10 Reasons Why You Will Never Become Rich
 

What is Wealth Anyway?

Most people do not equate wealth with a mansion or a big yacht. In fact, a scanty 7% of people surveyed associate wealth with material possessions like cars, houses and boats. Rather, to many, being rich means having just enough to not worry about the next payday ? that?s according to 33% of those questioned. An additional 26% define being wealthy, or rich, as having more than enough money to quit their jobs. Still, few people place an actual dollar amount on what it means to be wealthy. Only 17% felt that being rich means having at least $1 million or more, and 11% stated a six-figure yearly income would make them feel rich. Yet most people who are rich don?t even consider themselves rich. Maybe it?s because being ?rich? or ?wealthy? has very little to do with material possessions, and more to do with how people feel about themselves. Nonetheless, according to financial experts you will never be rich if you are bogged down by anything on the following list:

Ten Reasons Why Someone Will Never Be Rich

1. Overspending

If you have a ferocious appetite for spending beyond your means, you?re not alone. According to a survey, of the 52% of people who habitually overspend, many balance the shortfall by taking from their savings, and 22% rely on credit cards. Blowing all your money each month is not a realistic pathway to wealth. Start tracking where your money goes each month, check where you can cut back, and create a ?realistic? budget that allows you to pay your bills and invest in a retirement account or an emergency fund.

2. Not Saving Enough

Welcome to the club! The personal savings percentage in the US is a measly 4.9% of disposable income. Saving should become a priority if you want to accumulate wealth. Start with an emergency fund. Once your emergency fund is substantial, you can redirect small amounts toward other goals like purchasing a home or paying for college.

3. You Have Too Much Debt

Certain debts are a precursor to financial success, like purchasing real estate or starting a business; however, a high-interest credit card balance is not. Pay off credit cards with the highest rates first.

4. You Don?t Have a Plan

Without a definite, clearly defined plan, becoming rich will seem like an unbelievable dream. This alone will solidify your excuses for overspending and not saving. As the saying goes, ?Those who fail to plan, plan to fail.? Putting together a financial plan may seem tedious, but it doesn?t have to be, and you can get used to it.

5. You Don?t Have an Emergency Fund

Experts say you need at least six months of income saved in case of an emergency. Life is tricky, and not having some type of safety net can turn a comfortable situation into a disaster.

6. You Started Late

Time is slipping by. Just like starting an exercise routine, the most difficult part about saving is getting started. Even if you have debt, a small income, or many expenses, you can save something, even if it?s only a small amount.

7. You Complain Rather Than Commit

?I don?t earn enough money?; ?Life is too expensive?; ?It?s hopeless, I?ll never get out of debt.? Have you uttered any of these statements before, or perhaps all of them? Old habits die hard; however, as long as you do nothing to change, nothing will change. Stop complaining and making excuses. Instead, take responsibility for your non-productive habits and concentrate on how to change them ? and then do it!

8. You Live for Today, and Forget About Tomorrow

It?s no fun getting serious and thinking about retirement and all that stuff. Nonetheless, eventually it has to be done. The problem is that impulsive and unregulated spending leads to debt? period! Do yourself a big favor: Get rid of the ?buy now, worry later? attitude, and switch to a ?save now, get rich later? way of thinking.

9. Putting All Your Eggs in One Basket

You might get lucky by wagering all your money on one type of investment. Just like you might get lucky winning the lottery. But that?s not a strategy to live by, or for getting rich. Putting all your money in one place is not advised because it puts you at too much risk. Your investment portfolio should include multiple investments with varied levels of risk and ROI potential and liquidity.

10. You Just Don?t Get It!

You may be one of those people who believe that somehow something will come along and save you, so why bother with saving or trying to get out of debt? Maybe you will get lucky and land a fantastic job, receive a big pay raise, inherit money, hit the lottery, or whatever! But ?whatever? won?t cut it if you really want to become rich. Yes, life is uncertain. No one knows what will, or will not, actually happen; therefore, why not focus on what you can control today? Get it together now and save yourself, in case someone or something else won?t.

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I think I'm good here. I recently dropped my landscaper. I decided that I needed the exercise and I could do it on my own and save $100 a month. So far so good.

However, the amount of money we spend on eating out is staggering. Just to give you an example Friday night we had pizza (three of us and three guests) $30, doughnuts and drinks for breakfast $25, and just now my wife says she is taking the kids out to lunch at a burger joint they like. Doesn't sound like much, but it adds up - that's $100 in 24 hours on crappy food.

I put money into savings every month, and we have multiple savings accounts at different banks. I get paid on the first, and take what ever money is left over and spread it out across three savings accounts.

We have a house, a condo, and two cars on credit. That's pretty much it. I do have a credit card, but that is paid off every month.

My plan is save money and invest.

When I was a kid I knew a Gunnery Sgt and he told me to take 10% each month and invest it. I've been doing that since I was 18, mostly into power companies and phone companies.

I'm good here.

When the recession hit I was unemployed for two years and we lived off of savings.

I started young.

7. You Complain Rather Than Commit

Even when I was twenty-one and flat broke and working four jobs, I still put money every month.

It's all about tomorrow. My in-laws just retired and I see how they are living. They were never really rich, but when they retired their life didn't change much at all.

I got money invested in multiple places, savings, investments, and a condo that turns a small profit every month.

The older I get the more of a cheap bastard I have become.

And I might never buy a new car again.

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