I made my first $1,000,000 at 26. Here's how,

The gist

1. Cutting expenses alone is too slow; Abdaal says focusing on earning more is far more effective for reaching financial freedom.
2. Once you've invested in your own skills, Abdaal recommends putting spare cash into stock market index funds to benefit from compounding.
   Stock market index funds
3. Building assets like a personal brand, business, or intellectual property creates passive income and is more likely to lead to financial freedom.
4. Abdaal warns that relying only on saving, without owning income-generating assets, could push financial freedom back to age 75 or later.