The Ultimate Guide to Going Broke

By James Altucher, 
Author of Reinvent Yourself

I was so happy. In 1995.

I was pre-ambition. I’d get into work at 10 a.m. Sneak out around 4 p.m.

I had a one-room apartment and my only piece of furniture was a foam mattress.

It was summer and I had no air conditioning. I had no sheets for the mattress. So by morning every day all of my sweat would be absorbed into the foam of the mattress.

If I woke up in the middle of the night and went to the bathroom, the roaches would scurry away and I’d hear the klik-klik-klik.

I’d leave work at 4 p.m. and go play backgammon all night with my friends at Steinway Billiards in Astoria.

I had a crush on a waitress and would write notes on $2 bills when I paid for my meals. 

I was creepy and she never responded.

It was the best time in my life. I never saw any of these people ever again.

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