How to Stop Being a Wage Slave

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[@Wet_Willys_Wetter_Water]

Patrice Oneal said it best. How do you control someone? You give them something that they think they cant do without and then threaten to take it away from them if they dont act how you want them to act

[@dalecocking2907]

Patrice Oneal was a wise man.

[@SaanMigwell]

They call that a mortgage. Wouldn't it be nice if they translated that for us when we applied for one? Mortgage=When someone pledges their life to another. You use to only have one of those if a guy saved your life and died while doing it, you would mortgage yourself to his family.

[@RRaquello]

"Wages? You want to be wage slaves all your life? No, of course not! What makes a wage slave? Wages! Above all, forget about money. Don't think about it. Just forget about it because you won't get it anyway."--Groucho Marx.

[@Anthony-ku2bb]

The smart thing is to get a remote job. That way you got the employment without being in the office dealing with all of the BS. You got the flexibility of remote work to live your life without being stuck in a office environment.

[@buk6708]

Or be a TradesMan and when your boss (customer) acts up, you can tell them to suck it, literally lol. If you think you need a raise, well next contract, give yourself a higher pay lol. I can't imagine being subject to an office.

[@Anthony-ku2bb]

@@buk6708 Tradesman can make a lot of money and there are lots of opportunities to run your own business too. I can't go into the trades because I have physical limitations so that's why I do remote work instead. I refuse to use my disability has a reason to get a disability check.

[@nicholasbroadhurst9096]

Get a remote job and move to a lower cost of living area, that’s the smart thing to do…

[@bluephoenix8470]

If you are still single, some say it is better to be around people you don't like than to be around no one at all. The loneliness of "working remote" might drive you crazy.

[@Anthony-ku2bb]

@@bluephoenix8470 I enjoy working remotely better than being in the office. You just need to have friends you hangout with that's not from the company you work for. Staying single is way better because many women today are way to toxic to be with.

[@RaptureHead1993]

Live at home and be minimalist. Work part time. Praise God it is over soon.

[@RaptureHead1993]

No debt or kids is mandatory

[@roguedoge2479]

I'm sure the family appreciates that

[@RaptureHead1993]

@@roguedoge2479 as long as I pay my own and then some, yes.

[@dudejoe8390]

What is over soon?

[@RaptureHead1993]

@@dudejoe8390 this age. Or do you not realize it is almost 2000 years since the Christ died and resurrected. 33-2033. 2033-7=2026

[@KamikazeBingo1]

I was in a similar position to this person. Got a sweet corporate job at 29…6 figs the whole shabang. By 36 I was feeling the same thing but then I realized…fuck it. If I’m going to go in and do the minimal effort and still get a damn good salary I’ll literally just let everything go by me unphased. As long as they keep paying me screw it. You won’t ever change these old school boomers so just enjoy the ride and take the money 😂.

[@dxtwo]

But you don't have any worries of "what if they suddenly fire/retrench me?" as with any corporate job? How come? Especially since you're saying you're just doing the bare minimum and getting paid a lot, which sounds like you ain't exactly proving your value to the company day in day out for them to justify keeping you on that fat salary...how long do you think that's gonna last before they decide to cut some costs? People have been retrenched for being more hardworking than you. Which is the whole point Cappy was making regarding the cons of a being in a corporate wage slave job.

[@SaanMigwell]

It's almost impossible to get fired if you do that too. Ask me how I know? I eventually just quit once I had my F. You money. Four years of showing up to work to take a nap. Literally I went to work and slept. Couldn't get fired.

[@MylesKillis]

You are becoming the boss you hate

[@christofl6523]

Why do people go to college to get degrees for corporate work if they don't want to work for corporations?

[@shortchubbyneckbeard1681]

Teenagers don’t know what it’s like to actually work for a corporation. Nobody does until they actually get hired and do it. Culture shock by first hand experience, then regret

[@vicz8899]

Because that's the programming that comes down from Big Corporate and disseminated via the media and education complexes. The world as we know it only works with lots of (wage) slaves.

