He probably wants a larger house and housing these days is sending most everyone into a life of slavery to pay for it.
Yes, I also like what I do, get to live in Denver, and it is relatively lucrative. But, it is a niche field in the oil & gas industry that's been declining since 2014. I'm grateful for every year that I'm still able to work in the field...but realistic about the fact that it might not last forever. That's why I'm trying to up my investment game. So far my investing falls under the "don't quit your day job" description!
It's possible but the hardest part about it is, that you'll most likely have to figure it out on your own. Even if you have a great mentor, who has both the capability, and motivation to help you, it is unlikely that you'd be able to digest all the information quickly, or gain enough confidence, without going through the motions yourself. It took me more than 12 years to figure most of it out. So until then, best to keep your day job, or look at it as your "fixed income" portfolio.
You're in crazy Australia where buying selling real estate is a national pastime, although this friend lives in Mill Valley, California, where a 1900 sq ft, 2 bed 1 bath sells for 2M. But the point is, humans are afflicted with perpetual insatisfaction and wants become needs in a flash.
can you make a living from pro golf......from cooking......from marketing......from painting...from macrame......from selling the body of course you can... same with trading but is it easy? hell no. except maybe the last thing....... in trading nothing is hidden...everything is out there......where the buyers are where the sellers are.........how strong they are. once you read the market correctly ......you know what to do it is extremely logical everything is life is logical......except us.....we are emotional we think and act emotionally ...not logically.... not surprisingly there is a huge mismatch.....and most people wonder what the fuck is going on..... in markets and life, this leads people to think it is random. yet everything is in your hand and your actions dictate your end results . this is Karma
You are not wasting your time if you derive pleasure from trading. Surely, in order to make trading your main income, you've got to have a very large capital to cover your daily needs. If you treat trading only just as a source of money and nothing else, I would recommend you to pay attention to investing. This will not become your income neither, but you will not spend so much time and nerves looking at the charts and experiencing large psychological pressure. Another way out for would be buying some trading bots which will do all the work for you and you'll just have to control their work. If you have the necessary skills and knowledge, I would recommend you build your own bots instead of buying them, if you don't want to master programming, then you can buy several bots which will also gain some profits. Again, this will not become your main source of income, but at least you'll avoid wasting time on the activity that doesn't bring you sense of centent.