'Make Money While You Sleep' Is Financial Poison

#131 - From idea to Series A - Weekly Newsletter

3 minutes to reflect

All financial principles rest on two fundamental truths: (1) a dollar today is worth more than a dollar tomorrow, and (2) a certain dollar is worth more than an uncertain one. I'd like to propose a third principle: a dollar earned through sweat and effort is worth more than a dollar obtained without commitment.

I understand this new principle contradicts the prevailing narrative that both the financial world and social media relentlessly promote. "Make money while you sleep." "Build passive income streams." "Catch the next crypto wave." "Try this arbitrage strategy."

This dream is as ancient as humanity itself—wealth without work. For centuries, alchemists devoted their lives to discovering the magical formula that would transform base metals into gold. The aspiration never changed: riches without effort.

I believe deeply in honest profit.

I believe that, more often than not, energy applied with discipline and consistency transforms into wealth. When it doesn't, the very act of investing energy in pursuit of any meaningful commitment becomes the wealth you needed all along.

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⁠One must be nuts to invest in Japanese residential real estate…

South Korea, Italy, Poland, Spain and Germany are next, just give it few more years.

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Have a great weekend,

Simone