X is awesome.
This is genuinely my only social media account.
I thought it would be a cesspit.
Turns out I have met some great people, there is a real community and I am learning a heap.
Your cash is worth less every year.
About 7% less atm due to inflation.
I counteract this by investing part of my cash each month into a high-interest account, now at 6%.
What are you doing with your cash?
Imagine you have no income for 6 months.
Nothing.
Zero.
Would you be able to live your normal life?
Would you be able to support those you need to?
If the answer is no, you need to build an emergency fund of cash.
It's been hard.
But I made it to 500!!
Now for the 1,000 mark.
Massive shout out to all those who have supported me throughout.
@Lewisthecoach
@ImCharlieBullen
@TomTalksMoney_
And many more.
Anybody below 500, time and effort will get you there.
Can't you see it?
Personal finance and physical fitness are very similar.
You need to create a personal plan for both.
𝗧𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗸 𝘁𝗼 𝗶𝘁.
Consistently.
I want to be good, not great.
Being consistently good beats being occasionally great.
True in building wealth and personal growth.
Both compound, if you keep at it.
Rich get richer.
The equality gap widens.
Which side will you be on?
I can tell you.
Based on a simple formula.
R>G
If you don't understand this, your not going to be on the right side.
Let's dive in 👇
1990-2023 the S&P 500
Blah Blah Blah
Time in the market, not timing the market
𝗕𝘂𝘁 𝗪𝗵𝘆?
For 1971-2023:
Missing the 5 best days in the market = 𝟰𝟰% 𝗹𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿 𝗿𝗲𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗻
Missing the 20 best days in the market = 𝟴𝟰% 𝗹𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿 𝗿𝗲𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗻.
Don't pretend you can time these days.
I was lucky, I had a head start.
You can too.
My family talked about money & investing a lot, several are professional investors.
I learnt a massive amount from them.
My mission is to give others the head start I had.
Oops, I did it again.
I entered the Bitcoin game.
I have held before, 2016-2017.
Sold too early.
Lesson learnt.
This time is different.
In it for the long term.
Buying monthly.
Aim for portfolio to get to 1-2% BTC.
Who else is in the game?
Do you want free money ?
10 mins of work = £200
How ?
I have two bank accounts:
- one for day-to-day use
- one for switching banks to get rewards
I moved my switching account and got £200.
That’s right.
10 mins of work and £200.
DM if you want any tips.
Seattle.
Amazon was founded in Seattle.
𝗪𝗵𝘆?
Taxes.
Most sales came from people outside Washington State, meaning lower sales taxes for Amazon.
𝗟𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗼𝗻?
Bezos cared about tax efficiency right from the start.
So should you.
Buying an individual stock?
Remember this.
All that matters is:
Current price (CP) vs Intrinsic Value (IV)
CP < IV = you will make money
IV < CP = you won't
Want to understand investing?
Boost your understanding quickly by doing this:
1 - Find brands you love that are listed companies
2 - Buy very small amounts of their shares
3 - Read about the company
4 - Right down predictions
5 - Watch and learn as they go up and down
A lap.
One lap of the track - 400m.
Each metre is an effort.
𝗡𝘂𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝗳𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝘄 - 𝟰𝟬𝟬.
Appreciate you all coming on this journey.
Onwards and Upwards.
Budget tip.
Create your budget for the full year.
Then split it into months.
Avoid missing big costs.
Holidays are not every month, but still needs to be in your budget.
Christmas is not every month, but still needs to be in your budget.
Payday.
Immediate action - I pay myself.
Before any other costs, I move money into my investment accounts (working on automating this).
Pay yourself before anything else.
Otherwise, you might not pay yourself at all.
And that would be tragic.
Too soon.
Gone too soon, but never forgotten.
Over the last 3 years, I have known 3 close friends and family who have gone too soon.
Each had their own story, all had more life to give.
𝗟𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗼𝗻?
Don't save everything for retirement.
You might not make it.
Instead?
Warren Buffet and Mark Cuban both say this is the most important thing to learn.
Accounting.
Fun and exciting ?
No
Super important as the language of business ?
Yes
𝗪𝗵𝗼 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗲 𝗮 𝗺𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗶𝗿𝗲?
Show started in 1998.
𝗔 𝟭𝟵𝟵𝟴 £𝟭𝗺 𝗶𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗵 £𝟬.𝟰𝗺.
To have the same purchasing power as the £1m you would need £2.3m today.
Inflation has a 𝗯𝗶𝗴 impact.
You need to protect against it.
Invest.
I get better at saying no every month.
No to food I don't want to buy.
No to drinks I don't want to drink.
No to people I don't want to see.
If you always say yes to others, you are not saying yes to yourself.
It will be hard.
It was easy up till now, I had time off.
I don't anymore.
Back to the day job this week.
Four priorities:
- Dad & Husband
- Build a brand
- Day job
- Stay fit
Planning each day will be crucial.
$1,000,000
This is not your goal.
I have seen 7 tweets about this already today.
Being a millionaire is not your goal.
Your financial goals are personal to you.
Start with this question:
How do you want to live your life?
Be thankful it's not 2009.
Life is 2.7x better in 2023.
In 2023 you can put £20k into an ISA.
In 2009 the allowance was £7.2k.
Note:
An Individual Savings Account (ISA) is a UK investment account where:
Interest and Dividends = No Tax
Capital Gains = No Tax
The more I talk to people about personal finance the more I think the problems are
1- a basic understanding of what is important
2- basic actions to take, which after 1, the "why" can now be understood
3- HABITS
Sleep deprivation is a form of torture.
Learning from the last week?
Aircon is an amazing investment.
Even in London.
I sleep better.
My wife sleeps better.
My child sleeps better.
Makes the day a hell of lot better.
For my UK followers.
Did you know you can earn £1,000 tax free from a side hustle?
After that you need to work out if starting your own company will be worth it or not.
Several pros and cons here.
Aidan is a boss.
Had an awesome call with him on Roasters Academy last night.
When I joined X, Aidan had recently rebranded.
Now he has more than 3,000 followers here.
So.
How did he do it?
Mind the Gap.
No not that gap.
𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗴𝗮𝗽 𝗯𝗲𝘁𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗰𝗼𝘀𝘁𝘀.
This is a crucial metric in building wealth.
Each time your income takes a step up the gap needs to step up too.
What does your gap look like?
Everybody fails at least once.
Did you know the WeWork founder's first business was making baby outfits which had knee pads?
(I am not saying that Adam Newman is the role mode you should followl).
Retirement is overrated.
Be financially fit instead.
Work the hours you want, in good health with time for your family.
Stopping working isn't the answer.
Dynamic pricing.
Good or bad?
A pub chain in the UK now charges 20p extra per pint at peak hours.
Airlines have used this for years to maximise ticket sales.
Where else have you seen it used?
Payments on X?
Very interested to see what Elon has planned.
The battle for payments is big and there are now three players:
1- Big banks
2- Big tech - (Apple & Google)
3- Big social - (Insta & X)
Who are you supporting?
I was gutted.
How could I have been so stupid?
If only I hadn't done it.
But I did.
And it was eating away at me, and getting worse every month.
Don't do what I did.