Rich outside, paycheck-to-paycheck in reality

From a very young age, I knew that money was necessary. When I was making wishes as a kid, I wished for money (or a magic wand which is the same in this age). I was also lucky to be born into a family of professional engineers who believe that a good education and hard work will pay you.

My initial view of money was: get much of it, and everything will fall into place. So, I followed the classical career path: working hard during my studies, working hard after I graduated, sacrificing a lot, and finally starting to get results. My first real job was in the 60th percentile of the market (not a bad start!), and then I basically doubled my income every three years, which brought me to the infamous 1% of the population in a reasonable amount of time.

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