I TOLD MY BOSS LAST WEEK I WANTED TO RESIGN FROM RUNNING MY BRANCH & WORKING 45 HOURS A WEEK!

6.5 years of grinding in the making!!

I’ll never retire, but now I have 25 extra hours a week to CHOOSE what I spend it on!!

Here’s a thread on how we accomplished this!

First off I say WE accomplished this because my wife has been alongside me from day one!!

So young men,

Marry a woman that loves you & wants to spend TIME WITH YOU not just spend your money!!

It’s the biggest decision you make choosing her!
CHOOSE WISELY!!

Dr Billy Alsbrooks said,
“When your WHY for overcoming is greater than the obstacle, that obstacle ceases to exist!”

The moment I got into corporate management my WHY to get out was strong!

I am grateful for the job:
-benefits
-good pay
-home for dinner
-relationships I’ve made

But my WHY was always on the forefront of my mind!!

I hated leaving at 7:30 & getting home at 5:45 five days a week.

I love nothing more than being a dad & I want more time with my family!!

Thankfully my queen wanted that too, so we made it our mission to get me out early!!

We set a goal to semi retire me in 12 years.

We knew we needed streams of income & to save & invest wisely.

This would also mean me giving up:
Golf
Starbucks (great decision)
Netflix & Cable (greatest decision)
Shirts (just kidding I own a few)

More than saving $60/month on cable & $100/month not golfing was the time we put into side hustling instead!

My wife started by flipping furniture!
We would see free desks on FB & get them!

She enjoyed restoring them & it was fun for us to cheer her on as she made 30-50 a flip!

We also frequented good will or as our daughter called it “Toy Store”

Once a week we went to 3 goodwills knowing exactly what kids toys to get & resell!

$4 at goodwill & $15 on FB a day later!

We made over $5,500 flipping toys in 18 months & had a blast doing it!@DoctorFlip!!

I had a unique skill set of being good at poker.
As a former pro I knew I could still play lower stakes games & win a good amount.
Night in & night out after long days of work & family when my girls went to bed,
I went to work grinding poker

I averaged between 1k-2k month!

During this time we have also
-grown & sold avocado plants
-invested in farmland (passive income)
-paid off our home & all debt besides some of our land.
-my wife transcribed & taught English to Chinese kids.
-set aside 18 months income.
-given more away than ever before.

A lot of people talk freedom, they want out of their 9-5 job.

Few are willing to pay the price to get it!!

Like anything worth getting in life there’s a cost.

Im proud to say we paid it & our 12 year goal was reached in 6!

We bought 25 hours a week of freedom for me!!

“Instead of working toward retirement, work toward your ideal lifestyle.
There’s usually a path to get there in a few years instead of a few decades."

@JamesClear

I took this to heart!!
I never want to retire.
I just want to work on things I’m passionate about & be with family!

My boss was flabbergasted when I told her!
She offered me other options, but honestly my passion isn’t banking.

If your 9-5 job is your passion that’s awesome!
I salute you & don’t let anyone shame you for working it!

I’ve just always known this wasn’t mine!

It’s funny seeing how some respond.

My bosses boss warned me once you take a demotion you never get asked to go back up :)

Some salute me for chasing my passion & being true to myself.

Others say (behind my back) I’m a fool to take a 50k pay cut during a pandemic :)

Ultimately the most important thing in the world to me is my family & being a great husband & father!

@saveyoursons recently tweeted,

“Your family is the most important business you’ll ever run.”

I couldn’t agree more, & to run it properly I need to be there more!!!

So what’s next:

Work 3 days week to keep health insurance.
Poker
Family
Invest in myself- study
Date my queen more fiercely
Amp up coaching & helping others.
I feel that’s truly what I was put on earth to do. I’ve seen God move so much & want to continue this!

One of my favorite quotes is,

“A ship in the harbor is safe,
but that’s not what ships are made for.”

I believe a Tyler in the bank is safe,
but that’s not what Tyler was made for.

I want to chase my dream life & create the life I want on my terms not anyone else’s!

You aren’t free if they can tell you what to wear, where to be, & how long to be there is what @naval said.

Freedom to me is waking up not rushing out the door,
but instead cuddling my kids after a lift & taking them to school each day!

Next goal is set,
3 years no part time!

A man I look up to & learn from @ZacSmall_ said,

“Your job will forget you were ever there,
Your child will never forget you weren’t there.”

My mission has been get home more.
Pour into them & lead!!
-More adventures
-More laughs
-More walks
-More smiles
-More dance parties!

“Nothing energizes you like doing what you love everyday!”
@_CynthiaThurlow (my favorite)

So Twitter & @fancypirate8 you’ve been warned,

If you thought I had high energy & toxic positivity before,
wait 6 weeks until they train my replacement & I’m doing more of what I love!