Why Invest What I Can Spend Today?

Why invest what I can spend today?

Independence. Passive income from capital allows an individual in our society to have freedom of time. No matter how much wealth you acquire, you’ll not be buying squandered time back, but it does enable you to make the most of what you get. For those in poverty, just meeting basic needs is a full time endeavor.

Capital is like my grandfather David’s bulldozer - an enabler. How long would a poor man be working with hand tools to turn 1000 acres of trees into a usable field? A lifetime? Grandfather had it done much quicker and was running his business at the same time.

Time is the most valuable commodity we have. What should you do if you don’t have enough capital/wealth to live off now? I have my clients consider three equally important pillars of wealth: earning, saving, and managing. Any one part off track will derail the train.

Stay tuned for three more blogs in this series as we break down Stillwater Investing’s pillars of becoming wealthy.