Staying Off the Street
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Most people you know watch entirely too much TV. Their ideas of living it up involve pulling up in a Maybach, going straight to VIP, partying with some entertainer and getting chose by the finest woman in the club. Even your square cat dreams of somehow stumbling into a club to drink Ace of Spade with Jay-Z. It’s funny to watch because if you took the Club, alcohol and the nightlife away these cats don’t know what to do with themselves. They have never looked outside of the strip club and popping bottles for another way of celebrating. I would bet about 85% of the people in this country party the exact same way every week to weekend. I bet you 85% of all cats feel that living it up involves Wine, Women and Song! This record has been playing the same tune for a century now but only a few are aware and steer clear!
When you get your money I want you to do me a favor. Stand back for about two weeks and find out where people who always had this money go to enjoy themselves. I know you think they are on the Sunset Strip in Hollywood but c’mon that’s for tourists and weirdos. Take a good look at the crowd that surrounds the true rich people who you can verify they are simply by where their house is located whether that be Beverly Hills, Bel Air, Coconut Grove, Upper Westside Manhattan or Upper Eastside Manhattan. Since you can’t find them you think FreeMan they are all boring cats sitting in the house playing Jenga. They don’t really go anywhere at all FreeMan they eat at boring restaurants where no one really goes.
Look I’ll help you out because I know this is a new concept for you. Do you ever really see really rich people mingling with poor folk? Do you see them parking their Ferrari in front of the 40/40 club in Manhattan? How often do you bump into really rich cats when you are on Ocean Drive in Miami? See the really rich people have whole neighborhoods to enjoy themselves not one little strip where they don’t know if they are going to get jacked. They have private jets that take them to the VIP suite at the MGM Grand and get them floor seats at the Mayweather fight. You just aren’t paying attention to them because before the fight starts you are looking for Ludacris without noticing there are about 300 more people with the same seat if not better.
Ok let me get to the point! Cats with money probably party way more than you but not on that strip. Most of the Wine Shops are in the richer neighborhoods and they buy way more wine than most ghettos buy Malt Liquor. When you drive in very well to do neighborhoods they are hardly if ever home as they are eating Top Shelf and drinking Top Shelf at a restaurant overlooking the beach. They catch private jets to plenty of parties your New money ass will probably never become aware of. They aren’t living some boring square life but they sure are enjoying a safer existence then you. They have a vacation home in Fiji where they are pampered everyday and entertained by top notch entertainment. They meet celebrities because they know the people who put on the celebrity whether that be the head of the studio, record label, lawyer or the guy who set up the concert tour.
So it seems that to really enjoy yourself you would never be on that street. That’s like hanging out on Crenshaw to watch the car show as a grown ass man. Since you refuse to move on with your understanding of Money you will always be close to danger because the have nots are mingling right next to you enjoying what you have. Because you haven’t elevated your understanding of money you value being around the help instead of those who enable the help to exist.
It all starts with you staying off the street that has been provided to manipulate your ignorant understanding of money. It all ends when you stop and investigate why you never run into anyone with real money!
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Amen Brother Freeman. I learned the hard way. Trust me the songs get played out, the women only want you for what you’re giving away, and the same clubs that you go to every weekend would’nt let you in the door if you stopped popping bottles.
Spend your money and time around people and places that will uplift you. I know that if you’re into partying this may sound lame, but if you take Freemans advice you won’t be dissappointed in the long run.
I agree wholeheartedly. My friends don’t understand why I stopped going to the clubs. I came to the realization that it’s nothing but a bunch of people fronting & spending money they don’t really have and I, for one, was tired of wasting my money. I don’t need to be out here in the streets especially nowadays, so many young ppl out here have nothing to lose and are killing & robbing ppl like crazy. I’ll pass.
@SR – The game has been set up that nightlife is the reward for hardwork or for your hustle. For one night and one night only you get to act out your twisted fantasies and dress up like a drug kingpin. Walk around the club with bottles in your hand pretending like your paid and driving 4 to a car acting like you guys are on Entourage.
It’s all part of growing up it’s just a lot of guys are still doing this past the age of 30. There’s no money there except the guy who owns the club providing you with your fantasy. No one with real money wants to pretend like they have money cuz they already have it.
