How many millionaires are there in the United
States? what If I told you that just in 2017, 700K
people became millionaires. And now try to guess the total number, it's in millions,
to be exact, there are over 11 million millionaires just here in the US!
and now try to imagine how many millionaires are there worldwide!
the world is actually filled with millionaires! Every single day, thousands of people join
the club. However, If you give it a closer look, all
millionaires can be divided into 3 categories, because, there are essentially 3 ways to become
a self-made millionaire unless your dad will give you a small loan of a million-dollar,
and that will be the fourth way. By the way, contrary to the popular beliefe.
Only 20 percent of millionaires have inherited their wealth, the other 80 percent made it
with their blood and sweat. In fact, out of 2604 billionaires worldwide,
56% of them are self-made. So even if you are not born with a silver
spoon in your mouth, your chances to become one are reasonable
There are basically 3 financially paths you can take!
Sidewalk, Slowlane, and The Fastlane! 1. Slowlane is get rich slow formula, or get
rich old where you will be on a wheelchair! The Slowlane is your typical parent's advice:
Go to school, get good grades, graduate, get a good job, save 10%, invest in the stock
market, max your 401k, clip coupons…then, someday, when you are, oh, 65, maybe 70 years
old, you will be rich. Congratulations, you have made it! The problem with the Slowlane is that you
will have to sacrifice your entire life so that you can live your dream life when you
are in a wheelchair. Which I don't really like because once you
are old, you can’t get back young again, Time is out of your hands.
So as your income, you can’t double it or triple it every year, try asking your boss
for a 100 percent raise, you will most likely get fired! So, If you decide to take this path, remember,
you are not going to drive that Ferrari while you are young, you are not gonna travel and
have adventures because it's quite difficult to do that when you are 70. You will live
like a slave waiting for Friday to celebrate your freedom and then get back to slavery
on Monday. If buffet started investing when he was just
11 years and only made his first million by the age of 31. How long do you think it will
take you to make even a million dollars when you haven’t even invested a single dime
in the stock market yet and you are 25! Nonetheless, its probably the best strategy
for most people. Although you will have a boring mediocre life, you will have a financial
plan that works! Even if it's not exciting. You will be a
millionaire in 30 or 40 years. In fact, a considerable number of millionaires
in the US have taken this path. It's safe, secure and guaranteed and better than the
second option - The Sidewalk. 2. Sidewalker The Sildewalkers are usually one step away
from bankruptcy, because they are more bothered about living their dream life today and aren’t
much into the future. They can even make millions of dollars but still, end up poor like a professional
athlete or an actor. Your album fails, you get injured, you get homeless and file for
bankruptcy. Even if you have a prosperous carrier, chances
that you will remain a millionaire after you retire are really low.
78% of NFL players are either bankrupt or under financial stress within 2 years of retirement.
60 percent of NBA players go bankrupt after 5 years of ending their career. Imagine making millions of dollars but still
Go broke. it sounds unbelievable, but that’s what happens when you decide to become a pro
athlete. There isn't time for financial education, You have to work hard day and night to be
at the top, there will be people who are more talented than you or simply have better genetics.
The number of athletes who end up making it to the pro level are less than 1 percent.
While you are having the greatest years of your career, you get used to a certain lifestyle
that’s completely taken care by your muti million dollar salary, and once you retire
its difficult to get back to an average life. SO you go broke in few years. The number of athletes who build a sustainable
business while making it to the top like Michael Jordan are an extremely small minority. And
even those who end up earning 400 million dollars like Tyson did can still go absolutely
broke! The worst part about it is that.
With the rise of social media, everyone is taking the sidewalk. You pull out your phone
and see how these people are driving ferries and living their dream lives. and You don't
want to be left behind, You might be working hard, but whatever money you make, you spend
it on the next great gadget, on the next trip so that you have something to post on your
Instagram. On a more expensive car. Sidewalkers are trapped in such a lifestyle
where they are driven by their urgent instant need for pleasure.
Every dime you make will directly go to your car payment, clothes, whatever. You are not worried about the future because
you think that someday, sometime in the future you will hit big. but you most probably won't.
So it's not the wisest option to take! 3. Fastlane And then there is the Fastlane. The whole
idea behind it is that, instead of sacrificing today for tomorrow or tomorrow for today.
Get out and provide value to as many people as possible.
You see most of us are consumers because to provide value, you need to have something
first. And most people do not take the time and effort to build themselves up to a point
where they will have something to give. Mark Zuckerberg became a billionaire in just
a few years because he provided a platform to millions of people to socialize. If you give it a closer a look, the purpose
of any business is to give value in different ways, the store besides your house provides
you with the groceries, the restaurant downside the road provides you with the food. Your
favorite YouTuber provides you with content that you find interesting. Amazon saves you
the time and makes shopping much easier! And what makes this path much more appealing
than the other two, There is no limit to how much you can make!
You want to triple your income in the next 3 month, It's under your control! You don't
have to beg your boss for a 5 percent raise like the Slowlaners do. And you are not scarifying your future like
the sidewalks do because Fastlaners take that money and buy real esate, patents, businesses
that will keep raising their income. The challenge with the Fastlane is that you
will have to spend first an enormous amount of time to create something that will truly
bring value to a substantial number of people. Of course, it's not easy, and most people
would never be able to do that, because the other path looks more appealing since that’s
what being rich means to most people. But
“When you finance an $80,000 Mercedes Benz over six years because that's all you could
afford, that isn't wealth, but the impersonation of wealth. You are Fooling yourself.
It still blows my mind how people travel while not having even a thousand dollars in their
savings account. Wealth isn't embodied in a car or clothes
but in the freedom to know that you can buy it. That's why it's easy to find self-made not
only millionaire but billionaires who are cheap because they know that they have the
freedom to afford pretty much anything anytime they want. On the other side, you have people who haven't
paid their students loans yet but are completely comfortable to take another loan to show everyone
how successful they are. People don’t choose to be poor. They make
poor decisions that slowly lead them into that direction. Conclusion
So here are the 3 financial roads that you can take
to become a millionaire. Of course, the Fastlane is the most rewarding one where you can become
a millionaire in just a few years and stay one for the rest of your life., but its also
the most challenging one, which is why most people won't take it, but being a Sidewalker
isn't sustainable, that's why the Slowlane is probably the best option for most people. This video is based on a book, the Millionaire
Fastlane by MJ Demarco, It's a brilliant read which I recommend to everyone. It's quite
different from all other books on this subject. I will leave a link in the description and
also an affiliate link to audible, where you can free the audiobook for free!
Thanks for watching and Until next time.
