Cash is Trash

Winning at the Game of Money

De: Jon Robert Quinn

Narrado por: Virtual Voice

We all want more money, or we all think we want more money. But most of us don’t even know what money is. We get up in the morning, we go to work and work all day for some asshole that makes way more money than we do. Our bosses tend to make more money than we do as well, but they tend to know less than we do. Yet, in our minds we feel like we deserve a raise. And then let’s say that we do get more money. But then we spend that money and then the money is gone. Now what? The problem with this idea is that money really isn’t anything. There is a reason why such a high probability of lottery winners end up broke shortly after collecting their winnings. It’s not that they don’t know how to budget or just piss their money away. No matter how careful you are with money, if you don’t understand what it is, you will never have enough of it.

People ask me all the time what I invest in. They ask if I prefer stocks or crypto or real estate. I always tell them the same thing. My advice has always been to invest in yourself. You have to become your own asset. You have to create your own economy. You really don’t need to pay attention to what the economy is doing if you’re becoming more valuable to others and creating your own economy. You’re only as worth as much as somebody is willing to invest in you. If you’re worth an hourly wage, then you’re replaceable. If you’re an educator, you have high competition and it’s rewarding, but you’re still trading time for money. If you’re in real estate or insurance, you’re just a glorified salesman, still having to find a product to sell and find a client to sell to.

I think of realtors has used house salesmen. A very high percentage of realtors don’t know any real estate, yet have all the answers as to why you should or shouldn’t buy. Now, don’t get me wrong. There are some amazing real estate agents out there. You know who the good ones are when you speak to them. They are educated and knowledgeable and are valuable assets to our communities.

Using this book as an example, I write a book once and make money from it for the rest of my life. This is called passive income. My music and movie royalties also make me money. My marketing clients also make me money. I have money coming in whether I get up for work or not. This isn’t to say I’m any better than anybody else. I just understand what money is and I utilize my talents to make me more valuable to the public and using that money to work for me rather than me working for money.

In this book, I am going to get into some heavy topics. How are banks screwing consumers? Why are so many people deep in debt? Are you one of them? Why is renting better than buying or buying better than renting? Why is a new car better than used and used better than new? I am going to show you how to leverage your money in ways not many people are talking about. The bottom line is, cash is trash. You are your most valuable asset. Cash will continue to lose value due to inflation. But YOU will always become more valuable if you continue to invest in yourself.