ilmscore | This 6-Step Formula Thats Makes People Rich (Most Never Learn It)

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Failure to pay off 'Buy Now Pay Later' purchases within the agreed interest-free period results in substantial fees and high interest rates, akin to credit card debt.
"If you don't get past your if you don't pay it in your 12 months, then what? So, that's the first part. If you don't pay it off now, you get slapped with a very very hefty hefty fine, a very very hefty fee where now you're paying a massive interest rate essentially like a credit card."
Buy Now Pay Later Services
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There has been an unprecedented surge in credit card debt in recent months.
"And so over the last number of months, we have seen the fastest growth of credit card debt in the history of time."
Credit Card Debt Growth
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Financially, it is more advantageous to invest money and earn an 8% return than to pay off a mortgage with a 5% interest rate, as this strategy would yield a higher overall return.
"The simple math is if your mortgage is costing you say 5% a year and you can get a 8% return on your investment, you can invest your money, get a better return, pay off your mortgage, and have some money in your pocket. It's a no-brainer. So, if you can invest your money, get a better return. Why would you not do that?"
Investing vs. Paying Off Mortgage
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The internet has made it highly accessible to start side hustles in various fields such as virtual assistance, copywriting, design, and video editing.
"So much more accessible now than ever before. I mean, you can go on to the internet, become a virtual assistant, you can become a copywriter, you can become a a designer, you can become a video editor."
Side Hustles
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The speaker has spent over $250,000 on Upwork in the last 2-3 years hiring freelancers, highlighting the significant growth and opportunity in the freelancing sector.
"I have paid. So, Upwork, they're not paying me. Upwork is a platform that I use to hire freelancers. And I did a video on this, so I looked this up. In the last two years or three years, I have spent more than a quarter million dollars on Upwork alone. Wow. Praying on different individuals, different individuals just hiring people in different areas who don't work for me. They work on their own schedule because now this freelancing business has grown so much."
Freelancing Platforms
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The speaker successfully launched a sock company for under $3,500 by leveraging communication and partnerships, significantly lower than the typical $100,000+ cost for product manufacturing and prototyping.
"I started a sock company a number of years ago when I was trying to figure things out and it was a waterresistant sock. Yeah. Yeah. And the interesting thing was I knew nothing about socks. How do you manufacture socks? How do you make them waterproof? And so I was working with textile engineers. I was working manufacturing companies. I was working with a lot of different people. I didn't have a lot of money and they wanted and now we're talking about a real product. So I learned to talk and essentially I did not I think my total cost to build my first round of socks was $3,500. still a lot of money, but relative to what if you want to manufacture products and create a product to go through the prototype after prototype to prototype, right? It costs typically $100,000 plus."
Startup Costs
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The speaker successfully launched their event planning company and the 'Minority Mindset' brand with minimal capital, under a few hundred dollars and using a cell phone for video creation.
"My first business I started with nothing essentially when I started my event planning company. I started minority mindset with under a few hundred dollars when I was making videos off my cell phone."
Starting a Business with Low Capital
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The Buy Now Pay Later sector is experiencing rapid growth, making it arguably the fastest growing segment in fintech over the past few years.
"Buy now pay later with the last couple of years is arguably the fastest growing sector in fintech."
Buy Now Pay Later Industry Growth
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The fastest growth of credit card debt in history has occurred in the recent months leading up to the transcript.
"And so over the last number of months, we have seen the fastest growth of credit card debt in the history of time."
Credit Card Debt Growth
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If the return on investment (e.g., 8%) exceeds the mortgage interest rate (e.g., 5%), it is mathematically advantageous to invest the money rather than paying off the mortgage early.
"The simple math is if your mortgage is costing you say 5% a year and you can get a 8% return on your investment, you can invest your money, get a better return, pay off your mortgage, and have some money in your pocket. It's a no-brainer."
Financial Strategy for Expenses
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The freelancing market has grown significantly, offering opportunities to earn money by providing services.
"And so there's a lot of opportunity there where now you can if you can present a service, you can make money doing that."
Freelancing Market Growth
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It is possible to start a business with very little capital, as demonstrated by an event planning company and the 'minority mindset' initiative which began with under a few hundred dollars and cell phone videos.
"My first business I started with nothing essentially when I started my event planning company. I started minority mindset with under a few hundred dollars when I was making videos off my cell phone."
Business Startup Costs
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When starting a business, prioritize investing in your knowledge and education, and minimize financial investment until revenue is generated.
"If you have a business idea, invest in it. First, invest in your mind, invest in your education, and then try to do it. You want to invest as little money as possible until you start generating revenue."
Investment in Business
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The speaker started a waterproof sock company despite having no prior knowledge, collaborating with textile engineers and manufacturing companies.
"I started a sock company a number of years ago when I was trying to figure things out and it was a waterresistant sock. Yeah. Yeah. And the interesting thing was I knew nothing about socks. How do you manufacture socks? How do you make them waterproof? And so I was working with textile engineers. I was working manufacturing companies. I was working with a lot of different people."
Sock Company Startup
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The key to wealth building is to significantly increase income and investments while keeping expenses relatively stable.
"You want to increase your income and your investments way more."
Income Multiplier Strategy
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Buy Now Pay Later options encourage increased consumer spending, leading to individuals accumulating debt for purchases made over extended periods.
"So it allows people to spend even more to lock in all the stuff. So you have a whole bunch of stuff and all your money is going out to pay for the stuff that you bought yesterday, a year ago now, a year ago."
Consumer Spending Habits
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Paying off a mortgage early offers a guaranteed return (equal to the interest rate), whereas investing in the market carries inherent risk of loss.
"Because when you pay off your mortgage, you get a guaranteed 5% return on your money. Because now if you pay it off a year early, you get a guaranteed 5% return. Versus when you invest your money, it comes with risk."
Mortgage Payoff vs. Investment
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To build wealth, individuals should aim to increase their income and investments while maintaining their current lifestyle expenses.
"You want to increase your income with your investments and keep your expenses the same."
Income vs. Lifestyle Increase
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Starting a side hustle has become significantly more accessible than in the past.
"So much more accessible now than ever before."
Side Hustle Accessibility
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The 'Minority Mindset' project was initiated with under a few hundred dollars, utilizing a cell phone for video creation.
"The minority mindset with under a few hundred dollars when I was making videos off my cell phone."
Low-Cost Business Startups
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Savings should be strategically allocated for emergencies, significant purchases, or investments.
"So you want to save your money for three reasons and three reasons only. Save your money for an emergency. Save your money for a big purchase. ... And then three, save your money for an investment."
Saving for Investments
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The snowball method leverages small victories to maintain psychological motivation, enabling faster debt repayment.
"The reason why Dave Ramsey recommends the snowball method is because psychologically when you get those small wins of paying something off, you feel like you're winning and you can pay it off faster."
Psychological Motivation in Debt Payoff
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The internet provides numerous accessible opportunities for starting side hustles, such as becoming a virtual assistant, copywriter, designer, or video editor.
"So much more accessible now than ever before. I mean, you can go on to the internet, become a virtual assistant, you can become a copywriter, you can become a a designer, you can become a video editor."
Side Hustle Opportunities
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