The system plays by its own rules, and most of us are just feeding the machine. Here's the uncomfortable truth: you need to take back control of your financial destiny. Start thinking like a builder, not a wage slave. Figure out how to keep more of what you earn—whether that's through side income, alternative investments, or smart asset allocation. Cut unnecessary ties to traditional financial gatekeeping. Learn to generate your own revenue streams. That's where real freedom starts. Become self-sufficient, hold your assets directly, and answer to no one but yourself. Your wealth, your terms. This is the kind of independence that actually matters.