First of all start viewing It as an Opportunity to Flourish, to be Creative, to Take CONTROL of Your FINANCIAL Destiny…
And get over the BS being peddled that there are no jobs, no work, no security and that there are no more new ideas, or upset about the financial divide. Rich folks provide us an opportunity every day to learn what they do and how they do it and how they keep on top of it and keep creating & growing their businesses. We get caught up in our jobs at hand and don’t fully take advantage of the opportunities facing us. The idea that there are no jobs, no work and a loss of security is false. There are plenty of jobs but little personal satisfaction, there is plenty of work to do but we are choosy about what it is we want to do and willing to do. Security under the current system of jobs, employment and retirement were all built on falsehoods and were never real sources of security. Nor is Wall St our answer or our problem.
We are the world’s most precious commodity, individually & collectively. Let’s first give ourselves some new ideas and thoughts to roll with.
1. YOU (I, _______________ am) are a Hot Commodity!
2. YOU (I,_________________ am) are the answer to your ( my ) Financial gains.
3. YOU (I, __________________) create your (MY) OWN OPPORTUNITIES!
WAYS TO DO THIS
1. How uncomfortable with your present situation are you? The more uncomfortable the STRONGER the need or your desire to do something about it.
2. Evaluate your needs and Lifestyle. Rate each need from the Basics (Food, clothing, shelter, transportation, especially for those living in rural or suburban sprawl) Societal Basic needs (Insurance from Health to Home, Car & Life), loan payments, then there’s Mental & Physical Wellness (entertainment, gym, vacations & monthly memberships [varied].
Then there are the must haves and buying items from T.V.’s/computers/fancy phones to we don’t give much thought to such as impulse items: from corner store on way to work to a handbag that caught your eye.
If you have a job, PLEASE contribute to the economy, open your wallet but spend meaningfully. Choose items that are going to last.
If you are not currently working or drawing an income that covers all your basic needs, seek free & cheap resources to get you by whenever & wherever possible till you are.
{TIP: When buying or hopefully thinking about a big purchase weigh the overall cost, effectiveness and BIG PICTURE. Take for example a Computer, most computers require a vrus protection software that’s only good for a year. There is one with the old an Apple a day keeps the doctor {viruses} away. [ I & my family made this mistake and it keeps costing us.] How long do you wish this item to last you, when do you suppose you’ll have money to replace it (then add 6 months to that time for the unexpected) and what’s it going to do for you to have it, is it going to help you get ahead in life? And ending that tip with An ounce of prevention is worth a pound (money) cure (saved).
I found that monthly passes are great. I recently discovered & invested in a monthly Video store pass. For $15.00 my family & I can watch all the latest releases, & video games (if we were gamers) and catch up on old releases we might have missed and to see if our favorites are still our favorites before we buy them. This is a great way for a family on a tight budget to enjoy time together (especially on cold weather days) on the cheap without feeling deprived or like your kids or yourself is missing out.
There are more deals out there….Ask around, network, post your Favorite deals here in the comments section of your .
Next is best yet, BARTER whenever & as much as possible. Cross BARTER as well. Remember the movie Phenomenon with John Travolta & Forrest Whitaker… a guy needed his truck back but didn’t have the money, John suggested he’d fix the truck if the guy did something for someone else and that person would then pay John back with solar panels. Got it? So say you need a plumber to unclog your garbage disposal and your plumber needs someone to pick up and look after his kids for a week while his wife is recovering or out of town, you can’t watch his kids du3e to your schedule but your girlfriend down the street needs her Will revised and you happen to be a Probate lawyer. No money passed thru anyone’s hands but everyone got what they needed.
This system serves as community involvement, bridges new connections; helping one another by utilizing valuable human resources which can either be repeated or interchanged & we can all live better. This is what I mean by You are your Hottest Commodity and Creator to a better future.
Everybody can do something & has something others potentially & overtime will be needed or needing. The more talents, skills, natural gifts and knowledge you have about a particular thing or things the greater your opportunity to have your own needs & wants fulfilled.
Remember this when Bartering…It’s best to scale the service each is providing on your need to get it done rather than your regular monetary rate.
Now we can’t do this with everything. Not everything can be bartered unfortunately…The bank still wants their payment in some form of actual money (paper w/dead President faces imprinted on it) and so goes with Insurance and the gas pump & utility companies.
But items like natural food products, clothing can be traded, bartered, swayed, choose your verb. The things that can be gotten without cash exchanging hands may not be putting money in your pocket but it isn’t taking it out of your pocket any longer either, giving you room to use your cash wielding income (your job, investments, pension, ect,.) towards those absolutely necessary payments like rent/mortgage without feeling strapped or stressed, wondering how you’re going to make ends meet.
There are countless websites in which to promote & market your personal commodities (abilities) and not just your own; you can be an affiliate for someone else’s products as a means of passive income.
There are endless ways to create passive income/s. {I’m just learning some of this myself}.Come on folks let’s show Wall Street where the Real Investments are: In People helping people & working together to live better! We are a wealth of Opportunities with a the ABILITIY to CREATE OUR OWN RICHES, as did they!
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