1) The document discusses getting out of debt and focusing on experiences rather than possessions. It describes the author's realization that they wanted to use compound interest to work for them rather than against them.
2) Key concepts discussed include the Rule of 72 for investment growth and how to think of purchases as assets that generate income rather than liabilities that cost money.
3) The author provides an example of how purchasing an investment property can yield long-term profits compared to repeatedly buying a new car.
This document summarizes 20 common financial mistakes people make: 1) Not understanding insurance plans; 2) Paying only minimums on credit cards and not enjoying benefits; 3) Not understanding the power of compounding; 4) Investing in stocks without knowledge; 5) Lifestyle inflation; 6) Buying things just because they're discounted; 7) Being tempted by social media posts to spend on vacations; 8) Spending too much on weekends; 9) Not tracking expenses; 10) Not having an emergency fund; 11) Not having medical insurance.
This document provides answers to a 30-question financial literacy quiz. Some key points covered include: taxes on savings account interest, effects of higher business taxes, types of car insurance, credit counseling services, and factors that affect the cost of credit cards. The questions target topics like basic financial concepts, savings and investing, credit and debt.
This document discusses overcoming obstacles to home ownership. It outlines common challenges like home prices, credit problems, and lack of savings. However, it notes that with the right guidance from a loan officer, home ownership is possible through programs for those with less than perfect credit, low or no down payment options, and locking in low interest rates. It encourages readers who have always wanted to own a home that now is a great time to buy and realize that dream.
HOW CANADIAN RENTERS CAN BENEFIT FROM RENT TO OWN OPTIONSStreetwise Homes
This presentation goes through some of the many benefits that Canadian Renters could have by choosing to use Rent to Own to Purchase their home. Things such as having your rent go towards the purchase, Repairing damaged credit, Not having the home price climb out of reach.
This document provides instructions for rebuilding a poor credit rating. It discusses how the author lost money in failed business ventures and ended up with massive debts and no access to credit. To start rebuilding their rating, they sold personal possessions to raise £500, then used that money to open savings accounts at multiple banks and take out personal loans, using the savings as security. Over subsequent months, they repaid each loan in turn, demonstrating repayment ability. This allowed them to eventually get a £500 home-secured loan from the first bank. The method aims to systematically improve one's creditworthiness and access to funds through responsible borrowing and repayment over time.
This document introduces Shane Russell's book "What Makes Money Grow on Trees", which provides steps and techniques for becoming successful. It promotes Russell's business consulting services and coaching program to help readers start and build their own business. The document contains an introduction, overview of consulting services, and table of contents that outlines the book's chapters on getting started, creating a website, and various methods for making money online like affiliate marketing, pay-per-click, creating a niche, writing eBooks, and social networking. It encourages readers to become insider members on Russell's website for free resources and products.
The document discusses the H1N1 influenza virus, including its epidemiology, clinical manifestations, diagnostic tests, treatment, and a study of H1N1 patients in Jordan. It finds that H1N1 posed a risk to young people and those with lung or pregnancy-related conditions. A study of 32 H1N1 patients in Jordan found most common symptoms were fever, cough and sore throat, and average hospitalization was 2.9 days with full recovery in 30 patients and death in 2 patients.
This document summarizes 20 common financial mistakes people make: 1) Not understanding insurance plans; 2) Paying only minimums on credit cards and not enjoying benefits; 3) Not understanding the power of compounding; 4) Investing in stocks without knowledge; 5) Lifestyle inflation; 6) Buying things just because they're discounted; 7) Being tempted by social media posts to spend on vacations; 8) Spending too much on weekends; 9) Not tracking expenses; 10) Not having an emergency fund; 11) Not having medical insurance.
This document provides answers to a 30-question financial literacy quiz. Some key points covered include: taxes on savings account interest, effects of higher business taxes, types of car insurance, credit counseling services, and factors that affect the cost of credit cards. The questions target topics like basic financial concepts, savings and investing, credit and debt.
This document discusses overcoming obstacles to home ownership. It outlines common challenges like home prices, credit problems, and lack of savings. However, it notes that with the right guidance from a loan officer, home ownership is possible through programs for those with less than perfect credit, low or no down payment options, and locking in low interest rates. It encourages readers who have always wanted to own a home that now is a great time to buy and realize that dream.
HOW CANADIAN RENTERS CAN BENEFIT FROM RENT TO OWN OPTIONSStreetwise Homes
This presentation goes through some of the many benefits that Canadian Renters could have by choosing to use Rent to Own to Purchase their home. Things such as having your rent go towards the purchase, Repairing damaged credit, Not having the home price climb out of reach.
