On... the Game Before the Game

We all play the game of money but what IF most people are playing the wrong game?

What if most people are playing the game before the GAME? Some choose to but some people don't even know what the real game is. So whats the real game? This is just a wild (What If) thought, not something out of a textbook.

Have you watched a Survivor Game show? I have watched a couple of seasons. There are some games where the contestants had to collect puzzles. And when they're done collecting all the pieces of the Jigsaw puzzle, they move on to the final challenge where they have to assemble the puzzle. Can we use that as a metaphor for our financial life? What if a job/career is just us running around to locate the pieces of the puzzles (in this case - Capital)? And the real game starts when you have enough capital to deploy. This is the stage where you manage the Capital that you have assembled.

For me, I feel like you have to acquire your first 100k (a number I pulled out of the air) as soon as possible. Charlie Munger said that, before you have acquired your first 100k, do not let your foot off the gas pedal. After you have assembled that capital, then the real GAME starts. I left the Corporate world about ten years ago. I feel like I have collected the pieces of the Puzzle. And since then, I have been solving the puzzle - I.e. how do I make the most money out of my Capital.

Put differently, I spent my early youth using time to gain money. Now I am at the stage where I figure out how to use money to make money. On the other hand, a lot of people spend their lives trading their time for money (in their respective careers). What if they're playing the game before the game?

Dont spend time to make money, use money to make money. Otherwise, you're just playing the game before the game.