My name is Luiz. I’m an ordinary person. I don’t believe I was born with any extraordinary talent. I see myself as someone with average skills — nothing that could be considered “out of the curve.” But today, I’m going to share my success story: somewhat inspiring, yet very realistic.
I paid off two home mortgages before turning 45. Today, I own two properties in an upper-middle-class area of one of the world’s most expensive cities per square meter. According to official statistics, this places me in less than 1% of my country’s population — an achievement that can be considered extremely successful. Want to know how I pulled this off? Follow my journey…
This could have been a story about some miraculous investment or a massive stroke of luck I might have had at some point in my professional life. Far from it: the reality is that it seems to have been the result of a chain of events and situations (not always comfortable) that unfolded one after another.
Yes, cryptocurrencies played a pivotal role in the final outcome, and everything else revolved around that. But ultimately, they weren’t what got me out of renting and into achieving the dream of homeownership (in this case, two homes).
It all started around the 2000s. I’d already begun my professional life a few…