Advice from older mgtows

rpbanker · 2021-05-02T15:11:26+00:00

I would've become an electrician or something else in the trades, saved and invested heavily, and retired by 35.

MeisterMGTOW · 2021-05-02T16:23:44+00:00

take care of your health
love and accept yourself
don’t do drugs, commit crimes or do other stupid shit
never be ashamed or insecure, those are useless emotions
people forget everything and the end justifies the means
there is no right or wrong, there is no good or evil —> “end justifies means”
history only remembers the winner —> same as “end justifies means”
the way you perceive the world is not the same as other people perceive the world
only trust yourself
when everybody does A, it’s probably better to smile, walk away and do B
needless to say: don’t marry, procreate or cohabitate

oedipusplatypus · 2021-05-02T15:07:00+00:00

You could start with your age so we have a point of reference.

oedipusplatypus · 2021-05-02T15:28:29+00:00

I wish I would have known that women are not gentle creatures to be placed on a pedestal. I wish I knew the value of a real education. I wish I knew that the true value of money is being able to purchase your freedom. I wish I knew what real friends were at your age. I wish I knew how quickly time would pass. I wish I knew that the choices we make from 18-40 shape the entirety of our lives. This is the time to hustle and make your mark. You will figure out who you are in time. I am 43. I have no children, never married. I spent my 20s trying to take care of a woman. I wouldn't take the experience back, but the past 14 years alone have been pretty wonderful. I have dated a few during that time, but as we age there are diminishing returns on doing so and the women appear to be less stable. There are unicorns, but don't think you're going to land one. Work on your health (physical and mental) and wealth. By the time you are in your prime, you will be able to do what you want. Find interesting hobbies. I build furniture, build fast cars, raise tropical fish, garden, etc. Master several disciplines. Different fields of study will come together in surprising ways. I was educated as an electrical engineer. I learned machining out of interest. This lead to an almost instant understanding of woodworking. Currently I am working towards a master's in psychology, but I can't stop taking philosophy classes. It starts to snowball by your early 40s. You become a very interesting person. Take my buddy Steve for example. He is a network engineer for Comcast. He's also an amateur bodybuilder and a hell of a cook. He's probably the best at finishing concrete I've ever seen and has an enviable bank account. All of this came after his divorce. When free, we as men have the capacity to create one hell of a life.

CuriousIncel2 · 2021-05-02T16:40:38+00:00

I wish I had realized that (most) people don't want to hear the truth.

Squiddy-the-wise · 2021-05-02T17:23:26+00:00

Don’t date girls named amanda or tiffany.

Also, buy more gold and stocks... gold was less then $300/ounce when i started work

burnett-lignon · 2021-05-02T15:21:32+00:00

Develop a specific career goal, figure out how to reach it, and start acting to achieve it. No floundering around in liberal arts/college or changing majors every year. Realize college and its debt may not even be needed.

TheApricotCavalier · 2021-05-02T19:06:34+00:00

Learn the finance game (stock market). Its ugly boring & universally hated; doesnt matter. This is what runs the world, and if you want to thrive there you are.

What a lot of people do (which I recommend) is learn the basics/bare minimum; enough to not be scammed. After that, dont touch it.

Impossible-asset · 2021-05-02T15:55:02+00:00

At 19, i wish i could have fully grasped the power of SAVINGS AND INVESTMENTS.

Had i saved and invested back then, i'd be 46 and retired and living off interest instead of having to work.

Seriously. Get that plan rolling now, and thank me in 20 years.

BlueCollarSinner · 2021-05-02T17:43:47+00:00

For myself I would have gone to a trade school instead of following the crowd to college. I feel like if I would have went to trade school and received a certification in what I knew how to do like welding, I could have made a career out of that or work as a welder to get me through college if I had chosen to go back. It worked out for me now but I could have saved money and time. In trade school it's not only blue collar jobs there are other things like computer tech, graphic designer, nurse, etc...

CharmanterPanter · 2021-05-02T18:13:10+00:00

I am 20 now and putting all my energy into myself. I am in my third year of learning how to become a history teacher (what i love). I have learned how invest smartly and made back my college money and driving lessons in less than a year. And right now i am trying to learn everything about real estate. I can't wait to buy my first property!

My goal is to be financially independent when i am 30. If i am lucky i can take a few years of that number.

I am not not there yet. And life is a bitch. But if you have the right mindset, and you are willing to work for it. I believe you can be amazed about what you can achieve.

Acceptable-Change204 · 2021-05-02T23:16:54+00:00

I turn 68 next month... married twice both times to extremely materialistic women. I raised my daughter from the time she was 3... serial dater for close to 30 years.
Single today, fairly well off, very active and comfortable in my life. Getting to this place took time and experience, both good and bad. Understand the nature of game, understand what women seek. Then choose your path. Don’t be surprised and suffer the trauma that many of us go through. This is what I hope to teach my grandson at some point...

I_waterboard_cats · 2021-05-02T21:21:43+00:00

Assuming you're 20 y.o.:

1.) Get the fuck out of debt and avoid it. 2.) Save as much money as you can while also being able to enjoy being young and healthy 3.) Get a backpack on and fucking travel the world on a shoestring budget if you can. 4.) Spend time figuring out who you are through experience and live authentically to what you want and are. It may change, and let it.

Grandpa_MGTOW · 2021-05-02T23:06:01+00:00

I'm in my 60s. For me: The long term benefits of investing. Not just investing money, but investing time into friendships, hobbies, education, etc.

Phantom_Spark · 2021-05-02T23:09:54+00:00

Some advice that I lived by when I was younger was focus on your purpose. Women are luxuries and distractions generally speaking.

If men focus at a very young age on education, employment or training in a trade... they will be better off for it.

I see too many men who wasted their youth on foolishness and have to work 10 times harder later in life because they wasted opportunities.

Cordero_Biggs · 2021-05-02T18:54:42+00:00

I wouldn't have waited til my 40s to study more psychology and learned more about what makes people tick - especially those of the opposite sex.

I would also have concentrated back then, on how mannerisms, speech patterns, body language and personality tweaks can help you advance further and faster in your career.

My career didn't start until I was almost 30, because I enlisted at 19 and served til I was 28. These last 20 years would have been a lot easier if I had learned early on that treating civilians as you would a platoon of Marines, isn't the smartest way to go.

I've accomplished a great deal in 20 years, but I could have come further if I didn't just assume I knew instinctually how people thought.

Maximum_Afternoon · 2021-05-03T00:08:13+00:00

Plenty of good stuff here already, but allowed this in: don't smoke. Average annual cost of smoking, $2,292.

Quick googgling says $2k invested annually would net you something like 3.5 million over 50 years. Want to retire well, you should start now.

alphaboi21 · 2021-05-03T00:55:09+00:00

I used to be a simp. I still feel retarded for that

Kaptain0blivious · 2021-05-02T23:12:02+00:00

I'm 35. I will say invest early, and invest often. Time in the market beats timing the market.

Focus on yourself and figure out what you want from life. Then go for it. Everything else will come naturally on its own time.

You can't control the world, but you can control yourself.

Do not enter the game of others under any circumstance. Always be in control of your own reality, and the master of your own game.

cleats4u · 2021-05-02T18:03:23+00:00

Get a vasectomy!

Title	Advice from older mgtows
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