This is the crux of the matter isn’t it? We shall see if AI drops the overheads as time goes by, b for now I’m convinced this probably isn’t the right move to make. Thank you.

This is a message that strikes deep because it would be amazing if it were always practical… It’s very difficult to make much money in the areas that fulfill me without advanced degrees, however. And money is practical. Accounting wouldn’t be the end goal but the means to then pursue fulfilling work and study with absolutely freedom to do so unencumbered by financial poverty. All in all, I also believe that success in business itself would make the game of business rather fulfilling.

That’s crazy. Maybe combined AI automation, oversees outsourcing, and frankly minimal services? Just a wild guess.

I’ll steer away from this iceberg. Not sure where to but the sea of business is immense!

Like the name by the way: Lead Thy Self.

10M+, enough to make a small difference in the world and invest in businesses and causes that create meaningful change. Enough to not worry about my own finances and to commit to my more meaningful passions. Enough to sort out my family who’ve always struggled. 10M+ is a lot for "average - something I’ve frankly never aspired to be! The work, the game, the drive, the big vision is part of what makes me happy. And supreme ruler? Seriously, that’s just petty. If you think supreme rulers have 10M dollars, you’re tragically misinformed; the “real” sharks are out there with trillions or multiple billions of dollars, and in the ocean of wealth, 10M is a small pond-sized reserve. I’m not here saying “I want this but it will make me unhappy and careless about life!”, which I’m sure you’re acutely aware of.

Sounds like you’ve seen accounting firms go stale before.

Very fair point. I should have been much clearer, sorry. I did mean starting a firm and growing it from there. Outsourcing, automation, and likely combined financial planning services could all be key tenets of the business. It’s hard to know what to do nowadays since I’m not one who’s inclined at all towards programming or dragging myself through poverty in university (when it hardly seems necessary IRL) but everything seems to be going that way!

That makes sense, thanks. It seems like you’re coming from an informed perspective that accounting isn’t the way to make it big in the 10M+ range (even as a firm owner), but that it’s still a field where respectable success can be tapped into. Hard to know what to do really, but accounting is something I’m really close to deciding to study, so your input is very helpful.