Category: Renzie on Money Management

You want to be rich too, don’t you?

I don’t know about you guys, but I’d sure like to have me some money.  It’s not the be-all and end-all of everything.  But if you’re not independently wealthy, or cloistered in a monastery somewhere, then by Bob, you know what I’m talking about.

There’s nothing wrong with wanting to have more money.  I’d like to lead a comfortable lifestyle.  I’d like to enjoy the fruits of my labor.  I’d like to do the things I want to do.  And then have some cash left over.

I am genuinely in agreement with this one particular post I read earlier this morning.  A friend of ours shared it on Facebook (shout out to Paul), and you can read it here on Mark Cuban’s Blog Maverick.

Ever since I’ve been doing this whole work-at-home thing, I’ve been approached by family and friends asking me about all kinds of business offers they’ve been getting online and in real life.  With a little research, my suspicions were sadly confirmed: most of these get-rich-quick schemes are really scams.

Scams take advantage of people by making them believe they can get an edge ahead of everyone by taking a few shortcuts, and unfortunately, there is a market out there just ripe for the picking of the unscrupulous.

In my short but fairly successful stint in media and marketing, I will tell you this: there is no shortcut to success.  Most will probably agree with me.  Anyone else who says otherwise is probably out to scam you, or just has a terrible work ethic.

Let’s face it: most of us aren’t independently wealthy.  We don’t usually have a trust fund, nor are we in line to receive a substantial inheritance any time soon.  Heck, I don’t even have a winning lottery ticket on me most times.  If you want to be wealthy, you have to take proactive steps in ensuring your own financial success.

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