# 28 Brutal Truths About Money I Wish I Knew in My 20s

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Podcast: [The Martell Method w/ Dan Martell](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-martell-method-w-dan-martell-203442)
Published: 2026-06-22T16:21:38+00:00
Episode link: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/martell-media/episodes/28-Brutal-Truths-About-Money-I-Wish-I-Knew-in-My-20s-e3l4lmd
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## Resource

Most people learn how money actually works the hard way, after a decade of expensive mistakes nobody warned them about. I went from dead broke to owning a portfolio of companies doing nine figures a year, and almost every breakthrough came from a brutal lesson I had to learn the painful way. In this episode, I'm handing over the 28 truths I wish someone had hammered into me at 20, so you can skip the expensive detours and start playing the real game two decades earlier. ✅ Get your FREE CEO Scorecard: https://go.danmartell.com/4uOZPJi ▸▸ Subscribe to The Martell Method Newsletter: https://bit.ly/3XEBXez ▸▸ Get My New Book (Buy Back Your Time): https://bit.ly/3pCTG78 IG: @danmartell

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