This document provides instructions for rebuilding a poor credit rating. It discusses how the author lost money in failed business ventures and ended up with massive debts and no access to credit. To start rebuilding their rating, they sold personal possessions to raise £500, then used that money to open savings accounts at multiple banks and take out personal loans, using the savings as security. Over subsequent months, they repaid each loan in turn, demonstrating repayment ability. This allowed them to eventually get a £500 home-secured loan from the first bank. The method aims to systematically improve one's creditworthiness and access to funds through responsible borrowing and repayment over time.
This document introduces Shane Russell's book "What Makes Money Grow on Trees", which provides steps and techniques for becoming successful. It promotes Russell's business consulting services and coaching program to help readers start and build their own business. The document contains an introduction, overview of consulting services, and table of contents that outlines the book's chapters on getting started, creating a website, and various methods for making money online like affiliate marketing, pay-per-click, creating a niche, writing eBooks, and social networking. It encourages readers to become insider members on Russell's website for free resources and products.
The document discusses the H1N1 influenza virus, including its epidemiology, clinical manifestations, diagnostic tests, treatment, and a study of H1N1 patients in Jordan. It finds that H1N1 posed a risk to young people and those with lung or pregnancy-related conditions. A study of 32 H1N1 patients in Jordan found most common symptoms were fever, cough and sore throat, and average hospitalization was 2.9 days with full recovery in 30 patients and death in 2 patients.
The document discusses various topics related to credit, including its uses and potential pitfalls. It provides scenarios about people using credit cards to make purchases and pay them off over time. The document suggests that while credit can enable large purchases like homes and vehicles, it is important to only borrow what you can repay to avoid interest charges. Used responsibly, credit can be helpful, but it must be managed carefully.
Simple Methods To Get Rich, Retire Wealthy, And Have The Time Of Your Lifedinodev
How People Create Fortunes Without Leaving Their Jobs | How You Can Retire 20 Years Early | How To Fire Your Boss | And Enjoy Monday Mornings | YOU REALLY CAN be rich, wealthy and financially free, and it doesn't matter if you are a rocket scientist, a taxi driver, a fisherman, a bank teller or even a back-packing bungee jumper. Anyone can be rich, wealthy, and financially free by using some common sense ideas. Wouldn't it be nice to have all the money you want? What would you buy? A new or larger home? A fancy sports car or luxury sedan? College for the children? A home for handicapped children? A trip around the world? Not only is it possible to do all of these things--but you can do them! You don't need any special talent or special privileges. Anyone can arrange his life so that he can accumulate wealth, have fun, or retire years before he is too old to enjoy it. All you have to do is start--by reading this book. You'll learn that there are several ways to accumulate financial wealth. And, you can choose to use any of the methods. There isn't just one unique road to financial wealth. There are several roads. You don't have to pick the same road your neighbor does. You choose the road that seems right for you.
- The document outlines a strategy for getting out of debt fast by paying off debts aggressively in 5-7 years using only existing income. It begins by having the reader make a list of their debt burdens and the benefits of being debt-free. Next, the reader lists all their current debts by type and balance totaling over $260,000 for a sample household. The strategy recommends focusing repayment on the highest interest debts first while continuing regular payments on others to become debt-free in under a decade using compound interest working in their favor.
Ingrid introduces a savings program that allows members to save money on regular purchases and earn money by referring others. She details how the program works, emphasizing that it provides real savings opportunities and a way to earn supplemental income. Ingrid claims the program has helped hundreds of thousands of people and could change participants' financial futures by putting cash back in their pockets if they sign up.
Money plays a fundamental role in the writer's life, enabling daily necessities and future plans like university abroad. Parents emphasize saving over spending, while children may not fully grasp money's importance. While money cannot buy happiness or health, it facilitates opportunities. It is wise to save for emergencies, education, retirement, though credit cards can enable overspending if not used responsibly. Governments raise money through taxes, fees, and loans. If receiving $1 million, the writer would initially spend on gifts, then invest in property for family and future income, donate to charity, and travel.
Living Debt Free and Truly Wealthy By Bill ConstainBill Constain
This document provides an overview of strategies to help families achieve financial goals such as reducing debt, growing savings, ensuring safety of principal, minimizing taxes, and having liquid assets. It discusses how traditional financial planning advice is no longer sufficient given today's economic environment. Common concerns families have around finances are identified. The document then introduces two concepts - smart debt management and breaking away from the tax trap - to help families better manage their money. It argues that qualified retirement plans subject savings to high taxes and market risk, whereas alternative strategies could provide tax-free income and eliminate risk of loss. The document promotes meeting with a financial advisor to discuss how these concepts could be applied to an individual's specific situation.
