My First Million

#11 - Clawing Back From $250K Debt at 20

Sep 4, 2019

Aleks Svetski, an entrepreneur who clawed his way back from $250K debt at just 20, shares his fascinating journey. He talks about turning $5K into $50K in the stock market before the 2008 crisis hit. Discover how door-to-door sales fueled his recovery and led him to the world of Bitcoin. Aleks dives into the importance of adaptability in business, critiques modern monetary systems, and presents Bitcoin as a solution for inflation and financial equity. Get inspired by his lessons in perseverance and innovative investment strategies.

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I'd Be Stock Selling Ship To For The Rest Of My Life

03:32

I'd Like To Be In The Game

02:17

Intro

2min

From Debt to Success: A Journey Through Bitcoin and Self-Discovery

2min

From University to Entrepreneurship: A Financial Journey

11min

From Door-to-Door to Solar Success

13min

Contrasting Lifestyles and the Crypto Conundrum

3min

Reimagining Currency: The Case for Bitcoin

7min

Investing in Bitcoin Made Easy with Amber

2min

Investing Smartly in Bitcoin

18min

Aleks Svetski (@AleksSvetski) wanted to be a millionaire by 20... and he was on that path. He turned his $5K textbook money into more than $50,000 in the stock market! Until the 2008 global financial crisis hit... he didn't just lose all his money, he was negative quarter of a million. This setback ignited his entrepreneurial spirit where he started a door knocking hustle to get out his debt and make that cool million. Again, until the government betrayed his business and he went back to square one becoming a hippie on a sabbatical... and now he's back again with the lessons he's learned with his newfound passion: Bitcoin.

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