I think perhaps income is for one, relative. We may not be earning as much as some, yet we certainly earn far more than many.
Then it is what you do within those perimeters, hence why we initially legged into property investing in regional cities/towns rather than metro. Mainly because I was very familiar with the area(s), but also because it was (relatively/comparatively)
affordable investing.
We live in a rural area, we have the opportunity to kill our (most of) our own meat, sorry if it disappoints you Edlev from Adelaide:
as long as you didnt go fishing or shooting im happy (its been 21 months)
We grow some of our own produce, fruit/vegetables.
We are able to rent cheaply.
By our very nature we are relatively uncomplicated, inexpensive people to maintain, doodads have never really held that much of an attraction, although horror! we have a relatively new vehicle, very important if you rely, literally on your life/health/business/hobbies/livelihood to have a vehicle that can meet the demands of woop woop country.
We do love to experience new culture, meet people, new experiences and travel, that does not necessarily involve high cost. For instance our small towns have become multi cultural areas, it is an amazing metamorphosis occuring.
We do see the big picture, taking charge of our wealth creation journey, and doing whatever it takes to keep on this path. And it's fun. We do not wealth create
and therefore suffer!
We have a wonderful network of people (Team Obsession) to help us with this, plus good friends and supportive family.
I'm a firm believer of creating the dream and then living it, forming an abundance mindset. We do have so much abundance and wealth in our lives, it may look? quite relatively small income figures but it certainly is not perceived by us to be that.
You just do it.
We seem to have inspired and created some seed of thoughts...into action, on wealth creation through property investing within other people, some of which are considered relatively low income too, that is one hell of a buzz!
I do shop around for constructions, (and the alreadys too, for that matter), I feel that I do my homework well, get us the best deals that suit our requirements,
buying well...I think tradies earn and are entitled to their income too. Good luck to them!
We all have different perceptions and temperaments and life experiences, I am very much enjoying my journey, but it is my journey, you may be experiencing stuff (and perceiving) very differently....
To me, for me, it is all a game, a very interesting game that I have studied and researched well and am playing to the best possible level I can. It costs me money, but I am building and creating far more wealth and assets than it has cost, bless that leverage stuff, bang for buck, IRR and equity.