Sky High Credit - How To Improve Your Credit Profile And Raise Your ScoresDavid Clifton
This document discusses the Fair Credit Reporting Act and credit bureaus. It makes three key points:
1) The FCRA is meant to ensure fair and accurate credit reporting but violations still occur regularly, and it is often used to repair credit reports after damage is done rather than prevent issues.
2) Credit bureaus prioritize information from data furnishers over consumers and it can be difficult to remove incorrect information.
3) Consumers should carefully review their annual free credit reports from annualcreditreport.com to check for errors or signs of identity theft. Inaccurate information or duplicate accounts can negatively impact credit scores.
This document provides an introduction to managing personal finances, including proper use of debit cards, credit cards, and understanding the true costs of carrying credit card balances over time. It advises tracking all purchases and payments, paying credit cards in full each month to avoid interest charges, and only making purchases if you have the cash to pay for them. Examples are given showing how small minimum payments on balances can result in paying much more over time in interest. The goal is to educate youth on developing healthy money habits.
Creative Wealth Intl., LLC has been offering unique financial education solutions since 2002. Beginning with The Money Camp and now Camp Millionaire and The Money Game, teaching kids and adults has never been so effective or so much fun!
The document discusses the author's distrust of financial institutions and banks, seeing them as greedy entities that manipulate ordinary people and rely on hiding behind fancy offices. The author notes that banks continue to raise fees and rates with no end in sight, while the government that is supposed to protect citizens is in bed with these banks. The author aims to help readers get out of debt and stay out of debt through a common sense approach focusing on spending less than one earns.
The document discusses how banks make money by lending out deposits and collecting interest. It notes that banks can use the same dollars over and over by lending out money as it is paid back through loans and interest. This allows the money to be "recycled" or have high "velocity" as more loans are issued. The document then explains how an individual can replicate this process by becoming their own bank - borrowing from themselves to make purchases and paying themselves back with interest over time, thus accumulating more capital that can be reused to purchase more items. In doing so, they can acquire more goods than the original amount invested and see their capital grow significantly over several years just like a real bank.
Common Sense for Your Dollars and Cents | SC Association of CPAs Financial Li...emallen4
This document provides an overview of financial literacy and the state of personal finances in America. It discusses that the average American family spends more than they earn and many struggle with debt. It then covers various aspects of personal finance like budgeting, savings, debt management, taxes, and risk management. The goal is to educate people on basic financial concepts and help them achieve their financial goals through prudent financial decisions.
Mistake #9: Not being willing to pay for professional financial advice. Many people rely only on free online advice rather than paying an expert to analyze their unique situation and recommend tailored solutions. While general advice can help, professional guidance may be needed for complex financial decisions. Not paying for expert advice can lead to missed opportunities or mistakes that end up costing more in the long run.
This document is the first part of a three-part series on financial integrity. It discusses the concept of a financial code of ethics and warns of the "easy money trap", where people spend borrowed or other people's money cavalierly without financial guidelines. It provides an example of how an unsuccessful business idea can waste an investor's money when the founders spend freely without achieving results. The document advocates understanding one's financial drives and educating youth to avoid the lure of easy credit.
Learn practical skills to take control of your finances. This presentation was prepared for a statewide partnership with the SC Department of Education Adult Education Division, specifically for GED candidates.
This document provides an overview of financial literacy and the state of personal finances in America. It discusses that the average American family spends more than it earns and many struggle with debt. It then covers various aspects of personal finance like budgeting, savings, debt management, credit reports, taxes, and risk management. The goal is to educate people on basic financial concepts and help them achieve their financial goals through prudent financial decisions.
The document discusses various topics related to credit, including its uses and potential pitfalls. It provides scenarios about people using credit cards to make purchases and pay them off over time. The document suggests that while credit can enable large purchases like homes and vehicles, it is important to only borrow what you can repay to avoid interest charges. Used responsibly, credit can be helpful, but it must be managed carefully.
Simple Methods To Get Rich, Retire Wealthy, And Have The Time Of Your Lifedinodev
How People Create Fortunes Without Leaving Their Jobs | How You Can Retire 20 Years Early | How To Fire Your Boss | And Enjoy Monday Mornings | YOU REALLY CAN be rich, wealthy and financially free, and it doesn't matter if you are a rocket scientist, a taxi driver, a fisherman, a bank teller or even a back-packing bungee jumper. Anyone can be rich, wealthy, and financially free by using some common sense ideas. Wouldn't it be nice to have all the money you want? What would you buy? A new or larger home? A fancy sports car or luxury sedan? College for the children? A home for handicapped children? A trip around the world? Not only is it possible to do all of these things--but you can do them! You don't need any special talent or special privileges. Anyone can arrange his life so that he can accumulate wealth, have fun, or retire years before he is too old to enjoy it. All you have to do is start--by reading this book. You'll learn that there are several ways to accumulate financial wealth. And, you can choose to use any of the methods. There isn't just one unique road to financial wealth. There are several roads. You don't have to pick the same road your neighbor does. You choose the road that seems right for you.
- The document outlines a strategy for getting out of debt fast by paying off debts aggressively in 5-7 years using only existing income. It begins by having the reader make a list of their debt burdens and the benefits of being debt-free. Next, the reader lists all their current debts by type and balance totaling over $260,000 for a sample household. The strategy recommends focusing repayment on the highest interest debts first while continuing regular payments on others to become debt-free in under a decade using compound interest working in their favor.
Ingrid introduces a savings program that allows members to save money on regular purchases and earn money by referring others. She details how the program works, emphasizing that it provides real savings opportunities and a way to earn supplemental income. Ingrid claims the program has helped hundreds of thousands of people and could change participants' financial futures by putting cash back in their pockets if they sign up.
Money plays a fundamental role in the writer's life, enabling daily necessities and future plans like university abroad. Parents emphasize saving over spending, while children may not fully grasp money's importance. While money cannot buy happiness or health, it facilitates opportunities. It is wise to save for emergencies, education, retirement, though credit cards can enable overspending if not used responsibly. Governments raise money through taxes, fees, and loans. If receiving $1 million, the writer would initially spend on gifts, then invest in property for family and future income, donate to charity, and travel.
Living Debt Free and Truly Wealthy By Bill ConstainBill Constain
This document provides an overview of strategies to help families achieve financial goals such as reducing debt, growing savings, ensuring safety of principal, minimizing taxes, and having liquid assets. It discusses how traditional financial planning advice is no longer sufficient given today's economic environment. Common concerns families have around finances are identified. The document then introduces two concepts - smart debt management and breaking away from the tax trap - to help families better manage their money. It argues that qualified retirement plans subject savings to high taxes and market risk, whereas alternative strategies could provide tax-free income and eliminate risk of loss. The document promotes meeting with a financial advisor to discuss how these concepts could be applied to an individual's specific situation.
Sky High Credit - How To Improve Your Credit Profile And Raise Your ScoresDavid Clifton
This document discusses the Fair Credit Reporting Act and credit bureaus. It makes three key points:
1) The FCRA is meant to ensure fair and accurate credit reporting but violations still occur regularly, and it is often used to repair credit reports after damage is done rather than prevent issues.
2) Credit bureaus prioritize information from data furnishers over consumers and it can be difficult to remove incorrect information.
3) Consumers should carefully review their annual free credit reports from annualcreditreport.com to check for errors or signs of identity theft. Inaccurate information or duplicate accounts can negatively impact credit scores.
This document provides an introduction to managing personal finances, including proper use of debit cards, credit cards, and understanding the true costs of carrying credit card balances over time. It advises tracking all purchases and payments, paying credit cards in full each month to avoid interest charges, and only making purchases if you have the cash to pay for them. Examples are given showing how small minimum payments on balances can result in paying much more over time in interest. The goal is to educate youth on developing healthy money habits.
Creative Wealth Intl., LLC has been offering unique financial education solutions since 2002. Beginning with The Money Camp and now Camp Millionaire and The Money Game, teaching kids and adults has never been so effective or so much fun!
The document discusses the author's distrust of financial institutions and banks, seeing them as greedy entities that manipulate ordinary people and rely on hiding behind fancy offices. The author notes that banks continue to raise fees and rates with no end in sight, while the government that is supposed to protect citizens is in bed with these banks. The author aims to help readers get out of debt and stay out of debt through a common sense approach focusing on spending less than one earns.
The document discusses how banks make money by lending out deposits and collecting interest. It notes that banks can use the same dollars over and over by lending out money as it is paid back through loans and interest. This allows the money to be "recycled" or have high "velocity" as more loans are issued. The document then explains how an individual can replicate this process by becoming their own bank - borrowing from themselves to make purchases and paying themselves back with interest over time, thus accumulating more capital that can be reused to purchase more items. In doing so, they can acquire more goods than the original amount invested and see their capital grow significantly over several years just like a real bank.
Common Sense for Your Dollars and Cents | SC Association of CPAs Financial Li...emallen4
This document provides an overview of financial literacy and the state of personal finances in America. It discusses that the average American family spends more than they earn and many struggle with debt. It then covers various aspects of personal finance like budgeting, savings, debt management, taxes, and risk management. The goal is to educate people on basic financial concepts and help them achieve their financial goals through prudent financial decisions.
Mistake #9: Not being willing to pay for professional financial advice. Many people rely only on free online advice rather than paying an expert to analyze their unique situation and recommend tailored solutions. While general advice can help, professional guidance may be needed for complex financial decisions. Not paying for expert advice can lead to missed opportunities or mistakes that end up costing more in the long run.
This document is the first part of a three-part series on financial integrity. It discusses the concept of a financial code of ethics and warns of the "easy money trap", where people spend borrowed or other people's money cavalierly without financial guidelines. It provides an example of how an unsuccessful business idea can waste an investor's money when the founders spend freely without achieving results. The document advocates understanding one's financial drives and educating youth to avoid the lure of easy credit.
Learn practical skills to take control of your finances. This presentation was prepared for a statewide partnership with the SC Department of Education Adult Education Division, specifically for GED candidates.
This document provides an overview of financial literacy and the state of personal finances in America. It discusses that the average American family spends more than it earns and many struggle with debt. It then covers various aspects of personal finance like budgeting, savings, debt management, credit reports, taxes, and risk management. The goal is to educate people on basic financial concepts and help them achieve their financial goals through prudent financial decisions.
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Issue 1 getting out of debt - 18 dec 09
1. 12/18/09
CloakAzine
GettinG Out Of Debt
Issue 1
I am on my way home after a long weekend of goofing off in the great city of Chicago. As I sit
here gazing out the starboard window of the airline jet at the crystal clear winter sky, I am looking down
at the blissful, snow-covered earth and am asking myself whether or not I woke up this morning with a
purpose. I took a break from my work and had a very eventful weekend visiting with my childhood
friend, Joe, but it’s now time to get back to business.
My mind is cluttered with all the new and amazing memories I created this weekend. I am
thinking about the hockey game, the comedy club, the pub crawl, the shops, the food, and all the new
friendships I created while in the city. Even though I am exhausted from the wonderful weekend, I want
to feel a sense of accomplishment today so I decided to pull out my laptop and begin writing.
We have all had a weekend we can remember for the rest of our lives, and this past weekend
was one of mine. I work extremely hard every day so that I can afford to travel to new places to meet
new people and learn about different cultures. One of my long-term goals is to see the entire world.
Although I may never be able to travel to every place I want to, I’m definitely going to give it my very
best shot.
I have owned many nice things in my life, but nothing has ever made me feel the way I do about
experiencing life. When I’m old and gray I want to be able to reflect back on my life and be thankful for
being able to make a difference in many people’s lives, no matter how miniscule it may have been; I
want to be thankful for being able to make many new friendships and relationships all over the world; I
also want to be thankful for being a better person because of it.
In my opinion, too many people focus solely on material possessions, but the true treasure is
found in adventure and experiencing life. Not only do people admire others more for the things they
have done, rather than the things they own, but there is so much more self-fulfillment involved. I love
being able to share my experiences with other people. I always encourage my friends and family to go
with me, but most of them are living paycheck to paycheck and are so deep in debt that they can’t even
afford to miss a few days of work.
I spent the majority of my twenties in the same situation as most. I missed out on many trips
and events because I couldn’t afford to miss work, especially since I worked in sales and had to work
99% of all weekends for more than a decade. However, I woke up one morning and decided to do
something about it. I shredded my credit cards and decided to get out of debt so that I could build the
financial future I have always dreamed of. I got sick and tired of making other people rich by paying high
interest rates and compound interest.
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Compound interest arises when interest is added to the principal, so that from that moment on,
the interest that has been added also earns interest. This addition of interest to the principal is
called compounding (i.e. the interest is compounded). A loan, for example, may have its interest
compounded every month: in this case, a loan with $100 initial principal and 1% interest per month
would have a balance of $101 at the end of the first month, $102.01 at the end of the second month,
and so on. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compound_interest
In other words, if you make the minimum payments on your credit cards every month, interest
will accumulate from the interest of the previous month, and so on. It’s even worse if you’re falling for
all the schemes of the credit card companies and making consistent purchases without paying off the
principle balance every month. Credit card companies want you to stay in debt to them forever, which
will be your fate if you don’t take control of yourself today.
