Unlearn & Earn: Escape the Rat Race and Build Wealth
Message From the Founder
Hi, my name is Alec. I am a 90’s kid living in the midwestern United States. I’m not a financial advisor, and I don’t have a degree in economics. In fact, I believe spending time working towards either of these traditional criteria would have hindered my progress in learning the truth about building wealth and living a life of true freedom. Instead, I’ve spent years diving deep into the truths about money—reading, learning, and applying principles taught by some of the most successful people in the world. As someone who’s been frustrated by traditional financial advice, I’ve created Unlearn & Earn to share what I’ve learned so far and help others escape the rat race. I truly hope that the knowledge I share is able to help you change your life in a way that leads you to your own freedom. We all deserve better than what the system makes us believe, and that includes you.
-Alec, Founder of Unlearn & Earn
Popular Articles
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How the Traditional 9-to-5 and ‘Saving’ Are Keeping You Stuck in the Rat Race
If you’re frustrated with the conventional advice to work a 9-to-5 job, save every penny, and one day you’ll be financially free, here’s a hard truth: those rules were never meant for your success.
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Breaking Free from the Rat Race: Practical Steps to Build Wealth and Reclaim Your Freedom
The rat race is more than just a cliché. It’s a system designed to keep you running in circles—working endlessly, spending mindlessly, and saving ineffectively—while the wealthy thrive on the knowledge they never taught you.
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Why Your Dollar Isn’t Real Money: The Truth Behind Paper Currency
What if everything you’ve been taught about money is wrong? The truth is, paper dollars aren’t "real" money—they’re just paper, and they don’t have any inherent value. So, what is “real” money?
Our Mission
At Unlearn and Earn, we’re here to expose the financial myths that schools and mainstream advice have ingrained in us for far too long. We believe that the lessons we’re taught in school about money aren’t just incomplete—they’re often misleading, and designed to keep us stuck in the rat race. Traditional financial advice tells us to "save, budget, and work harder"—but those ideas rarely lead to true wealth or financial freedom.
Targeted specifically at Millennials and Gen Z, this blog aims to break down the barriers set by conventional financial wisdom. We show you that the "rules" we’ve been taught—like working a 9-to-5 job, saving a percentage of your paycheck, and avoiding risk—are outdated and counterproductive. These principles don't empower you to build wealth or escape the cycle of debt and dissatisfaction. Instead, they reinforce the system that keeps most people struggling.
Unlearn and Earn is all about teaching you the unconventional, real-world strategies that aren’t covered in your typical school curriculum. We dive into the money hacks, entrepreneurial mindsets, and alternative wealth-building methods that truly work for today’s generation. Our goal? To help you break free from the societal norms that tell you to keep your head down, follow the rules, and settle for mediocrity.
It’s time to unlearn the lessons that hold you back and start earning in ways that will actually help you create the life you want!