ilmscore | The #1 Mistake Americans Make On Payday (Don't Do This)

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Some payday lenders charge up to 2,000% APR.
"And you have some payday lender companies that are now charging upwards of 2,000% APR annual interest if you advertise the fees that you'd have to pay over the course of a year"
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Significant financial transformation is possible within 6 months to 6 years by reallocating time from passive entertainment to learning.
"if you start spending your time instead of watching Netflix to start Lear learning I guarantee you in 6 months you're going to look at money and life completely differently 6 years from now you're going to be in a completely different financial situation because of what you're putting in your brain"
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Some payday lenders charge up to 2,000% APR annually.
"the APR on your loan is close to 400% and you have some payday lender companies that are now charging upwards of 2,000% APR annual interest"
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Significant financial and life perspective changes are possible within 6 months to 6 years through focused learning and action.
"I guarantee you in 6 months you're going to look at money and life completely differently. 6 years from now you're going to be in a completely different financial situation"
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The Annual Percentage Rate (APR) on payday loans can be as high as 400%.
"the APR on your loan is close to 400%"
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Some payday lenders charge up to 2,000% APR.
"you have some payday lender companies that are now charging upwards of 2,000% APR annual interest"
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To improve financial health, individuals should cease spending on non-essential items and actively save smaller amounts ($50, $100, $500, $1000).
"I want you to stop spending money on things that you do not need stop going to the mall and spending money there stop buying the expensive groceries stop going out and buying all the clothes I need you to stop spending money on things that you don't need and find ways to put aside $50 and $100 and $500 and $1,000"
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A savings goal of $2,000 is recommended for protection against emergencies.
"figure out how you can put aside $2,000 in your savings account to protect you against emergencies"
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Consumers should contact service providers to inquire about promotions and competitor offers to potentially reduce monthly bills.
"call these companies and see if they have any new promotions see if their competitors are offering new promotions that way you can get your bills reduced"
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Individuals in financial distress should review statements and cancel non-essential subscriptions and recurring expenses, such as massage memberships, significant retail spending, and frequent dining out.
"go through your statements and figure out what it is that you can cancel if you're broke and you have a multi massage membership you have a problem if you're broke and you're spending $500 a month at Sachs you have a problem if you're broke and you're spending $600 a month eating out at restaurants you have a problem"
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Individuals facing financial hardship and relying on payday loans should refrain from spending time on non-productive activities like watching Netflix, prioritizing bill and loan repayment.
"if you are broke if you're struggling with money if you're going to get payday loans you should not be spending that time watching Netflix it makes absolutely no sense for you to be sitting there comfortably sleeping eight hours a day watching Netflix before you go to sleep when you got bills that need to be paid when you got payday loans that need to be paid"
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Free resources like educational YouTube videos and podcasts should be utilized for learning.
"start watching educational videos on YouTube start listening to educational podcasts because these things are not going to cost you anything else"
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Reading educational books on topics such as money management, entrepreneurship, and career advancement is recommended.
"start reading books and not just reading any book start reading educational books whether it's about money management or starting a business or startups or biographies of successful people or how to manage people or how to advance in your career"
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Consistent learning and time investment in self-improvement will lead to a significant positive change in financial situation within 6 months to 6 years.
"if you start spending your time instead of watching Netflix to start Lear learning I guarantee you in 6 months you're going to look at money and life completely differently 6 years from now you're going to be in a completely different financial situation because of what you're putting in your brain"
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Breaking free from financial hardship requires controlling spending first, which then enables the building of a savings cushion.
"The way that you break out of the financial system of constantly making everybody else Rich of constantly feeling like you're broke of constantly feeling like you're chasing money of constantly feeling like you're having to go to work just to pay yesterday's bills is you got to start by controlling the spending and once you can control the spending then you can build a little bit of a savings cushion"
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After establishing a savings cushion, the focus should shift to smart money management and spending.
"once you can build a little bit of a savings cushion you're going to be able to breathe a whole lot better then it's all about money management how do you spend your money smartly"
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Effective time management is a prerequisite to learning how to earn more money.
"and then it's about how to you use your time smartly once you can learn how to use your time smartly now we start talking about how can you earn more money"
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Contrary to popular belief, simply buying real estate is not the primary way to get rich.
"Most people think that the way you get rich is by buying real estate you've probably heard the phrase more millionaires are made in real estate than anything else but that's not true you don't get rich by buying real estate"
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