As it happened, I had just been reading about how much a person would have to save to become financially independent. I knew that if a person saved $100 dollars per month from the age of 21 to the age of 65, and he earned an average return of 10% on his savings over that time period, he would be worth more than $1,000,000 by the time he retired. I suddenly realized that that young man, living in a group home, repairing furniture, with no advantages or opportunities, could actually become wealthy. If he just kept saving one hundred dollars per month, he would retire wealthier than 95% percent of the population.
He would end up better off than most doctors, dentists, lawyers, architects, engineers, salespeople, small business owners, corporate executives, and people in show business. All he had to do is save $100 dollars per month and he would retire financially independent. If he could discipline himself to save every month, the power of compound interest would do the rest.
Making money is a basic skill. It takes knowledge and practice to master, but since hundreds of thousands, and even millions, of men and women have learned how to make money over the years, it is obviously a learnable skill. In fact, if you can drive a car, operate a cell phone, use a computer, or carry out many of the standard tasks that are a part of daily life, you definitely have all the intelligence and ability you need to earn all the money you want.
In the pages ahead, I will show you a variety of ways to achieve financial independence, and even get rich in America. After that, it is up to you to take action, and keep on taking action until you get the results you desire. There are no real limits except the ones you place on your own imagination
