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Reasons why money is important

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Reasons why money is important

Money is definitely one of the biggest motivators in our life, and is the reason we go to get an education and then a career. It allows us to buy the things we need and want in life. From housing, to food and water, to electricity, and then superficial needs such as new clothes, new shoes and entertainment.

Money essentially makes the world go round.

Money itself is not anything special, but the value of money is what can afford you to have choices and freedom in life.

Having money means you can choose where you want to live, how big the house is, as well as the resources available to you. It also allows you to have luxuries such as a bigger house, entertainment devices, the ability to go out and have a good time on the town and so on.

On the other hand, not having money can severely limit your lifestyle, and affects everything about the way you live.

It can mean having a smaller house in a place you don’t want to live, not being able to go out and do what you want, and general struggle in life.

Money is needed to cover basic life expenses such as food, water and shelter. Beyond this, the money you need is determined by what type of life you want for yourself. Some lifestyles will require large sums of money, whereas some would be more content with middle class living. Generally, middle class living means you have access to higher education, some luxuries and enough extra to be able to enjoy your life.

Money is obviously important, and should be strived for in line with your lifestyle goals. It is important to also keep in mind the other things in life besides money, but money is generally important for your basic lifestyle needs.

I am a Chicago - based reporter for Forbes covering breaking national news, with a focus on financial topics. Previously, I wrote about investing for Money Magazine and was an intern at Forbes in 2018 and 2019. I graduated from the University of St Andrews in 2016, majoring in International Relations and Modern History.

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Money saving habits that you can implement into your life

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You might be saving for a holiday, a new car or something else.

Either way, the price tag is hefty and it’s a goal of yours.

The way to reach this goal is through the act of saving money. These little bits of money saved can add up to become a significant sum, enough to reach your goal. It’s something that people often struggle with, and are not sure how to go about.

Here are some money saving habits that you can implement into your life.

Setup an auto-transfer into a savings account

It is a good idea to setup a separate savings account, and every payday have a certain savings amount automatically transferred into this account. In doing so, you don’t have to worry about remembering to do so, and every week or how ever often your payday is, it will add up and before you know it, you have a significant amount of savings in that account. It would also be wise to ensure you cannot transfer out of that savings account to stop yourself from touching that money.

Plan what you are going to purchase

When going grocery shopping, or to the pharmacy or wherever you plan to buy things, make a list of planned purchases. By sticking to this list, you will avoid impulse buying which can add up and significantly affect your savings.

Set up a budget

Setting up a budget helps to organise your finances and you know how much you should be spending per week. This will help you to save money and visualise your finances.

Saving money can be done easily with a bit of organisation. By implementing these money saving habits, you can have a good amount of savings set aside for your goals.

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Things rich people do in order to stay rich

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Things rich people do in order to stay rich

The world has a number of highly wealthy people who all got there in different ways, but the outcome is the same, wealth. These wealthy people would also have methods they pursue in order to stay at their level of wealth.

They are not necessarily smarter than the average salaryman; however they have mastered techniques and methods to obtain wealth and to keep their wealth.

Here are some things that rich people do in order to stay rich.

They have a financial mindset

Wealthy people will often have a mindset that is concerned with financial growth and how to continue it. They will have creative ways to pursue riches, as well as keeping a mindset that focuses on their goals of success and wealth.

It is this constant mindset that keeps them pursuing new ways to create wealth in order to keep it.

They have a network of professionals and people with similar mindsets

Wealthy people usually like to hang out with other highly successful people.

This network allows them to have more connections and opportunities to create more wealth. It also allows them to maintain and grow their financial mindset by listening and socializing with other people who share the same mindsets as they do.

 

They have multiple streams of income

Wealthy people will have multiple streams of income, whether that be through investments or entrepreneurial pursuits, they will usually have more than one form of income. This ensures that they have a constant cash flow.

The rich are creative in their financial pursuits, and will always be looking for ways to grow their wealth. This coupled with a financial mindset and a network of wealthy professionals and connections, creates multiple income streams in which they obtain, keep and grow their wealth.

 

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How to invest your money and turn it into wealth

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How to invest your money and turn it into wealth

There is a vast amount of information on investing your finances, with various methods to do it. With so much information available to us nowadays with the Internet as a major information platform, it can be easy to get overwhelmed with what exactly to do. When you invest money, you are buying a small piece of a company with the intent of increasing the value of this piece over time. Investing is not a get rich quick method, but with the correct investments, you are sure to bring in some extra money.

Here are some ways to invest your money and turn it into wealth.

The stock market

The stock market is a great place to start investing your money. The stock market lists a whole range of companies which are offering parts of their company for sale. When you buy a stock in a company, you own a tiny portion of that company. You should be looking to increase the value of this portion over time. When the company profits, the value of your portion increases, as well as when the company grows. With this growth, the price of your portion increases, which you can then sell at a later date for higher than what you bought it for initially.

Investment bonds

Purchasing a bond means that you are loaning money to a company or the government. The company or government will then pay you interest on the investment over the bond’s duration. Investment bonds are usually a safe investment, but the return is much lower than riskier investments.

These are some ways to invest your money, and with the right investments picked, over time, you can turn them into more money and wealth. Generally, the higher the risk and amount you put into the investments, the more you can earn, and lose.

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