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Society tells you to go "be happy." They tell you to find the perfect job where everyone loves you, and rainbows and butterflies come from the ceiling. But this dream job is all rubbish. We create our reality and our own happiness. The true path to happiness is through family and success. A job is just one pit stop on a cross-country journey. Once you find your true path, the significance of your job will diminish. But you will need to keep the lights...
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When you leave home at age 18, you most likely will start from the bottom. But what entry-level position do you want-at a job or as a YouTuber? When you enter the workforce, you get immediate income. However, over the years, you do not build assets that continue to grow. As a YouTuber, there is a massive lag between your work and the final payoff. However, you are growing a portfolio of assets you can leverage for your entire life. In truth, combining...
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Do you fear you could lose your job during the next recession? Having only one source of income can be pretty risky. Whether you lose your job or not, you'll need to create another revenue stream. Why not start an online business? An online business has the potential to reach a massive worldwide audience. The more people you serve, the wealthier you become. However, building an online presence takes time to compound and grow. Do you have the grit...
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Do you live in a major metropolis? Are you attempting to live the American dream there? How's that working out for you? With a slight mindset shift, you can actually live the American dream. No, not in Los Angeles or New York City, but in Bixoli, Mississippi. By retiring to a small city, you can live entirely on passive income. This means that no one controls your time. You can also forego the additional luxuries required in a big city, such as ultra-nice...
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Income investing changed my life drastically. Now, I no longer worry about running out of money or what to do in case of emergencies. But, I wasn't always an income investor; I was a worker-bee. Growing up in the workforce didn't get me ahead financially. Once I started to understand income products such as closed-end funds, preferred shares, and mortgage REITs, my income started to multiply. Being an income investor requires discipline, vision, and...
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We should be winding down in our 50s-less work with more cash flow. Does this sound impossible? If you have your money working harder than you, you can achieve success without much effort. But this takes passive income. Of course, we want to utilize closed-end bond funds to receive a high income and replace our paychecks. But we also want to buy Series "I" Bonds for our kids. These bond nest eggs will ensure our kids earn passive income in their 30s...
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Do you love to learn and try new things? Great, you can write product reviews covering products and services. Congratulations, you'll be like every other affiliate marketer on the internet. We must take it one step further. After you generate your reviews, you want to keep creating original content around the product or service. Eventually, your content will take on a life of its own. People will follow you for candid reviews plus zany content slices....
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Living below your means gets a lousy repetition. People believe this means you can't buy Starbucks, eat out, or go on vacation. LBYM simply means you live a couple of notches below your income level. If you earn $6,000/month, you try to live on $4,000. We call the extra money cash flow, and it is the heart of your household. We use the additional income to save and invest. Saving and investing have different purposes, but all lead to the same results....
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90 to 95% of the workforce uses the "broke" money system. This cycle entails working, wanting, buying, and owning. The other 5-10% use the "investor" money cycle that entails budgeting, saving, investing, and spending. The key before between the two is cash flow. The "broke" use cash flow to buy liabilities, while "investors" use cash flow to purchase income-producing assets. And guess what? Income-producing assets (like dividends) produce more income...
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What if someone paid for all your vacations for the rest of your life? How cool would it be to have an account just for holidays? You can build such an account; however, it will take time and effort. I estimate it will take five years to build a portfolio that suits your needs. It took my wife and me three years to earn $1,000/month in dividends. Now, at age 41, we are set for life. We have $12,000 per year towards our vacation if we so choose. Are...
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Everyone wants to be successful; however, few are willing to pay the price of success. Those who choose to grow in the world are often alone. Once others deem them successful, they shun support and guidance. The worst offenders are parents. As parents, we want to level the playing field. Often, this means giving an out-sized portion of our support to the struggling child. Over time, this can lead to sanity issues with our successful children. They...
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Life is good as an income investor. Not because you have tons of money coming via dividends, although that is nice. No, the real reason is that you have options. It gives you leverage when you have $1,000+ coming, regardless of your employment situation. Most people don't want to retire early truly; they want to find and execute meaningful work. Your income portfolio allows you to take your paycheck wherever you travel. Now you can work the job of...
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In December 2022, my wife and I received $565 in special dividends from three closed-end funds. This money is life-changing because it represents the path to true wealth. To become rich, you must utilize your brain as much as your body. Building passive income is the ultimate achievement outside of keeping your family together. Special dividends are another added benefit of earning money while you sleep. I prefer income investing because it puts money...
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Should you date while living on a budget? Sure, as long as your dating money doesn't come directly from your paycheck. That's right; your dating budget should come from dividends (rents and royalties). Passive income is so powerful because it comes whether you work or not. Instead of trying to impress your date with expensive dates, make your budgeted date more memorable. If this doesn't pan out for you, then this person is not our person. If it's...
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The 30s are the toughest decade of our lives. It's like going through high school and college again. There is so much going on that saving and investing are difficult. However, we must persevere. Our 30s are a great time to invest in Series "I" Bonds because they can double as an emergency fund in a pinch. We should also set a goal to build a $300/month dividend portfolio to assist with the little things in life. We can survive and thrive in our...
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We used to believe in discipline, hard work, and consistency. Those words have turned into independence, freedom, and individualism. However, the only way to create an extraordinary life is to build it from the ground up. This requires you to stay on a routine. Yes, routines are boring, as they are the opposite of spontaneous. But, through a regimented lifestyle, you can make small daily wins. These wins can compound into a beautiful life you cannot...
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Do you love the idea of being a writer? Well, life as a writer is much less sexy than you imagine. However, it is much more rewarding than your dreams. Writing is the Grinder. The only way to stay revalent as a writer is to keep writing. You can reach the point where your past works do most of the work for you. Writing is a great way to create passive income from your mind. It is a lifelong mission to help others while building your cash flow. It's...
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Are you entering the Christmas season in debt? Do you want to enjoy Christmas in a debt-free, cash-flow-heavy environment? You can have it all and then some, but it comes at the cost of financial discipline. First, you must determine your emotional connection to money and spending. Next, you must live on a budget and pay down all your debt. Saving and planning are the next steps. Finally, creating passive income from assets will give you a positive...
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I became financially free in June 2019 when I found the words "passive income" online. At the time, I was still $77,000 in debt. However, reading these words made me understand that time is more important than money. To earn your time back, you must become financially independent. Over the next four years, my wife and I lived below our means, onboarded roommates, paid off debt, and invested faithfully. These steps will lead us to become financially...
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I got married and started a family at age 25; I then got into massive debt. What I needed was income. Creating an income-investing portfolio in your 20s is paramount to surviving the family phase of your life. The goal is to leave our 20s with a $1,000 per month of dividend income. That requires quite a large amount of money ($150,000 at an 8% dividend yield). To level out our portfolio, we can add savings bonds, treasuries, index funds, and dividend...
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