So many things in life are traps that most get into before they are wise to them or what purpose they actually serve in the world:

- public education

- military service for a government that denies your benefits when you come back from combat broken, fighting in conflicts that have nothing to do with national security

- useless university degrees and student loan debt

- taking a job vs building a business and acquiring assets over time

- consumer credit debt

- marriage or cohabitation without a prenup

- mortgages