Why I'm Happier Broke: A Millionaire's Revelation.

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  • @johndavid3132
    @johndavid3132 Місяць тому +999

    This is why I checked out of the matrix and now am living a minimalist lifestyle with very little interaction with most people. Animals are my friends. Nature is my home.

    • @skillfuldabest
      @skillfuldabest Місяць тому

      That's a total cope though. You're just the male version of a reclusive cat lady. Human beings are made to be social creatures.

    • @abcabc9893
      @abcabc9893 Місяць тому +18

      That's society, not the matrix.... that's a distortion made by people like Tate.

    • @patrickprendergast9589
      @patrickprendergast9589 Місяць тому +5

      tell me more

    • @ColinStoltz
      @ColinStoltz Місяць тому +7

      escaping

    • @Max-lb4xk
      @Max-lb4xk Місяць тому +16

      Human interaction is necessary

  • @benchild3901
    @benchild3901 Місяць тому +83

    I used to be wealthy with money . I now have lived in a large canvas tent , for 13 years. I shepherd , milk goats , work my garden and live with very little money . I’ve never been more content

    • @abrokemillionaire
      @abrokemillionaire  Місяць тому +10

      @@benchild3901 Amazing, where do you live? What kind of tent? Pics?

    • @matrixmatico695
      @matrixmatico695 Місяць тому

      Where??

    • @benchild3901
      @benchild3901 Місяць тому

      @@matrixmatico695 Ozark mountains

    • @rehabwithrob
      @rehabwithrob 20 днів тому +2

      What did you do with your money ?

    • @benchild3901
      @benchild3901 20 днів тому

      @@rehabwithrob made a lot of bad decisions ..thankfully , I found my way

  • @Scorpio_Orwellian
    @Scorpio_Orwellian Місяць тому +396

    I hate working 9-5, it’s so draining and basically slavery with a bow on it, the constant small talk would eat at my soul, the constant non stop talking from coworkers. It’s an extension of high school and eats away at our sanity

    • @missharris1513
      @missharris1513 Місяць тому +19

      So funny 🤣 great comment

    • @QuietBoyMusik
      @QuietBoyMusik Місяць тому +14

      Facts

    • @BobbyTaylor-io1od
      @BobbyTaylor-io1od Місяць тому +9

      yes yes yes to infinity yes !!!!

    • @kelseykjarsgaard5774
      @kelseykjarsgaard5774 Місяць тому +1

      For real but my family won't give me money they have less work part time lmao

    • @2legit2Kwit
      @2legit2Kwit Місяць тому +10

      Same. I work evening shift on call to avoid the 9-5 drivel. Hiding away in a prison job from 9-5 is unfulfilling and fundamentally a collective high jack of all life’s joy.

  • @supercala990
    @supercala990 Місяць тому +180

    if your happier being broke your not broke ..

  • @lewieanderson6579
    @lewieanderson6579 Місяць тому +239

    We've been conditioned early on to want mansions, fast cars etc. Getting older i realize now i don't need materialistic things to enjoy life.

    • @ojames1983
      @ojames1983 Місяць тому +19

      False, we’re not conditioned to want any of that just because it shown here and there in media. 😂 We’re conditioned to work a mediocre 9-5 and average house and life. Everything above that isn’t conditioned to get, it’s exceptional and not taught how to obtain that for yourself.

    • @JaggedMercenary
      @JaggedMercenary Місяць тому

      I want a fucking mansion, buddy. And nobody will change my mind about it.

    • @turtleanton6539
      @turtleanton6539 Місяць тому +1

      Indeed🎉

    • @johannesniskanen7370
      @johannesniskanen7370 Місяць тому +7

      Posessions and riches often kill the joy of life, body start to create illnesses without joy. When health deterioraise, any posession loses its value. Good thing about ambundance, its free and it feeds joy. Anyone is worth it by being. Not anyone is worth being rich by being. See there is indeed big difference.

    • @1-o-f-1
      @1-o-f-1 Місяць тому

      ​@@johannesniskanen7370Doing something you enjoy and making a living from it makes you rich. You can grow ill faster working a 9-5 and depressed

  • @johncarlson6472
    @johncarlson6472 Місяць тому +125

    One of the most liberating revelations for me was realizing things don't make you happy. This triggered my decision to live way below my means, save and invest so I could retire at a reasonable age. Have been retired for 4 years and am living a level of freedom that can't be articulated, it has to be lived to be fully understood and appreciated. I answer to no one. No boss, no wife, no girlfriend. I'm not rich, but am reasonably comfortable, and that's fine with me.

    • @4everhumbl36
      @4everhumbl36 Місяць тому +10

      Sounds lonely though brother?
      I am only 36, as of recently, so I understand my personal life experience may be shorter compared to others on here etc. but, I am (truly) happily married to a woman who I love more than anything in the universe, and who has supported me and been with me since I was 21. Fully. For 15 years now, and counting. We have a beautiful, almost-11 year old daughter, who was 100% planned and conceived/born to two, married, young(er) parents, which I know isn’t the norm (unfortunately) …..
      But all in all, throughout life’s ups and downs, good and bad, I couldn’t and wouldn’t ever imagine trading what I have built and maintained with my little family for anything else out there. They are my peace. My home. My loves.
      Peace and blessings to you 🙏🏻

    • @johncarlson6472
      @johncarlson6472 Місяць тому

      @@4everhumbl36 Hi Humble. You indeed, are one of the unusual happily-married men out there. I'm not against marriage, per se, it's American "throw men under the bus" divorce law that makes it a bad move for many of us guys. Living under a black cloud of reality every day that tells me, "if she leaves for any reason, I'm screwed" is NOT a healthy way to live and certainly not a solid foundation for a love relationship to thrive and/or survive IMHO. Marriage should be a covenant of the church without legal intervention. To me, signing a contract I KNOW She'll benefit by breaking goes against everything that any objective person would consider what makes a good man a good man...intelligence, ethics and integrity.

    • @mxbvibes
      @mxbvibes Місяць тому +7

      Teach me your ways bro. I’m 28, welder and single and realizing this too, at a certain point there’s no need to keep upgrading my lifestyle (bigger car, house etc).

