Many people are unaware they are planning to be poor. If you say your income will be less after you retire, than you must admit that you are planning to be poor.
If you have no definite plan, the amount of your paycheck becomes your spending budget limit. It is the only limit that has been imposed on your spending habits. You need to start tracking your expenses. Try this free personal Budget Planner. http://www.cleveland-real-estate-debt-help.com/debt-help.xml
Being dependent on your paycheck to provide for your expenses instead of depending on a detailed plan will eventually lead a person into confrontation with his or her own financial problems.
Most people focus their energy on the wrong goals. They focus on a paycheck, a pay raise, a promotion, and saving for their retirement, but they never focus any time on improving their plan or acquiring assets. A lot of people I meet have no plan at all. This is what I call planning to be poor. If your plan is to work for the rest of your life saving along the way until the day you retire and live with in your shrinking budget you must admit you are planning to be poor. Unfortunately, money is designed to decrease in value over time. So unless you unlock your moneys true potential you will never have your money working for you. You will always be working for money. This touches the surface of savings vs investing. The system we live in is designed to keep you dependent, needy, and poor. There will always be a need for people to work for an earned income but not you. By not following a plan, you are planning to be poor. You planning should start with learning. It is not the investment that makes you the money it is all the time and preparation. This time invested not only makes you the profit but allows you to repeat the process.
In order to become wealthy, you need to change your mind about a few common knowledge ideas. Let me interrogate you for a minute.
Do you work at a secure job? Do you spend most of your time at a job? Do you think a raise will solve some of your money problems? Do you depend on your paycheck to cover your expenses?Do you rely on company benefits? Do you believe in seniority? Will your income be less when you retire? Are you saving for retirement? Do you feel investing is risky?If you are anything like I was you answered yes to almost all of these questions. This tells me a few key things about your financial situation. The first thing is your cash flow pattern is poor or middle class. You probably consider your house and car assets and your retirement plan if you have one, is to have your broker figure it out...
Financial literacy starts with learning the difference between an asset and liability. In general if it has monthly payments that have to be met and it makes you no income then it is an asset. After reviewing this information, take another look at your own position and determine if you are planning on being poor. Visit our financial planning page to determine your best course of action for your current situation.
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