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from Judith Morgan of The Money Gym 1. Learn how to evaluate and source a great property deal 2. Write an e-book around your expertise and sell 20 copies online 3. Promote someone else’s products, earn affiliate fees 4. Review your insurances – remember the insurance industry preys on our fears 5. Trade in endowments and learn to do something more powerful with the money 6. Only contribute to a pension where your employer matches your contribution 7. Stop emotional spending and retail therapy; stop medicating your pain 8. Cut out takeaways, limit designer coffees, bribes, treats and rewards 9. Review and consolidate utility suppliers and pay by direct debt 10. Call banks and lenders and get rates on credit cards and overdrafts reduced 11. Use a mobile phone broker and cross quote on all major purchases on the web 12. Not upgrading your mobile every 12 months can save you at least £15 pcm 13. If you are not using your gym, cancel your membership and power walk instead 14. Check if you get free travel insurance for all trips booked on your credit card 15. Work out what your time is worth per hour and outsource everything else 16. Do all your food shopping online to a budget (enables you to prune items) 17. Consider house-swapping for free holidays 18. Move personal and business banks and get 12-18 months free banking 19. Boot Fairs, E-Bay and Gumtree – clear your clutter for cash; buyer collects 20. Start a business part-time 21. Hang out with positive, like-minded people doing the same or better than you 22. Stop watching the TV, invest the time in your wealth creation ideas 23. Expect to find free money – know where T. Harv Eker told us to look for it 24. Intend to win competitions with big cash prizes (don’t forget to enter!) 25. Get a credit card with 0% interest for a year – or several 26. Buy and read Debt Proof Living by Mary Hunt 27. Work out the cheapest and quickest way to pay off your bad debt automatically 28. Reclaim overpaid bank charges and any other overpayments 29. Leave your credit cards at home, wait 24 hours before making any purchase 30. Meditate for 15 minutes a day – clear your mental clutter, live simply 31. Ask for a discount because…have fun with that and shift your mindset 32. Barter – swap your skills or your time 33. Feed your brain – books, free workshops, inspirational DVDs and mastermind teams 34. www.moneysupermarket.com 35. www.moneysavingexpert.com 36. Treat today as an INVESTMENT – make it work for you, get your ROI 37. Use your discount voucher today and redeem it against financial coaching 38. Reduce your outgoings, how low can you go – plug those holes in your bath 39. Pay attention to your money – what you pay attention to expands 40. Bone up on compound interest – it makes saving money much sexier The only way not to think about money is to have a great deal of it Edith Wharton |
| Posted: 14/10/2009 12:15:50 |
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