cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/2869133
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/2869131
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/2869130
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/2869129
In the gaming world, there are “speedruns” which may attempt to make use of glitches or advantages in games to be able to complete them quicker.
So it seems possible that in a similar way, we might try to find glitches or advantages in life to be able to accomplish things quicker.
What are some of your top “life hacks” to “speedrun” through certain things in life?
How could the concept of “speedrunning” be applied to life, and where shouldn’t it be applied?
Invest in index funds ASAP. Money put into a diversified portfolio doubles roughly every 10 years. Meaning for every 10 years you wait, you need to put twice as much money in than you otherwise would have. This is massively helpful when you need a down payment for a car/house and eventually for retirement. DO NOT UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES look at the money in the account often, this is a long-term investment, not something you stress about every day because it happened to decrease 0.5%. This is money to be left in the account for a decade or more.
Specific suggestion: Put 10% of every paycheck into an index stock like such as VTI, which is a total stock market index fund.