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by rstormsf 3640 days ago
online banking :-) +bitcoin. It's not that hard, just make more than you spend. Invest in stocks, crypto, real estate, ETFs, index funds. Don't forget to join angelist if you are an accredited investor.
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I like this: "make more than you spend."

Most people say it the other way: "spend less than you earn."

But one gives an emphasis on earning more income (more income === more money to save), the other simply limits how much you can spend.

I found that by focusing on earning more, I had to worry less and less about spending less.

Many people find that their spending increases with earnings, and that even if they're earning above average they don't have any savings or pension sorted out.
I agree with this too. Saving/"not-spending" is important, but I still think that earning is more important.

A tip I once read that made sense to me:

- Every raise you get (of predictable income), save 50% of it (so if I get a $10k/yr pay increase, I should increase savings by $5k/yr).

- Every bonus you get (unpredictable income), save 90% of it

My savings and lifestyle would increase together as I begin to earn more, and all it takes is the discipline to follow those two rules.