Necessary Evils
America is such a fickle place. Stupid consumers took out loans they could never hope to afford, with all kinds of complex conditions they didn't bother to read, and then they gripe about the economy. Banks and lenders sell the loans under false pretenses out of pure, unadulterated greed, cry about needing a bailout and then go right back to spending lavishly on their employees. But floating right under the surface of this is something profoundly optimistic: the promise of a new start.
From Spending To Investing
Why do you want to get rich? For most, it's about having the money to blow it all on things that have limited or no potential for being anything more than a temporary amusement. As a result, most people will work regular low-paying 9-to-5 jobs, save up for a certain period of time, and then spend it all in on some "thing" that gives them some short-term joy. They may have bills to pay, creditors calling and a child at home, but by god they have that "thing" that makes them feel like they've done something with their time. What you must realize, my minions, is that this is exactly what the rich and powerful of the world want you to do. It keeps the real money in their hands, and it gives them willing consumers who will continue to waste their money on materialistic possessions they don't need.
The answer is investing. There are many different methods, but the philosophy remains the same across the board: rather than spending money on things that will show up as an expense on your accounts, put your cash into something that will make you more of it. When successful investing strategies are put into action, your money works for you instead of you working for your money - which places you in a position to really get rich. Don't think that working any kind of employee position will get you enough currency to live comfortably, if you expect to get wealthy you need to make some intelligent investments.
Money Changes The Rules
The life of a working person in America is largely nothing more than an illusion. People here are taught that you grow up, work hard at your job and retire in your 50s on some island in the Carribean, fat and happy. But even as a child, I'd notice that there were people in their 60s working at grocery stores and fast food restaurants. I'd look up and ask my parents, "why are these grandmas and grandpas working here?" Fortunately, I have brutally honest parents, and they told me the truth. They explained to me the reality of how this world doesn't take care of people who don't have money.
