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How to Start Creating Your Wealth Today

Do You want to seriously start creating wealth?

Maybe you wish to retire early, build your own business in the future, buy a home or to pay for your child's education.
Or anything else that needs money...

Do you feel that investing seems too complicated?
Something that is only for wealthy or experienced people?

The truth is that we all want to have enough money to, one day, spend less time working and more time doing what we love. And to do that,we need to both create wealth and protect it from destructive, unexpected events.

Creating your wealth

To create wealth is not "rocket science"! You need to save money, grow it by correctly investing it, and protect it into the future.
The world's wealthiest people have a very different approach to money than most of us, who are simply trying to financially survive until the end of each month.
They own assets that not only increase in value over time, but also produce a passive income, such as savings that earn interest above inflation or an investment that pays dividends, a business, royalties on a book, a patent or a franchise operation or a property that is rented out.

Strategies successful wealth creators follow

1. Invest in Yourself.
Only you can change the course of your financial future. Make time to learn about finances, specifically around investing.
Make it a habit to do your financial admin every month. Check on your investments, bank and credit card statements.

2. Create and understand a budget, so you know where your money is going.
It is the best way to stay focussed on your wealth creating plan.
Don't be like a ship trying to get to port with no rudder. You will never get there!

3. Stop using OPM (other peoples money).
Eliminate your smaller, short-term debts. Then, once you have that "freed-up" money you direct it towards those higher debts and so on.
Living on credit only makes the lenders of that money rich.

Remember, the poor have liabilities that cost more and more.
Compounding interest works both ways - increasing investment wealth or debt!

However, there is good debt as well. Pay off short-term, high-interest debt, such as credit cards, store cards and personal loans as fast as possible, but longer term, low-interest debt to acquire assets that grow in value and produce passive income is good. This is known as "gearing".
An example is buying a property and renting it out to create ongoing passive income and at the same time earning growth on your capital over time.
Pay the bond and levies and you are now using OPM to pay off your asset!

4. Saving money.
If you start saving at least 10% of your income and never spend it, you will become financially free. It is that simple!
Make it a habit to pay yourself first by saving part of what you earn, every month. You will be surprised at how soon you will become used to doing this and not notice it.
You may soon find you can increase the amount, substantially changing your financial life!

These savings are your foundations of wealth creation and preservation. They will create your vital emergency fund, giving you financial security when life throws those curved balls. Look at these savings as seriously as you do with your rent, bond, car repayments.

Your savings are today, what will guarantee the possibilities and security of tomorrow - Brian Tracy Motivational speaker.

5. Never invest in products you do not fully understand. - Warren Buffett.
If a product requires expensive advice and administration or is confusing and complex, avoid it!
There are so many other investment products to investigate and some of the finest are Unit Trusts.
Keep the utmost control over your money.

6. Serious Investing is for the long-term.
The longer term fosters discipline in the pursuit of your financial goals.
Short-term investing in the markets can lead to bad emotional decisions. No one can second guess the market and basing decisions on past performances or whims never works! Stick to you plan as it is your "road map" to financial success.

Investing in property is, by its very nature, long-term investing. It cannot easily be bought or sold in moments of panic.

Your goal should be to own assets that not only increase in value over time, but also produce a passive income, like investments earning more than the inflation rate or that pay dividends.
Owning a business, a franchise operation or a property that is rented out are ideal passive income investments.

7. Focus on creating an income stream, not capital.
This can be seen as a controversial statement, but investing for capital to secure your retirement very seldom works!
The devastating effect of long-term inflation, investment costs and market fluctuations make accumulating sufficient capital almost impossible.

Wealthy people focus on creating never-ending income producing assets, not only to to be financially independent in retirement - regardless how long they may live - but also well before and well after.

Retirement investments are not all bad. If you pay income tax to SARS, it would be foolish not to take advantage of the deferred income tax benefits they offer.
Money that is saved or invested without being taxed, accumulates 30% to 40% faster than money that is subject to taxation.

Protecting your wealth

There is no point in creating wealth if you can lose it all at some time in the future.
Your greatest asset is your ability to earn an income - everything depends upon that flow if money.
If it stops due to say, a disability, what then?
You could lose everything.
And what about those who rely upon you for a living?

Protecting yourself against the unforeseen consequences of disability and illness are paramount.
And life cover to protect your loved ones is next.

Please read:

Do You Need Life Insurance?

Protect Your Income

Why you should start creating wealth now

There are two ways you can create money. You can exchange your time for money or you can make your money work for you - passive income.
Most of us work for money. We trade our working hours for a salary.
In order to make more, we need to work more. But there are only so many hours in a day, even with overtime!

There is more to life than working for money! It makes far more sense to make your money work for you.

And you can do this by investing in assets that grow in value over time and those that produce a passive income.

Growth Assets are designed to grow your money (capital) over a longer period. They therefore, need to be invested at a higher risk than normal savings and over a period longer than 5-years. This will average out the rise and fall of value over time.

The best way to get started with your growth asset strategy is through a Unit Trust.

Passive Income Investments are designed to create regular income (annuity income) from savings, interest, investment dividends, property rentals or a business in which you do not actively participate, like a You Tube vlogger or on-line vendor.

An effective Passive Income plan will help you maintain your current lifestyle, and secure your financial future in case you are retrenched, or when you retire.
You build up a source of income and capital to help you live comfortably in the future.

So, why have you not started yet?

The biggest obstacle for most people in creating wealth is that they feel they do not deserve to be rich! They have grown used to not winning the Lotto or struggling to make ends meet. They constantly hear from others just how bad the economy and how hard life is. And, if they do succeed, they are not skilled in keeping and growing their money.
This is so untrue!

The starting point of your wealth creation is for you to believe you can accumulate all the wealth you need and that a lot of money is a good thing.

Maybe you feel that is too hard or too risky or that you need a lot of money to invest?

Again, not so, and I can show you how to get going!

The earlier you start, the more money you will earn.
The effect of compound interest is huge, however it needs time to really work for you.
The sooner you begin, the sooner you can reap the rewards.
The longer you invest, the more your money works for you.

Just begin today!

Some investing truths;

• You need to protect your greatest asset - your potential to earn an income.
• Since 1940 there have been only 2 years without inflation!
• Your money cannot grow without accepting some risk.
• Investing has at least a 5-year horizon, anything less is either savings or gambling!
• Past performance is no indication of future results.
• The power of Compound interest is not fully understood.
• You should regularly save at least a tenth percent of your income.
• Bank investments never give real capital growth.
• You invest to Protect your money from inflation and make it grow.
• You invest to provide an income in retirement.
• Your most important long-term investment goal is a comfortable retirement.

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Last update: August 10, 2026