How To Make Money?

Cad asked me this question two days ago while we were waiting for our salsa class to start. Now, this might seem like a pretty normal question but it did strike me in a certain way. I got to thinking, yeah exactly how it is to make money. And I'm not talking about the usual $2000 - $3000 salaries. No, I'm talking about how to make MONEY.

I guess that is the million-dollar question these days isn't it. Everybody wants a piece of the millionaire pie. There are tons of books out there teaching ordinary folks like you and me how to systematically, step-by-step make a million bucks or two. Yet, how often do we actually read (let alone complete reading) the books and do all the steps recommended? And if we do, can we be sure of the results?

Well, I can only speak for myself here. I've read a couple of these financial books and while I haven't made my first million (actually I'm pretty far away from the first million), I dare say that these books have elevated my financial knowledge. So in a way, there are definately benefits to reading those books. Besides a boost in knowledge, they have also helped open my eyes to many different ways money can be generated and what are the new ways to make money on this modern age. Trust me when I say it is very from the traditional way of getting a job and working hard.

So how does this post relate to the question right at the top? Well, why don't you pick up that finance book you've been browsing through for the longest time and actually spend the time to read it. Knowledge never comes without the investment of time (and maybe money). Just think about your education. No one has ever managed to score well on the exams just through sheer luck. The same goes for this. Spend the time reading and accumulating knowledge. I have never met anyone who felt like they've wasted their time learning something new.