@Keish – I’m the same way it’s just my time has passed trying to act like I’m something I’m not. It’s good when you are teenager into your early 20′s but then you start being the old guy in the club and people know you don’t have it and never had it.
As always a good drop. You need to change your surroundings to elevate yourself, or you’ll never be more than where you are.
To paraphrase Robin Harris, people say that when I get money I’ll probably change. I’ll change my address, my phone number, and the car I drive. What I wanna hang with you broke muthaf*ckas for??
We have to move on from what is offered on TV. We always do exactly what we see on some dumbass movie or video knowing that whole thing is make believe. I don’t know how many cats try to re-enact a video or a movie from 50cent to Love Jones. Don’t get me wrong as a cat who wants money I want you to drink my vodka in a shampoo bottle too but for the cat who claims to be about his chips he can’t fall for the okey doke!
You know you got the youngins looking at themselves in the club this weekend. LOL – bruh you throw some brainteasers in the middle of money don’t you? Cats are not ready for the amount of horizontal knowledge you are providing to their vertical game. You are schooling future Titans Freeman not just talking that street ish. Keep it coming!
Well sometimes you have to put the vitamin in dog food ya dig!
I have been trying to step out of my comfort zone for a while now as far as going out. I’ve also read that people with money arent at the clubs Fri & Sat with the regular folk. They go out turing the week because they dont have a “9-5″ to go to.
Truth be told hardly anyone with real money celebrates in a club. You can find a lot of them at more lounges and restaurants. It’s a young persons game when they don’t have any money.
People just don’t know what to do with theirselves if they don’t go to a club. People need to find out what they like to do and go into that. You’ll find out a lot of people are having a great time in places that range from plays, boxing matches, at the beach and even driving to another city to take in the sights. I know it sounds boring but until you actually get out there and do it you don’t know what you’re missing.
Let me rephrase that! It’s not for kids but you should move your club going up from the street level to a more sophisticated level. There’s nothing wrong with going to a club but most people just call it dancing instead of a club. There’s a better mix of people depending on the music and how the dress code is enforced.
Excellent post. I’ve always been the type of person who wanted to use my money to have experiences that last a lifetime, as opposed to just showing off empty trinkets to people who can’t afford what I have. In my opinion, worldwide travel is where it’s at in terms of getting the ultimate bang for your buck when celebrating your success.
It still amazes me how you can get people to spend $150-$500 on a bottle of vodka at the club that we all knows cost $21 at the store. If that’s not hustling i don’t know what is
@DB – Welcome and looking forward to your site! I think that’s the best statement to use your money for experiences. That’s the difference between what I think those with do compared to those who do not. Travel is definitely a great option to see the world and grow overall as a person. Money can be used to fund an adventure instead of sitting on crappy benches with fake leather drinking bong water.
@CF – I laugh at that too as my boys and I would get liquor and drink in the car and then buy one when we got in. The club provides a way for people to express their vanity. That’s why clubs make money because you can be cool, dance and have a audience for you overall being a ass.
Great post freeman, I bust out laughing when u said put the vitamin in the dog food.
Thanks and hey sometimes people learn in different ways and you have to couch it in acceptable manner.
Freeman you are right drive to other cities it will get youre mind.Every other weekend I drive to look at Big houses.I know I have a lot of work to do. People need to get out their neighborhoods their a big would out here.Thanks Freeman
I used to do the same driving to Beverly Hills, Malibu and all over LA. I used to look in the paper to see how much the house cost and then try to figure out what were the professions of the people who lived in them. I have always started from the Money backwards in my thinking.
People have to get out to see what money looks like when it’s not related to showing off. You’ll see it looks different and most of the time better. We got to expand our horizons past the street.
I stumbled across this website a few weeks ago, and now I’m hooked like a crack fiend (sorry for the analogy). My boys clown me when I decide to stay home on Friday night to develop my business plan instead of wanting to hit the streets. Don’t they understand I’m about getting EUROS!!! I made a promise to myself that I would be on the cover of Black Enterprise one day. Will keep y’all posted. Stay focused. P.
Welcome BP! Man I hope the info gets you as high as crack but doesn’t make you lose your damn mind trying to get it!
Something has to be sacrificed to get this money. Most cats refuse to give up their current form of entertainment in exchange for the better form. To get on the cover of BE you got to do big things homie so let’s get to it.