Tyler: Yep, says here you made $50,000 this year. Other Person: No, 40,000. Tyler: But it says here 50,000. Other Person: Oh, sorry! 20% of every one of my paychecks just immediately gets deposited and then invested in my 401(k) or my Roth IRA. I don't even know it's there. Tyler: Why would you do that? Other Person: I always pay myself first. Tyler: But what about all the cool things you want to buy? Other Person: Oh, give it a few years! I'll be buying all those things and more just from the passive income off of those investments. Not to mention the amount of money I saved by paying you less each year. Tyler: So instead of continuing to work for your money until you're 70, money will continue to work for me. And I'll retire by 60.

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