In the previous post, it is explained that the first step to getting rich is to have accounting knowledge. In this article, I will tell you the first rule of simple accounting.
The first and foremost rule to get rich is to always invest money in active funds.
If we really want to get rich, this information is enough for us. This rule may sound very simple. It is so simple that it is often overlooked. Most people live without realizing how important this is. They always suffer financially because they don’t know the difference between active and passive investing.
If we adopt this rule, we will have a financial plan and will not suffer economically throughout our lives.
Now we must know the difference between active and passive.
While active funds make us money, passives take the money away from us. That’s all. If we want to get rich, we must buy actives for our lifetime. Thus, we can increase our wealth exponentially. If we want to be from the middle or poor class, we must constantly invest our money in passives.
The major cause of financial suffering in the world is due to not knowing the difference between these actives and passives.
Lack of knowledge is the main reason for financial confusion. Whether ignorance is about words or numbers. If people are in financial difficulties, there is something they cannot read about words or numbers. There must be something they cannot understand. The rich people get rich because they know how to manage their money. If we want to get rich and increase our wealth, we have to learn financial knowledge. In the language of both words and numbers.
Numbers alone may not make much sense. So are words. The important thing is the story of these together. This is the story of where the cash flows. We read that story in financial statements. The histories of four-fifths of families tell us that their financial history is hard work. It is not because these families work hard that they cannot earn money. They had to work hard all the time because they invested in passives.
It is not enough to have money. The point is not to get rich, but to sustain wealth. Therefore, we need to ask “How to maintain wealth?” question rather than asking “How to get rich?”.
It is obvious that, getting the money doesn’t solve the financial problems we have. Even it complicates the existing problems. Money often reveals our flaws. It reveals our unfamiliar sides.
Generally, the person who gets unexpected money gets relief for a short time, but soon starts to have financial difficulties again. Sometimes they even have worse financial difficulties. If the person with increased income tends to invest in passives, his expenses will also increase.
As we mentioned in previous posts, we take education to learn professional knowledge. We earn money thanks to our profession. But we don’t get financial skills at school. Therefore, our education cannot guarantee us a prosperous life. Even if we are very successful in our profession, we may have to deal with financial difficulties. Working more can’t solve this problem. Because the knowledge of how to spend the money in our education is lacking.
In fact, learning to manage money is more effective in getting rich than choosing a high-income profession.
Knowing how to manage money is a financial skill. People generally do not know the root cause of their financial problems. Because they do not know the cash flow and do not have financial skills. In this case, people cannot operate the money for their own benefit and they work too much and get tired.
Shortly, the active and passive investment issue is actually much simpler than it seems, and everyone should know about it. Cash flow is the story of how people use money. Active funds gradually make us money, and passive funds take the money out of our pockets.
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