Steve Adcock

Millionaire Habits (eBook, ePUB)

How to Achieve Financial Independence, Retire Early, and Make a Difference by Focusing on Yourself First

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Transform your financial present and future so you can give back to the people you care about the most In Millionaire Habits: How to Achieve Financial Independence, Retire Early, and Make a Difference by Focusing on Yourself First, popular personal finance educator Steve Adcock delivers a fun, insightful, and hands-on discussion of how to build financial security, retire early, and give back to the community. You'll learn to focus on yourself and your family first, creating personal wealth for the purpose of giving back to others. In the book, the author explains that "saving money" isn't a goal in and of itself, but rather the end product of the personal wealth equation: Wealth = Income + Investments - Lifestyle. You'll discover how to pay yourself first with concrete guidance and practical advice drawn from people who built wealth on modest incomes. You'll also find: * Strategies for maintaining your physical and financial fitness so you can maximize the value of your assets * Ways to turn your existing wealth into even more valuable investments that generate continued, passive income * Methods to help you retire early and enjoy your financial independence at a young age Perfect for young professionals, working families, self-employed people, and anyone else seeking to increase their net worth and get more out of life, Millionaire Habits is the intuitive and engaging personal finance roadmap we've all been waiting for.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: For Dummies
• Seitenzahl: 240
• Erscheinungstermin: 2. Januar 2024
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781394197309
• Artikelnr.: 69861806

Autorenporträt

STEVE ADCOCK is a former IT worker who, together with his wife, became financially independent at age 35. He teaches others how to achieve financial security and well-being. In his downtime, he and his wife travel the world and enjoy nature living in their off-grid home in the sun-drenched Southwest.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction xi

We Retired in Our 30s in an Airstream RV xiv

How To Use This Book xv

Part 1: The 10 Habits of Millionaires--the Wealth-Building Time Line 1

Habit # 1 Millionaires Say Yes 7

Am I Suggesting That You Say Yes to Every Opportunity You Get? 13

Habit # 2 Millionaires Are Selfish 15

Finances 17

The Five Pillars of Financial Selfishness 17

Health 19

Physical Health 20

Mental Health 22

Work 23

Compensation 24

Work-Life Balance 25

Recognition 27

Habit # 3 Millionaires Maximize Income 33

Switch Companies 35

Start a Side Hustle 36

Ask for a Raise 42

What about Investing? 46

Habit # 4 Millionaires Pay Themselves First 49

How Does Pay Yourself First Work? 51

When Is Pay Yourself First Not a Good Idea? 55

Habit # 5 Millionaires Automate Everything 59

What Should You Automate? 61

When Should Each Automation Happen? 62

How to Set Up Financial Automation 63

Habit # 6 Millionaires Invest (A Lot) 67

Stocks 69

Bonds 70

Index Funds 71

Targeted Retirement Funds 73

Exchange-Traded Funds (ETFs) 74

Mutual Funds 75

Real Estate 75

Traditional 401(k) 78

Roth IRA 80

Health Savings Accounts 80

Cryptocurrencies 81

Active vs. Passive Investing 82

The "Passive-first" Investment Strategy 83

Long-term Investing Makes Millionaires 85

Why Dollar-cost Averaging Works 86

Are Stocks Down? Don't Panic! 87

Habit # 7 Millionaires Save for Emergencies 91

How Much Should You Save? 93

How to Set Up Your First Emergency Fund 93

Step 1: Separate It 94

Step 2: Make It a Priority 95

Step 3: Use Automation to Make It Easy 95

Where Should You Keep Your Emergency Savings 96

What Is An Emergency? 97

Habit # 8 Millionaires Create Their Own Luck 101

Our Choices Compound 103

How to Create Your Own Luck 105

Adopt a Positive Mindset 106

Take Calculated Risks 107

Be Proactive 109

Be Open-minded 110

Visualize Your Success 111

Work Hard 113

Build a high-quality Network 114

Ditch Your Comfort Zone 115

Volunteer 117

Habit # 9 Millionaires Control Their Spending 119

Your Income Doesn't Equal Your Wealth 120

The Five-step Framework to Control Your Spending 121

Step 1: Identify All Your Expenses 121

Step 2: Decide on Expenses to Cut or Reduce 123

Step 3: Create a Spending Plan 125

Step 4: Track Your Expenses 126

Step 5: Set Financial Goals 127

The Difference between Cheap and Frugal 128

The 72-hour Rule 130

Habit # 10 Millionaires Stay Out of [Bad] Debt 133

The Two Types of Debt 134

How to Get Out of Debt 139

The Debt Avalanche Method 140

The Debt Snowball Method 142

How to Stay Out of Debt 144

Part 2: How to Fire--what Is Financial Independence Retire Early? 147

The Simple Math Behind FIRE 153

When Have You Achieved FIRE? 154

You Can Fall Out of Financial Independence 158

Health Care in Retirement 161

Healthshares 162

Traditional Health Care 164

Cobra 165

Medicaid 166

No Health Insurance 166

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