    • @johncarlson6472
      @johncarlson6472 Місяць тому +8

      @@mxbvibes Good for you, young Brother (I was a steel worker in my early 20's!). Living below your means doesn't mean we live like a Pauper, we still set money aside to have fun (there's so many hobbies and fun activities that don't cost that much). The key is to keep saving and investing. Be careful with the ladies, as they will try to drain your savings...smiles!

    • @realasscracka
      @realasscracka Місяць тому

      You saved your life, avoiding a 20 year tampon subscription

  • @adventuregirlinawonderworl3551
    @adventuregirlinawonderworl3551 Місяць тому +99

    I have a saying that I hope everyone gets everything they ever want so they realize they needed none of it. The truest gift in life is love. ❤️

  • @skyfarmorganics
    @skyfarmorganics Місяць тому +277

    I hear you brother. I've been CEO in tech in the UK for many years and whilst proud of what we did I wasn't comfortable with all I saw around me in the industry. After 25 years of a toxic marriage I left it all behind, gave my ex wife all of our properties and I moved to Thailand 5 years ago at the age of 48 and started over with the right partner and doing something that makes a difference to both the environment and to local people's lives. I have never been happier and although have now built a fairly large compost and waste to resource business that creates lots of local jobs, I am happy to be living a more simple life and doing something that is positive and a world away from corporate greed and corruption

    • @abrokemillionaire
      @abrokemillionaire  Місяць тому +20

      @@skyfarmorganics yah bro! You got it! Enjoy that life!

    • @andreflavell3453
      @andreflavell3453 Місяць тому +38

      i lost a few million in 2008 after working hard since a kid . i gave my wife everything including the house . i live on a yacht with my dog with little or no $ . i’m 60 fit and healthy. she has 3 properties and not well . marriage was toxic to but hung in for my kids . i love being alone. i walk everywhere and my time is my own . i never want houses and BS again especially in the west less is more

    • @boldandcourageous4176
      @boldandcourageous4176 Місяць тому +13

      So funny I was going to comment how I moved to Thailand back in 2015 sold my business and moved there .Had to come back to the US to take care of a loved one. I'm back in the US and working in corporate America and it hasn't been great thinking about my next moves.

    • @user-ex3mx7hk4l
      @user-ex3mx7hk4l Місяць тому +4

      Sounds like someone who cheated on his Wife & replaced her with a more compliant overseas version.
      If so, I hope you don’t have children because no matter how old they are I guarantee you they feel abandoned when you left the country.
      This kind of stuff changes children forever.
      Good job, guy!!!
      👏👏👏

    • @ohgawd
      @ohgawd Місяць тому

      ​@@user-ex3mx7hk4lyou're quite the psychic medium! 😮

  • @mariamountain6718
    @mariamountain6718 Місяць тому +385

    I hoped this goes viral.
    This is one of the reasons, I quit all of my university studies.
    The game is rigged, in an anti-human way.

    • @tigreytigrey8537
      @tigreytigrey8537 Місяць тому +21

      So you just gave up on life because some "has been" filming a rant on a potato justified his failure with an excuse? You ever think that maybe taking advice from a guy who failed and could not figure out how to get back up is not a good idea? Lol

    • @scott.joshua
      @scott.joshua Місяць тому +14

      Such a shame the ignorant are ignorant to how ignorant they are really

    • @don5309
      @don5309 Місяць тому +14

      @@tigreytigrey8537 The irony is that when you wrote that comment, you didn't even smile, let alone laughed out loud.

    • @tigreytigrey8537
      @tigreytigrey8537 Місяць тому +9

      @@don5309 lol WOW... you REALLY GOT ME GOOD! 🤣.

    • @craigtaylor5378
      @craigtaylor5378 Місяць тому

      @@tigreytigrey8537it’s interesting that the version of “ success “ that you defend has the highest rate of suicide, depression, anxiety, mental health issues. Murder, addiction, divorce, abortion. In other words complete destruction and failure of humanity, but that to you defines success and getting back up on your horse?!
      To me and anyone who’s true about life and themselves it is the very definition of insanity and checking out of a world of sociopathic narcissistic blood sucking soulless individuals is a wise thing to do. It takes morals and a conscious, which maybe is your issue.
      How’s that, did I “ get you “ there or are you going to try to pretend that my statement and claim to all the facts I’ve pointed out are lies? 😂
      The man has gotten up on his horse, while you’re riding around on your pig.
      By the way, I’m one of these guys you would label “ successful “ . Nice house, live on the water, trucks, cars, seadoos, boats, atvs, snowmobiles, pool, money , driving by people on the streets with needles all over the ground and ambulances and police cars blocking traffic trying to bring them back to life . Lost several loved ones to a world of individuals who can’t speak the truth about our health care system, heart attacks, strokes, diabetes, 90 percent of the population on medication. Get back up on the horse,,,,lol. The game you play, is rigged and the house always wins. Your not actually at peace, your momentarily happy and need to constantly busy your mind to keep the dopamine hit happening.

  • @RLPGRIM
    @RLPGRIM Місяць тому +101

    Thank you for this. Amazing to hear your insight. Hope all is well!

  • @shoshaka
    @shoshaka Місяць тому +115

    That hit hard when the guy told you that the clothes you manufacture lasting too long was a problem... That statement alone embodies so much of the world problems today. Thanks for sharing your story!

    • @JNYC-gb1pp
      @JNYC-gb1pp Місяць тому +13

      Oh, you should look into lightbulbs! (Spoiler: a bulb used to last approx 25 yrs and so the bulb producing companies got together to decide to make them last much less time. Its called 'planned obselescence)

    • @adammorra3813
      @adammorra3813 Місяць тому

      Led bulbs last for decades what r u smoking ​@@JNYC-gb1pp

    • @lymphomasurvive
      @lymphomasurvive Місяць тому +4

      ​@JNYC-gb1pp The original prototypes still work.

    • @barry5138
      @barry5138 Місяць тому

      ​@@JNYC-gb1pp same with everything, prices increases and reduced functionality

    • @ohgawd
      @ohgawd Місяць тому +1

      ​@@lymphomasurvivewhere are they?

  • @cd8788
    @cd8788 Місяць тому +244

    You're not broke, you are a rich dude living a simple modest life.

    • @lukeGGlee
      @lukeGGlee Місяць тому +5

      thats true Warren buffet does the same sorta . With his house at least

    • @razorsharplifestyle101hard9
      @razorsharplifestyle101hard9 Місяць тому +4

      Dude living fat. A top 10 networh networth status before age 30. Lucky as hell and no paparazzi and fans chasing chasing him.