[@Anonymous-ld7je]

Unrealistic expectations. Young people go into the workforce bright eyed and thinking that their career will give them purpose in life, give them an Identity, bring them happiness, and that their hard work will inevitably be rewarded with a gradual and satisfying climbing of the corporate ladder, until one day they're calling the shots. The reality is that most corporate (and government) work is very taxing mentally and spiritually. It grinds you down. People expect too much from their jobs, but can you blame them? A whole generation has been brainwashed that serving your family (you know, people who love you and some of whom you may have even created) is slavery, but working for a soulless organization that cares nothing for you and will replace you the moment you're deemed redundant is "rewarding" and "liberating". Working a corporate or any other job can be a good experience, if you go into it with the right expectations. Live well below your means. Inflate your lifestyle as minimally as possible as your pay increases. Invest as much as possible. As the job uses you to accomplish whatever tasks day in and day out, use the job in return to build your wealth and independence. Eventually, you'll no longer need the corporate job. You can get a low stress part time job, or possibly not work at all if you do really well. Ancient people were happy with their family in a mud hut, decent access to fresh water, and reasonable access to food. Learn to be content with less, and you won't have to put up with the corporate world's BS nearly as long to reach freedom. Or, to anyone reading this, spend all you make and work until you're 71 because that's "impossible", I don't care. Nevermind that many unremarkable people have already achieved financial independence in their 50's, 40's, and even 30's, and I, another very unremarkable person, am well on my way. Accept your wage slavery by convincing yourself it's impossible for you.

[@tracyseymour6059]

​@@shortchubbyneckbeard1681 I would jump out of a window if I had to work in a cubicle farm every day. That's why I went into nursing

[@christofl6523]

@@Anonymous-ld7je I agree and have done this. I retired at 38.

[@57054]

If you're a college graduate, get a trade or skill as a back up if you ever get laid off from a professional career. Also, when an abusive employer leans too hard like 50 hour weeks and too many deadlines, call his bluff and tell him to back off! You never know, he may back off and respect you more. If not, at least you aren't working for a bad boss anymore. At least with a skill you have a bridge until you can regain employment.

[@SaanMigwell]

Every salary Job I ever had (2) except the army, I put no more than 35 hours/week into the contract HR never read it both times.. Employer signed it, and when boss tried keeping me for 60 hours/week. I showed him the contract. HR backed me up, and then my boss just quit giving me work. It was a glorious four years of napping on the job for a salary.

[@titolovely8237]

how to stop being a wage slave? simple. adjust your expectations lower,, learn to live on very little and be happy, and all of a sudden your shitty job becomes an "if i want to" instead of "i have to". the truth is the vast majority of people can live off around $10/hr if they had to.

[@jacobmansfield-go9fz]

You can live off 10 an hour if you're homeless

[@SleeplessTVgames]

I cant even rent without a cosigner and i make 19.50 an hour and work full time. Youre full of sh**.

[@rdtradecraft]

Just as aback-of-envelope guideline, his living expenses are currently $48k/yr, meaning he'd want about $1,200,000 using the 4% rule to cover those expenses. He has roughly, $340K saved, so that leaves $860K to go. He saves $48K so 860/48 = about 18 years to what I call post-subsistence(Minimal FI if you will). If he knocks his living expenses down to $3K, that reduces the total nest egg needed to $900K, the difference between that and his current savings to $560K and takes his total yearly savings from $48K to $60K. That's about ten years until he can reasonably expect kiss the job goodbye. If we split the difference, he's looking at Minimal FI in 14 years or at around age 45 or so. Not bad. To get out sooner, he needs to make additional income on the side. Even an extra couple thousand a month would drop that to age 41.

[@SaanMigwell]

I see you fell for the financialization scam too eh? Don't feel bad, we all did when we first met a financial advisor. Those numbers work only on the day they are calculated. Your 401k will be confiscated before you get access to it. It is already partially confiscated right now via qualifying events. Good luck. The only time I get involved in finances is when I'm the one collecting the commission. (Lesson from my stock broker uncle, he never invests, he just collects commission.) Then the commision goes to real wealth, not paper wealth subject to trillion dollar losses overnight.

