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Posted: March 2009
Luke Due

Save More than You Have
The problem with most people’s finances today is that they are not getting enough income to satisfy there needs and wants. People are naturally going to buy things they want even if it means spending more than they have (credit cards), and they know in the back of their minds that they cant afford it, but they will get it anyway. I think people will develop their own budgeting scheme when their income meets their wants then they will be budgeting masters, all by their selves. But till then there will ALWAYS be people in debt no matter how much you preach!

I think a solution to some people money problem is to teach them how to make extra money first, and then teach them how to budget and save it. Americans really don’t want that much; it is the hobbies that get people in trouble, bills, spending too much on golf clubs, car parts, computers, things around the house etc. I don’t know about you but this is how I feel about life. Right now, I am working a 9 to 5 job making $3200 monthly. I don’t want to be stuck knowing that I will be 'working' for the rest of my life, taking orders from bosses, putting up with BS and other peoples attitude, having to get up in the morning when I want to sleep in and that fear of getting fired. Currently, I am in this situation but will not be soon. There are people right now making well over $20,000/monthly working for their selves and they are everyday people that you see walking their dog, in supermarkets or even that person arguing with the McDonalds cashier. If these people ever do go back to work for someone else they can do it "stress free" even if the job is stressful (think about that).

Before, you can work for yourself you have to decide one thing: If you really want that responsibility. If you said yes, you have gotten over the biggest hurdle and you will not be limited to the income your employer is giving you. I know what I am about to say will be over simplistic but I will save the details for you to research on your own. Here is a breakdown

1st: determine if you really want self-employment
2nd: decide what area of business you want or good at.
3rd: If step 2 requires money, their are program out there that can help you get started in internet business, selling or something else before you start in what you want to do. For example, "I want to own a photography shop but it costs $10,000 to get started. Well, if I sell product A for a year I can do it". You never know, whatever you get into before your dream business may make you $50,000 a month and you may forget all about that photography shop. I can help you here too.
4th Research, research and do more research. Find out what you competition is. Find out how much money they are making. Find out where they are advertising. Find out what it takes to get started. Find out where your customer are etc, etc, etc..research
5th EXECUTE!! I mean once you have confidence go do it.

They say that 90% of home businesses fail for the first time. And you may fail, but all you have to do is try and try again, please don’t give up. Believe me, you will get it right and when you do, you will be very successful. The percentage of people who fail for the second and third time is much lower than the first timers.

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- They say the best investment is buying a house (real estate). You are borrowing money to invest! Every year that property should go up 7%. So lets look at some figures. You buy a house for $250,000

year 0: $250,000
year 1: $267,500--------profit $17,500
year 2: $286,225--------profit $18,725
year 3: $306,260--------profit $20,035
year 4: $327,699--------profit $21,438
year 5: $350,637--------profit $22,938
------------------------Total profit: $100,637 Your profit after 5 years is $100,637 + tax benefits - repairs – local taxes - interest - your time

As we all know maintaining a house is hard work. You borrow money to invest in real estate, well why not borrow money to invest in other things such as mutual funds, hedge funds or even invest in yourself and learn how to trade money or stocks. Here is an alternate scenario. Lets say you borrowed $250,000 to invest in 5 hedge funds or managed forex account receiving 35% annually. You are charged by the bank 10% apy. So, you will receive 25% in profit a year.

year 0: $250,000
year 1: $312,500-------year1 profit: $62,500
year 2: $390,625-------year2 profit: $78,125
year 3: $488,281-------year3 profit: $97,656
year 4: $610,351-------year4 profit: $122,070
year 5: $762,939-------year5 profit: $152,587 -----------------------Your profit after 5 years is $512,939 - management fee (around 5-10% per session)

Of course, you can make more money depending on how much you borrow and the return you get. Now you see how those rich people make a living without lifting a hand. They are the ones who live the longest and have the best life!

There are risks involved with this. What if one of the trusty (SEC approved) funds you invested in suddenly runs with your money. You may be able to recover from this if you invested among many funds or programs or you are receiving high interest on other investment portfolios.

A house or real estate is your safest investment---No one can steal your house. Well sorry to talk yall half to death, I can go on and on about this stuff

About Author: Luke is an independent entrepreneur helping others make money. Website: http://home.coastalnow.net/~lukejea/>