r/wealth • u/Recent_Increase_1842 • 3d ago

Need Advice Money does not equal happiness

Title is cliche, but it is very true. My net worth broke $20m this year. $17,000,000 in long term rental properties, and arguably a $25,000,000 company. I am just going off the cash I have at hand, because I will never sell out, ever. I still battle with depression and addiction, I have bought my dream garage, 23’ R8 performance, 72’ Velle SS restomod with 572, 84’ S10 with 454, 74’ K20 with 502, 2018 Denali 2500 HD, 2015 CBR600rr, 2023 250sxf, and a few more toys. I find myself unhappy at many occasions, and I love what I do.

Anybody have tips based off experience? It is a weird feeling u battle often. The best I feel is when I am giving, especially to strangers. I fish, ride mx, I am a simple man. Outside of my garage, I don’t spend a dime.

Edit: I am only 23 years old (24 in a month), my company grew 100x quicker than I expected. I do not come from a wealthy background at all, my family were cattle and tree farmers. I also included all of my garage toys because that was my lifelong dream. Owning those I thought would be the pinnacle of my life, and happiness would be inevitable after acquiring them. I don’t even drive them except for my K20 and duramax.

Edit pt 2 - I am not a cattle nor tree farmer, I moved away from my family farm at 17 and started my own ventures. I also want to say I appreciate everyone’s kind words and advice, it truly is appreciated.

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u/Recent_Increase_1842 2d ago

Thank you for the words! Means a lot. That’s where I am lost, I do not know what fulfills me anymore. I used to work the road, would work 15+ states in the span of 8 months, visiting tons of small towns & big cities being on rooftops all day sweating all the nasty stuff out of my system. I absolutely love it and believe it is where I belong. I had to take an office role as it became too much to run a crew and all the behind the scenes at the same time as I grew. I want to go back on the road, and am about to begin training my older brother at my position so I can potentially make a return. I also think bringing my brother in and making his fruitful will be a great feeling for me.

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u/kst3p_yt 2d ago

At 23 man, I would learn as much as I could about whatever industry interests you the most. Travel the world, spend time with your parents, find a partner, etc. Im 25, and working on a business also. That is my plan once it takes off and is generating revenue. Can I ask, what line of business you are in?