Let’s change things up a bit today.
Let’s rap about finances.
However, before going any further, a disclaimer:
Here at Casa de Settle we’re FAR from being “rich” and nowhere NEAR our financial goals. And so the only reason I feel even somewhat qualified to discuss this at all is because the Nerd Girl and I have made so MANY dumb financial mistakes, we could fill an entire 500 page book.
Below are 10 “doozy” mistakes we made.
If you’re doing them, then as the proverbial Monopoly game says…
STOP.
Do not pass “go.”
And do not collect $200 (you’ll probably just blow it).
Frankly, just by NOT doing these 10 things, you can often reverse even the most dire of financial situations over time.
At least, that was the case for us.
Ready?
OK then, here. we. go…
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1. Purposely staying in debt
2. Blaming others for your problems
3. Falling for hype
4. Drinking biz opp “kool-aid”
5. Giving up too soon (most people are just INCHES away from success, and don’t even realize it)
6. Clinging to bad ideas
7. Not being open to new opportunities
8. Listening to naysayers
9. Letting your emotions control you
10. Carrying buckets instead of building “pipelines.”
OK, I think the first 9 are self explanatory, but number 10 probably needs a bit of ‘splaining.
Especially if you haven’t read much Robert Kiyosaki.
Basically, it breaks down like this:
Imagine you’re on an island village and have been hired to bring that village water. Most people would go to the lake, fill as many buckets as they can carry, and bring them back. But not so the savvy person. Instead of laboriously filling and carrying water buckets, he’d instead take the time and energy to build a pipeline to bring the water to the village — greatly freeing up his time, energy and resources.
This is a BIG game-changer when applied to finances.
And is definitely worth some serious study.
(Just Google “Kiyosaki pipeline”)
Anyway, again, I’m no financial guru (or even a goo-roo!)
But I’ve made a TON of mistakes.
Mistakes you can now easily avoid.
Ben Settle
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