I want my work and businesses to serve people while also generating money. I see service and financial success as compatible aims, not competing ones; this connects to using wealth to do good and my view of keeping money in perspective.
On March 8, 2025, I put the two aims simply: “Help people” and “Print money.” I did not explain how they relate or what either would involve in practice.
On October 22, 2025, I called “Serve the world unselfishly and profit” a great line and gave a shoutout to Ezra Firestone. I did not say that Ezra wrote or originated the line. This fits my view that service and financial success can go together, alongside using wealth to do good.
On March 17, 2026, I stated, “If you help people you make money.” I did not specify whether I meant this as advice, an observation, or a general claim.
On March 28, 2026, I stated my aim simply: “Help people and make money.” I did not specify what activity or plan I intended to pursue. This connects service with money as a means to an end, a perspective I also explore in keeping money in perspective.
On April 9, 2025, I framed success in terms of how many people’s lives I have changed. I called money and followers fake, while saying impact is real; I did not specify how to measure changed lives or impact.
On May 29, 2025, I said money comes naturally as a result of service. I did not give a specific example or describe how that relationship works.
On June 1, 2025, I described creating businesses that exist both to serve people and to “print cash.” I did not name the businesses or explain how they would serve people or generate cash.
Related: using wealth to do good, money as a tool for freedom, business systems and leverage