Alright, I’m really struggling to write about this…
Not for lack of material and experience (and hopefully a dash of wisdom) to contribute…
But more for the perception that talk about money is so TABOO.
What other item or tool can you think of that has this much power?
A Lack of Money can cause:
- Divorce…
- Illness…
- Depression…
- Theft…
- Lying…
- Cheating…
- Stealing…
- and even…Suicide
Whereas an abundance of money can be a very good thing…more on the good stuff in a moment…
But first, why do so many people struggle with money?
Or at least the handling and managing of it?
The Money Problem
I can remember in high school becoming acutely aware of how many adults struggled with the Money Problem…
What’s the Money Problem?
It’s not having enough money to pay for their kids’ college…
Or their kids’ activities…
Or still carrying student debt more than 10 years after graduating college…
Or not being able to check off items on their bucket list…like going to Disney or driving across the US in an RV with their family…
Or carrying too much revolving credit debt and living pay check to pay check…
Or not being able to buy a reliable vehicle…and worrying about how much the payments will be when they do get a new car…
Or having enough money left over for investments…
Most people struggle with the Money Problem…and either fail to reach a real solution…or compromise on their dreams and desires…and just settle…
Hey, that’s what everyone else does…
In fact, it’s estimated that 95% of people never solve the Money Problem.
So about the time I was 18, I started looking for answers…
A Wow Moment That Changed Me…
On the eve of leaving for college… I went to visit a friend and wish her well as we were headed to different colleges…
When I walked in…there was a check written for one year full tuition and board…
$25,500!
A personal check for the full amount.
The possibility that someone could do that was unreal to me…
What type of person had $25K sitting in their checking account to knock a full year of college expenses?
….so I started searching…
A New Reality After Stumbling On A Book…
I stumbled on a book in my Freshman year at College called, “The Millionaire Next Door”…(published in 1996…so I’m dating myself here)…
And once I started reading it…could not put it down.
See I wasn’t interested in what the rest of the world was doing….getting a nice, safe secure job, investing in mutual funds and retiring one day…
I wanted to do something different…
And be like the 5%…
Or better yet, maybe even the 1%.
So what do the 1% do?
That’s what The Millionaire Next Door was all about…
So What Does The 5% Understand That The Rest Don’t?
And so it did change for me… I discovered a different reality for people who solved the Money Problem…
- They understood the rules of the game…how money worked. (I’ve found most are very willing to teach it to the right people…they just are usually cautious and protective and have had negative experiences by people who never solve the Money Problem AND are threatened by others’ successes).
- They think about money in a different way than the 95%…
- They use a different language to talk about money.
An Overnight Success 20 Years in the Making…
And ultimately, I did learn the rules…I did come to view money much differently than how I thought about it growing up…AND I learned the language of people who solved the Money Problem…
And just last week…I was able to write one check and give a maximum contribution to each of my children’s 529 College Savings Plans…
(I have 5 kids)…
So that’s 5 x $28,000…$140,000.
One check.
This was a big win for me…
One that 20 years to come to fruition…
But pretty cool none-the-less…
And to Celebrate being able to do that…
I’m starting a New Course:
“What They Don’t Teach Us About Money in PT School”…
In it I’ll share how I solved the Money Problem…
And how others have done it before me…
And how others are doing it now.
This isn’t for everybody…
And if it’s not real to you that people solve the money problem…then I’m going to ask you to stop reading here.
If you’re looking to solve the Money Problem for yourself so you can:
- Pay for your children’s education, private schooling and activities without worrying about money
- Pay off your student loans…
- Pay cash for your dream family experiences in Disney, or Hawaii, or Europe…or take that RV cross country…
- Get out of credit debt and never look back…
- Buy the vehicle you want to buy…not settle for the one with payments you can afford…
- and have money left over for investments…
I’m willing to share what I’ve done.
Why Would I Share?
If you’re looking to solve the Money Problem…here’s what to do next:
Send me an email at [email protected]
In the subject line write: “Free Money Course Video”…
And I’ll send you the Introduction to the “What They Don’t Teach Us About Money Course in PT School…”
In this, I’ll share with you the #1 Mistake 95% of people make when they think about money…and how you can correct it…
Email me at [email protected] and I’ll send you the video.
Best,
PS- All of my other Physical Therapy courses and trainings have strictly been for Private Practice PT Owners and PTs…this one is open to anyone working in Healthcare…it’s the first and likely only one where I’ll offer it to more than just Private Practice PTs.
