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You Can’t Shift Your Financial Situation While Choosing Ignorance
Financial education is severely underrated
I listened to Kim Kiyosaki’s interview with Ann Marie Smith, and Ann mentioned how she reads about four books per week.
At first, I was like woah, that’s dope.
But it’s easy to do when you listen to audiobooks. You can finish one or more books daily while listening to audiobooks (I know this because I’m doing it now, and it’s completely changing my perspective and how I handle money).
There are many pockets of time where I’m doing busy work that provides the opportunity to intake quality content simultaneously
The crazy thing about audiobooks is how much time they reveal you have available in your life to learn.
The More You Read, The More You Change
My parents had us read “Rich Dad, Poor Dad” at the dinner table as kids.
I’m re-reading the book for the fifth time or so right now.
And it reads like a completely different book because I’m a different person than when I last read the book – especially when I was a kid.
Reading, listening to podcasts, and consuming quality content are some of the best ways to elevate your financial situation.
All it takes is a little effort to go to the bookstore, library, or another online resource and start reading.
Keep Your Financial Expectations Low If You Don’t Invest In Financial Education
Many people stay in the same financial situation throughout their lives because they never take time to invest in financial education.
Even people who earn a lot of money frequently end up broke because they never take a moment to invest in their financial dedication.
They don’t read.
They don’t listen to podcasts.
They don’t watch informative content.
They don’t network with people earning more than them.
They execute the same habits they’ve been messing around with since the beginning, creating the same mediocre results.
The dangerous thing about habits is that they will only lead you to the correct destination if they’re the proper habits.
Most people don’t have healthy, strong, and informed financial habits, so they’re on a train track that leads them straight to a dead end.
I’m only writing personal finance articles and earning above-average income because of my financial education. Without it, I wouldn’t be where I am today.
Many people who have been in my life never read personal finance books; you can tell because they’re flat broke.
You’d think people would invest effort to learn to shift their financial situation, but the truth is most people are either:
Too lazy
Too fearful
Too cynical
Too apathetic
It’s easy to keep doing the same thing.
And the longer you keep doing the same thing, the more numb and accepting you become to the average results you produce.
The Recipe For Financial Freedom
1. Consume quality personal finance content like a maniac.
Choose your preferred format (e.g., books, podcasts, articles, documentaries, etc.) and go ham.
Most of the world is ignorant about personal finance.
The only way to shift this dynamic is to study and deep dive into the subject voraciously.
2. Act.
It’s time to act once you obtain knowledge and filter out the information according to your situation.
The point right after obtaining and processing knowledge is critical.
Too many people become paralyzed and never decide to act.
You must act if you want to experience results.
This has proven to be true in my life.
After every personal finance book I read, I learned more, earned more, and lived differently than before the book crossed my path.
Information is robust when applied effectively.
And the more knowledge you acquire, the more financially dangerous you become.
This content is for informational purposes only — not professional advice. Consult a qualified professional before making any major decisions.