I want to be wealthy, I hear about so many people who came from poor backgrounds who are now millionaires & billionaires. When I read books on investing, wealth building etc it always talks about investing in real estate or something else that requires more money then I currently have.
How can an average person like me become wealthy or at least very financially comfortable in 5-10 years? I’m a single parent that is tired of living paycheck to paycheck, I want financial freedom. Not sure where to start if I only have $200 bucks to invest.
Not interested in scams either.
Good advice appreciated. Thanks!
To be rich, you need to be smart. I understand you might have a lot of money but there are ways to make yourself rich. First of all, look at your expenses and eliminate unnecessary expense. Do try to learn to budget your income because its very easy to spend it without realizing it. A couple of dollars saved a day translate to a saving of more than 1000 dollars annual. (more than enough to buy a treasury bond). For your investment strategy, look into mutual fund. Some of them probably allow you deposit minimum of 500 so that’s not too hard for you. Regularly put it in a mutual fund (which you can the sector the fund is in, which gives you exposure to bond markets, money markets and stock markets). Remember first step to become financially successful is to control your spending. Second is to make your money work for you (investing it to make more return).