While the world is busy being busy, we can grow wealth. Yes, it is possible.
There are the headlines and the frantic actions of those that revel in being in motion, but if we step back and look at the natural progression of the seasons, we can find ourselves in an improved situation, even financially.
The grass grows by itself we hear, but something or someone put it there in the first place. And if put aside some of our income for future growth, we can reap the financial harvest for years to come.
The First Step
Imagine there is a barren field, and you are given a single stalk of grass to transplant there. You might look at your stalk of grass and think “what good is this?” But if you plant if and nourish it, the stalk will become a patch of grass, and eventually the grass will take over.
So it is with investing.
If we put aside some of our income and invest, we have the opportunity to grow that investment so it can provide for us in the future.
In the blade of grass example, recall we not only planted the blade of grass, we also nourished it. We nourish a plant by providing it with water, allowing its access to sunlight, and soil that is appropriate for its growth. With investing we need to be prudent with our funds.
The investor’s greatest enemy is themselves. Fantasies of riches, swallowing improbable stories, speculating, and so on, are all impediments to a successful outcome.
There are endless ways to invest. Some are more prudent then others. I prefer dividend investing, but that is just me. Pick what is comfortable for you. For this post, I will refrain from casting judgment on types of investing. But don’t wait. Every day not invested is a day we have lost forever. Make your future start today.
Illustrated is the Sykes-Picot Map of 1916. It was a secret agreement between U.K. and France on how to carve up the Middle East into spheres of influence after World War I. Courtesy National Archives (United Kingdom).
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