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The Simple Path to Wealth

JL Collins

The Simple Path to Wealth

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Money can buy many things, the most important of which is financial freedom, which makes people free to choose whether they want to travel, take a break to study, or dedicate their lives to raising a child. This is why it is essential to build your own F-you Money, that is "money for freedom", following a path that is made easy by the lessons learned and compiled in The Simple Path to Wealth: Your road map to financial independence and a rich, free life. The method is essentially based on three rules: spend less than you earn, invest, and avoid debt.

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Analysis and key concepts

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The aim of financial independence shouldn’t be for your pension, but for your freedom, the freedom to choose in any given moment of your life

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The first step is to pay your debts. The things you need to do are very straightforward, but they are not easy: they require the will to drastically change your lifestyle and how you approach spending, and they require absolute discipline

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Money should “work” (earn) to improve the quality of life of its owners. One of the simplest tools to make this happen is an investment fund such as Vanguard

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Warren Buffet is known among all investors, big and small, for his catchphrase: “there are only two rules. Rule number one: never lose money. Rule number two: never forget rule number one.”

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Making your money work for you is easy: you need to put your eggs in the right basket and leave them there

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Managing other people's money can be a very lucrative job. It exists because people are afraid of finance, but investment advisors don't always achieve the best results, and they don't always try to do so

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Take-home message

01. The aim of financial independence shouldn’t be for your pension, but for your freedom, the freedom to choose in any given moment of your life

Money can buy many things, none of which are more important than one's financial independence. Such independence can offer the freedom to travel, but also to take a break and spend time raising a child, for example, and being able to let go of the need for a fixed salary.

To be able to earn your financial freedom and build your own "F-you Money", that is the money for freedom, there are three basic rules, summarised in this sentence: spend less than you earn, invest the surplus, avoid debt.

Debt is promoted and accepted as a perfectly normal part of life, but it is actually the first major obstacle to building wealth. In America, the total debt fluctuates around 12 trillion dollars: 8 trillion in home loans, 1 in student loans, and as many as 3 in miscellaneous consumption charged to debit cards.

Save 50% of what you earn, don't get into debt, don't commit to any instalment payments and "make your money work" by applying the lessons on indexing that Jack Bogle, founder of The Vanguard Group and inventor of index funds, perfected 40 years ago.

02. The first step is to pay your debts. The things you need to do are very straightforward, but they are not easy: they require the will to drastically change your lifestyle and how you approach spending, and they require absolute discipline

03. Money should “work” (earn) to improve the quality of life of its owners. One of the simplest tools to make this happen is an investment fund such as Vanguard

04. Warren Buffet is known among all investors, big and small, for his catchphrase: “there are only two rules. Rule number one: never lose money. Rule number two: never forget rule number one.”

05. Making your money work for you is easy: you need to put your eggs in the right basket and leave them there

06. Managing other people's money can be a very lucrative job. It exists because people are afraid of finance, but investment advisors don't always achieve the best results, and they don't always try to do so

07. Quotes

08. Take-home message

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Many useful tips to:

  • Understand the true meaning of financial freedom.
  • Outline a strategy to guarantee your own financial freedom.
  • Learn the basic rules to defend yourself from scams.

J.L. Collins is a finance expert and best-selling author. His blog, jlcollinsnh.com, created in 2011 to gather ideas and advice for his daughter, is considered one of the most authoritative in the field of disseminating advice for financial growth. Collins' work is dedicated to helping people build their "F-you Money", which is freedom money.

Publishing house:

Createspace Independent Publishing Platform

Year:

2016

Pages:

286

ISBN:

978-1533667922