Most people don’t have a budgeting problem.
They have a “whatever is left” problem.
They save/invest whatever is left.
Pay down debt with whatever is left.
Then wonder why their income keeps going up but progress feels slow.
Reverse budgeting fixes this.
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Inflation is the silent thief.
Over the last 30 years, it cut the value of $1 in half.
But $1 invested in the S&P 500 became nearly $9 – AFTER adjusting for higher prices.
That’s the power of ownership.
These numbers never stop amazing me.
The stock market since 1896 — packed with reasons to quit:
– 2 pandemics
– 2 world wars
– 1 Great Depression
– 25 recessions
– 100+ other events
– Long, painful recovery periods
And yet: 10% per year over the last 100 years.
Dividends reinvested. 40% of total returns from that alone.
The market climbs the wall of worry.
Crises come. Crises go.
Compounding stays.
“In the same way, let your good deeds shine out for all to see, so that everyone will praise your heavenly Father.”
Matthew 5:16 NLT https://t.co/AjzQEbFT3G
Buddha lived, died, stayed dead.
Muhammad lived, died, stayed dead.
Confucius lived, died, stayed dead.
L. Ron Hubbard lived, died, stayed dead.
Earthly kings lived, died, stayed dead.
Jesus lived, died, rose again!
There is no one like Him! He is the only One worth following!