Get Into The Habit Of Planning
August 31, 2009
I am not used to doing planning for my personal life. Usually after a day of hard work, I want to sit down and relax. Since I perceive the task of relaxing is simple, I do not really plan what I want to do in my leisure time. I will simply do what I like to do at that point of time. As times past by, I have ended up with a habit of not planning for anything that I perceived as simple. But the moment that I perceived a task to be very complex and complicated, I will be forced to plan.
For example, if I want to conquer Mount Everest, I definitely need to have a plan. Why? This is because I feel that is a very difficult task to accomplish since I am just an average physically fit person. I will definitely need a lot of training and preparations. The plan must be very detailed and measurable in terms of progress. One part of the plan will focus on physical training to ensure that I physically fit before the actual trip to start scaling Mount Everest. Another part will be focus on the itineraries and equipments required for the trip. The next part will focus on gaining knowledge of the climate and the area of Mount Everest. The last part will be on the route to take for the trip.
In fact, each part of the plan can be broken further details. For example, the training part of the plan can be a training program that lasts 1 year. For the first month, I will need to run 10km and workout 1 hour in the gym everyday. For the second month, I will need to run 10km and workout 3 hours in the gym everyday. For the third month, I will need to run 10km and workout 5 hours in the gym everyday and so on. By end of 6 month, I must be fit and ready. I may start to conquer lower peaks first to gain experience. Based on the experience gained, I will revise my plan for conquering Mount Everest.
Conquering Mount Everest is like trying to be a millionaire when my financial health is just average. Thus, if I want to accumulate great wealth of one million, I will definitely need to have a financial plan as mentioned in the Rich Dad series. The plan will be complex and complicated since there are different areas that I need to train and prepare so that I can be successful in accumulating great wealth. What are the possible areas that I may need to look at?
Firstly, I must get myself financially educated on managing my own personal finance. If I cannot manage small money, then I am not ready to manage big money. This is like if I cannot complete running 5km in 30min hour, how can I possibly finish 10km in 1 hour?
Secondly, I must find a team of people to help or coach me so that I can achieve and accumulate great wealth. For examples, I will need a financial planner to help me with the financial plan. I will a successful mentor to coach me on how to be a successful person by changing my mindset and breaking my limiting beliefs. I will need a lawyer to advise me on legal matters so that I will not face the risk of losing money due to legal issues. I will need an accountant to advise me on accounting matters. I will need an insurance agent to advise me on insurance matters so that I will be protected financially.
Thirdly, I will need to gain experience by accumulate small wealth first. Using the experience gained, I will revise my plan and aim for higher goal. For example, I should aim to accumulate a wealth of one hundred thousands dollars as a stepping-stone to reach my goal of accumulating one million dollars.
Next, I will need to train up my mental health to face rejections and setbacks. Not everything works according to plan. There will be hiccups and setbacks. I must be strong enough to face such situation and continue to pursue my financial freedom.
As you can see, there are many possible areas to work and improve on. Planning is definitely required to achieve and accumulate great wealth. If I cannot plan and execute simple task well, I will not be able to plan and execute complicated and complex task well. Thus, I feel that it is important to get into the habit of planning as part of the preparation to achieve great wealth.
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The author, publisher and distributors particularly disclaim any liability, loss, or risk taken by individuals who directly or indirectly act on the information contained herein. All readers must accept full responsibility for their use of this material.
Max Ng shares about his struggle for financial freedom at http://www.richdadsecrets4me.com
Get a free sample of his book “Your Greatest Gift! Why Waste It?” at http://www.yourgreatestgift.com
Short Sale Real Estate Investing
August 31, 2009
Short sale investing involves buying a piece of property from a lender for an amount less than the balance owed on the property. Basically, there are two types of short sale realty investments. The first type refers to when you purchase a property, foreclosed by a lender listed with a realtor. In this type, you simply offer the lender, who has now become the owner on record, less than what is owed on the property. In this case, you can offer less than the balance that was due on the foreclosure. Such a short sale, realty investment calls for a good relationship with the realtor. The other type involves negotiating directly with the lender of a motivated seller. It is essential to be determined in the negotiation process, mainly in reaching the right person at the lender Real Estate Owned (REO) department and then to get the price of your choice.