    • @user-qo6pt9ll5i
      @user-qo6pt9ll5i Місяць тому +13

      Lol right bro said being broke i was expecting him to have a bunch of debt and be in an apartment. Man isnt broke 😂

    • @abrokemillionaire
      @abrokemillionaire  Місяць тому +6

      @@cd8788 nope.

    • @user-vh2qr7dc5x
      @user-vh2qr7dc5x Місяць тому

      He is full of shit

  • @CHICOandtheVAN
    @CHICOandtheVAN Місяць тому +154

    Designer, form Toronto grew up poor and left the matrix...Subbed! Im from Parkdale moved to LA worked my ass off only to get chewed up and spit out from Hollywood. Living in my van with all my time in the forest now. Worth more than millions.

    • @argopunk
      @argopunk Місяць тому +2

      Go Parkdale! From 1840s to mid-1950s most of my family lived in Parkdale. They bailed when it started changing and the rot set in. But it's still a pretty cool place overall. But it was funny watching their reaction as they'd look at their old homes on Dowling, Wilson Park, and Jameson -- well, 99% of the homes on Jameson were replaced by large apartments in the 50s and early 60s.

    • @CHICOandtheVAN
      @CHICOandtheVAN Місяць тому +2

      @@argopunk oh Jameson…I got my ass kicked so many times

    • @argopunk
      @argopunk Місяць тому +2

      @@CHICOandtheVAN I believe it. Hard to believe at one time Parkdale was considered the Rosedale of the west end.

    • @prisoneroftech2237
      @prisoneroftech2237 Місяць тому +1

      Sauga man right here. Best of luck.

    • @leopetaccia1012
      @leopetaccia1012 Місяць тому +1

      I used to live in Parkdale. I still loved it back then. One of the most honest areas in which I’ve ever lived.

  • @multithesammy
    @multithesammy Місяць тому +68

    I love this video. Society has lost the way and has become so monetized that we forget we are here to enjoy our short time on this Earth.

    • @ohgawd
      @ohgawd Місяць тому +4

      We were given this meat suit to learn JOY! We're the only higher beings who have FEELINGS yet we do everything we can to STOP feeling. Mindless eating, drinking, working, smoking cigarettes and marijuana, doing other recreational and pharmaceutical drugs - all done to prevent FEELING.
      GO OUT AND FEEL JOY!

  • @jgg204
    @jgg204 Місяць тому +159

    The best decision I ever made in life, was buying a few small rental properties, paying them off early, and quitting my extremely high stress engineering job to start actually living my life again and spending more time with family.

    • @Kitiwake
      @Kitiwake Місяць тому +13

      I hope your family appreciates you.
      If you have kids, teach them well.

    • @M2ohamad
      @M2ohamad Місяць тому

      How'd you find the rental properties?

    • @jgg204
      @jgg204 Місяць тому

      @@M2ohamad real estate was much easier 10-12 yrs ago. you could just walk around buying stuff

  • @rmw090
    @rmw090 Місяць тому +87

    People might say you have fallen off the deep end, but I believe you have found enlightenment! I believe many more people will choose this path as others discover in life that life isn’t all about money.

  • @RK79379
    @RK79379 Місяць тому +40

    I just want to commend you for doing the right thing. They say greed corrupts good men, but you sir, are a GREAT man.

  • @UnearthedPerspective
    @UnearthedPerspective Місяць тому +24

    “I’m not going to play this game anymore.” That statement encompasses it all. That is when the facade of programming begins to collapse and frees us from the shackles of this material reality. We have the power to create our own reality; our life, exactly how we want. Beautiful video.

  • @johnt5897
    @johnt5897 Місяць тому +25

    This guy speaks the truth. We live in a system that isn’t incentivized to make the lives better for the majority of people

  • @jamesgziegler4133
    @jamesgziegler4133 Місяць тому +25

    I live in an RV, my first wife was wealthy, I walked away from half, 40 Mil +/- IDK never asked. Split 1.5 Mil with my siblings that my aunt wanted me to have. The true power of money lies in what it enables you to do for others.

    • @rokyericksonroks
      @rokyericksonroks Місяць тому +1

      I hear what you’re saying, Mr. Ziegler. At least you can look yourself in the mirror and not dislike what’s looking back at you.

    • @user56gghtf
      @user56gghtf 20 днів тому

      "The true power of money lies in what it enables you to do for others." True statement

  • @marcusmeyer3266
    @marcusmeyer3266 Місяць тому +70

    Even when true entrepreneurs try to provide genuine value by creating solutions, they are beat by the posers.

    • @inadad8878
      @inadad8878 Місяць тому

      The algorithms reward constant updating and punish creating a well edited website that does not need updating because it is perfect. The more filth and degenerate, the better rewarded on social media. They basically reward short useless dopamine scrolling content that does not educate people all to keep people watching so they can serve as many ads as possible.

    • @Jboy1988
      @Jboy1988 Місяць тому

      What do you mean?

    • @Jboy1988
      @Jboy1988 Місяць тому

      What do you mean?

    • @inadad8878
      @inadad8878 Місяць тому

      @@Jboy1988 I saw your reply and also my comment removed so I have no idea what I said since yt del my comment

  • @susanspeed1638
    @susanspeed1638 Місяць тому +30

    I quit the medical system after realizing that their main focus was numbers ($). Very discouraging.

    • @lizkellysromero3581
      @lizkellysromero3581 Місяць тому

      Very true

    • @user56gghtf
      @user56gghtf 20 днів тому

      It's sad because they make you so go through all those years of schooling and money spent on education before they expose you to the real reality. At that point it makes it hard for someone to just walk away. Not impossible but harder. I think lawyers go through that same ordeal.

  • @theravenousrabbit3671
    @theravenousrabbit3671 Місяць тому +88

    Are you actually broke...? Or have you scaled down on lifestyle creep and now work as little as possible, with all the amenities that people have to work a daily grind for?

    • @dlo456
      @dlo456 Місяць тому +2

      Kind of a silly question mate.

    • @nohandlehandle274
      @nohandlehandle274 Місяць тому +16

      He's a property owner so no he's not broke.

    • @333Mesmerized
      @333Mesmerized Місяць тому +14

      The most honest lie you can tell is that you're "broke" when you really aren't. Wealth is a subjective reality. One man's treasure is another man's garbage.