[@LeoSG61]

The less you spend the less worried you’ll be, the less you spend the more FREE you are!

[@fastbackgt4821]

4 Colonel Sanders figured a new way to cook chicken - pressure fry. 3 nerds open up a ghost busting containment center in lower Manhatten. 2 parasail gliders put on a gasoline engine with a propeller. 1 guy figured how to alternate an electrical current and send electricity 100s/1000s miles away. Done!!!

[@notmgtowyet8442]

Summary of the video: I make a lot of money and I'm not happy. What do I do? ... Guy stares at debits and credits all day and doesn't understand how profit happens. Work 80 a week. Live on 30. Get the 50 hours invested and working for you. Have a budget. Eventually, the money will go to work for you. The budget will let you know when.

[@carbon1479]

Get some cheap open land and a yurt if you've got warm climate.

[@uncommon_name9337]

what if you're in a frozen waste land ?

[@carbon1479]

@@uncommon_name9337 a yurt inside a yurt!

[@ihibthegreat5343]

Yurts work pretty good there too. Need a decent wood stove

[@tracyseymour6059]

​@@uncommon_name9337Minnesota

[@Louisadamson]

He's an accountant and while this could be done with a variety of different Industries and career paths or businesses, the author who wrote the book did it for his industry which was as a CPA. The author is Ron Baker, and the title is "Times Up - The subscription business model for professional firms." If he goes the self employment route and getting accounts on subscription evens out income, and he can subcontract or pass off the jobs to another CPA individual or firm for the work that he doesn't want, when there's enough on the plate.. it seems the most reliable option would be a business compared to being self-employed, so when he wants to take his time off for a significant chunk of time, he has everything still covered and he doesn't have to deal with building anything back up again when returning.

[@rtbear674]

If its the best one you probably could have, stay in there save some more money till you can retire. I have enough to retire, but having a bit more will still better, because you don't know economy years later. But in case I need an out, I'm more than ready.

[@MN-wg8qd]

OP needs to look into the FIRE movement. The CoastFIRE option is a nice one. You really should grind it out until you're 50-66% of your number and then consider doing something other than the 40 hour grind.

[@fearrogue]

Thanks for the idea 🙂

[@StarCityFAME]

It actually helps to have a nice looking friendly coworker just to make the job better to get thru day in and day out. Not in anyone's control, either, whether that happens.

[@jessebaca2750]

Yes become a crooked politician.

[@hhjhj393]

I think the only TRUE logical way of escaping wage slavery is simply to work for yourself...... Living in a tent, trailer, yurt, boat, cabin, etc are all just copes IMO. They CAN work but it's not realistic. The reality is that you are probably going to have to work, so logically you should FOCUS HARD on finding work that is meaningful to you and where preferably you can be your own boss. Ironically I also think this is the best way to meet women, women are naturally attracted to these types of men anyways I can almost guarantee that in your journeys of mastering your craft you will meet a girl. Work isn't bad, I would argue most men LOVE work, what men hate is being at the bottom of the totem pole and being bossed around for no pay, and having to put up with insane managers and insane policies.

[@Swiss816]

Theres no escaping wage slavery outside of being lucky or dying

[@ericjames7819]

It's called investing those wages.

[@RedEyeification]

​@@ericjames7819 What to invest when you barely eat from your wage ? Stop bullshiting us.

[@ericjames7819]

@@RedEyeification If you're living a minimalist lifestyle and can't save them you need a second full time job.

[@hardeez1]

Up skill

[@hardeez1]

Disagree. I've done it and not either of those

[@Throughthelurkingglass]

My dad would always tell me get a marketable skill, I worked my way up to store manager making 90k a year, got burnt out, quit thinking I can get similar easily, been making. 40-50k doing B's jobs, just got a 95 on ASVAB, 35yo, offered to join the US Navy's Nuclear program, if I don't screw up for the next six years, can be a Nuclear Engineer, go wherever I want and make bookoo bucks, no matter how good you are, if you're doing things any other 💩head can do, you'll be hard pressed to be anything more than average, which gets worse and worse by the year, and many of the bs jobs I've found that can make well over 1k a week are under attack rn.

