This was basically my plan up until recently. I wanted to buy, rent, leverage, buy, rent, leverage etc until I had enough properties I could just buy them outright or never have to work again.
I still want this, but I feel like the risk has gone up significantly with house prices… maybe this is an uninformed opinion on it - I genuinely don’t know. It just feels more risky, but I have nothing to back that feeling other than my gut.
I’d personally say it’s more a recognition of the general difference between men and women, generally speaking men are more likely to survive emergency situations and be more effective in a war situation, owing to physical properties. If it were on inherent value surely we’d only do that to women and girls not women and children?
I think with stocks you need to have the right mindset before you start, be willing to invest for the long term (decades not years), invest only in index funds (s&p500 is the standard, slightly lower returns than Nasdaq but in a down turn significantly less volatile and quicker to recover, historically speaking, past results aren’t an indication of future etc.. ) understand that there’s going to be times where it goes down - I dumped most of my savings into the s&p500 about a month before the Russia/Ukrainian war “lost” a few thousands overnight, but held I till it returned and then pulled out having read some doomsday crap, and thinking I might want my money sooner rather than later, since that point I’ve missed out on a few thousands in gains on that pot of money (more invested separately since, and not needed that money yet annoyingly).
So my general thinking, invest and leave it alone accept the lows (and if you’ve got spare funds keep adding), hold it until you’re able to retire early with millions in the bank!
I’m interested in starting to invest although I’ve got very little capital to invest at the moment. Did you buy shares in s&p 500? Is that a thing or do you have to invest in a company within that? I have no clue.
Before I get into an answer - @anon6371718 would you rather I move this discussion outside of your journal? (There be UK specific stuff in my answer).
@rugby_lifting also happy to email (usual caveats I’m not a financial advisor so I’ll just say what I do and it isn’t financial advice).
Outside of my log, if you dont mind 
I’ve just seen too many convos about stocks go off the rails
happy cake day
Pull
Monday, Nov 04, 2024 at 2:08pm
Lat Pulldown (Cable)
Set 1: 190 lbs x 13
Set 2: 150 lbs x 13 [Failure]
Shrug (Smith Machine)
Set 1: 315 lbs x 18 [Failure]
Set 2: 315 lbs x 14
Bicep Curl (Cable)
Set 1: 145 lbs x 15
Set 2: 100 lbs x 21 [Failure]
Set 3: 70 lbs x 19 [Failure]
Straight Arm Lat Pulldown (Cable)
Set 1: 70 lbs x 15
Set 2: 60 lbs x 9
Seated Cable Row - V Grip (Cable)
Set 1: 205 lbs x 9
Set 2: 145 lbs x 15 [Failure]
Set 3: 145 lbs x 4 [Failure]
Set 4: 145 lbs x 2 [Failure]
EZ Bar Biceps Curl
@hevyapp
+15mins LISS
Spent yesterday at a water park. It amazes me how out-of-shape the populace is at such places.
Pretty dehydrated from it still tbh, but i gotta do shit anyways.
Short and sweet garage session today.
Push
Tuesday, Nov 05, 2024 at 6:23pm
Incline Bench Press (Smith Machine)
“Top set, backdown rest pause
3010”
Set 1: 225 lbs x 14
Set 2: 185 lbs x 16 [Failure]
Set 3: 185 lbs x 7 [Failure]
Set 4: 185 lbs x 3 [Failure]
Cable Fly Crossovers
Set 1: 55 lbs x 21
Set 2: 44 lbs x 23
Lateral Raise (Cable)
“Behind back, 2x fail
3010”
Set 1: 33 lbs x 16 [Failure]
Set 2: 33 lbs x 14 [Failure]
Triceps Rope Pushdown
Set 1: 55 lbs x 21
Set 2: 55 lbs x 13 [Failure]
@hevyapp
+15mins LISS
Changing it up a bit. Going from PPL to Push+Quads/Pull+Hams with A/B rotation.
Starting with 2xFail for each movement, but may move to rest pause or the top set, backdown rest pause i was just doing.
Trying to make my sessions shorter to allow for more cardio while increasing frequency of training stimuli. Hoping that separating Quads and Hams will reduce fatigue.
Afternoon workout 
Wednesday, Nov 06, 2024 at 2:26pm
Lat Pulldown (Cable)
“2xFail”
Set 1: 150 lbs x 19
Set 2: 150 lbs x 11
Bent Over Row (Barbell)
“Yates - Controlled
2xFail”
Set 1: 225 lbs x 11
Set 2: 225 lbs x 8
EZ Bar Biceps Curl
"Fat Gripz - Controlled
2xFail"
Set 1: 75 lbs x 15
Set 2: 75 lbs x 9
Hammer Curl (Dumbbell)
“Seated
2xFail”
Seated Leg Curl (Machine)
“2xFail”
Set 1: 145 lbs x 11
Set 2: 145 lbs x 10
@hevyapp
Came down with some cold or something yesterday, took the day off and slammed fluids + carbs. Came out of it in record time, but scale went up to 216lbs lol.
It amazes me how much fluid the body can hold.
Afternoon workout
Friday, Nov 08, 2024 at 4:39pm
Incline Bench Press (Dumbbell)
“Low Incline
3010”
Set 1: 100 lbs x 14
Set 2: 80 lbs x 9
Seated Shoulder Press (Machine)
Set 1: 225 lbs x 16
Set 2: 225 lbs x 12
Seated Lateral Raise (Dumbbell)
Set 1: 35 lbs x 14
Set 2: 25 lbs x 11
Triceps Extension (Machine)
Set 1: 125 lbs x 18
Set 2: 125 lbs x 12
Hip Thrust (Barbell)
Set 1: 135 lbs x 16
Set 2: 135 lbs x 14
@hevyapp
+20mins LISS
Sickness is for weaklings and is no match for THE ANDREW
4char
Drained going into this one as well. I should probably just expect this as a constant until I’m beautiful.
Push
Monday, Nov 11, 2024 at 1:45pm
Incline Chest Press (Machine)
“2xFail
+30s extreme stretch”
Set 1: 315 lbs x 11 [Failure]
Set 2: 275 lbs x 7 [Failure]
Shoulder Press (Machine Plates)
“2xFail”
Set 1: 225 lbs x 16 [Failure]
Set 2: 225 lbs x 11 [Failure]
Lateral Raise (Machine)
“Pump Set, 2xFail
3010”
Set 1: 95 lbs x 16
Set 2: 155 lbs x 13 [Failure]
Set 3: 125 lbs x 11 [Failure]
Triceps Rope Pushdown
“2xFail”
Set 1: 90 lbs x 14 [Failure]
Set 2: 70 lbs x 13 [Failure]
Chest Supported Reverse Fly (Dumbbell)
“Kroc Partials, 2xFail”
Set 1: 35 lbs x 32 [Failure]
Set 2: 35 lbs x 25 [Failure]
Leg Extension (Machine)
“2xFail”
Set 1: 235 lbs x 13 [Failure]
Set 2: 175 lbs x 10 [Failure]
Hip Abduction (Machine)
Set 1: 150 lbs x 20
@hevyapp
+30mins LISS
“The reason most people fail is because they give up what they want most, for what they want now.”
You managing fatigue ??
Shave off that muff and they will really pop!!! 
My wife and daughter keep telling me I need to shave my legs.
I’ve been telling them that I’ll shave mine when they shave theirs.
My daughter basically doesn’t have body hair yet and my wife shaves regularly.
Neither appreciate that comment
Real man don’t shave their legs…nor their luxurious tash
