To shy away from investing simply because it seems complicated or difficult to learn would be to miss out on a great adventure, one which would offer an entertaining and insightful path towards financial independence and the pursuit of excellence.
Very few people realize that investing is already an every day occurrence. In fact the majority of people are completely unaware of the fact that investing is something they do on a regular basis, whether they realize it or not.
Each and every college student, employee, parent and human being on the face of this planet is investing in one thing or another every day. We invest in our personal health by buying food we think will be good for us, with the hopes that we will receive a longer life here on earth, it's a gamble based on an educated decision. It's an investment.
The hopes of every sensible investor is to receive in value as much as or more than that which you have spent. If you imagine investing in an education such as college, your banking on the fact that your education will some day bring you value either by income in a profession or by a service which will help bring meaning (or value) to your life. Were we to invest in entertainment, say for instance buying a "ticket" at the movie theatre, we are investing with the hopes that the joy we receive will be equal to or greater than the value of an $8 dollar movie ticket.
So as we come to realize that investing is something we do on a daily basis, an aspect of life which permeates all things both monetary and otherwise, it becomes our responsibility to start deciding where and how we want to invest our energy to maximize the quality of our choices and the impact they have on our life.
So you might ask why so few people are investing in ways that can bring them financial growth, when they are clearly investing in so many other areas of their life. Finding this answer will help create a dynamic shift in the way you move forward on your path towards financial growth. Professional "Investors" spend cash to make cash, the rest of the population spends cash to receive things other than cash (ex. gas, shopping, traveling, etc.)
These items that we spend our hard earned cash on often times stand as a gap between our financial security. If you had the opportunity to choose between investing: 1) 65 dollars cash, in return for 95 dollars cash each and every Saturday evening or 2) Buying a new shirt and a new pair of pants every Saturday evening.
Which would you choose?
A skillful investor is constantly aware of the aspects which influence both where money is going, what is happening to it while it is gone and how the money will circulate back into his or her bank account. The decision of whether or not to invest your hard earned money in ways that can bring you a greater financial return is an important one. Investing must be a decision made based on a genuine interest to achieve a higher standard of financial excellence. Coming to the understanding that investing is something we're all already doing will help us to connect investing as the next natural step towards our financial growth.
Future articles I write may have more informatino on how you can invest and what your options are as an aspiring investor. Until then invest in your future by taking some time to ponder the essence of the daily investor, and how your life will be effected by your decision to pursue a broader understanding of the wide world of investments.
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