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I have noticed that virtually every single popular blog or website pertaining to finances considers the concept of frugality and saving money to be the next of kin to Jesus. Sure, saving money is important and is a good way to ensure that you don’t end up begging for change on the boardwalk, but that doesn’t necessarily ensure that you will be wealthy.
By budgeting every single last cent, by counting every last kernel in your can of corn and by reducing spending down to the bare essentials (toilet paper and alcohol) you will still be limited to the money that you make in the end.
Even if you don’t spend a single cent of your income due to your suspiciously effective saving skills, you are still held down by your income level. You can pride yourself all you want about squeezing out so much from such a tiny budget, but in the end, you are still living on a tiny budget.
Look familiar?
If there is no money to manage, then what is the point of learning about managing your money? Learn about making it first!
Of course, that doesn’t mean you can simply go around and spend your money willy nilly, you still have to be responsible. All I’m saying is that instead of spending seven hours going from store to store to save eight bucks on a pair of flip-flops, why not make those eight bucks, a hundred, a thousand or even a million dollars in that same time span?
Sure, I can give you a whole concoction of tips on how to make money, I can advise you to get a smaller house, to adopt a minimalist wardrobe, to buy used, to commute to work or classes and to use two squares of toilet paper instead of five.
But why?
Wouldn’t you much rather live in a house the size of fifteen football fields, change into a new $14,000 suit every other hour, buy things before they aren’t even available to the public yet, to drive your four-hundred thousand dollar sports car and throw gold bullion the size of pineapples at pedestrians and to use all the toilet paper that your heart (and ass) desires?
You shouldn’t have to give up the things you have always dreamed of having or doing just to save a few bucks; anyone and everyone should be able to afford the luxury of draping themselves in elephant skin if they so desire.
So, how can you solve this dilemma?
Instead of saying, “I CAN’T afford this.” ask, “HOW can I afford this?”
Then go put that noggin’ to good use!
Here are some articles that can help you get started:
21 Ways to Make a Million Dollars
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