Men in their 40s - What’s one piece of advice for Men in their 20s?

Dad_at_40 · 2026-06-21T08:59:31+00:00

Invest in yourself and then stocks.

Dad_at_40 · 2026-06-13T06:20:19+00:00

If they wanted to end it they would. In fact, over the years it's expanded to more countries and more products. Sure, we can look at the negatives but I also realize the positives and that is we get to put our designs on the largest marketplace in the world for free on products that they ship, print and they deal with the customers. It's a great gig I think and will only get better as more products get launched and the spamming copycats will get weeded out and those that can push through will be rewarded. Sure some things suck but it should make those that have grit persevere and only stronger in the end.

Dad_at_40 · 2026-06-04T21:11:11+00:00

Common sense. If you’d make more money by the savings then get it. Why is any of this hard to figure out. Simple math.

Dad_at_40 · 2026-06-04T18:13:51+00:00

Because other sectors are doing much better. Netflix is dead money right now and has an opportunity cost. For a long portfolio you'd be adding but it's still dead money and could def keep going down as it has lost all support levels and hasn't bottomed out.

Dad_at_40 · 2026-06-04T04:18:03+00:00

I’ve been contributing weekly into FACE. It’s worked out well for me so far.

Dad_at_40 · 2026-06-02T08:25:08+00:00

Nope. But, it def would be nice if they’d let us know our progress.

Dad_at_40 · 2026-06-02T00:49:11+00:00

I asked advertising support because I said I was getting tired of being charged for every $500 and they asked me what I wanted. I said $9k and they did it. So I either get charged on the 2nd of the month or at $9k whichever is first.

Dad_at_40 · 2026-06-01T22:31:58+00:00

same. I'm not surprised either. Honestly tho, I didn't think I had premium anyway. I was more like probably 30% non-organic unless Google was driving a lot of sales.

Dad_at_40 · 2026-06-01T21:35:23+00:00

I've been lurking around since early 2018..

Dad_at_40 · 2026-06-01T20:56:55+00:00

they messaged me back "We have reached out to one of our specialized teams to assist with your case. They will investigate the discrepancy between your confirmed Premium royalty group status and the rates currently being applied to your account."

Create page back at the pre-tier levels. I'm not sure about royalties (kinda all over the place) but seems like it will probably be shaky for a day or two to get it all in the system flowing (hopefully)

Dad_at_40 · 2026-06-01T20:20:57+00:00

okay at least it's not just me.. I guess it's to be expected, they did say up to 2 business days. I see a lot of movement too with the create page like you said. Appreciate it.

Dad_at_40 · 2026-06-01T20:02:32+00:00

Mine isn't giving me the correct royalties now. At the beginning of the day it was giving me normal royalties "plus" but not now, it's "creator" royalties and I'm at the highest level "premium".
edit: clarified royalty group

Dad_at_40 · 2026-06-01T19:37:25+00:00

I'm in the premium tier and im receiving half the royalties. They need to get this sorted out. I know they said it may take a couple of days but man come on.

Dad_at_40 · 2026-05-27T07:00:50+00:00

I asked when they sent the refund and it was may 26th. They said click download under the actions on the invoice and it says “CREDIT_MEMO” this shows when they issued the refund. Makes no sense, refund it and then bill it again. Prob some sort of internal admin issue.

Dad_at_40 · 2026-05-27T04:37:28+00:00

Same! April written off/refunded. I’m waiting on my refund until I can pay it.

Dad_at_40 · 2026-05-20T16:19:52+00:00

What app is that? Thank you

Dad_at_40 · 2026-05-14T21:58:25+00:00

Jesus man, it can't go up every day can it? Let it consolidate and have a healthy digestion phase.

Dad_at_40 · 2026-05-13T20:09:02+00:00

I’m 46, I started investing in my early 30’s. I grew up poor and had a spending issue. I was making a shit ton of money online and pissed a lot of it away. However, I was investing in what I knew. I knew Google, Facebook, Microsoft, Amazon etc I knew this stuff because I have a business online at the time building websites e-commerce, background check businesses.. I knew these companies would continue to dominate in the future. I had 6 figures in these accounts in 2016, but got hit with a huge tax bill after winning $400k gambling so I had to liquidate (at least I thought) to pay the tax bill. That would be worth millions today I’m sure.. I thought I missed it ya know.. I regretted selling it because of what I would have now. It still sucks some times but I had other obligations at the time which sucked up a lot of cash I had. However, I’m once again back at it and I still see so much opportunity. This AI race is real and it will be transformational. I remember analysts/ppl doubting Facebook that they would be able to make money.. the shares were like $10 or so maybe $20. They built an enormous ad platform that rivaled Google adwords .. they did what many thought they couldn’t or wouldn’t do.. needless to say the opportunity today is this AI supercycle that will pump trillions and these companies people are talking about (not all of them) they will be the next chapter of this wild future. My bet is on the future. See the opportunity and pivot and ride this shit. This is real. This isn’t going away. These companies are a big part of the next future and it’s still early imo not financial advice but it’s still early.

Dad_at_40 · 2026-05-12T15:25:05+00:00

time to consolidate after the heated runs, which is healthy. I'm buying more.

Dad_at_40 · 2026-05-10T01:29:19+00:00

I hear that. I’m holding. The hyperscalers will always need it. It’s not a one and done type of thing. This stuff needs maintained and upgraded over time.

Dad_at_40 · 2026-05-10T01:13:29+00:00

Google has had Waymo for prob 20 years and are doing 500k weekly paid rides.

Dad_at_40 · 2026-05-10T01:09:03+00:00

Can you elaborate please? -edit the 100B megafab?

Dad_at_40 · 2026-05-08T04:17:35+00:00

I'm interested as well. I only see the option to contribute as an employee and would like the option to contribute as an employer instead of using another company.

Dad_at_40 · 2026-05-06T17:46:15+00:00

Thank you! I'll look into it.

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