It happens all the time.
Whenever a scene in a movie flashes a view of the mansion, luxury cars, piles of cash - you get the picture - I can’t help but think, “Wish I was that loaded”.
Wouldn’t it be nice to break from the daily grind and live YOLO-style, even just for once?
I know I would. As a kid, I always daydreamed about having a blue genie to grant all my ridiculous wishes. I watched Richie Rich and can’t help but feel envious of Macaulay Culkin’s mountains of gadgets and toys as I clasped a bunch of marbles in my right hand. That’s all my buddies and I had to play with back then. After seeing the movie, we all wanted to be Richie Rich.
I think about getting rich more often than I’d care to admit. I mean, why not? It’s perfectly normal to aspire for a better life, right? Everyone have wishes and desires, for ourselves and the people we care about.
However, perhaps the more important question is, “Are we doing anything about it?”
The road to riches is paved with difficulties. Sometimes, life even puts us so far back behind everyone that we feel we’ve already lost the race when it hasn’t even started. Yup, life is unfair. But that’s just the way it is.
Yet, there’s hope. A quick look at the list of the world’s most richest men is proof that everyone has a fair shot at getting rich. Jeff Bezos came from a normal family. So did Bill Gates, Mark Zuckerberg, and Warren Buffet. They were not born with silver spoons in their mouths. So what did they do? They started mastering stuff that they were good at. And that’s just one of the “secrets” we’re going to show below.
Ready to take your shot at getting rich? Read on!
1. Master a Skill
2. Save to Invest
3. Build Assets that generate Passive Income
4. Build Connections
5. Start a Business
6. Spend Money to Make Money
7. Understand the Value of your Time
8. Live Simple
9. Give Back
10. Grit
11. Save 100K
12. Educate Yourself
Author Bio:
Jason Acidre is the Co-founder of Grit, where he co-authored this step-by-step tutorial on how to earn money online. He’s also a seasoned digital marketing consultant who has worked with numerous highly-valued startups and Fortune/Inc. 500 brands.