9 Middle Class Habits Keeping You Broke In 2024

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Hi... I'm Codie.

If we haven't met, I build and buy businesses and help you make money. I used to work on Wall Street and in Private Equity for too many years. Then I realized I'd rather YOU AND I own our businesses locally instead. So I built up Main Street Holding Company, Contrarian Thinking Capital & Co. Now, we own and grow dozens of businesses. My mission is to create 100,000 business owners and help 1 million of us build profitable businesses. I hope you’re one.

Here's what I know for sure... those who say it's impossible should get out of the way of those of you who are doing it!! ❤️

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0:00 - No on School Nights
1:56 - Be a Bossy B*tch
4:04 - Protect Your Time
7:17 - Solopreneurship is a Myth
9:28 - Margins are Smaller Than You Think
13:00 - Compliments vs. Criticism
15:23 - Overcome Self-Doubt
16:59 - Do The Dishes
17:40 - Wake up at 5:45am

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[tonysilke]

Debts are the main reasons people are broke, I've paid off credit cards and cut a lot of debt. Spending is way down. All the money that used to go to crap, now sits and grows in my it's like a warm hug every time I look at my bank account.

[audreygumm]

My dad used to say "Half the day is gone before the sun comes up"

[HideWithMe]

If this is her ideal life and she is happy this way - I’m 100% for it! However, me personally I don’t want to wait till I’m old or retired to enjoy life. I want to go out, spend time with friends, spend time with my kids, take care of my house, travel, enjoy love life, etc etc. I don’t want to postpone all this until I’m rich or something. Having been poor and middle class, money doesn’t make a difference in your happiness, free stuff is the stuff that makes you happy. At least to me. However, I have great respect for her knowledge and professionalism 💪

[Wil-gg]

“How you do anything, is how you will do everything“ love it.

[jessicanoelofficial]

"Easy to find. Hard to reach." That's 🔥

[byemmabekah]

Biggest takeaways:
- Wake up at 5:45 before the rest of the world (the more time you have the more time you can focus on creating opportunity)

- To build a successful business you have to say NO to the things the average person would say yes to, aka the “It’s a School Night” mentality.

- Success always comes with negativity. Take the negative and use that as feedback to improve, get better, and grow more. Repeat.

- Clean your own space! Doing your own dirty work builds character and helps you to be able to “get down & dirty” when crud hits the fan in your business.

- Never neglect your mental health. Your mind is your most powerful tool.

❤

[swe_fun]

I watch a lot of YouTube videos... I have to say this is the first one in a long time I've saved and rewatched over 5 times... filled with gold and inspiring. absolutely love this.

[AnnieHolsen]

Creating wealth entails establishing positive routines, I had only $78k to my name at 42 when I first woke up to this reality. I chose the stock market as a medium of growth, got an excellent financial advisor, Financial management is a vital subject that many avoid, often leading to future regrets.

[mariehamilton-nn]

I love that you said that your often wrong. I have been watching successful people around me and that is exactly what I see. But they all have something alike, they are mostly fearless. They are not afraid to make mistakes and move on quickly. They "let it go" and move on. Love this!!

[I_Am_Reclaimer]

I like how a lot of these shots were taken as if the viewer was hanging out with you and getting personal mentorship time. Love it.

[TeaPourSixFour]

8:00 weighing in on The myth of solopreneurship 👍🏽
Thank you Codie. We are in business for ourselves, but not by ourselves. Self responsibility but team ethos.

[PASCALDAB]

It's sad how difficult things have become in the present generation. I was wondering how to utilise some money I had. I used some of it for e-commerce business, but that sank. I'm thinking of how to use what's left to invest, but I don't really know which way to go.

[delfinadelmar]

“I don’t wanna be liked. I wanna be RESPECTED, and I wanna win.”Sing it girl!

[smartup]

The internet made the right person famous. 👍✨

[moonhunter]

I believe cleaning up after yourself is an important skill, simple rule of cause and effect. You make it dirty, you clean it up. You break it, you fix it. Teaches responsibility and consequences. You treat things better and are tidier. This principle is great for business: you make a promise, you keep it. You mess it up, you own up and fix it. You treat everything and everyone with the respect they deserve...

[Michael-vccs]

Things I’m trying this year:

1) Hang out with people who are ambitious and minimize the time with friends who have no drive. I actually sat down with one of my closest friends and asked him what he aspired to and literally told him I’m going to have to distance myself from him based on what he said or, more accurately, couldn’t say.

2) I’m waking up early every day. 7AM - 6PM Mon-Fri is work in the business. 6PM-8PM Mon-Fri and 8AM-6PM on Saturday is work on the business.

3) Get to where I can run 2 miles without breaking a sweat cause it’s good for me and it’s hard because I’ve never been a distance runner. Or more to the point, do hard things before the sun comes up.

4) Disregarding any advice from people who haven’t ‘Been There.’ I will throw that stuff straight in the trash and then try to cleanse my mind completely. Every doubt they have in me I already have in myself. I don’t need any of that!

[brandycavazos]

I love this woman, all my life I've been one to push back and speak up, people called me annoying but i knew i was right. You inspire me to keep pushing

[Thoughtscapexx]

I never had a mentor, but I have found a mentor in you. Thank you!

[auniversalwoman]

This girl is hardcore. The lifestyle isn't for everyone. I don't think I could be happy running myself ragged like that day in and out. But for those that can handle it, wow, you go.

[richhands]

My three favorite channels: Codie Sanchez, Stock Brotha, & How Money Works. Make my week complete! 🔥 🔥 🔥