They are accustomed to instant coffee and instant access to all sorts of things that were far from instant for previous generations. Alongside such instant gratification, they want instant riches too and off they go as if in search of the holy grail; the question is: does the thing they search for even exist? This is a condition that people have to be cured of and not unlike the famous character of Spanish fiction, Don Quixote, they have become obsessed with things of which they read and believe to be true, despite the fact that they are not.
I do not deny that some people do get rich relatively quickly, they win the lottery or they happen to be in the right place at the right time, or perhaps they are extremely talented and motivated. However when you see somebody advertising "How to get rich quick", as something that they can help you to do, you ought to be very skeptical.
So, where do you start when you need to get rich quickly?
There are two key thoughts that I want to share with you today that will empower and enable you to become rich no matter your financial situation. These are the two things that have set me apart from the other people I know who will live their entire lives and fail to become rich.
Invest In Your Financial Education I have spent a lot of time researching and reading books in order to invest into my financial education. Now I am able to get rich a lot quicker and easier than my friends because my financial education is so much greater than theirs. Where they believe investing is risky and saving money is safe I know that saving money is risky and I know ways to make a lot of money investing without taking huge risks.
Understanding the mechanics of 'how to get rich quick'
With financial intelligence you can invest more intelligently and earn more money. Reading this article is a great first step to increase your financial intelligence. I also suggest reading any of Robert Kiyosaki's books. Eventually I will have some of my own books out, but until then you can read Robert's books or you can sign up for a free email newsletter that will teach you how to be rich. Invest in your learning, because it is your financial intelligence that will make you rich, not how much money you have.
Don't Work For Money This will sound extremely contradictory to a lot of people because they believe that money makes you rich and in order to be rich you need to have a lot of money. Rich people, however, do not work for money. Rich people work for assets.
Can you repeat the same business model and reinvent it for today's market? Can you get access to this knowledge and ask specific questions of the people who have built a successful business through their entrepreneurial endeavors in the past? Is there a specific market that emerges in a recession and do you have the skills, contacts and funds to tap into that market?
Assets are things that put money in your pocket on a regular basis without you needing to work for it, liabilities take money out of your pocket. A rental property can be an asset if the rental income is greater than all expenses, it can also be a liability if the expenses are greater than rental income.
At the end of the day, or each individual's life, these two roads could lead to very different destinations. Considering your character as well as your desire for wealth, should lead to your not only making money but in addition your finding fulfillment, purpose and true reward in life. So consider what you want to be as well as how much money you want to earn. The Bible's book of Proverbs was written by King Solomon (and inspired by God). He was the richest man on Earth in the 10th century BC (and reputedly the wisest man who ever lived), states in chapter 22:1 'A good name is more desirable than great riches; to be esteemed is better than silver or gold.
Assets that generate income make you rich. Money actually goes down in value over time because of inflation. Money goes down in value at about 3-5% per year. So if you are just saving money then really you are losing 3-5% per year.
But if you work not for money but for assets that generate an income then when the value of money goes down your income goes up (the expense is passed on to your customers/tenants) so you never lose money. Not only will your passive income increase but the value of your asset with increase as the value of money goes down. So when you own assets you are always getting richer and richer.
I do not deny that some people do get rich relatively quickly, they win the lottery or they happen to be in the right place at the right time, or perhaps they are extremely talented and motivated. However when you see somebody advertising "How to get rich quick", as something that they can help you to do, you ought to be very skeptical.
So, where do you start when you need to get rich quickly?
There are two key thoughts that I want to share with you today that will empower and enable you to become rich no matter your financial situation. These are the two things that have set me apart from the other people I know who will live their entire lives and fail to become rich.
Invest In Your Financial Education I have spent a lot of time researching and reading books in order to invest into my financial education. Now I am able to get rich a lot quicker and easier than my friends because my financial education is so much greater than theirs. Where they believe investing is risky and saving money is safe I know that saving money is risky and I know ways to make a lot of money investing without taking huge risks.
Understanding the mechanics of 'how to get rich quick'
With financial intelligence you can invest more intelligently and earn more money. Reading this article is a great first step to increase your financial intelligence. I also suggest reading any of Robert Kiyosaki's books. Eventually I will have some of my own books out, but until then you can read Robert's books or you can sign up for a free email newsletter that will teach you how to be rich. Invest in your learning, because it is your financial intelligence that will make you rich, not how much money you have.
Don't Work For Money This will sound extremely contradictory to a lot of people because they believe that money makes you rich and in order to be rich you need to have a lot of money. Rich people, however, do not work for money. Rich people work for assets.
Can you repeat the same business model and reinvent it for today's market? Can you get access to this knowledge and ask specific questions of the people who have built a successful business through their entrepreneurial endeavors in the past? Is there a specific market that emerges in a recession and do you have the skills, contacts and funds to tap into that market?
Assets are things that put money in your pocket on a regular basis without you needing to work for it, liabilities take money out of your pocket. A rental property can be an asset if the rental income is greater than all expenses, it can also be a liability if the expenses are greater than rental income.
At the end of the day, or each individual's life, these two roads could lead to very different destinations. Considering your character as well as your desire for wealth, should lead to your not only making money but in addition your finding fulfillment, purpose and true reward in life. So consider what you want to be as well as how much money you want to earn. The Bible's book of Proverbs was written by King Solomon (and inspired by God). He was the richest man on Earth in the 10th century BC (and reputedly the wisest man who ever lived), states in chapter 22:1 'A good name is more desirable than great riches; to be esteemed is better than silver or gold.
Assets that generate income make you rich. Money actually goes down in value over time because of inflation. Money goes down in value at about 3-5% per year. So if you are just saving money then really you are losing 3-5% per year.
But if you work not for money but for assets that generate an income then when the value of money goes down your income goes up (the expense is passed on to your customers/tenants) so you never lose money. Not only will your passive income increase but the value of your asset with increase as the value of money goes down. So when you own assets you are always getting richer and richer.
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