Some people peak at 18 and spend the next 40 years talking about it.

The scariest part? Most don't even realize it's happening, and it's keeping them from the next chapter of their life. Here's how to make sure you're not one of them.

Most people learn how money actually works the hard way, after a decade of expensive mistakes nobody warned them about.

I went from dead broke to owning a portfolio of companies doing nine figures a year, and almost every breakthrough came from a brutal lesson I had to learn the painful way.

In this episode, I'm handing over the 28 truths I wish someone had hammered into me at 20, so you can skip the expensive detours and start playing the real game two decades earlier.

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Most people never get rich because they start investing in the wrong thing.

They throw money into index funds and stocks before they've earned the right to, and then they wonder why their portfolio looks the same five years later.

In this episode, I'm breaking down exactly how I'd invest in 2026 if I were starting from zero, drawing on what I learned building and exiting three companies and becoming the #1 angel investor in Canada.

If you've ever felt behind on money, this is the order nobody teaches you.