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~$2k on mentors from big corporations, $2-3K on courses, $1k on books (some of them rare) and $500 on my diet and nutrition.

These numbers are crazy. The diet and nutrition is the only one that seems reasonable. Are you paying people $2k a month to just talk to you? What kind of courses cost $2-3k a month every month? You're not going through $1k worth of books in a month either.

I kind of doubt that you're getting a good return. Maybe as a general statement investing in yourself is sensible and of course it's your money to spend but all of this seems a bit out there.

Each mentor is around 400 USD and I have currently 4 (used to have 5). I purchase around 20-30 books a month to my library (but that will slow down eventually) that I ofcourse do not read but like to keep my library full. I read about 5 a month. Sometimes less. Courses are university courses with certifications that cost ~1K each.

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