The key to be successful in the first kind of short sale, real estate investment lies in forging a relationship with a reliable local realtor. You can always search for one or two realty offices in your area that handle majority foreclosures and short sale, realty investments. In order to build your relationship with the realtors, you need to inform them about your ability to buy. Make sure you follow through, once you make the offer. It will help the agent know that you are the investor to turn to, whenever he has a deal regarding short sale, realty investment.
There are three fundamental steps that can be incorporated, in order to be successful with short sale, real estate investments. They are as follows:
. Search for the properties: The first step to success in a short sale real estate investment is to search for properties. This can be accomplished through regular realty advertisements and looking for distressed or overgrown property. It helps you get calls from sellers close to foreclosure.
. Get the seller on your side: The second best way to earn success in this type of investment is to get the seller on your side. In order to do so, you need to listen, communicate and empathize openly and honestly with the seller, regarding your plans. Besides, you will also be required to answer all questions and speak to the concerned parties frequently, so as to keep the channels of communication open. It helps to keep doubts out of the picture.
. Find the right person at the lender to speak with: Though it is not easy to find a reliable person, but this step is essential. More often than not, the first person you speak to will not necessarily be the right person and you may require cross certain hurdles to finally reach the person with some authority. You would certainly require patience in order to get the job done.
Short sale realty investment is considered to be lucrative for building wealth too. Owing to the increase in foreclosures across the country, the trend of learning and applying short sale realty investment skills is likely to continue.
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Low Interest Rate Mortgages Do They Exist
August 30, 2009
Whether you want to obtain a credit card, loan, or mortgage, you will have to deal with interest rates. Unfortunately, interest rates can turn something that would otherwise be affordable into something that no longer is. To combat this problem, you are encouraged to search for low interest rates.
Obtaining a low interest rate, especially with a mortgage, is often easier said than done. As a potential homeowner, you have little control over the rate which you are being offered. This is why many individuals believe that low rate mortgages do not exist. Despite that belief, it is still possible to obtain a low interest rate mortgage.
If you are interested in obtaining a low interest rate mortgage, you will need to be prepared to do a little bit of research. You will have to find lenders that specialize in low interest rate mortgages. They are out there, but it may take a little bit of time to find them. In addition to finding low rate lenders, you may also want to examine and possibly improve your credit.
If you are wondering what your credit has to do with obtaining a low interest rate mortgage, you are not alone. Many believe that the interest rate is solely decided by the lender that they are seeking to obtain a mortgage from. While it is true that your financial lender will have the deciding say in what your interest rate will be, your credit can have an impact as well.
Mortgage lenders often have a preset interest range that they are allowed to charge. This preset range is often implemented by the government to keep the cost of owning a home affordable. Mortgage lenders, like all other financial lenders, are a little bit leery of doing business with an individual that has a low credit rating. To offer themselves security, they tend to charge those with poor credit a higher rate. This is not always the case, but a large number of lenders operate this way.
The good news about your credit is that you can improve it. If you know that you would like to buy a home in the future, you are encouraged to examine your credit. If you find anything that is unpaid, you are encouraged to pay it as soon as possible. In addition to having an impact on your interest rate, an improved credit score may even increase the amount of money that you are able to have to purchase a home.
Since interest rates vary and depend on a number of factors, you may want to do a little bit of comparison. The interest rate being advertised may not necessarily be the one that you will be offered. To receive an exact rate, you may be required to provide a mortgage lender with a little bit of information. Once they take your credit, your current financial situation, and the amount of money you are requesting into consideration they should be able to determine what the interest rate of your mortgage will be.
