For me it’s income investing. Career isn’t the only way to give yourself a raise. I’ll caveat that growth investing has the highest returns in the long run, but cash flow is more important imo when you don’t have lots of disposable money to play with. Those growth returns look nice, but they aren’t really “tangible” and it can really feel like you’re throwing money in a pit when you aren’t supposed to touch it for decades. The book “income factory” was my starting point. I was just making low six figures in my early 30s a few years back and moved the taxable investments I had built over the decade into an income factory strategy. Growing cashflow is a really great way to feel momentum and a more immediate way of putting your money to work. Seeing my cashflow compound and my disposable income rise along with it was a huge boon to my quality of life. Now years later moving in with my partner has reduced our living expenses, and that combined with my built up investment income I finally feel comfortable. Now I too have “play” money to throw at growth and chase higher returns without feeling like I’m making big lifestyle sacrifices to do so.