The speaker in the video reminisces about their school days and how they disliked "show-offs" - students who boasted about their parents' wealth and possessions. The speaker shares a personal story about a classmate who constantly bragged about his family's wealth, but it turned out that his family was not as wealthy as he claimed. The speaker notes that this classmate is now deeply in debt and living off his parents, while the speaker has achieved financial independence and is building his own life. The speaker concludes that school "show-offs" often fail to achieve anything in life because they were not taught the value of money and hard work by their parents.
Here are the key facts extracted from the text:
1. The author is discussing their experience with show-offs in school.
2. The author mentions a specific person, referred to as "Ilya", who constantly boasted about his father's achievements.
3. Ilya's family was not as wealthy as he claimed, and they often relied on help from relatives.
4. The author got into a fight with Ilya after he made a comment about the author's family.
5. Ilya's parents were called to the school to discuss the incident.
6. Ilya's father reprimanded him for his behavior, and he became quieter for a while.
7. Ilya eventually resumed his boastful behavior, but the author stood up to him and told him that everything he had belonged to his father, not him.
8. The author predicted that Ilya would not achieve anything in life, and that he would be left with nothing.
9. The author claims that their prediction came true, and that Ilya is now deeply in debt and reliant on his parents.
10. The author, on the other hand, has achieved financial independence and is building a house.
11. The author believes that people who show off in school are often "cutters" who will not achieve anything in life.
12. The author attributes this to a lack of parenting and a failure to teach children the value of money.
13. The author offers advice on how to deal with show-offs, suggesting that one phrase can be enough to put them in their place.
14. The author is promoting their YouTube channel and asking viewers to subscribe and hit the bell to receive notifications.