    • @Winstonrodney6989
      @Winstonrodney6989 Місяць тому +9

      @@dlo456Why is that a silly question? Except for the fact that the answer is contained within the question. Of course dudes not broke.

    • @dlo456
      @dlo456 Місяць тому

      @@Winstonrodney6989 honestly the complete opposite man. People don’t understand how money even works, you’re allowed to discharge your public debts meaning if you had a credit card or mortgage contract it can be set off. Regardless of that owning a property doesn’t mean you’re rich. You can totally do this with 5k a month earned income.

  • @2Cenery
    @2Cenery Місяць тому +32

    Subbed Sir. I’d rather listen to you all day than the rest of main stream madness this day and age. Appreciate the wise words.

  • @NelsonLooez-hm1hp
    @NelsonLooez-hm1hp Місяць тому +14

    I sold my business my house and gave up my life in USA and moved to El Salvador and live much happier here living the simple life no stress and enjoying life to my fullest!! Money fame and luxury doesnt buy happiness!!

    • @ruanddu
      @ruanddu Місяць тому

      Can I ask what do you do for work now? Thank you.

    • @nicolasgirard2808
      @nicolasgirard2808 Місяць тому +3

      Yeah except you went to a third world country with a bunch of US dollars so your argument rings kind of hollow

    • @user-zb4wd3yt6t
      @user-zb4wd3yt6t Місяць тому

      I did the same left the states 12 years ago went to the Philippines got married had my wife buy a sugar cane farm and now just enjoy a simple life in the mountains with my wife and 9 children.

  • @fernandohernandezjr5696
    @fernandohernandezjr5696 Місяць тому +7

    This needs millions of views. This dude is like the Ultimate badass. A hero really. If there were seriously more people like him the world would be a great place. I’m subbing.

  • @RLocksley
    @RLocksley Місяць тому +75

    I won't get into my personal story, but I have learned to love poverty and embrace it. I feel so much more fulfilled - with true joy this time, not what I call "the illusion of materialistic happiness". The moment I was able to truthfully say, "I have enough" was the moment my life truly began. I also learned not to lose faith in humanity. Yes, people can be terrible, but there are some who are genuinely human (if you know what I mean). Holding them close to me has been a greater joy than any amount of money ever was - you never have to concern yourself with ulterior motives or true intentions or "trust/risk factors" ... they're just good friends, and that's more valuable to me than any 7, 8, or 9-digit number. All the best. Subscribed.

    • @bee-the-dev
      @bee-the-dev Місяць тому +4

      This is an amazing perspective and I couldn't have said it any better. You have the attitude I strive to maintain.

    • @shosho4real
      @shosho4real Місяць тому +1

      You probably haven't experienced not knowing where your next meal is coming from

    • @RLocksley
      @RLocksley Місяць тому +8

      @@shosho4real As I said, I won't get into my personal story, but I don't come from a wealthy family, and, for a time, I lived well below the Western "poverty line", relying on walking to the local food bank for food for myself and my son. I will say, I've never been homeless. That would be a situation I have never experienced. All my life, I've had a place to lay my head, even if it was at a neighbour or friend's house, so I've never been homeless per se, but I do know the feeling of not knowing where my next meal was coming from.

    • @BoomDabba
      @BoomDabba Місяць тому

      Absolutely delusional

    • @RLocksley
      @RLocksley Місяць тому

      @@BoomDabba Think so? How about this? *Black Monday*

  • @camig8536
    @camig8536 Місяць тому +30

    Companies have rushed to create throwaway items for their consumers. We have become a throwaway society, and in the same way, the establishment wants to tax the general public for breathing (the green new deal) while letting companies add substantial amounts of pollution. All it boils down is the dollar, and who wants to snatch first. My thought is, "You can't it with you, but if you able to make a positive impact with other ppl life's, that the riches we need to follow."

    • @stevenotero2627
      @stevenotero2627 Місяць тому +2

      I've been telling people that we are actually being charged for breathing. They just word it in a way that you can't decipher that you're being charge for the air you breathe. 😎🎭✌️

    • @SXMSXMSXM
      @SXMSXMSXM Місяць тому +1

      It is called: planned obsolecence. Hope i spelled that correctly

  • @johannesniskanen7370
    @johannesniskanen7370 Місяць тому +10

    This really resonated a lot. So many young should hear this message. Personally i have been up financially, but hated the stress of it, i thought i wanted more because more would reduce the stress, turned out more brought more stress. I lost about half of it for taking too much risk. Nowadays im doing also work that matter to me, i live really sustainable life financially since i gave up all the high life fancy aspects of life. Nowadays i barely need any money, ofcourse i have to pay for things but these are in hundreds for month, basicly nothing. Im much happier because i realised what i actually need, this gave me life and cured my depressed state of mind. Today i was cutting trees on the forest, and stepped on the bee nest and got stinged by 5 bees, it hurted, but i started to laugh after i runned for cover, this pain turned to joy. In the nature, pain can turn in to joy.

  • @carpo719
    @carpo719 Місяць тому +18

    ❤ great video my friend, I've never been a millionaire so I can't compare, but the times I've had more money and never made me happier. I wanted to start a business and get rich when I was younger, but I decided to be a blue color Carpenter and I love what I do.
    The things that make us rich are not just family and friends, but experiences and life goals. Embracing our nature to help one another, and cooperate. I can't stand the way corporations tread on the average person. And it seems like something that's unavoidable as no one in particular is responsible, they can always push it off on somebody else. I would love to see a sustainable world where money wasn't the number one goal, but.....

  • @remixesfordjs8198
    @remixesfordjs8198 Місяць тому +4

    Good for you.
    What is rich?
    Rich = money.
    To me, if you woke up this morning, you are alive.
    That's rich enough for me. The ability to open my eyes, smell air and be grateful.
    At some stage I will need to spend to survive.
    Having millions is great, buys you something.
    Having the joy of waking up is joy.
    Sending love to those taking their last breath as we read this.

  • @kennethhanshansenjr.7019
    @kennethhanshansenjr.7019 Місяць тому +23

    I'm 85 and knew yrs ago what you know now, so I chose government work, got in and got out. I was a nobody, but have been retired 24 yrs. My physical comforts exceed retired Phd's. But back then, they were prestigious.

