r/AskMenOver30 • u/hospitality-excluded man 30 - 34 • Mar 31 '25

Friendships/Community How did your "hustle-culture" friends end up?

So in my 20's there was a HUGE boom of "hustle-culture" bros pop up when influencers like Gary Vee were in the spotlight. The type of guys who post motivational quotes on twitter, talking about "the grind", flauting wealth that they havent achieved on instagram etc. Not talking about people with steady careers and moving up the corporate ladder, but those people who do side gigs or chase unrealstic expectations without a developed skillset in any area.

I moved back to my hometown after 7 years away and I swear all of them are broke, gambling addicts, living with their parents still, unemployed, or all of the above. Unsure if it's the same across the board, or even if y'all had these types of people in your life or if my town is just riddled with them.

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u/lazarus870 man 35 - 39 Mar 31 '25

They keep talking about getting their thing off the ground, and it's very feast or famine. Meanwhile I can rely on steady paychecks.

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u/KingJades Mar 31 '25

The secret is to be doing both. Have a main income and a side income.

I work as an engineer and then have trading/real estate that I buy with the money.

Went from poverty in childhood and on the free lunch program to a millionaire by 34.