You need to disrespect money (yes, seriously)

I'm writing this on the floor of my apartment in The Gulch.

Just spent $44 on brunch at Milk & Honey.

My accountant would probably have a stroke if he knew how much I spend on drinks and food in this neighborhood on a daily basis.

But here's the thing:

You need to disrespect money.

Not in a "make it rain at Tootsies" kind of way (though no judgment if that's your thing, much love to all the girls at Tootsies in Miami).

I'm talking about the mindset that treats money like it's some rare, endangered resource that you need to hoard like a dragon.

Let me ask you something…

Do you start sweating when you see the bill at STK?

Do you agonize over whether to get guac added to your chipotle order?

Do you have 17 budgeting apps that you check obsessively?

If so, you're trapped in a scarcity mindset, my friend.

And it's killing your chances of ever being wealthy.

Here's why:

Money is just energy. It flows.

The more you try to grip it tight, the less it can flow to you and through you.

The US prints hundreds of billions of dollars every year. Jeff Bezos makes your annual salary while taking a shit. There are teenagers on TikTok making more in a month than most people make in a year.

And you think money is scarce?

Come on.

Let's do some basic math:

If you save $1,000 a month (which is a lot for most people), it would take you 83 YEARS to save a million dollars.

You'll be dead before you ever get to enjoy it.

Or worse – you'll be that 90-year-old still using coupons at Kroger with $2 million in the bank (fucking dork).

Saving is important, don't get me wrong. Have a cushion.

But you cannot SAVE your way to wealth.

You grow wealth by INVESTING in yourself, your business, and opportunities.

Sometimes that means dropping $500 on a course instead of adding it to your savings.

Sometimes it means hiring help instead of doing everything yourself.

Sometimes it means taking that trip to clear your head instead of grinding through another weekend.

I've spent thousands on personal development, coaching, travel, and yes – overpriced Nashville meals.

And my income has grown exponentially as a result.

Not because those things directly made me money, but because they shifted my energy and mindset around money.

When you act like money is abundant, your brain starts finding ways to make that belief true.

You spot opportunities you wouldn't have seen before. You take risks that have massive upside. You connect with people operating at higher levels.

I'm not telling you to be reckless. Don't go into debt buying shit you don't need to impress people you don't like.

But stop treating every dollar like it's the last one you'll ever see.

It's disrespectful to your potential.

To abundant thinking,

Grant