I know it’s a strange question, but hear me out. Do men really want to be providers? Now that I have crossed over into my 40s, I am starting to see the world through a different lens. Our 40s and our 50s are our prime earning years, and I am doing everything in my power to maximize my potential earnings.
Sometimes it feels like just me out there on the grind. I have no interest in playing video games, watching Netflix, or going surfing. I want to become a Passive Income Hero by night and stay on the passive income grind.
I think I am starting to enjoy the grind. I love spending time with my family, but outside of that, I am grinding. I don’t even know why I love what I am doing so much. I just know that I will see out-sized returns from every minute I pour into my book/blog business.
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Right before I typed this article, I wrote one on passive income in Defi. In between these articles, I checked my Amazon Kindle royalties page. I made $1.50 from a person reading Financial Independence Magazine #16-20.
That is passive income at its finest. I am making passive income while writing an article about passive income. I am obsessed with the idea of having money coming all from all different angles at all different times of the day. I love it. Thankfully, I read the book “Be Obsessed or Be Average” very early in my passive income journey. I am not alone in my obsession.
To me, this is what a provider does—He Never Stops! I will always be on the lookout to earn more income, maximize my income streams, and help my family hit their financial goals. It is a part of who I am. Being a provider is a never-ending job—it is a lifestyle.
When I was promoted to the highest enlisted rank in the Marine Corps, Master Gunnery Sergeant (E-9), I had a mid-life crisis of sorts. I knew the money would be great and my pension package for retirement even better. But something didn’t sit right.
I knew that either I would have to continue to work after doing my 30 years in the Corps or my $8,000-$10,000 retirement wouldn’t be enough for the lifestyle we wanted to live. Our lifestyle is quite simple; however, it does involve a lot of international travel due to my wife being from overseas.
Over-Budgeting 2: Low Expenses, High Income
Traveling overseas can be pricey, so something had to give. I knew I didn’t want to work after the Corps, so I did the mental math and realized that we need to find another source of income. We started renting rooms until we reached Mortgage Positive, and the rest is history.
My mission is to grow my dividend portfolio to $1 million before I retire and earn $1,000/month passively from book sales on Amazon. I am sure once I achieve these goals, I’ll be on to the next one. That is what providers do, and I would have it no other way.
I want to focus my attention on my male peers. Of course, I am not bashing anyone, just writing what I have been noticing since I began my passive income journey. I am trying to comprehend how men can recite football stats for every player but don’t know the Federal Funds Rate or the yield on the 10-Year Treasury.
Over-Budgeting: You Can Only Cut Some Much Before…
I get that we all have different hobbies, but shouldn’t they all involve making money? Once we make enough money, passively, we can branch out into what we want to do. I wrote a similar article on this topic titled “Real Men Understand Finances” a while back. I am just trying to understand the modern disconnect for men.
A man is happiest when money flows in abundance; that is life. We want to be in love and have sex all day, but we need to know that the money is where it needs to be. When we have money issues, it affects our entire life. Our brains are always trying to solve these problems, no matter what we are doing.
But it seems like men have somehow stalled in their quest for true wealth. Today, working a job is enough to qualify as a provider—where in the past, working multiple jobs was mandatory until the money was flowing correctly.
It seems like having boats, driving motorcycles, building wood items, etc., can supplement becoming rich. To me, it feels beyond good to have an excess cash flow of $11,000/month once we pay all mortgages and expenses. But that is just the beginning.
What’s So Great About Being Independent?
I want to build up even more excess income vs. expenses to become even wealthier. Why? Because I do not know what the retirement storm brings. I don’t want to have something happen, and I say, “Damn, I should have worked harder in my 40s” or “Dang, I wish I would have learned this in my 50s.”
As men, our prime earning years are our 40s and 50s. This timeframe is where our minds and bodies can function to their fullest potential. We are money-making machines. We have learned leadership as we climbed the corporate ladder. Now, it is time to build something that our future generations can leverage to grow and prosper. Not play online video games.
One of my dreams is to write a review for every Pokemon cartoon episode in existence. There are over 1000 and counting. But I am saving this for deep retirement. It will be a mission because the episodes are hard to find, and it will be time-consuming, but I look forward to this task.
Trying to do this mission in my 40s is not the appropriate time. Once I have $20,000+/month in passive income, I may consider that a good time. However, I believe that once my kids build their businesses and have success, I can rest easy and watch my Pokemon.
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I gear most of my content to women because I see that they now want to feel financial security and financial freedom. Security and Freedom are opposites, and knowing the difference is vital on your passive income journey.
It seems men are okay being financially secure, but the only way to become financially free is to make a ton of passive income and learn how to create money. Women are beginning to want more from their lives, and having a saving account and 401k earnings isn’t enough. They want dividends, rents, and royalties to help them sleep at night and tackle issues throughout the day.
If you are a man, and this struck a cord, it is supposed to. If you want to become rich by having excess income vs. expenses, make it your daily mission. Hell, make it your hourly mission. Building an income stream is one of the most amazing things you can do for yourself and your self-confidence.
Building an income stream is also one of the best things you can do for your family. Not only will you make an asset, but you can now teach your family members how to create income. Not many people in this life can say they built a passive income stream.
Men, you will be much happier once you are debt-free and prosperous. Trust me on this. Read as many books as you can and jump into the game of life. It is not over until everyone in your family is wealthy. That is the job of a provider.
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