If we want to enact real change in our lives, either financially, in our career, or our family life, there’s no way we can stay at rest. We need to take steps to set good habits in motion.
Lifestyle inflation has played a huge part in this as well. We didn’t buy a single piece of new furniture for five years when we lived in our one-bedroom apartment.
But the moment we purchased and moved into a four-bedroom home, we started filling it with new furniture. The mindset of saving pervades all aspects of our lives and we end up making smarter decisions about things we buy.
I’ve found that the best way to start investing is simply to take that first step and… start investing. Just put some money somewhere. Obviously choose your investments wisely.
A wise person I respect greatly said that when you give to that point, your life truly changes for the better. Your priorities and perspective change and in some ways you receive more than you gave.
Encouragement from friends and family can help, but it can only take you so far. The fact is that they can want it for you, but they can’t make you want it.