The Most Boring Way to Build Wealth (That Actually Works)

What Codie Sanchez taught me about freedom, ownership, and redefining success from the ground up.

There’s a moment I haven’t stopped thinking about since my conversation with Codie Sanchez.

It wasn’t a flashy soundbite or a mic-drop moment. It was simple, almost offhand.

She said: “I don’t buy businesses to work more. I buy them to buy back my time.”

And something in me cracked open.

Because I’ve been on both sides.

I’ve lived the 80-hour workweeks. The constant chase. The boardrooms, the deadlines, the highlight reels. I know what it means to look successful and feel trapped.

That’s why Codie’s story stopped me. Because she walked away from the path everyone else admired. And she didn’t just rebel. She reimagined.

She built a system to create wealth intentionally—without losing her soul in the process.

And here’s the twist that might just stop you, too: