Still not fast enough for you? OK, there's a way to speed things up. Could you plant two or three seeds a day? Or five? Or ten? What does that do? We'll let's cut right to the chase. If you put ten lousy bucks a day away every single day and put it in the right mutual funds, or stocks or real estate and let the clock tick at 20 %, you're a millionaire in just 20 years! (Pop, pop, pop, pop) Excited yet?
What makes a few dollar a day grow into such huge amounts of money? It's the power of compound interest. You've heard of this before but I want you to really understand the concept because it's going to power you on to your dreams. Einstein himself, said, "The most powerful invention of man is compound interest." Compound interest is a magic money magnifier. Compound interest works for you while you sleep.
Remember, money that's compounding never sleeps. Every second of every day. 24 hours a day. 365 days a year. You've got to figure out a way to get money working for you instead of you working for money. And all it takes is a few lousy bucks a day! You don't have to be a financial genius. You don't have to own a big company. You can do it from your kitchen table using the money that you're now foolishly throwing away. If you just re-divert a few of your ill-spent dollars and funnel them to some well-timed investments, you can achieve financial success. It's within your grasp.
Look again at that dollar bill. Take care of it. It's a money seed. I'll bet you'll think twice before you throw away one of those silly, green pieces of paper. It's like throwing away the seed to a million dollar money tree. (maybe even a billion dollar tree.)
Every time you save one of those money seeds, you start your way to wealth. The real key is to keep socking away the money, even if it’s only a dollar. Let the numbers whisper their silent but relentless message. Consistency. Day in. Day out. Save. Save. Save. Invest. Invest. Invest. It doesn't much matter what investment you choose. Low yielding government securities are fine.....just as long as you invest consistently for the long haul.
Constantly save. Consistently Invest. Like clockwork. Old Faithful. It might be boring. It might be dull. It might be hard. It might take discipline, persistence, sacrifice. No matter. Just do it.
I met a young man in Chicago who had made the decision to make his future bright by dimming his desires today. He worked full time as did his spouse. If they had been like the normal (broke) young married couple, they would have pooled their two paychecks and bought a new car (with a fat monthly payment) stretched themselves into "too much house" and stressed out for the next 30 years. Instead, this young couple make an uncommon decision. They decided to live in "too little house." Then they disciplined themselves to get by on her paycheck and to save his entire $2,000 a month income. They put the money into well-selected mutual funds and watched the cash begin to pile up.
This is true prosperity.
Live on less than you earn.
Invest the surplus.
Avoid debt.
Build long term security
It's my not be get rich quick. But it's get rich sure.
It's not the exciting rabbit.
But the tortoise laughs slowly all the way to the bank.
But there will be no billions, no millions, no thousands, no nothing at all unless you get started with this plan....... you need to start today. Because waiting even one day can be extremely expensive as I shall now demonstrate.
Suppose you could sock away $200 per month. You set a target to have it grow at 20% per year for the next 20 years. Now, 20% is no small feat.....but with some fancy stock picks, some real estate and perhaps a small business on the side, you think you can pull it off. According to my calculator, $200 per month at 20% for 20 years grows into $632,000. Not bad!
Now, suppose, instead of starting now, you wait a year to get started. This leaves you only 19 years of growth instead of 20. How much is in your bank account in 20 years from today? Only $516,000. That's $116,000 less than what you could have had if you had started on schedule. In other words, your procrastination cost you $116,000 future dollars! Procrastination is expensive.
For each of the 365 days that you waited, your future portfolio was shrinking by over 300 dollars. (116,000 / 365= $317.81) In other words, every day you put this plan off, costs you $300 future dollars. Every hour you wait costs you more than $13. You are wasting 13 dollars an hour, 24 hours a day.
What if you were to invest the same $200 per month over thirty years? The cost of waiting that extra year is now a whopping $842,803. That's right! Waiting an extra year cost you almost a million future dollars. That's over two thousand dollars a day. Or almost $100 per hour!
Let me say this again for emphasis. Every day you wait, every hour you delay, is like burning up your financial future. Do it now. Yes, it will take sacrifice. It means deferring gratification for a while to allow your money tree to grow. When you prematurely pick the fruit from your money tree, you stunt it's growth and this can dramatically slow down the time for you to enjoy a fully matured, fruit bearing money tree.
Now, why do all of this money multiplying? In the truest sense, money is a spiritual concept. With proper planning, you can not only take care of yourself and the ones closest to you but you can leave a positive legacy for your posterity. If you won't do it for yourself, at least do it for them.
Now, look at that dollar bill one more time.
This simple money seed contains the power to bless you and countless future generations...if you'll start now. A wealthy future is awaiting you. It's worth the sacrifice. Let nothing divert you from your task. As we continue, I'm going to share with you the six other secrets or skills of that will make this bright financial future become a reality for you.
Remember, it all starts with a single dollar bill.
What makes a few dollar a day grow into such huge amounts of money? It's the power of compound interest. You've heard of this before but I want you to really understand the concept because it's going to power you on to your dreams. Einstein himself, said, "The most powerful invention of man is compound interest." Compound interest is a magic money magnifier. Compound interest works for you while you sleep.
Remember, money that's compounding never sleeps. Every second of every day. 24 hours a day. 365 days a year. You've got to figure out a way to get money working for you instead of you working for money. And all it takes is a few lousy bucks a day! You don't have to be a financial genius. You don't have to own a big company. You can do it from your kitchen table using the money that you're now foolishly throwing away. If you just re-divert a few of your ill-spent dollars and funnel them to some well-timed investments, you can achieve financial success. It's within your grasp.
Look again at that dollar bill. Take care of it. It's a money seed. I'll bet you'll think twice before you throw away one of those silly, green pieces of paper. It's like throwing away the seed to a million dollar money tree. (maybe even a billion dollar tree.)
Every time you save one of those money seeds, you start your way to wealth. The real key is to keep socking away the money, even if it’s only a dollar. Let the numbers whisper their silent but relentless message. Consistency. Day in. Day out. Save. Save. Save. Invest. Invest. Invest. It doesn't much matter what investment you choose. Low yielding government securities are fine.....just as long as you invest consistently for the long haul.
Constantly save. Consistently Invest. Like clockwork. Old Faithful. It might be boring. It might be dull. It might be hard. It might take discipline, persistence, sacrifice. No matter. Just do it.
I met a young man in Chicago who had made the decision to make his future bright by dimming his desires today. He worked full time as did his spouse. If they had been like the normal (broke) young married couple, they would have pooled their two paychecks and bought a new car (with a fat monthly payment) stretched themselves into "too much house" and stressed out for the next 30 years. Instead, this young couple make an uncommon decision. They decided to live in "too little house." Then they disciplined themselves to get by on her paycheck and to save his entire $2,000 a month income. They put the money into well-selected mutual funds and watched the cash begin to pile up.
This is true prosperity.
Live on less than you earn.
Invest the surplus.
Avoid debt.
Build long term security
It's my not be get rich quick. But it's get rich sure.
It's not the exciting rabbit.
But the tortoise laughs slowly all the way to the bank.
But there will be no billions, no millions, no thousands, no nothing at all unless you get started with this plan....... you need to start today. Because waiting even one day can be extremely expensive as I shall now demonstrate.
Suppose you could sock away $200 per month. You set a target to have it grow at 20% per year for the next 20 years. Now, 20% is no small feat.....but with some fancy stock picks, some real estate and perhaps a small business on the side, you think you can pull it off. According to my calculator, $200 per month at 20% for 20 years grows into $632,000. Not bad!
Now, suppose, instead of starting now, you wait a year to get started. This leaves you only 19 years of growth instead of 20. How much is in your bank account in 20 years from today? Only $516,000. That's $116,000 less than what you could have had if you had started on schedule. In other words, your procrastination cost you $116,000 future dollars! Procrastination is expensive.
For each of the 365 days that you waited, your future portfolio was shrinking by over 300 dollars. (116,000 / 365= $317.81) In other words, every day you put this plan off, costs you $300 future dollars. Every hour you wait costs you more than $13. You are wasting 13 dollars an hour, 24 hours a day.
What if you were to invest the same $200 per month over thirty years? The cost of waiting that extra year is now a whopping $842,803. That's right! Waiting an extra year cost you almost a million future dollars. That's over two thousand dollars a day. Or almost $100 per hour!
Let me say this again for emphasis. Every day you wait, every hour you delay, is like burning up your financial future. Do it now. Yes, it will take sacrifice. It means deferring gratification for a while to allow your money tree to grow. When you prematurely pick the fruit from your money tree, you stunt it's growth and this can dramatically slow down the time for you to enjoy a fully matured, fruit bearing money tree.
Now, why do all of this money multiplying? In the truest sense, money is a spiritual concept. With proper planning, you can not only take care of yourself and the ones closest to you but you can leave a positive legacy for your posterity. If you won't do it for yourself, at least do it for them.
Now, look at that dollar bill one more time.
This simple money seed contains the power to bless you and countless future generations...if you'll start now. A wealthy future is awaiting you. It's worth the sacrifice. Let nothing divert you from your task. As we continue, I'm going to share with you the six other secrets or skills of that will make this bright financial future become a reality for you.
Remember, it all starts with a single dollar bill.
Robert Allen is the author of two of the largest selling financial books in history;
Nothing Down and Creating Wealth,
both New York Times best sellers -- read by millions of people in the past 20 years. My other best-selling books include Multiple Streams of Income, and my current Mega-Best-Sellers, One Minute Millionaire and Cracking The Millionaire Code co-authored by Mark Victor Hansen. I am selecting a group of people to with on my latest challenge.
To learn more visit http://www.robertgallen.com
Nothing Down and Creating Wealth,
both New York Times best sellers -- read by millions of people in the past 20 years. My other best-selling books include Multiple Streams of Income, and my current Mega-Best-Sellers, One Minute Millionaire and Cracking The Millionaire Code co-authored by Mark Victor Hansen. I am selecting a group of people to with on my latest challenge.
To learn more visit http://www.robertgallen.com
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