The Secret to Getting Ahead Financially

October 31, 2010

Now there's a blog title that will likely get attention!

(Bear with me . . . there really are a couple of genuine, practical points that I'm going to make.)

The problem is that many of us think that getting ahead financially is a matter of coming into a big inheritance, hitting the lottery, or getting in on some "exclusive" investment opportunity that's going to make us rich. In reality, the real secret is much less glamorous:

  1. Spend less than you earn.
  2. Save and invest the difference regularly.
  3. Be patient.

Simple? Yes. Easy? No. The hard part is discipline over time. But this basic formula, combined with sound investment principles, has built more wealth than any hot stock tip ever will.

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