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I wanna talk about the things our parents teach us about money...but first I gotta tell you about th
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I wanna talk about the things our parents teach us about money...but first I gotta tell you about the last few days cuz it's been a doozy. First off, I'm writing this on a train from Amsterdam to Berlin. I was supposed to be on this train yesterday but all the trains were sold out and so were all the flights. So I ended up spending 24 hours in Amsterdam after getting a total of 37 minutes of sleep on my flight. Before my flight to Europe, my girlfriend and I drove from Aspen to Boise in one day. That's a 12 hour drive. Then I woke up and filmed some ads for my comedy special that drops on YouTube on July 18th. ([You can subscribe here]( to watch it for free when it comes out. Don't watch it if you're easily offended.) Then I flew 13 hours to Amsterdam. Now I'm on this beautiful train ride to Berlin. Btw, I don't think I like writing anywhere more than on a train. It just does something magical to my brain to write while I get to look out a moving window. I'm on my way to meet my dad in Berlin to watch England defeat the Spanish in the finals of the Euros. (It's a soccer tournament for the Americans who don't know.) I've wanted to go to a big match like this since 2018 and I finally pulled the trigger. My parents live in Italy about half of each year so it was easy-ish to get my dad to Berlin. (We left my mum in Italy. I'll take her on a separate trip at some point, don't worry.) So what's the point of this email? Well, since I'm meeting with my dad and spending thousands of dollars on this trip I thought it'd be a perfect chance to talk about what we learn about money in our childhood. See, my parents are both what they'd call "frugal." I believe frugal is just a word that cheap people use to feel better about being cheap. (I used to say I was frugal all the time btw so I'm not throwing stones.) I grew up reading every menu right to left. (Price first, then pick a food item.) I used to be so cheap during and after college that I created a mathematical equation to calculate the best beers to buy based on ABV haha. (I'll tell you a story about my douchey friend that changed my view of money another day.) The point of all this is to say that my childhood conditioning is to be cheap. I had to actively work on my relationship to money to change that. (And I'm still working on it. You're never "done" working on it, you just evolve.) My parents would spend money on traveling. But it was always about getting the best deal possible. My dad still deeply prides himself on the deals he finds on everything. There's nothing inherently wrong with that. However, sometimes that means it's hard to spend money on things that aren't a "great deal." Even if you really wanna do it. Which can lead to you missing out on once-in-a-lifetime experiences that you actually can afford. My parents could afford to spend $5,000 on tickets to the final of the Euros. But my dad never would because it's "too expensive." (He's gonna read this email btw. Love you dad! See you soon.) That's why it's so important to work on your "deep money" relationship. Not just your money-making "skills." Some people with lots of money still feel poor in their mind so they never enjoy their money. Some people stay poor because they don't believe their worthy of having money. Or they don't feel worthy of spending money on themselves because of stuff they learned in their childhood. Maybe you find it easy to buy other people gifts but never splurge on yourself. Maybe you have to justify everything you buy based on "value." Let me be clear - I'm not saying to go in debt and spend money on stuff you can't afford. I've never been in debt. The only debt I have is my mortgage. But sometimes you can easily afford things and won't spend money on them because of deeper programming that's holding you back. There are 5 core money blocks that hold people back around money. 1. Rich people are assholes. (This one will keep you from ever having any wealth.) 2. Money is evil. (If you think this, it's almost impossible to become wealthy.) 3. There isn't enough. (Scarcity. Pretty much everyone suffers from this at times.) 4. I have to work harder or longer hours to make more. (The trap of more equals more. If hard work was THE answer to wealth then we'd have WAY more rich people in the world.) 5. I don't deserve it. (Don't feel worthy.) If you'd like to get rid of those blocks, I created a course that shows you how to do it. You can work through all 5 blocks, or just the one or two you have. (Most people have a few.) The course is 50% off until Monday because England beat Holland in the semis of the Euros. [ Click here to grab it now]( I'm gonna do something fun for the final as well. I'll tell you in my next email. That's all for today. This email got long so I'm gonna end it now. Talk soon,
Ian "you can change your relationship to money" Stanley Sent to: {EMAIL} [Unsubscribe]( Almost Passive Income, 13359 N. Hwy 183, Ste. 550, Austin, TX 78750, United States
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