Want to retire in 10 years? Then get yourself a plan. Like this one.
Monevation
The lure of easy money may be strong, but it’s also a mirage. If you want to make a real difference to your life and wealth, try making a difference in the world…
Some people’s parents teach them how to buy their first shares, or the power of compound interest. My dad taught me that once you’ve got a bit, after that money doesn’t matter so much.
Do you want to get rich through day trading? Does the old 9-5 seem like hard work? Yep, to you and everyone else.
You’re investing your money, so make sure you’re taking the risks you feel comfortable with.
Unless you’re a hedge fund manager or Jim Cramer you don’t have to care about picking markets and winning. Your risk is of failing to meet your goals.
To achieve a new year’s resolution, you have to REALLY want to achieve it. Then turn your goals into a winning action plan.
By smartly slaloming through the system, you can pick up special offers and free coins like Super Mario gobbling power-ups.
There’s not One True Way, but there are things that successful private investors seem to have in common (besides noughts on their bank account…)
I haven’t learned as much as I could have from my lifelong fascination with games. If I’d been paying attention to how I win at Monopoly for example – remortgage aggressively, buy the mid-priced, well-placed orange squares, and then build, build, build – then I might have profited from last decade’s property boom. Alas, I have just [...]
Don’t overdo it, and don’t shove it down other people’s throats, but enjoy it when you get the chance – and never be ashamed of it.
I think going to university is now too expensive, time consuming, restrictive and potentially soul-destroying for people with talent to bother with anymore. University has become a terrible deal, and most ambitious people shouldn’t go. There, I said it. I don’t know why it’s taken me so long to admit to myself that tuition fees, [...]
There’s no one checklist that you need to tick through to become an entrepreneur. Read widely and discover kindred spirits who did it YOUR way.
What happens when you despair that your financial goals look so far away? It’s time to reaffirm where you’re going, and why.
Don’t wait for a grand solution to the world’s problems. Abandon the God complex, and admit your own fallibility, and invest accordingly.