I Spent My 20s Flying First Class (Then I Found Bitcoin) | Ricky Zhang | BFM287

<p>Ricky Zhang hosts Age of Abundance, a daily live show on the civilizational shift underneath the headlines: money, intelligence, energy, and humanity.</p><p>› <a href="https://x.com/realricky" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://x.com/realricky</a></p><p>› <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@AgeofAbundanceLive" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/@AgeofAbundanceLive</a></p><p><br /></p><p><strong>PARTNERS</strong></p><p>🔐 The Bitcoin Way is your personal Bitcoin security team. Schedule a free, 30-minute consult: <a href="http://www.thebitcoinway.com/bram?utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_source=partner-bram-kanstein" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">http://www.thebitcoinway.com/bram?utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_source=partner-bram-kanstein</a></p><p>⚡ Stack Bitcoin faster with Invity Turbo Buy: <a href="https://invity.onelink.me/yIY4/BRAM" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://invity.onelink.me/yIY4/BRAM</a> — use code BRAM to get €50 after 10 completed transactions</p><p><br /></p><p><strong>PRODUCTS I ENDORSE</strong></p><p>› Get 10% off a Bitaxe open-source Bitcoin home miner using code <strong>BRAM</strong> at <a href="https://shop.powermining.io/?ref=BRAM" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://shop.powermining.io/?ref=BRAM</a></p><p>› Heat your home and Earn Bitcoin with Heatbit - Get 5% off with code <strong>BRAM</strong> <a href="https://heatbit.com/?ref=BRAM" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://heatbit.com/?ref=BRAM</a></p><p>› Stamp Seed: The safest way to backup your hardware wallet - Get 15% off with code <strong>BRAM</strong> at <a href="https://stampseed.com" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://stampseed.com</a></p><p><br /></p><p>🔔 <strong>SUBSCRIBE TO GET NOTIFIED</strong></p><p>› <a href="https://youtube.com/@bramk%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://youtube.com/@bramk⁠⁠</a></p><p>› <a href="https://x.com/bramk" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://x.com/bramk</a></p><p><br /></p><p>🕑 <strong>TIMESTAMPS</strong></p><p>00:01 - From travel points to Bitcoin</p><p>08:08 - Abundance lens and time to think</p><p>10:38 - Credit card points, incentives and scams</p><p>14:58 - Manufactured spending, extractive games</p><p>20:55 - How incentives shape behavior</p><p>27:23 - Fiat blocks opportunity, abundance reframed</p><p>31:41 - Onboarding people to Bitcoin</p><p>35:05