  • @haineken4937
    @haineken4937 Місяць тому +87

    Here before it gets popular and pops up on people's feed randomly

    • @jkmarshall3553
      @jkmarshall3553 Місяць тому +6

      Too late...

    • @trinidad111
      @trinidad111 Місяць тому +3

      What would you gain from that?

    • @CaIeb1
      @CaIeb1 Місяць тому +1

      ​@jkmarshall3553 it doesnt even have 2k views, not too late at all.

    • @alfredspic481
      @alfredspic481 Місяць тому +2

      ​@@trinidad111
      Exactly lol

    • @Rusty-Metal
      @Rusty-Metal Місяць тому +1

      Amazing flex.

  • @iramchavez6898
    @iramchavez6898 Місяць тому +11

    You're never poor if you have health.

    • @danmarjenka6361
      @danmarjenka6361 Місяць тому

      But in America, a person might not be able to have health if they are poor, because you might not get care without health insurance.

  • @jackmercer4244
    @jackmercer4244 Місяць тому +20

    It's nice to see that people like us still exists!

  • @merdog3190
    @merdog3190 Місяць тому +24

    To not care about money you have to have a certain amount of money.
    Most of the people i hear say money doesn't matter have and spend tons of it.

    • @abrokemillionaire
      @abrokemillionaire  Місяць тому +7

      @@merdog3190 you misinterpret my message but stick around and i will clarify in future videos.

  • @DrProgNerd
    @DrProgNerd Місяць тому +3

    One of the greatest lessons I learned in my life was to question *why* it is that I 'want' the things that I *think* I want. Once you challenge that initial inclination to seek something that you *believe* will make you happy, you may just find that impulse was going to lead you down the wrong path. Owning *things* for the sake of measuring your value - or level-of-success - is an endless path that leads you to be unfulfilled.
    Approaching all areas of life with the strategy of a minimalist - determining what you value, what you don't, and what you're indifferent about - is a great first step. I would estimate that most of us value 20% of our possessions. We could probably purge 20-30% of our 'stuff' that we don't care about - and the remaining half that we are indifferent about can go as well. It's a revelation to learn that - when you get rid of 80% of your stuff - and value 100% of what remains - you are living a vastly improved life - unencumbered by the clutter of things and the distracting messages those things feed you about who you are - and what's truly important.

  • @HappyHermitt
    @HappyHermitt Місяць тому +5

    Depression will cause someone to buy incredible amounts of stuff to fill that hole in their life. Especially from Amazon.
    I lost most possessions in a terrible flood and was truly hurt by it. Looking back, the most valuable things were the puctures and videos of my children from day 1.

  • @Anne_Onymous
    @Anne_Onymous Місяць тому +36

    I eat rice every day and have holes in my clothes.
    Anyone convinced money doesn't make you happier should prove it by putting up their own to buy me some food or clothes.

    • @otikokoso1956
      @otikokoso1956 Місяць тому +8

      Money is important to get your basic needs. You need to satisfy your basic needs to be happy. Beyond your basic needs it wont make you any extra happier so focus on at least earning enough to meet your basic needs

    • @mouctardiallo9062
      @mouctardiallo9062 Місяць тому

      ⁠@@otikokoso1956you just dropped a gems 💎 it’s the fact that most of us had allowed society’s norms and others expectations to dictate what our basics needs are,or what an ideal life should be?…

    • @georgep19844
      @georgep19844 Місяць тому

      @@otikokoso1956money buys you freedom

    • @danmarjenka6361
      @danmarjenka6361 Місяць тому

      @@otikokoso1956 That is what they say (those "they" people) but I have met a lot of people who are currently meeting their basic needs, but are unhappy because they have nothing extra left over every month.

  • @heisrisen6898
    @heisrisen6898 Місяць тому +25

    Jesus is the way the truth and the life.

    • @andreflavell3453
      @andreflavell3453 Місяць тому +4

      and he is returning. we are in the last days

    • @WTHenry2023
      @WTHenry2023 Місяць тому +2

      Just for historical context. the way, the truth and the life were the names of the three different entrances to the tabernacle and only the high priest had access to the Holy of Holies (the inner sanctum where God resides) and only once a year. With Yeshua (Jesus), we have access to the inner sanctum! God Bless

    • @user-ex3mx7hk4l
      @user-ex3mx7hk4l Місяць тому

      👏👏👏

  • @BoundlessVox
    @BoundlessVox Місяць тому +17

    You got my full respects. From one sovereign hearted being to another!. 😊

  • @mrbear3487
    @mrbear3487 Місяць тому +13

    People call it leaving the matrix but it’s more like leaving a cult. I call it the cult of exceptionalism which rhymes with capitalism.

    • @tomh4591
      @tomh4591 Місяць тому

      yea, ism's are typically cults. people who vote are in a cult and don't even realize it. it starts with a "us vs them" mentality, that part is obvious, but then its officially a cult once their "objectively false belief systems" become "harmful to them and more importantly non members"..."government" which is from latin control of the mind, IS the biggest baddest cult we have on the planet, and it's world wide. authority, it doesn't exist in nature beyond maturity. they make damn sure we don't mature mentally...

  • @MissfostretTellus
    @MissfostretTellus 25 днів тому +3

    The worst black pill is when you realize that the type of people responsible for your dads cancer care are are the same type as the ones telling you that your jeans lasts for too long.

    • @user56gghtf
      @user56gghtf 21 день тому +1

      True statement. Sad and it hurts. But true.

  • @thetanweerali
    @thetanweerali Місяць тому +18

    That's exactly why I left Canada and moved to Riau Islands, Indonesia. I've been living in Asia for about 3 years now, I just came back to visit family here in Montreal and I can tell how wildly different it is. I think a lot has to do with culture, western culture is around consumerism and Eastern or non-western culture is centered around family.
    We could argue that there's consumerism any where you go, but non-western culture isn't centered around it which makes a whole lot of difference. Living around people that live their lives and are content is just a completely different vibe and feeling, it's hard to explain.
    Subbed, great video man.

