“Shark Tank” investor Kevin O’Leary has heard every excuse for why building wealth can wait. A pricey lunch here, a daily convenience there — it all seems harmless until decades of missed investing opportunities start adding up. That’s why one spending habit, in particular, makes him shake his head.
“I can’t stand it when I see kids that are making $70,000 a year spending $28 for lunch,” O’Leary said during an appearance on “The Diary of a CEO” podcast in June 2025. “I mean, that’s just stupid. Think about that in the context of that being put into an index [fund] and making 8% to 10% a year for the next 50 years.”