Once you have examined the rates from a number of mortgage lenders, you can easily compare your findings. If you are seeking a low interest rate mortgage, you will want to go with the lender who is offering you the lowest interest rate. It may take a little bit of time to compile all of this information together, but the amount of money you save on interest may be worth it in the end.
Joe Kenny writes for the Credit Card Guide, offering views on credit cards in the UK, visit them today for some great 0% balance transfer offers and start clearing credit card debt today.
Tips On How To Cut Your Monthly Expenditures
August 30, 2009
Money can certainly be tight for many of us, and most of us could use a few tips on how to cut down our monthly bills. While not all tips will ever work for anyone, a number of these can be used by most - that means that there should be something here you can use. Here are a few ideas on how to cut down on your monthly expenses.
1. Combine Your Credit Cards
Most credit cards have a rather high interest rate on them - at least anything is high if it is greater than 0% APR interest. Many credit card offers will now give you 0% APR interest rates for balance transfers and give you great savings each month. All credit card offers are not equal, though, so you should do a little comparison shopping in order to get a good one. If you cannot get a credit card with this level of interest, then try to get one for as low a level as you can get. Also, watch out for balance transfer fees.
2. Comparison Shop
Rather than doing impulse buying, you will usually save a considerable amount of money by looking around for those better deals. This may mean it takes a little more time to shop, but it will help your bottom dollar line. By saving money on good deals, however, should mean that you may have a little more money at the end of each month to either put into savings, or, pay a little extra on those bills to reduce your debt. Much comparison shopping, as you know, can be done on the Internet - and save you some gas money, too.
3. Reduce Your Bills
While this may sound like it is so easy, it may not be for some. Some ways, however, that many can begin to save even more money is by cutting back their thermostat one or two degrees. That little bit can really add up over a year. Another way may be to take that new car and trade it in for a good used one - one that might get a little better gas mileage, too. Other bills that could be reduced may be your Internet service providers (which can be obtained for as little as $6.95), cable TV, and maybe even your car insurance could give you more savings if you increase your deductible.
4. Eat At Home More
Another great expense in many homes is the frequency of eating out. It obviously costs more to eat at a fast food restaurant than it does at home. Besides, it is healthier to eat a balanced home cooked meal than you will ever get at any fast food chain. Another thing that will help is if you plan your menus, and don’t go food shopping when you are hungry. By eating at home more often, it could be possible to save as much as $20 to $30 each week - something that you could put into savings, or use to help reduce your debt in other areas. And another thing, eating at home more could give everyone a little more family time, too.
5. Know Where Your Money Is Going
Most homes have no real idea of where every penny goes. If you keep track of every penny for about two or three weeks, you will know. But as you look over the things you spend money on each week, you may conclude that a lot of money was spent on things that you could have done without. Knowledge, someone said, is power, and knowing where your money is actually going will help you make some wise corrections.
As you become more conscious about where your money is going, and start to make more informed choices about your expenditures, you will soon find other ways to save even more. It all starts with making yourself conscious of where it is going, and knowing what do you want and need to do with it.
Joe Kenny writes for the Credit Card Guide, offering views on credit cards in the UK, visit them today for some great 0% balance transfer offers and start clearing credit card debt today.
Which Charity Credit Cards Are Worthy Of Your Support
August 29, 2009
Donating to good causes is a great way to help people who are less fortunate. People have always been able to help good causes by giving up their time or handing over cash. Now the process is even easier.
Many charities now have branded credit cards that enable consumers to donate to the charity every time they spend. These charity credit cards are backed by major UK banks. The Royal Bank of Scotland, Halifax and the Cooperative Bank all support several charity credit cards.
Learning About Charity Credit Cards
When consumers first sign up for a charity credit card, the issuing bank makes a donation to the relevant charity. This sum ranges from 5 to more than 40. The actual sum donated will depend on the terms of the particular credit card deal. If consumers keep and use the card, then card issuers usually make a second donation at the end of six months or a year.