  • @WilliamMartinez-vq2bn
    @WilliamMartinez-vq2bn Місяць тому +20

    Most peeps around me are clueless as to my stack. I like it like that I have never chased money just live a simple life all my life and the money just keeps growing. Now retired living like a king I give all the credit to god. Jesus and good hard work. I believe God blesses the hands of the good peeps. Iv allways live below my means...and have allways had low overhead..peace In jesus

    • @ohgawd
      @ohgawd Місяць тому +1

      So I'm not loved by Jesus? I worked 30 years as a nursing assistant to help the throw aways (elderly people who were bedridden or suffering from Alzheimer's or other dementia and nobody wanted them but I loved them and tried to make their lives better. I sacrificed my body for the sake of these poor left behind souls and now I'm crippled up with discs so far into my spinal chord nerve roots my muscles are atrophying because the signals aren't getting through to nourish the muscles. I am homeless and barely able to move - does Jesus not care about me? I gave 59 years to Jesus and all it got me was persecution from my family who were also "Christians" and being kicked out of my religion because an elder physically assaulted me in front of another elder and they didn't do anything about it except ostracize me for saying it happened.
      What's the story with Jesus? He has favorites??

    • @WilliamMartinez-vq2bn
      @WilliamMartinez-vq2bn Місяць тому

      @ohgawd if you were near me I would love you and help you as I can I opened my homecto more than 30 peeps iv opened my home 35 yrs I do what I can in jesus name pray pray and find a kingdom hall of jehovah witness and humble your self before the only true god jehovah. Pray pray pray!!!!! I was homeless at one time tooooo

    • @WilliamMartinez-vq2bn
      @WilliamMartinez-vq2bn Місяць тому

      @ohgawd iv had peeps in jehovah org do me wrong but I never left him fake christian will go to hell and rot but I will never leave my god,,,I serve jehovah not the governing body

    • @treaty8631
      @treaty8631 26 днів тому

      Yup you did it correctly

  • @cranklesnacks
    @cranklesnacks Місяць тому +37

    this is cool man, congrats. watching from texas. quality of life in the US has suffered. it’s ridiculous to complain really, but often less is more. I find myself wanting to be in nature more - mountains, ocean - the city just closes in around you, but no excuses either 🤝

    • @abrokemillionaire
      @abrokemillionaire  Місяць тому +14

      @@cranklesnacks nature is what grounds us and keeps us healthy..complaining is just noticing that something needs to change...in my books anyway.

    • @Dan0rioN
      @Dan0rioN Місяць тому +2

      @@abrokemillionaire I've been sitting on a revolutionary multi million dollar product idea for some years I don't know what to do with for years.. I want to sell the idea outright & help development but have no start up resources.. Getting in direct contact with CEOs to pitch this idea feels like an uphill climb... So stupid it's this difficult to help mfkrs make millions smh

    • @red---paulvanravenswaay2247
      @red---paulvanravenswaay2247 Місяць тому

      ​@@abrokemillionaire
      While yer chillin", check out "50 years in the church of Rome" by C. Chiniquy

    • @ElroyBeezley
      @ElroyBeezley Місяць тому

      The US is a complete shitshow

    • @ElroyBeezley
      @ElroyBeezley Місяць тому

      @@Dan0rioNthey’ll steal your ideas… they have plenty of resources to wait you out

  • @literalnewsheadlines9149
    @literalnewsheadlines9149 Місяць тому +6

    Kudos to you. I used to be a sales manager in a major corporation and it was the same…full of people out for self and very little care about people. I left them a year ago. Glad to hear there are other people out there with a heart. 👍

  • @kingdomfor1
    @kingdomfor1 Місяць тому +7

    When I retired 7 years ago i moved to Philippines, many of my friends are poor , but vey happy, they embrace life , i would find it difficult to live in western society again.

  • @johnsiu7217
    @johnsiu7217 Місяць тому +7

    Your time and your health, both physical and spiritual are the most precious things you have. Money, power, material wealth, fame, and prestige are but constructs.

  • @FelipeRey-zj5pq
    @FelipeRey-zj5pq Місяць тому +2

    Dan Bilzerian seems pretty chill these days

  • @godstomper
    @godstomper Місяць тому +15

    It seems a prerequisite for being a CEO is being psychopathic

  • @jacknightterror3339
    @jacknightterror3339 Місяць тому +14

    You are very lucky to have figured this out...nice, congratz!

  • @godsdozer
    @godsdozer Місяць тому +8

    American here, shamefully to say in many ways. I am a small dirt contractor for 25 years and its been good, bad and ugly the whole way. How this video doesn't go viral is beyond me.

  • @pelaoseco1992
    @pelaoseco1992 Місяць тому +1

    As a 32 year old, really needed to hear this. Thank you for sharing the your wisdom and values.

  • @RichTeaChannel
    @RichTeaChannel Місяць тому +13

    Your definition of "broke" is very different to most people's, just FYI.

  • @Ascending4111
    @Ascending4111 Місяць тому +2

    Living off grid on a pesticide, herbicide free homestead is where I ended up going from millionaire to a self sustained low cost simple life. I have never felt wealthier or healthier and smelling the flowers.

  • @caspa7
    @caspa7 Місяць тому +8

    Watched this all the way. I absolutely feel you. Kinda similar story for me, moved from ultra pressure cooker London to chilled out Indonesia and I am pretty happy, healthy, based, making money only to use it for basic things and else enjoy my life and thats it. Staying away from those corrupt businesses after a few years in the startup-casino. Now only building things I am proud of and that I know actually help people and give them real value without having to pay back some greedy money hoarders.

  • @dondon98
    @dondon98 Місяць тому +9

    A GOOD BUSINESSMAN CAN ALWAYS BUILD IT BACK IF THEY WANT TO

    • @rokyericksonroks
      @rokyericksonroks Місяць тому +1

      Yes, if he has the time required to make it worthwhile.

  • @HaloDaycare
    @HaloDaycare Місяць тому +6

    I absolutely love your storry and it's awful to see these terrible business practices being employed. Wonderful video, thank you for making it.

  • @eeayquetting5963
    @eeayquetting5963 Місяць тому +12

    I lost a ton of money in the last few years because of decisions I made for my own welfare. It was literally me or the business and I had to choose me for once.
    I'm a lot poorer. I owe back taxes, and I'm happier and healthier than I've ever been
    Thank you for sharing your story

    • @jackchueh1231
      @jackchueh1231 Місяць тому +3

      I wish you the best, lost a lot of money last couple of years and my job also. I got my health in check and trying to figure out the next steps. If you are single, it’s easy… if you have wife and kids, a little trickier.

    • @wayofthekodiak3118
      @wayofthekodiak3118 Місяць тому

      Same here, down to the back taxes 😂, cheers brother 🍻.