[@GrubWarp]

Telling a guy who makes six figures to go to a soup kitchen 😂 love it though

[@tracyseymour6059]

Aaron gives pretty good advice

[@MN-wg8qd]

Why is Clarey so focused on dividends? They don't matter. Total return including dividends is really what matters

[@supersonicguru1]

Ah, so are we selling tricks?? The best way to save money, is to just live with your parents if possible rent is eatting your savings. thats it. no more. no less. If you're payin rent, "just get a 2nd job you slave "🤡

[@deker0954]

Anyone who does this is lazy.

[@literalvampirepotbellygobl5629]

It sounds like what this guy is worried about is that if he makes the switch, he won't be able to take six months off like he wants because the market may not be flexible enough to allow him to do this. My man, start your own business, work your ass off full time for a couple years to establish yourself, and THEN start telling your very loyal clientele that you have too big a work load and need to scale back. You can live your dream life in just a few short years and you know what? The clients who really value you will likely pay you even MORE just to hang on to you. More work and less free time up-front for a few years to establish your client base and then you basically have a free ticket for life. At least consider it.

[@WineSippingCowboy]

Good tips 👍 Not in this video. If you can, spend time in an Eastern nation where the dollar 💵 or other Western currency is strong 💪. Ex. I have been traveling to and from The Philippines 🇵🇭 for 26+ years. I had 30 day visas and got extensions. Going minimalist in such a nation helps save a lot of money 💰.

[@bigbrother4ever]

Question is... how do u make a living in the Philippines ?

[@WineSippingCowboy]

To be secure, become an entrepreneur (pun not intended). Too many poor people there because 1 their matrix (politicians, education, entertainment, culture) does not promote it 2 too many citizens rely on the government or relatives (even if they are poor) and 3 have the scarcity mindset. Meanwhile, neighbors, partial listing, Thailand 🇹🇭, Vietnam 🇻🇳, Malaysia 🇲🇾, Singapore 🇸🇬 are better off because of entrepreneurship. You can be a free agent via digital nomad or administrative assistant. If English is 1 of your main languages, you can teach it there or become a call 📞 center worker.

[@jakejennings5152]

Cappy, a smart man bangs the 7 and the 10 anytime he can!

[@MartymcFly-zz2pg]

Who is the best customer.

[@stevenundisclosed6091]

Don't rent. Buy a house.

[@freedom4life123]

YOU CANT ESCAPE THE WAGE SLAVERY UNLESS U GOT MONEY OR U GET LUCKY.

[@bigbrother4ever]

True somehow. Even when people claim they work for themselves, the money comes from somewhere and nobody gives you money without demands. Like yt money, one has to suck it up to YT rules, to some sponsors, to trolls who could flag your videos and get you cancelled etc. If you are a contractor, you still have to deal with clients and are also a 'pay' slave. It is not called wage, but it's still kind of wage...and I have seen contractors who actually have one big client who treats them as employee for all intend and purposes. And thats if you are lucky to get your thing off the ground, cause most fail and the escapee slave ends up blacklisted, or bankrupt or foreclosed on or worse. By the way in many developing countries, the majority of people outside of big cities aren't on wages. They are 'superior' race of self employed working on their farms or something like but their life isn't any easier. 😂Come on dudes. Be logical. Be realistic. Be appreciative.

[@freedom4life123]

@@bigbrother4ever Nailed it bro, even when you have money you are still trapped into a slave system. As the verve said, slave to the money then you die

[@deconstructingnarcissism3062]

@@freedom4life123the verve is right

[@wintertarzanjagrup2527]

* you can't. 😮

[@jyllianrainbow7371]

Become a priest in a small town.

[@sugaashow]

Real estate.

[@johnvictorgelsomino1642]

I wouldn't do the "10-99" patch thing. In some police 10 codes 10-99 is "WANTED PERSON/HAS ARREST WARRANT".

