[jameshush]

Invest in skills that pay money and spend less then you make.

Skills are key because they’re inflation-proof, and no person or government can ever take them away

[ungreased0675]

While this sounds good, and I agree, it’s hard to turn a big pile of skills into money. Employers are generally looking for exact fit puzzle pieces.

[wavemode]

Employers don't really care about skills, they care about paper that says you have skills (e.g. education, certifications, job experience).

You could monetize the skill yourself, of course, though that's just called being an entrepreneur.

[johncreatescode]

I always try to learn new things, and new skills that allow me to be able to get income even in a crisis.

but how do you expand that so it doesn't depend on you, In the end, our body has an expiration date.

[AlwaysRock]

Sure. I worked in sales for many years and development for the last handful. It feels good to know that if somehow tomorrow development jobs were scarce I'd be able to walk into a sales job.

[carlosjobim]

That's what the majority of the planet's population are doing, and as a result they are getting poorer every year.

[cpach]

citation needed