  • @happyshoe1
    @happyshoe1 Місяць тому +1

    By worldly standards I was filthy rich. But I was miserable. I found Jesus last year and EVERYTHING CHANGED. God is so good.

  • @tobyway5093
    @tobyway5093 Місяць тому +6

    Problem is all the quality people like this dont rise to the top and were left with the fast fashion types

  • @GrOwTogether-w5x
    @GrOwTogether-w5x Місяць тому

    You are not alone, you exist in my thoughts after this. Honor an inner self worth, a value that can't depreciate.

  • @MrJanKeys
    @MrJanKeys Місяць тому +5

    I want to express respect, that you did not change your principles just to stay in that circles.
    People like yourself mean hope for others.
    I believe that you will do some more great stuff🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼

  • @darbkavon
    @darbkavon Місяць тому

    I’m a medical doctor who over twenty years has transitioned into an artist making a living 4 days a week through selling my work through galleries. Some of those relationships are amazing. Still one day a week as an MD but life is way better with more autonomy!!!

  • @familiarshadow1
    @familiarshadow1 Місяць тому +7

    This is the problem with capitalism. When capital is the primary concern, morals and integrity are not first..

    • @abrokemillionaire
      @abrokemillionaire  Місяць тому +6

      @@familiarshadow1 100% correct. Its the flaw in our culture.

    • @johnlibonati7807
      @johnlibonati7807 Місяць тому

      Here in the US, the economy is capitalism at the bottom, but socialism at the top. That’s why the big companies can bring so much pressure on suppliers. They are told what to do (e.g. use Chinese manufacturers) and are rewarded by puppet politicians when they do. Government policies punish mavericks and reward puppets.

    • @MattAngiono
      @MattAngiono Місяць тому +1

      Only one problem.
      There's also the fact that growth is required on a finite planet.
      Guess where that's going to take it?
      There's the fact that more debt than money is created and compounds, leading to the very debt crisis we're seeing already.
      There's the subsequent necessity of poverty, which is also consistent with current reality.
      The dehumanizing mentality is definitely one of the most unfortunate parts.
      We now fail to see most people as anything but numbers.
      Also, due to this flawed logic, it's completely unstable and has already essentially reverted back to feudalism.
      This techno or Neo feudalism is even more unequal than things were before capitalism.
      How we continue to worship this as the best system we could create is beyond me.... 🤷‍♂️

    • @abrokemillionaire
      @abrokemillionaire  Місяць тому +1

      @@MattAngiono well said.

  • @FinancialFreedom56
    @FinancialFreedom56 Місяць тому +8

    Good work brother. Keep enjoying baja and keep sharing your insights!!

  • @chelseagirl278
    @chelseagirl278 Місяць тому +2

    As a woman who is around your age and lived in Toronto - I really find your story fascinating!!

  • @wanderunner8971
    @wanderunner8971 Місяць тому +1

    I really needed this talk, even though I’m only 25 and currently broke. I’m not working yet, but I struggle with procrastination a lot…

  • @batikwalla
    @batikwalla Місяць тому +9

    Interesting. Plus I saw what happened to American Apparel from start to finish, from the early 90's. What a bummer to watch that go down. Big money is weird.

    • @abrokemillionaire
      @abrokemillionaire  Місяць тому +3

      Yes, American Apparel could have been a great story about Made in America. But the owner, Dov Charney was a big warning to me. I met him. I didn't want to be that kind of person.

    • @soldierleisure
      @soldierleisure Місяць тому +1

      @@abrokemillionaireafter being their customer for a year met him at the POOL show in Las Vegas, he came by w his two gals in bikinis, high on coke, being all whacked... Made me consider what I was doing, who I may become……..but still had years of the adventure I needed to learn from.

  • @kjmccormick1498
    @kjmccormick1498 Місяць тому

    I hear you brother! I was in the reality Tv industry for years and the industry people couldn’t care less about you and will exploit you for as much money they can make until they move on to the next. It’s a wake up call for sure!

  • @1988Allnatural
    @1988Allnatural Місяць тому +3

    Thank you for sharing your message with the world! We all know that there's a problem with how businesses are run today. Whether that's a subscription based, planned obsolescence of goods, the division of classes, etc. Life is a journey

  • @JasonDeville-fi4dh
    @JasonDeville-fi4dh Місяць тому +5

    Same I'm a multi millionaire before 30 and famous too. I live in Alberta

  • @BogeyBoricuas
    @BogeyBoricuas Місяць тому +1

    You’re an inspiration dude. I think the same way and friends and family look at me like I’m a loser. I work full time and then some as a dump truck driver. Im turning in my car and canceling all of my subscriptions. I live with my sister but saving up big time to buy a camper van and live off the grid while continuing to work.

  • @waywardboomer
    @waywardboomer Місяць тому +6

    Different industry, Different details bur same basic story. They wanted my soul in exchange for "success". I told them to keep it. It cost me my marriage, and my career. But I kept my soul. And my kids. So all good. Props to you for walking away.

    • @jimmycharlene
      @jimmycharlene 16 днів тому +1

      Will never sell it for any amount of paper they print out of thin air. Great choice. Now your eternal.

  • @ivanryz
    @ivanryz Місяць тому +5

    In Canada the employees are trained to please their boss and not challenge him and you get unproductive labor just the same there's more to it than history and politics of old leaders but all in all I can totally relate and see how evil things have gotten

  • @timg6176
    @timg6176 27 днів тому

    Yes my friend, I did the same thing, different business and I lived in USA. But came to the same exact realization. Maybe for some money and material possession makes them happy but for me it did not. I live a simple life now with honor and integrity.
    Thank you for sharing, im happy for you.

  • @Felipe-zl1rj
    @Felipe-zl1rj Місяць тому +3

    You can live a simple lifestyle as a millionaire. By choice is better than to be forced. No one preferes to be poor.

  • @MegaKesha1997
    @MegaKesha1997 Місяць тому +2

    I'm in my mid twenties and i love my simple life . I'm calm and happy 😊 life goals !!!

  • @TRXST.ISSUES
    @TRXST.ISSUES Місяць тому +4

    Respect man, my ecom biz blew up at $50k/mo because I made a series of poor choices. Returning to music.

    • @bizzyb7th
      @bizzyb7th Місяць тому

      Mind sharing which mistakes to avoid?

