I talk about Personal Growth, Management, Infrastructure and More | 👇JOIN +2k readers 👇
Know the limits of what you can do
|
If your only plan to improve your finances is cutting expenses, you’ve got a big problem. Not because it’s a bad plan—it’s not... If you’re wasting money on unnecessary crap, the first thing you should fix is exactly that. But… The problem is purely mathematical, and I love maths. Cutting expenses has a limit. If you make 3.000 euros or dollars or whatever per month and save 500… You may be able to save 200 more. If you turn off Netflix, maybe 215… If you cut Amazon Prime, maybe 300 And if you turn the lights off and use candles, maybe you arrive to 1.000 in total savings. At some point, there’s no more room to cut, and saving an extra 50 requires a massive sacrifice… like giving up coffee and things like that. It just doesn’t make sense. That’s why, if you don’t want to fall into the most extreme penny-pinching lifestyle, your focus shouldn’t be on saving more—but on earning more. Because unlike cutting costs, increasing your income has no limit. And the best part? Even small increases make a huge difference. If you go from earning €3.000 to €4.000, for example, here’s what happens: ​ This is so obvious that you might think I’m insulting your intelligence, but no matter how much we debate saving strategies, the truth is simple: Cutting expenses is fine and necessary, but the real key to financial well-being is making more money. Make. More. Money. And if anyone tells you otherwise, they’re lying to you. Life only happens once, and it should be lived well. Not with absurd luxuries, not with reckless spending—but well. And as far as I know, that requires money. My plan to help you make it happens, right here: ​Is this piece of real estate a good investment? - Price $29.90​ PD 1: If you liked this email, don't keep it in secret and forward it to a friend. They will thank you enormously one day. PD 2: If somebody has sent you this email and you want to receive emails like this yourself, visit vicentevalencia.com PD 3: If you want unsubscribe, click the link below. |
Vicente Valencia
I talk about Personal Growth, Management, Infrastructure and More | 👇JOIN +2k readers 👇
Yesterday I was talking about clarity.Or better said, about simplicity.If you’re not capable of putting it clearly, you don’t have the "pajorera" (faintest damn) idea what you’re talking about. Simplifying is a superpower. How many times have I seen the best technicians we could find for a task make a presentation to a Board of Directors.Charts.Twisted words beyond belief.More jargon… as if it were a competition to see who can pee the furthest.In the end…The sound of crickets. Trying to...
Big table. Bigger egos. Billion-dollar numbers floating around like confetti. We are in the middle of a key meeting of a bid for a PPP project. Slide on the screen. The Bid Director clears his throat. “And now, I’ll pass it to – let’s say - Carlos, who will walk us through the interface risk allocation model.” Silence. People start looking to each other. More looking. Some rumours. Someone nervously laughed… Carlos is not in the room. Not in the building. Not in the country. Where the hell is...
These days I’ve been in an amazing table. Not business guys this time, but that’s not important. The best lawyers. The best technical guys. The best commercial people in the country. Being there simply blows your mind. Their work ethics. Their commitment. Their sharp insights. I should be paying for being there… Being in those tables. With excellent people. In the decision-making tables. It’s a game changer for any professional. If you go with an open mind, What you learn. What you absorb....