Charity credit cards also give ongoing support to charities by paying a percentage of any spending on the card to the nominated charity. For example, most cards contribute 0.25% of spending to the charity. This means that 25 pence is donated to charity for every pound spent on the card. Some charity credit cards offer a donation of as much as 1%, so the amount given to charity increases to match. This is worth thinking about when deciding which charity credit card to go for.
What Causes Can I Support With Charity Credit Cards?
There are cards for almost every good cause. These include:
- Cancer charities such as Cancer Research UK and Breakthrough Breast Cancer Trust
- Children’s charities such as the NSPCC, Great Ormond Street Hospital and Barnardos
- Animal charities such as the RSPCA and PDSA
- Aid agencies such as Christian Aid and Oxfam
- And many more.
To find out if the charity you want to support has a credit card, telephone them or visit their websites. There are also several credit card comparison sites to help consumers decided among the different credit card offers.
What Incentives Are There For Using Charity Credit Cards?
Charity credit cards offer the same incentives to new cardholders as other cards. This means that, depending on the offer, cardholders can benefit from:
- Low annual interest rates
- 0% balance transfer rates for a fixed period
- 0% interest on purchases for a fixed period
- other rewards and incentives.
Some credit card issuers may charge a one-off balance transfer fee. This should be considered when deciding on the right card.
As with all credit cards it is essential to make payments regularly and on time to avoid attracting any penalty fees.
Once people have selected the right charity card, making a donation is as simple as doing what they would do anyway. All they have to do is spend money in the usual places and their favourite charities will get the benefit.
Joe Kenny writes for the Credit Card Guide, offering views on credit cards in the UK, visit them today for some great 0% balance transfer offers and start clearing credit card debt today.
What You Can Do To Save Money With Your Student Loans
August 29, 2009
Anyone that has gone through college or has kids in college knows that it is pricey, which leads to many seeking out student loans. Just as with any type of loan, it is vital that you do your research to find the best student loans for your situation. Different loans will get you different amounts of money with various circumstances behind the loan. However, there are a few things you can do with any student loan to save money.
With student loans, the interest rate is adjusted every July 1st making it difficult to know how much you really are going to have to owe when getting out of college. There is, however, a way to lock your interest rates to avoid having them raised after a certain period of time. By consolidating your interest rates you can have them permanently locked for the remainder of your studies.
The next thing to look at to help you save money on your student loans is automatic payment. A lot of lenders will offer you incentives and reduced interest rates when you have your student loan payments automatically deducted from your account. The reason being is that you are guaranteeing the lender that you will be paying the loan on time and in full amount by giving them access to your account. This also makes it more convenient for you allowing you to avoid missing a payment.
As noted above, it is vital that you research to find the loan that best fits your circumstances. There are several different types of loans with many different companies as well. Some may offer an option that is more intriguing than others, so you must do your research. By getting many bids and finding out what different companies offer, you will be able to find a student loan that best fits your current financial status.
The most obvious way to save money with your loan is to be on time. The minute you are late with your payment the interest rates will go up and your credit will go down. If you do feel the pressure of making the payments on time, make sure to talk to the lender before getting too far behind to see if you can work out an arrangement of some sort.
When going through the process of finding a student loan you may feel pressure and find that it is difficult to make a decision. The important thing is that you research and talk to many different companies to find the best fit. By doing so you should be able to find a student loan that best fits your financial situation at the time being.
Craig Thornburrow is an Author and Business Owner. You can get more free advice on student loans at http://www.supplyloans.com
Whats The Difference Between A Credit Card And A Store Card
August 28, 2009
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The line is often delivered with a winning smile by the cashier at the till of your favorite high street clothing or accessory shop. The idea of credit cards originated with store cards - merchants extending credit to good customers who could be counted on to pay off their purchases over time. While today’s general purpose cards are derived and descended from that original idea, store cards today are a particular subset with some considerable differences and limitations. Confusing the issue further are cashback and reward offers that give you special advantages at particular merchants’ shops. They’re a peculiar hybrid that can serve you well, if you pay attention to which cards you hold in your wallet and which you use at various merchants.
