Archive for December 3, 2010

SERIES: 5 Questions To Ask Before Spending Money

Welcome to the latest series on the wildly popular JosephSangl.com – 5 Questions To Ask Before Spending Money

It is my hope that this series will help provide you with practical questions to ask when preparing to spend a substantial amount of money. Practical questions that will help you truly understand the enormity of the decision and help you make the decision that is best for you and your family.

Question 4: Will this purchase generate income for me or take income away?

What an incredible question to ask – and what a difference it will make in the way you think about money!   I used to earn money and then immediately begin pondering which fun item I was going to buy.   I rarely (if ever) thought about the fact that I could use the money to buy in to a small business, purchase stocks and mutual funds, start a small business or purchase a rental home.

Even more, I did not truly realize the ACTUAL cost of many of the items I had purchased.   I had purchased a new car (my smokin’ hot Chevy Cavalier) and I only thought of the bank loan as my “cost” to purchase.   In actuality, I also added the costs of insurance, property taxes, license tags, maintenance, repairs, and additional gasoline consumption.

Before spending your money, just stop and ponder the options available to you to use those resources to generate more income for you in the future.

BONUS: Review your budget to see how much your current possessions are costing you on an ongoing basis – where can you lower your expenses?

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