[@manco828]

🐷

[@buk6708]

I got a 1800$ room in a 4 bedroom luxury apartment in Bedstuy. I work 7 days a month for my landlord for rent. My food is $900/month, so another 4 days of work. My weed is $750 a month, so 3 days of work. Im eating steak, smoking strongest weed on earth and live in a luxury apartment (10' doors, brick exposed, heated and cooled appropriately, tile bathroom, 3 maintenance men who also are security. Aaron hates nyc, but i got tired of fat woman and waitresses in Georgia. Woman here are FINE AA HELL and they gonna let you hit. Colombian Woman here will holla for a dolla. And i work half as hard as when i qaa running a bysjness in Georgia. Been watching Aaron since he had the Obama and the round table or even first hike videos from his channel. 2008 era.

[@manager4409]

weed keeps you young. people wear stress on their faces

[@bigbrother4ever]

​@@manager4409it does? Most smokers around me age at 26😂

[@buk6708]

@@manager4409 weed helps your muscles recover, makes me hungry enough to actually cross 2k calories. I was on heroin a few years, told myself I I don't die or overdose, I will never ever ever feel bad for weed. I make sure to keep my promise to myself.

[@buk6708]

@@manager4409 I use collagen, coconut virgin oil and cocoa butter. I wash my hands after weed because it can mess your face up if you got dank on your hands. Also smoking anything is bad for your face also. But.... we like but once and I wanna do it smoking on some thunder.

[@itsnick37]

I honestly don’t blame you for wanting the city I think the whole going rural thing is pretty shit unless you are much older…. I’m in NJ so yeah I can say women here and in NYC are better than pretty much anywhere else you go besides maybe SCAL.

[@that_nast]

BOFF!!!!

[@kagetsuki23]

Here a way to escape poverty. Do semen retention for 3 month to empower your body and mind, in these three month do lifting at the gym and go to the pool while also learning investment. At the end of these three month go work in an oil rig or as an underwated welder. Then invest.

[@redrustyhill2]

😂😂😂 ok sheep dip

[@deker0954]

WTF

[@redrustyhill2]

@@deker0954 yeah, some of the stupidest advice I've ever seen

[@MichaelDeFillippo8889]

Keep drinking the Kool aid baby

[@richrancy]

Haha your life sucks

[@TheRicoCallao]

Enjoy been POOR 😂

[@Defi_Guy_]

Buy crypto lol

[@edenbreckhouse]

Be a minimalist then you can survive quite happily on a lot less money. I live on a boat. If I work two days a week I can keep all the bills paid.

[@ericjames7819]

Until hard times come.

[@saster3673]

​@ericjames7819 you win some, you lose some.

[@uncommon_name9337]

​@@ericjames7819I've seen homeless people spend the chaos of the pandemic like it was a normal Tuesday. That's when I learned that misery was all comparatively relative.

[@ericjames7819]

@@saster3673 People who accumulate resources have many fewer losses. You can still be a minimalist while accumulating resources for a rainy day.

[@ericjames7819]

@@uncommon_name9337 Getting used to misery doesn't mean it isn't misery.

[@mikec5603]

The biggest expense is shelter..share it with someone else. Then car expenses...buy a used old Toyota and stay local. Eat starches like rices, beans , potatoes, corn, pasta, bread and natural fruits and vegetables. Meal prep and take food with you. Drink water only. Join a gym and take class and meet new people. Go out on picnic dates, parks, beaches, ride a bike, take hikes in nature, listen to free music on the internet. Apply for food stamps $290, free intenet $50 and cellphone service$50...anyone making less than $2000 could qualify. Pay cash for everything.

[@sammencia7945]

-Live below your means -No credit cards -Go into the trades -No college unless STEM -If college then CC first then cheap school -No student loans Apartment or shared group house is always one week pay after taxes etc. NO NEW CARS EVER Learn to cook eat at home. NO vacations or dating or bars clubs eating out. Fun? Easy? No. Effective? Yes.

[@ericjames7819]

You need to invest that money you save.

