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$25,000 Per Month Won’t Change Your Life

There’s more to life than a giant bank deposit…

Matt Lillywhite
3 min readMar 27, 2022

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Recently, I wrote a post detailing how I make $25,000 per month from writing.

This time, I want to say that my current income is insufficient to support my extravagant lifestyle. Seriously… have you seen the cost of owning a private jet? It’s a lot.

Anyway, I want to explain why I need to make more than $25,000 per month writing viral articles on the internet…

A Bank Deposit Of $25k Won’t Change My Life Anymore

A few years ago, $25,000 was more than enough to cover my bills for an entire year. I paid $785 per month for a one-bedroom apartment. And because I used public transportation all the time, my monthly expenses were low.

Everything changed when I started making more money…

My ego and desire for a nicer lifestyle grew stronger as my net worth increased. I also bought a Tesla and put a down payment on a ten-bedroom mansion in California.

I was in the top 5% of income earners and felt extremely wealthy. However, my bills quickly outpaced my income. And within a short amount of time, my monthly expenses spiraled out of control…

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Matt Lillywhite
Matt Lillywhite

Written by Matt Lillywhite

Storyteller and part-time procrastinator. Writing to inspire, entertain, and avoid doing laundry. Substack: https://mattlillywhite.substack.com/subscribe

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