Store Cards vs. Credit Cards
1. Credit cards are accepted at many different merchants, including shops, travel agencies, airlines and many service shops. This gives you the freedom to shop for the lowest prices you can find among many different merchants.
2. Store cards are only accepted at one particular merchant, though they’re usually welcome at any branch store run by the merchant. You’re confined to the selection of products carried by that merchant at the prices offered by that merchant.
3. Credit cards usually carry a considerably lower APR on purchases than store cards. They typically offer starting rates as high as 29% APR - which is often the highest rate on a general use options, reserved for those that have built up penalties for late payments.
4. Cashback options give you a percentage of your cash back each time you use them. Some cashback cards offer a higher percentage when you use them at the shops of ‘member merchants’, but can still be used at any shop that accepts the imprint on the card. Store cards seldom give cash back, and can’t be used in any other store.
5. Reward credit cards operate a good deal like cashback cards, but rather than giving you cash back on your purchases - which amounts to a discount on the price - they reward you with points that can be used to ‘buy’ other merchandise. Generally, you can’t shop regular merchants with your reward points. Instead, you redeem them from the merchant company for merchandise that’s offered by their ‘reward partners’. The cards themselves, though, can be used anywhere that accepts them.
6. An interesting new twist on reward options are those that allow you to redeem your accrued reward points for gift vouchers that can be spent at any merchant that accepts their credit card. It’s another step away from the limitations imposed by stores and ‘membership only’ merchants.
7. Membership credit clubs may look like credit cards - but they’re much closer to store cards. Generally, you’re required to pay a membership fee in order to shop from a catalog of merchandise offered by the credit club. They’re not credit cards and can’t be used like one.
Generally speaking, credit cards, especially cashback credit cards and reward credit cards, offer far more value than store cards. Be careful though, there are differences that will make one a better choice for you than another. If you’re considering a cashback option, take the time to compare credit cards to be sure you’re getting the right one for all of your needs.
Jon Francis has been involved with finance for many years! With an in-depth knowledge of the credit card UK market help helps others get the best from a credit card.
Get Into The Habit Of Planning
August 28, 2009
I am not used to doing planning for my personal life. Usually after a day of hard work, I want to sit down and relax. Since I perceive the task of relaxing is simple, I do not really plan what I want to do in my leisure time. I will simply do what I like to do at that point of time. As times past by, I have ended up with a habit of not planning for anything that I perceived as simple. But the moment that I perceived a task to be very complex and complicated, I will be forced to plan.
For example, if I want to conquer Mount Everest, I definitely need to have a plan. Why? This is because I feel that is a very difficult task to accomplish since I am just an average physically fit person. I will definitely need a lot of training and preparations. The plan must be very detailed and measurable in terms of progress. One part of the plan will focus on physical training to ensure that I physically fit before the actual trip to start scaling Mount Everest. Another part will be focus on the itineraries and equipments required for the trip. The next part will focus on gaining knowledge of the climate and the area of Mount Everest. The last part will be on the route to take for the trip.
In fact, each part of the plan can be broken further details. For example, the training part of the plan can be a training program that lasts 1 year. For the first month, I will need to run 10km and workout 1 hour in the gym everyday. For the second month, I will need to run 10km and workout 3 hours in the gym everyday. For the third month, I will need to run 10km and workout 5 hours in the gym everyday and so on. By end of 6 month, I must be fit and ready. I may start to conquer lower peaks first to gain experience. Based on the experience gained, I will revise my plan for conquering Mount Everest.
