Let’s dig into a thought I had about Americans consuming — specifically the middle class who seem to have it all but feel empty inside.
You know exactly who I’m talking about.
I know millennials with 3,000 ft homes, the kids, the spouse, and every possible want they can imagine… the so-called American Dream.
Yet they’re broke. Zero savings. One bad month away from the entire house of cards collapsing.
They’re numbing themselves with work that only pays bills.
Living in a home they never enjoy.
Driving a truck with $1,500/month payments just to sit in traffic.
Rocking the nicest clothes while always buying something new for the house.
And the worst part?
They push away anyone who could actually help because those people aren’t flashy consumers — so they get labeled “cheap” or “judgmental.”
It’s pure ego. Pure emotion. Protecting the very behavior they know deep down is destroying them.
Tell me this:
We have 100 different options to choose from — why do you keep jumping over your common sense to buy shit you don’t need, acting like there’s only one choice?
Are you addicted to consuming… or truly in need of that thing?
Because if you were truly in need — why hasn’t any of the “things” you’ve bought ever made you feel fulfilled?
You’ve been programmed.
When you can’t consume, you compare.
When you compare and still can’t consume… you die inside.
Is that a real death — or just your ego throwing a tantrum because it didn’t get the new toy?
Most Americans are vicious consumers and it’s destroying their lives.
It limits your happiness.
It fuels endless comparison.
It delays — or completely destroys — investing in your future.
Stop consuming to cope with your emotions.
Let’s flip the script (this part hurts, but stay with me):
What’s the difference between blowing $250/week eating out + every streaming service under the sun… and putting just $100/month into an investment account using a ETrade app?
→ It’s the exact same effort.
Setting up Netflix, Paramount+, and DoorDash is literally the same clicks as opening an E*TRADE account, linking your bank, and hitting “auto-invest.”
Same. Damn. Effort.
One drains your soul and your wallet.
The other creates possibility, freedom, and real wealth.
People will pay someone $2,000 to paint an apartment… but won’t spend a weekend doing it themselves to pocket the cash.
That’s why the old-school landlords own everything free and clear.
They were frugal. They traded hours for equity. They had no choice — and it made them rich.
In 2025 the easy money and free-equity days are OVER.
A decline is coming. It’s healthy. It’s normal.
You cannot keep increasing spending 50-70% while wages stagnate or drop.
Something’s gotta give.
So here’s the choice:
Option A: Keep being reactive. Keep consuming. Stay one paycheck away from disaster.
Option B: Stop the madness. Get proactive. Start investing. Build a future that doesn’t collapse when the economy hiccups.
Imagine taking that $250/week you blow on takeout and auto-investing it into a boring index fund.
Ten years from now? That’s six figures working for you instead of another gadget collecting dust.
Your challenge right now:
Open your phone.
Audit every subscription.
Cancel ONE that you don’t truly love.
Redirect that money into an investment account today.
Same clicks. Totally different life.
But if you’re finally ready to go all-in and erase years of bad consumer debt in one move…
I’m opening a handful of 60-minute recorded Zoom strategy calls for real estate investors, entrepreneurs, and high-income millennials who are sick of the rat race.
On this call I will personally show you:
How to use one quality real estate deal to wipe out all your personal debt — without paying a dime out of pocket
The exact structure that turns other people’s money + bank money into your freedom
A custom action plan with timeline, numbers, and next steps (recorded by Fathom AI and emailed to you instantly)
One deal can literally erase a decade of bad decisions.
If you’re serious — not curious, serious — email me below and grab one of the remaining slots.
→ Book your 60-minute Debt-to-Wealth Strategy Call
Let’s stop consuming our way to destruction and start building real wealth — together.
Stay dangerous,
-Steve
P.S. The call is recorded, transcribed with Fathom AI(a tool you should be using), and you get the full action-plan outline immediately after. No excuses left.