Introduction
I grew up with seven siblings. My dad was a teacher. My mom stayed home.
My first year in business, I made $2,000 total.
The next six years, I made $115 million.
That gap didn’t come from luck, hype, or grinding myself into dust. It came from learning how money actually works—and building skills that pull it toward you instead of chasing it like a desperate ex.
Some people call that “FU money.”
I call it learning how to make so much money it feels like cheating.
Here’s how it actually works.
How to Build Wealth That Feels Like Cheating (Without Chasing Money)
Quick Summary (Read This If You’re Busy)
Don’t chase money. Build skills that naturally attract it.
Anchor your skills to health, wealth, or relationships—everything people buy fits one of these.
Never charge for your time. Charge for outcomes.
Prioritize consistent cash flow, not one-time wins.
Stop obsessing over other people’s money and start managing your own.
Use money as a tool for leverage and time freedom, not as the finish line.
Now let’s break this down.
Skill #1: Stop Chasing Money. Build Skills That Attract It.
Money is a terrible thing to chase.
It’s slippery, emotional, and usually runs faster than you do.
Instead, build skills that naturally attract money.
Here’s the filter that never fails:
Every human on earth spends money to improve one of three things:
Health
Wealth
Relationships
That’s it. No exceptions.
Therapy? Better relationships.
The gym? Better health.
Business content? More money.
Everything people consistently pay for ties back to one of these three. So if you want leverage, build a skill that lives inside one of them.
Real Examples (Not Theory)
TrainerChat: Software that handles DMs and books sales calls for personal trainers.
Why it works: it helps them make more money and work less. That’s wealth.Immigration consulting (EB1 green cards):
Why people want it: more opportunity and earning power. Wealth again.College admissions coaching (Ivy League):
Better jobs, prestige, opportunity. Wealth and status—still counts.
Same structure. Different industries. Same human desire.
If your skill helps people get healthier, richer, or more connected, you’re on solid ground.
Step 2: Design the Skill Path (Yes, You Have to Learn Something)
If you don’t have a skill yet, good. That’s fixable.
Pick one lane—health, wealth, or relationships—and commit to learning a real, valuable skill inside it.
Then design the path.
A simple approach:
Map a 12–16 week learning plan
Study daily
Practice relentlessly
Get good enough that people would feel stupid not paying you
Nothing valuable comes easy. That’s the point.
Value is the filter that keeps competition low and leverage high.
Rule #2: Never Charge for Your Time. Charge for Results.
Charging for time is one of the fastest ways to cap your income.
Why?
Because time is finite. And worse—you get paid to be slower.
That’s backward.
Wealth comes from leverage: people, systems, capital, and technology. Not hours.
What This Looks Like in Practice
I charge high-ticket clients for outcomes, not calls.
They’re not buying hours. They’re buying access, direction, and results.
Hourly pricing creates bad incentives:
The provider benefits from inefficiency
The client wonders if they’re being milked
Nobody wins
Instead, charge for the problem you solve.
How to Package Results (The Right Way)
Define a clear, specific problem
Lose body fat
Book more sales calls
Get more dates
Make more money
Design a process that guarantees an outcome
Not “coaching sessions”
Not “support calls”
A result people actually want
Remove friction
People don’t just want the result—they want it:Faster
With less effort
With less risk
Without the annoying stuff everyone else does
You’re not selling time.
You’re selling speed, certainty, and relief.
Rule #3: Cash Flow Beats Cash Piles Every Time
One-time wins are flashy. They’re also useless long-term.
Lottery winners?
One lucky crypto hit?
Viral moments that never repeat?
That’s not wealth. That’s noise.
Real wealth is consistent cash flow.
It’s not about how much you made once.
It’s about how reliably you can make it again.
If you can consistently create cash flow:
Market crashes won’t wipe you out
Life emergencies won’t destroy you
You always have options
Consistency beats luck. Every time.
Rule #4: Stop Counting Other People’s Money
This one’s simple.
You don’t know if it’s real.
You don’t know if it’s consistent.
You don’t know if it still exists.
And even if it does—it doesn’t help you.
Social media lies. Numbers get inflated. One-time wins get framed as monthly income.
Meanwhile, you’re distracted.
The fastest way to peace and progress?
Focus on your own numbers.
Simple Money Habits That Actually Matter
Daily awareness: Know what’s coming in and going out.
Weekly self-ratings:
Rate yourself (1–10) on spending, saving, and execution.Monthly P&L:
Every month. No excuses. Revenue, expenses, profit.
Most business owners don’t do this—and it shows.
Use Money as a Tool, Not the Goal
Money is useful. A lot of good comes from it.
It can buy freedom, experiences, security, and time.
It can help your family. It can expand your reach.
But if money is the goal, it will never be enough.
The real question is:
Who do you become by pursuing the goal?
That’s the game.
Use money to buy back your time.
Hire people
Use systems
Leverage technology
Build things that work without you
If money doesn’t give you more life, what’s the point?
Make the Game Fun (Or You’ll Quit)
The only way wealth ever feels like cheating is when the process feels like play—even if it looks like work from the outside.
If you’re miserable, burned out, and resentful, you’re doing it wrong.
Set goals that excite you.
Treat the process like a game.
Detach from the outcome just enough to stay loose.
If you win, great.
If you fail, so what?
Have fun building. That’s the real leverage.
Final Thought
Stop chasing money.
Start building skills that solve real problems.
Charge for results.
Create consistent cash flow.
Focus on your numbers—not someone else’s highlight reel.
Then use money to buy back your time and build a life you actually want to live.
Pick one step from this article and implement it today.
That’s how it starts.