Conquering Mount Everest is like trying to be a millionaire when my financial health is just average. Thus, if I want to accumulate great wealth of one million, I will definitely need to have a financial plan as mentioned in the Rich Dad series. The plan will be complex and complicated since there are different areas that I need to train and prepare so that I can be successful in accumulating great wealth. What are the possible areas that I may need to look at?
Firstly, I must get myself financially educated on managing my own personal finance. If I cannot manage small money, then I am not ready to manage big money. This is like if I cannot complete running 5km in 30min hour, how can I possibly finish 10km in 1 hour?
Secondly, I must find a team of people to help or coach me so that I can achieve and accumulate great wealth. For examples, I will need a financial planner to help me with the financial plan. I will a successful mentor to coach me on how to be a successful person by changing my mindset and breaking my limiting beliefs. I will need a lawyer to advise me on legal matters so that I will not face the risk of losing money due to legal issues. I will need an accountant to advise me on accounting matters. I will need an insurance agent to advise me on insurance matters so that I will be protected financially.
Thirdly, I will need to gain experience by accumulate small wealth first. Using the experience gained, I will revise my plan and aim for higher goal. For example, I should aim to accumulate a wealth of one hundred thousands dollars as a stepping-stone to reach my goal of accumulating one million dollars.
Next, I will need to train up my mental health to face rejections and setbacks. Not everything works according to plan. There will be hiccups and setbacks. I must be strong enough to face such situation and continue to pursue my financial freedom.
As you can see, there are many possible areas to work and improve on. Planning is definitely required to achieve and accumulate great wealth. If I cannot plan and execute simple task well, I will not be able to plan and execute complicated and complex task well. Thus, I feel that it is important to get into the habit of planning as part of the preparation to achieve great wealth.
* DISCLAIMER *
The author, publisher and distributors particularly disclaim any liability, loss, or risk taken by individuals who directly or indirectly act on the information contained herein. All readers must accept full responsibility for their use of this material.
Max Ng shares about his struggle for financial freedom at http://www.richdadsecrets4me.com
Get a free sample of his book “Your Greatest Gift! Why Waste It?” at http://www.yourgreatestgift.com
Q and A About Credit And Credit Bureaus
August 27, 2009
Consumers cannot repair credit score by themselves. This is actually not true. All the information that you need to erase bad credit from your bad credit file like the pros is easily accessible at online. You can also receive a free online credit report and find out your bad credit so that you can perform do it yourself credit repair.And you do not have to pay thousands to achieve a good credit score.
If you get a bad item removed from your credit report, it can easily be put back on. The truth about this misconception is that if you follow the rules of the Fair Credit Reporting Act and dispute erroneous items on your credit report, it cannot be put back on your credit.Once you receive your free online credit report you can eliminate the bad credit and perform a credit dispute.
Paying off old debt or charge offs according to credit bureaus removes it from your credit. Paying off old debt settles the creditor but does not clear your credit report of the bad credit. But it is possible with a little information, to wipe any charge-off from your credit.This is all part of do it yourself credit repair which shows how you can erase bad credit using credit repair secrets.
Credit Bureaus are a government agency. Many people have the perception that this is the case, but actually all three credit bureaus are private companies. This makes them liable for damages therefore if you follow them with the law, rather than risk a law suit they will most likely settle and clean your credit.
Credit Bureaus are required to remove any erroneous items from your credit after 7 years. This is true but what people dont realize that the 7 years begins from your last delinquency which therefore can extend this time even past 10 years. And that is a long time to be without good credit.
Information on your credit cannot be changed by disputing. The opposite is actually true. Any dispute presented to the credit bureau has to be verified and confirmed by the bureau within 30 days which after they have to remove the item from your report by law. This is quoted under the Fair Credit Reporting Act.
Inquiries into your credit can damage your credit. This is unfortunately true, if you have a couple of inquiries then it is not too bad, but anything more and creditors will see you as desperately seeking credit from anyone who is giving it.
