Millionaire£ at 23, self made. Feel lost.

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I became a millionaire£ at 23.

All happened between 20-23.

Self made, have 3 buy to let houses with 300k£ equity in them rented out. With 750k£ liquid money.

The change happened so fast. All of my friends have regular income , it’s sometimes hard to do things I want to do as income difference.

I am use to making money so quickly that essentially I feel as if I’ve lost touch over it. As no one around me friend wise can relate or I speak with about it. Does anyone else feel like this in a similar situation?

I’ve lost motivation. Feel disconnected from the people around me who I grew up with.

I still do the same work now but the main focus is disconnect from reality.

I am lone parent on a relatively low income (£1550pm) and work my tits off for this.

I'm in £12k debt just from trying to keep my and my kids heads afloat. My ex doesn't want to know and has all but abandoned our kids.

I haven't had regular sex or a companion in nearly 10 years.

I have two genuinely good friends.

I don't own my own home, I don't know how I'll afford rent once I no longer receive help from the government.

The list goes on...

I am sure your life is very hard, being lonely, but you have more money than you'll ever need that will provide you with options that many of us will never have and will have to grieve the lives and opportunities we've never had.

OnlyFans?

Then retrain in something, or quit and use the money to go travelling or doing charity work.

And you're still early 20s, even though you only started it in your early 20s. Something's not adding up. Unless it IS OnlyFans

@GoldenbearI’m guessing something illegal!

I just saw this site online where you can ask questions.

maybe I made a mistake.

the point of the thread is:

making money so fast and so young it makes you feel disconnected from reality.

Frankly you’re not special because you’re a millionaire. It doesn’t afford you respect or make you interesting or a good friend or fun to be around. If you don’t need to work, spend time enriching yourself life. Read, travel, do hobbies because you want to. I’d say charity work or become involved in your local community but you don’t believe in handouts so sit on your wealth and judge the rest of us I guess!

Music , male.

It's not exactly a worthy profession where the great and good hone their amazing life changing skills is it, being a buy to let landlord?

Maybe you should use your money to train in a more fulfilling profession. And rent out your properties in a non profit way to people who are literally homeless.

Read the room

Want me to spend high 5figs on deposits to make zero return?….

id rather buy a fancy car and lose the deprecation

Don’t worry, I will help elevate some of your burden. I will (generously) allow you to make a donation to me and my family.

Seriously though, take up a rich people hobby and make rich friends. Go to university and peruse education in something you’re passionate about. If I had millions I would go and become a palaeontologist or do an art history degree. Maybe if you don’t want to do uni you could do something else fun like learn to juggle knives, depends what you’re into really. Your money gives you the freedom to do what you’re passionate about, even if it’s silly.

I understand this from the other side - DH has a friend who has made unimaginable sums of money through his job. We are comfortable but they are in oligarch territory!! They’ve essentially got 2 sets of friends - 1 who have similar wealth and their “OG” friends. They still do stuff with us and will treat us to drinks / meals etc but we do what suits the majority so Pizza Express / the local pub rather than weekends in Cannes - they have their other friends for that!!

I doubt you made any money mate. Your English broke. You broke bro

How old are you now? I know you say you made your money between 20-23 but does that mean you’re still only 23 now? If you don’t like spending money on things that don’t “make money” then I struggle to understand why it’s so difficult for you to hang out with your old friends who also don’t want to (or rather have the funds to) spend money on expensive experiences.

Find new friends maybe?

‘lose the deprecation’ 😆

Exactly this thank you!

I have “work” friends, but they’re not friends I meet only speak on phone and general chit chat.

they live across the other side of the world that’s the issue.

When the Gods want to punish us, they give us what we want.

Invest in humility - that’s where your redemption lies.

I have a friend who dated a multi millionaire who bankrolled her business and took her around the world. She left him and she had money. She found she was disconnected from everyone because the only people at the day spas during the day were 50 year old retirees. She ended up changing her life completely, selling her BMW convertible and buying a basic car.

Eventually she moved cities after someone very close to her stole her identity to commit fraud as they coveted her life (coveted her money - she was miserable).

She seems happy now. She studied and now does interior design. She still travels around the world.

May I ask what industry you are in to make that money? Or was it just inheritance or lottery money?

I’ll give an example

i am happy to spend money on experiences, what I want is cars , fancy clothes etc.

i would want to get a private jet somewhere for a trip, then split the cost across the friends. But of course, this isn’t possible with my real friends.!

So you don’t know what deprecation means, okay.

A friend of mine made significantly more money than you in his 20s. Self employed, perfectly legal in the tech industry. He spent the next few years focusing on what had made him his money and tweaking that. Gave him purpose.

He then went into property development which he still does. He doesn’t need to as he has far more money than he could spend but he enjoys it and it keeps him busy. Bit of property flipping, some he keeps and rents. Can’t you do similar?

Casual message text. Not trying to impress anyone here rest assured !

trying to keep up with all the replies I’m surprised.

This would be a much better thread if you’d said £10m. As it is, it’s all a bit Doctor-Evil-million-dollars.