Mariah Akinbi - Invidious

Mariah Akinbi

hiyahh - i'm mariah (pronounced like marie-ah)! thanks for stopping by!! this channel is about books, knitting, personal finance, and pursuing big dreams! i hope you enjoy! ❤️‍🔥

all of my links: stan.store/mariahakinbi

you can also support me directly on ko-fi! Ko-fi.com/mariahakinbi

View channel on YouTube

Switch Invidious Instance

Videos

Shorts

Playlists

Posts

Mariah Akinbi

i've placed my identity in athletics, academics, all the things, but ultimately those are fleeting and will always fail me.

Ecclesiastes is one of my fav books in the Bible b/c King solomon had it all. literally everything you could ever want

and even he said that everything is futile and a pursuit of the wind... (and I think we all know this deep in our hearts!)

he came to the conclusion that fearing God and keeping his commands is the only thing to do.

"All that my eyes desired, I did not deny them. I did not refuse myself any pleasure, for I took pleasure in all my struggles. This was my reward for all my struggles. When I considered all that I had accomplished and what I had labored to achieve, I found everything to be futile and a pursuit of the wind. There was nothing to be gained under the sun."

"..When all has been heard, the conclusion of the matter is this: fear God and keep his commands, because this is for all humanity."

Ecclesiastes 2:10-11 & Ecclesiastes 12:13

Christ is Risen. Happy Easter 🤍

3 weeks ago | [YT] | 6

View 0 replies

Mariah Akinbi

I went to Creator Live in NYC last weekend. 8 hours of sessions on content strategy, personal branding, selling, scaling.

I wrote down a lot. But these 7 things are the ones I keep coming back to days later. Some of them are tactical. Some of them are just things I needed to hear.

Which one hits the hardest for you?

day 45/30 🚀

#CreatorCollegeLive #ContentCreator #CreatorTips #CreatorLive

3 weeks ago | [YT] | 3

View 0 replies

Mariah Akinbi

Day 1 in the city!

had a remote work day in the city! (also love that people call NYC “the city”)

Do you mix work into your trips or is vacation strictly vacation? lmk beloww

day 35/30 🚀

#NYCTrip #DayInTheLife

1 month ago | [YT] | 10

View 0 replies

Mariah Akinbi

day 23/30: people assume wealth looks a certain way: nice car, your own place, fresh nails, etc.

i have a dented car i haven't fixed. i live with my parents at 33. i park 10 minutes from the office so i don't have to pay for parking (partly because i genuinely love walking!!! partly because i'd just rather not spend the money.)

the living with parents thing gets me the most questions (bc 33!! and so much social pressure) but my parents are the best (frrr) and it's been so fun living with them (and hard as they age) and it just doesnt make logical sense to me to pay rent in the same city that my parents live (and my dad welcomes me with open arms!) def have still contemplated moving out on my own, but those thoughts dont last long loll

living at home has allowed me to make (financial) mistakes and also invest aggressively. living at home is a bigggg reason i have $550K invested at 33.

looking rich and building wealth (freedom) are not the same thing.

💬 what's one thing you spend less on than people expect?

#Deinfluencing #PersonalFinance #CoastFIRE #WorkOptional #BuildingWealth

1 month ago | [YT] | 7

View 8 replies

Mariah Akinbi

When I first started investing I didn't have it all figured out. I was just trying to find my path.

What I did know early on is that day trading and picking individual stocks never appealed to me. Too much stress. Too much randomness in the short term. Too much of my mental energy.

Then I lost $10K trying something different (story for another day!!)

What I know now is that I have a number. A specific dollar amount that means I never have to trade my time for money again. The average market return gets me there. and that’s enough.

Chasing above average returns would mean centering money in a way I don't want to. Letting it take up more mental space.

Index funds let me set it, forget it, and focus on the things that actually matter to me.

Money is a tool. Not the goal.

What's your investing strategy: active or passive?

#PersonalFinance #IndexFunds #CoastFIRE #IntentionalLiving

1 month ago | [YT] | 4

View 0 replies

Mariah Akinbi

A friend asked how I feel about being in my 30s a couple weeks ago and I genuinely LOVE it.

My 20s was figuring things out. Career, lifestyle, friendships. But my 30s? I am taking the action steps to build more of the future I want. I have a clearer vision, more conviction, and more intention.

Do I have everything figured out? Absolutely not. But I am living and loving it.

What better way to celebrate than doing exactly what I love (snowboarding, walking, pasta!)

Tomorrow I am breaking down exactly how much I spent on my birthday!

also i've been saying i'm 33 for the last 6 months 💀

#lifeinyour30s #intentionalliving

2 months ago | [YT] | 5

View 0 replies

Mariah Akinbi

you're not lazy. your deadline is just 12 months away.

this is the only book i finished in january. and it rewired my brain.

i love the journey to a goal. the planning, the progress, the figuring it out. but i'm guilty of setting goals in january and losing steam by march.

the 12 week year fixed that.

the idea is simple. stop planning for 12 months. start executing in 12 week sprints. every week matters. no more pushing things to next month or next quarter.

💬 are you a yearly goals person or do you go month by month? have you read this?

#ProductivityTips #GoalSetting #PersonalGrowth