These days consumers can obtain a free online credit report is made to assist general people as it helps in protecting consumers from Credit Repair Services and also helps in maintaining credit repair secrets. Free online credit report also provides consumer with credit repair guidelines that can help in reducing Credit repair Errors and so the consumers having bad or compromised credit rating can easily repair credit rating.
Free online credit report not only helps in keeping consumers secrets to credit repair but also offers consumers with credit repair guidelines by which the consumer can repair your bad credit reports faster.
From Free online credit report the consumers can repair credit score within days and so free online credit report proves to be the best ways to repair bad credit and also a good credit repair kit. Increase Profits with credit repair and now it is easy and simple maintaining an individual’s creditworthiness by getting the information that an individual wants.
Credit repair kit available online provides you with such excellent information like credit repair business that will be surely useful to every one and thus will help everybody in achieving the better results. Remember that repairing and building credit is a marathon not a sprint.
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The Biggest Lie Ever Told About Wealth
August 27, 2009
Why is it that 90% of the population find it so difficult to become rich? It is because all of us have been told the greatest lie of all, the lie that has been keeping us from becoming rich. Before you can ever become wealthy, you must first discover the truth about wealth and remove the wool that has been pulled over your eyes for way too long.
Let me start off by asking you to do a simple exercise. I would like you to close your eyes and picture a millionaire in your mind. Picture the clothes the person is wearing, the car he drives, how he spends his money, how he spends his day and how he dines. Go ahead and do this NOW before you go onto the next paragraph.
Well, what picture came into your mind?
If you are like most people, you would have pictured a millionaire as someone who wears the latest, branded clothes, who drives the newest luxury car model, who spends lavishly, who dines in fine restaurants and spends on the priciest, choicest dishes and most superb wines.
You may have imagined someone who is relaxing in a cushy leather upholstered armchair in his mansion or yacht, puffing on his Havana cigar. Why is this so?
It’s because of the way we have been brainwashed by television and movies to think this is the way millionaires live and spend their money. It is precisely these beliefs and habits that actually keep us from becoming wealthy!
The truth is that very few self-made millionaires live this way. In fact, the only ones who do live this indolent, self-indulgent lifestyle are the minority of millionaires who either inherited all their wealth or who made their money through sports or entertainment.
And all of them usually have one thing in common. They inevitably end up losing everything within ten years. Their wealth is only temporary. Look at Mike Tyson, Michael Jackson, Bobby Brown and a whole list of other celebrities who made hundreds of millions within their careers. They are either all broke or heavily in debt today.
In the New York Times Best-Selling book ‘The Millionaire Next Door’, Thomas J. Stanley interviewed 300 self-made American millionaires to find out how they think, how they earn their money and how they spend their wealth. What he discovered was a shocking revelation that made his book an instant best-seller.
It was discovered that many people who had high paying jobs, drove the latest luxury cars and wore the latest designer clothes and who appeared to be have millions to spend, were usually broke with a low personal net worth. Most of these professionals and senior executives of multi-national companies were what he termed ‘Under Accumulators of Wealth (UAW)’.
In contrast, those who were actual millionaires (that is those with a net worth of over US$1 million) lived very frugally and well below their means. Eighty-percent of them were born poor or from middle class families.
They wore inexpensive suits and never bought a watch that cost more than S$500. Most of them drove secondhand cars, never bought the latest models of vehicles and they usually invested a minimum of 20% of their income in the stock market or private businesses. He termed these people ‘Prodigious Accumulators of Wealth (PAW)’.
So if creating a million dollar fortune is what you’re aiming for, do what the actual millionaires do and you will accumulate wealth faster than the big spenders ever do.
Adam Khoo is an entrepreneur, best-selling author and a self-made millionaire by the age of 26. Discover his million dollar secrets and claim your FREE audio CD program ‘7 Steps To Financial Freedom’ here.
