Invest your money into shares. The sharemarket is not a casino. The sharemarket will crash plenty of times over the course of your life. When the sharemarket crashes, buy more. Let me repeat, when the sharemarket crashes, buy more.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\nWe had a lot of character traits in common, Klaas and I.<\/p>\n
However I believe the most significant factor that we had in common when it came to investing, was our ability to delay gratification.<\/p>\n
We were both natural savers. We saved money first, spent whatever was left second.<\/p>\n
Most people a natural spenders. They spend money first, and save whatever is left second.<\/p>\n
Hence the whole point of this blog.<\/p>\n
Everyone loves the investing part. The sexy part.<\/p>\n
But most people do not make it that far!<\/p>\n
The first trick to investing is to spend less than you earn.<\/p>\n
Learn that trick and watch the cash start to pile up.<\/p>\n
That is the beginning of your investment journey.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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