Big takeaway from Fastlane & Unscripted.. correct me if I'm wrong

[Been Machine]

I read Fastlane, currently reading Unscripted . Since I'm about to graduate high school (finally) a major takeaway from the books is to avoid stupid debt and blowing your money on dumb BS.

I want to be fastlane. I want to be Unscripted . The problem? No clue how I'm getting there. But so far a big take I noticed so far (see Unscripted pg. 86) is many people want the same things I do (be fastlane & unscripted ) but they end up throwing themselves in immense debt (college, cars, mortgage, etc) that fastlane/unscripted dreams become impossible. Instead of pursuing dreams, they're stuck to a job because of poor decisions.

Honestly.. I don't know how I'm going to achieve my dreams. But a big thing I'm taking away is it's going to be a hell of a lot easier without crippling debt payments. Don't enter adult life with 40k in student loans and a financed brand new car... and life will be easier... right?
-All advice greatly appreciated!

 

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[MJ DeMarco]

Since I'm about to graduate high school (finally) a major takeaway from the books is to avoid stupid debt and blowing your money on dumb BS.

You've grasped only 10% of it, you're missing the other 90%...

 

[Been Machine]

You've grasped only 10% of it, you're missing the other 90%...

well, Shit.

 

[Simon Angel]

You've grasped only 10% of it, you're missing the other 90%...

10% seems quite generous. All he got is that debt is bad.

 

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[ZCP]

Stupid debt is bad. Debt for business growth is amazing.

 

[ji1029]

Something to think about. It's great you read the books, now read them again. I'll share something with you that I've absorbed from MJ, the books and this forum. VALUE. As you get older, think about Value. What does it mean? What does it look like? How will you offer it to the WORLD? It's good you took away the debt part, that's great. But, dealing with that in my opinion will come after you've structured your life in such a way that the decisions you make will deal with it with minimal energy. Focus on value. As MJ told me when I started on this forum, everything else in your life will reveal itself after YOU decide what Value you want to provide to the world and how you make it a better place. Where you go after that will be catalyzed by your starting point.