early 20s, long story short: is it worth killing myself in two full-time remote jobs (that allows me to speed up saving money, and since I don't have shit I need to go through hell some years to build a 'base', but the only thing I have time to is barely sleeping, nothing else, I do 100hr weeks)
OR is better to just take 1 (going half-speed in savings, etc) and go to the gym, practice with talking to women, etc
My plan was to maintain like this for 5 years at least, and after saving $100k USD or so, keep only at 1, and start 'living' life a bit. Making around $30k USD/year with the 2 jobs, from South America (ppl over here is poor as fuck compared to first world countries, so $30k USD/year could be considered top 10 or 20%).
Thanks in advance brothers. Thoughts?
NeoSpartan 4y ago
If your goal is to get girls to want to have sex with you, you are much better off having one job and spending the rest of your time enjoying life, going to the gym, talking to girls, pursuing hobbies, etc.
If you do the 100 hour a week thing when you are young, you will be wasting your best years imo.
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jormigaso 4y ago
I am already miserable, it's really tough coming from nothing (and I'm being serious, my fucking family didn't provide me shit, barely food, I'm a self-taught programmer grown in poverty in a third-world country under dictatorship). So I thought the only opportunity I had in life was to save at least $100k USD, using the two jobs I have now, maybe negotiating raises to speed up and make it in 4 years instead. After that, move to another place, with that experience I could probably land a more lucrative gig and work fewer hours/week, at that time I could apply everything I've learned from the red pill.
Of course not, that's why I'm not chasing girls at this point, this would be some kind of monk mode for 5 or 10 years, till I save enough to at least buy a fucking apartment in my 30s and have some money saved for emergencies (health, etc). For that, I would need around $200k USD living in South America, if I go to the US, that would mean nothing I guess
that's why I plan to get into the gym after doing this toxic 5 years plan, so hopefully, I would be a fit guy with saved money a few years after ending this shit (which is the moment I plan to pursue women and apply everything from TRP) --- basically, I plan to invest what's left of my 20s living hell to see if I could enjoy 30s a bit when our SMV gets higher.
they definitely aren't great jobs, but it's not like I can get better jobs, I'm not skilled enough for that, nor in a great country. So in relation to where I come from, the opportunities I've had in life, and the country I live in, I think I'm doing incredibly well (one big part of it was discovering TRP, learning all of this on my early 20s for life is the best thing that ever happened to me)
Axlerod9999 4y ago
But what if you get hit by a truck or get cancer before the USSR type "5year plan" gives fruits. The future is now bruh!
unplugged69 4y ago
It's not a bad idea to use your 20s to get a better career, dating is much easier in your 30s anyway and you'll be in a better place mentally and financially.
In terms of working 2 jobs, I think you should think about what you need to do to get a better career. Saving 100k means nothing these days as governments print money constantly devaluating it. You're better off working towards a better career and then taking that money and investing it in assets that appreciate at a rate much higher than inflation.
jormigaso 4y ago
there's no better career than software engineering here (as we can work for US companies like I do now). About the assets, what are some of the ones you recommend? I tried crypto and ended up losing a bunch of money
unplugged69 4y ago
Than work on your software Engineering job, and try to get a better paid one. It's possible you can move to the US on H1B1 visas and then get an even higher salary. However working 2 jobs is not a good idea, you'll burn out. It's better do to a great job working 1 job and learn as much as you can about software engineering.
As for investments, crypto is risky and not a good idea to buy during or at the end of a bull run. You should only really invest in crypto if you really know what you're doing, or if you have a lot of other assets and you need to diversify. It's hard to say what assets are best in your country, but where I live buying property and renting it to students is very lucrative. You can pay off the mortgage and make a profit.
jormigaso 4y ago
Fair enough. Will reduce it to only 1 and spend every fucking free second in learning more shit, doing projects, etc. Thanks.
unplugged69 4y ago
Yes that's exactly it brother, good luck I know you'll succeed.
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whytehorse2021 4y ago
So, I finally get to meet my replacement. No hard feelings though. If it wasn't for you guys I would never have traveled the world and fucked all kinds of women, started my own business, and put my dent in the universe. Keep working. Money is all that matters. Sleep when you're dead.
jormigaso 4y ago
how did you do it? that sounds like a dream. Did you go noman with a remote job, paying for prositutes?
whytehorse2021 4y ago
I quit my shitty programming job where I was surrounded by H1-B workers from India, I told my landlord to fuck off, I sold all my shit, and then I got on an airplane to Bali. I taught English, Math, and Physics in Java and Thailand for money. I mostly fucked prostitutes since I'm married and that's the easiest route but I got a few freebies along the way. Pretty simple really.