In the beginning, it was very challenging for me to live within my means since I had had a credit
card from the age of 18. If I wanted something, I always purchased it without thinking about the long-
term ramifications of my decision. I always justified my purchases with excuses and promises I couldn’t
fulfill. Every time I bought something I promised myself I would pay off the charge at the end of the
month, but that never happened.
I always made all my payments on time, which was usually the minimum, and every few years
the credit card companies would give me a “reward” for being such a great customer. This led to a
disaster. They had me right where they wanted me. They had me deep into debt with them. I am just
thankful I learned what they were doing and caught myself before it was too late.
I was lucky enough to meet people in the financial realm and quickly learned what the term
Compound Interest meant and decided I wanted it working for me instead of against me. My financial
friends also taught me the Rule of 72. This is a mathematical formula used by financial experts to
determine how long it will take for invested money to double. It’s solved by dividing 72 by the rate of
return. In other words, if you have a rate of return of 12%, you can expect your money to double every
six years (72/12 = 6). It’s a very simple, yet powerful formula. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rule_of_72
Learning of this formula changed my life forever. I realized that if I had invested (and never
touched) $20,000 by the age of 25 at a rate of 12%, it would be worth approximately $1,280,000 by the
age of 61 (25 = $20,000, 31 = $40,000, 37 = $80,000, 43 = $160,000, 49 = $320,000, 55 = $640,000, 61 =
$1,280,000). Even if you are starting out at the age of 40, it’s not too late. That same $20,000 will be
worth approximately $320,000 at a rate of 12% by the age of 64. As you can see, the money grows very
little in the early years, but exponentially later in life, which is why you must begin investing as early as
possible.
Another fact of life most people don’t think about is inflation. The average annual rate of
inflation is approximately 4% per year. In essence, your money is worth less and less as time progresses,
and if you don’t stay ahead of the game, you will lose big time! Most bank savings accounts yield a
return of about 3% and CDs 5%. Just to make it worth your while, you must work really hard to find
investments no less than 12%, which is pretty conservative. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inflation
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In 2007, I calculated how much money I would have to begin investing at that moment if I
wanted to retire at the age of 65 in 2044 with approximately $4,000 a month in 2007’s dollars, which
would equate to $14,000 a month in 2044’s dollars due to inflation. I was astounded to find out that I
would have to invest approximately $500 a month from that moment forward to accomplish my goal.
You may be thinking you don’t have $20,000 to invest, which may be true at this very moment,
but if you take control of your life now, you will have the money within the next few years. It’s never
too late. Most people spend a ridiculous amount of money on vehicles and get a new car every few
years; I was there too. Before I learned of the Rule of 72, I had two vehicles and spent $1,000 a month
between the two car payments and insurance. I was making everyone else rich, except myself. I finally
sold one of the cars, and paid off the other, but not before realizing that those two cars alone cost me
over $1,500,000 by the time I retire. Ouch!
If you start thinking about the long-term ramifications of your purchases before you spend the
money, you will quickly realize how much money that new car in the driveway, that new flat screen tv,
that new pool table, and all that new furniture is really costing you.
By no means am I telling you not to own those things, but a few years ago I was taught to buy
investments to pay for my toys. There are two types of purchases you can make: an asset and a liability.
An asset is something that puts money into your pocket (stocks, bonds, storage facility, apartment or
home rental property, etc.) and a liability is something that takes money out of your pocket (car, boat,
personal home (until the day you sell it and make a profit), etc.).
Instead of going out to buy a new car every two years, why don’t you spend the money to
purchase an investment property? Let’s say, for example, you purchase a small home in a quiet
neighborhood and are able to yield $300 a month profit from the tenants. You decide to buy a vehicle
with a car payment of $250 a month. After making your payments for five years, your car is paid off and
you are still making $300 a month indefinitely. Then, 20 years later, the real estate market is up and you
decide to sell the house and make a hefty $50,000 profit.
Although this example may or may not happen, it’s a tool to get you thinking differently about
money and to help you get out of debt. I am not a financial expert, but I have a team of experts
available to me. I highly recommend you do the same.
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wireless products, promotions, and the CloakA Coaching Program.
CloakA President,
Shane Russell
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