  • @TheSoulInspired
    @TheSoulInspired Місяць тому

    Can relate to this 100% Also a fellow Canadian. Appreciate your authenticity with everyone in sharing your story. 🙌

  • @tvbridge
    @tvbridge Місяць тому +7

    Enjoyed the chat. You look like Ethan Hawke, you know!
    Congratulations. You've passed! You rejected the Cabal's psychotic idea of utopia!
    Your reward may well be a life of struggle & horror at how deep the snake's hole goes, but rather that than relish in the darkness that covers the World in it's twisted love of death & misery.

    • @abrokemillionaire
      @abrokemillionaire  Місяць тому +4

      Yes, the fall from being rich was a serious struggle but it made me a better person. I knew I couldn't get where i wanted to go with luxury sheets so I took the plunge back down and now the struggles are easier, life is easier.

  • @claudiohernandez8987
    @claudiohernandez8987 Місяць тому +2

    God will bless you today,tomorrow and forever for having the courage to share this life wisdom.

  • @Mimilamims
    @Mimilamims Місяць тому +4

    WE ARE THE WORLD 🌍 WE ARE THE CHILDREN ✊

  • @ms8172
    @ms8172 Місяць тому +1

    I'm happy for you. Thanks for sharing!

  • @SoulLoveBase
    @SoulLoveBase Місяць тому +10

    Ive noticed that clothing no longer lasts nearly as long as it used to. What a scam. I also stood up to my bosses once. I highly recommend it if you can afford it.

    • @jonathansmith3031
      @jonathansmith3031 Місяць тому +1

      It's engineered to last as long as it's in fashion. The fashions are engineered to change several times a year.
      I just buy whatever fits me from the thrift store. I could afford the best, but it makes no difference to me.

    • @shayscott7498
      @shayscott7498 Місяць тому +1

      Done it and got kicked in the teeth. The sad commentary is the same people who said they will support you will turn their backs on you out of their respect for power.

  • @yearofthegarden
    @yearofthegarden Місяць тому +1

    Fantastic story. I once had a clothing company that we would travel to Canada to sell at sports events, but it was so depressing to sell Chinese clothing with my art on it to kids, with parents, with money.
    So I got into farming and have put my focus 150% into it to the point that I've been on an elitist island outside seattle being a private gardener for multiple ceos and hotel owners who gave me a total of 9 years of free rent to feed their families and lower their taxes. I do wish I were rich but ultimately I live a very healthy moral life

  • @staceyporter9885
    @staceyporter9885 Місяць тому +3

    You are living my dream!
    The dream is amazing
    I want to pack up and head to the ranch 106 kil on hwy 1
    12 miles out of Cabo on the pacific side
    I will get there
    It’s a two day drive from Newport Beach
    Make sure you travel with a dog
    The federals wont get close to the car
    The stop checks are better traveling with a dog!
    Meaning they don’t get up in your business
    I will gladly hand over a cold soda
    But no need to dig in my Subaru!
    Can’t wait
    I’m soooo pumped to get on the road!!
    Thank you

  • @Valent_Nomad_vlog
    @Valent_Nomad_vlog Місяць тому +1

    In other industries and other corners of the World, is happening the same. I experienced same things during my entrepreneurial period, before leaving the World apart. The main contractors treating subcontractors as slaves, abusive contracts, back to back clauses, despotic behaviour. All this creates disruptions … Basically one guy working and some dozens or hundreds bureaucrats emails and excel files …

  • @JasonDeville-fi4dh
    @JasonDeville-fi4dh Місяць тому +3

    The power game makes sense to me. They are truly the most powerful position. They can give you life or death. Even if you are a household big name, if Walmart stops taking Pepsi, it's gg for Pepsi.

    • @JasonDeville-fi4dh
      @JasonDeville-fi4dh Місяць тому

      On top of that they have thousands of companies fighting for space in their stores. So they can call the shots. Slightly less sales because they go with a company who ships it the easiest way for them, or gives them good margins etc, they can call shots they earned the right.

  • @beautifulextraterrestrial
    @beautifulextraterrestrial Місяць тому +1

    Listen honey, with your intelligence and way of thinking, you can never be poor. You have a strong moral compass and a desire to create something beneficial for everyone involved. And this is a true entrepreneur and we need exactly such people here.I understand your disappointment with the way this world works, but you're here to make a difference.
    And congratulations on finding happiness. It is from this happiness that prosperity is automatically created.
    You've only just begun, this is the beginning of wealth, not the end.

  • @Rileyck1
    @Rileyck1 Місяць тому +3

    Nah man! Money is freedom and life is worth living. Money gives you that. It’s about your character . You can still be happy with tons of money!

    • @Rileyck1
      @Rileyck1 Місяць тому

      @@Jj-gi2uv wtf I will!

  • @AlchemicalTransfiguration
    @AlchemicalTransfiguration Місяць тому +2

    Great job brother, I’m super proud of you! Love people who do the right thing. Not doing things just for profit.

  • @ilondboi
    @ilondboi Місяць тому +6

    You are more richer right now.

  • @targetMove
    @targetMove Місяць тому +1

    14:14 "The Problem", it was facinating to hear this, becasue we talk about and it's what consumer feels. The materials we get from Old navy type stores which don't last long vs what we get from some of the brands here in Paksitan which last much much longer and are dirt cheap compared to prices in Canada.

  • @nachis3
    @nachis3 Місяць тому +11

    You’re beautiful and I totally agree with you. I grew up very poor in Mexico for about the first 7 years of my life but was raised in the US. I have learned to be content in every situation. I need do nothing. Sounds like you’re going within where our Creator resides. Holy Spirit is speaking learn how to listen!

  • @felipepavao100
    @felipepavao100 Місяць тому +1

    Your story has resonated with me. Thanks for sharing

  • @sirus312
    @sirus312 Місяць тому +6

    The Beauty about being a millionaire is you can choose to live broke

  • @fps6612
    @fps6612 10 днів тому

    I totally agree. I am a Mexican ready to retire at 41 years old, leave the big city and go to the south of Mexico and enjoy the beach, rainforest, relax and create a business that really matters.

  • @moneyandfreedom7
    @moneyandfreedom7 Місяць тому +6

    Philippines and Thailand are dope too

    • @shayscott7498
      @shayscott7498 Місяць тому

      Philippines you have to take care of the whole family.