[@hardeez1]

You can have credit cards if you're responsible and have self control. Been doing it for 20 years and its been fine. Never carry a balance

[@bigbrother4ever]

You might as well join a Buddhist monastery. I mean, what's life? Sometimes men like a challenge. That's why you see millionaires who actually don't need any money, are still hustling : the Musk, the Trump, the Brandson. Etc. Also, remember if you live like that, that's the only option you cornered yourself into. Ie if you only make enough for your daily bread. If tomorrow you change your mind and want a family or something which often happens, now all of a sudden you have no option. Plus if God forbid you have an emergency. Plus later in life when you are older..most boomers who rely solely on SS are suffering atm. So I wouldn't encourage young people to slug off now just because they can but to hustle, work, gain skills, save, invest and have plenty of options. Then they can CHOOSE to spend it however they want.

[@titolovely8237]

pretty much this. gotta agree 100%. i started basically no lifing work about 5 years ago and i got around $250k saved up and went from a salaried employee of$45k/year to $125k/year hourly wage. it was pretty miserable sometimes but it definitely works and no debt makes saving money stupidly easy. it just piles up month after month.

[@itsnick37]

But plenty of people love to travel, need some purpose to life, I like to see a lot of places. No I don’t need to see Paris or Venice or Miami or whatever but people should take vacations just try and not go overboard with it.

[@sammencia7945]

Why don't you young guys buy a single wide AND AN ACRE and live on that? 80k

[@manager4409]

I'm tempted to have a container home built but the reality is they're a fucking shipping container with thin walls and I think strong winds would damage them. Some of them are pretty cool though.

[@bigbrother4ever]

Because it would be lonely and miserable 😂

[@buk6708]

😆. Have you ever lived an a 80k=trailer/acre type community? Your stuff is stole while at work, your gonna have to commute far for good jobs usually and you have 1 McDonald's as the restaurant. You mine as well take that 80k and rent an apartment in the city and work and then buy land. That's insane to tie yourself to land as a young person. Most don't know what to do

[@bigbrother4ever]

@@buk6708 good point. I definitely wouldn't advise any young man to do this. Unless they grew up on a farm and know what to do with that land. Young people shouldn't race to the bottom. It is ok to be challenged. We listen to Cappy cause he had a challenging youth and managed to pull it off.

[@buk6708]

@@bigbrother4ever I grew up on a pepper and potato farm. I love the countryside, but there is no work and the work available is not high end. In nyc, the average job I do can get me 250-600/day. In countryside, running a whole business, for about 150-300 a day. If your not from the country, do not attempt this lol. Half the knowledge I gained isn't on the internet. The best way to see if you can deal with it is to go be a hand... you will understand why I don't do it lol. 2am running tractors, feed the heffers, check on chickens, mend fence, pick okra, fix irrigation line, new tire on tractor, go get supplies (40 minutes to wal mart), weld a tanks hole, cut grass, firewood, bottling produce, cooking, washing clothes, run electric wire for cameras........

[@bluephoenix8470]

Licensed CPA but needs advice from Cappy on expense management and buying a house? Give me a break.

[@jakejennings5152]

Cash only business! Operate under a pseudonym DBA! Never pay taxes!

[@suntzu6122]

Dba?

[@vanguard6937]

​@@suntzu6122doing business as

[@JeffCaplan313]

An alias. "Doing business as"

[@buk6708]

Thats fastest way to a 33% raise lol.

[@jakejennings5152]

@@justadude4826 most people never will retire anyway. Most of us will be at work at noon on the day of our funeral

[@Ricocase]

How would cappy minimumally relocate for 3 day a week return to office and keep his house in another state that's half the rent and 5x the space of rto apartment?

[@manco828]

Wagie wagie get back in cagie. 😂

[@MrBonified66]

That one Bitcoin might be the smartest investment he ever made, if he holds on to it.

[@AiphTheDJ]

KING 1099 across Cappys knuckles, lmao

[@sagatuppercut2960]

You make a six figure salary. So...what's the problem?

[@gooberusmaximus5362]

Not the same amount as it once was

[@ryanlangston439]

Try making less than six figures an busting your ass news flash in the sixties 30 grand was more than plenty hell all the way til mid 90s that when the crunch hit an never recovered

[@redrustyhill2]

He's a zoomer.

[@redrustyhill2]

​@@gooberusmaximus5362still 2x what i make.

[@mbc00295]

1099 Biker Patch 👍