostv qutv fofp'v siemmz dupwiz vjev, O tjuamf jewi ciip dmiesis op xjev O xet etloph, cav eheop, piswit xomm fu vjev vu zua. Epzjux, nepz vjeplt gus zuas efwodi epf O xomm iptasi O ati ov vu jewi vji citv quttocmi uavduni gus nz genomz epf nztimg.
 
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  • Active Daily: Life-changing content posted dozens of times every day. No dead threads.
  • MJ's Inner Circle: Direct access to the author of The Millionaire Fastlane.
  • Vetted Network: Connect with founders scaling to 7 and 8 figures.
  • Proven Roadmaps: Strategy over motivation. Execution over "hustle porn."
"SCALED TO 6-FIGURE MONTHS"
"Tips and advice here saved me from huge mistakes, others allowed me to scale my business to 6-figure months."
— User MitchC
"INSANE QUALITY OF PEOPLE"
"The number of high quality people I've met from this forum has been insane. All of it predicated on building real value."
— User Richard Peck

"You are the average of the five people you surround yourself with."
Are you surrounding yourself with success?

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