When Your Income Becomes Your Enemy Story

When Your Income Becomes Your Enemy

Today, we’re going to explore what it’s like to have a high income, and how a high income can actually get in the way of wealth-building. Mo’ Money, Mo Problems, as the late Biggie Smalls would say.

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I have absolutely enjoyed and benefitted from a generous income, and I don’t expect any sympathy for high-earning individuals. That’s not what I’m going for here.

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When Your Income Becomes Your Enemy

A Whole New World… of Investments

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Accredited Investor Status

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Before you even considering investing, consider the fact that even a successful business can ruin friendships and strain family relations. A failed business is even more likely to create ill will.

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When Your Income Becomes Your Enemy

Today, we’re going to explore what it’s like to have a high income, and how a high income can actually get in the way of wealth-building. Mo’ Money, Mo Problems, as the late Biggie Smalls would say.

I have absolutely enjoyed and benefitted from a generous income, and I don’t expect any sympathy for high-earning individuals. That’s not what I’m going for here.

When Your Income Becomes Your Enemy

A Whole New World… of Investments

Accredited Investor Status

Before you even considering investing, consider the fact that even a successful business can ruin friendships and strain family relations. A failed business is even more likely to create ill will.

Friends and Family… and Business?

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