JustTheGent
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I was into sport mainly, but did have an interest in computers and technology as well. I didn't follow or participate in it religiously, but used to envisage what was possible in the not too distant future. What happened was in basic terms - I came up with the idea of Facebook and YouTube pretty much when the internet was in its infancy. Whether I was the first or not, I'm not sure. But I was obviously in the wrong country, didn't have the correct network and was too young to take it anywhere. But my vision was basically what both Facebook and YouTube became. I was pretty sure the world would get up to speed with me at some point.
A bit later on I started using my skills in idea generation and combining it with sports betting. Sport and asking questions such as what if and why was my thing - and I prospered financially. There was a bit of maths and technology involved, but nothing that sophisticated. I made a million quid in my 20s and since then have just done hobbies. They might make a few quid or not so much. It's just the enjoyment really in terms of what you fancy doing in a particular day/week/month.
As you get a bit older, I think it's good to have the experience where being frugal becomes enjoyable and the simpler things in life are those that count. You can still have your treats of course. But taking on liabilities such as car payments and needing to have the latest thing/technology holds little relevance.
A bit later on I started using my skills in idea generation and combining it with sports betting. Sport and asking questions such as what if and why was my thing - and I prospered financially. There was a bit of maths and technology involved, but nothing that sophisticated. I made a million quid in my 20s and since then have just done hobbies. They might make a few quid or not so much. It's just the enjoyment really in terms of what you fancy doing in a particular day/week/month.
As you get a bit older, I think it's good to have the experience where being frugal becomes enjoyable and the simpler things in life are those that count. You can still have your treats of course. But taking on liabilities such as car payments and needing to have the latest thing/technology holds little relevance.