| A segregated seed capital account of just $100 | | | | looks at, and gets excited about the percentages |
| dollars is enough to get started. When you think | | | | and not the dollar values. You could literally make |
| about it, even a humble $100 dollar bill can turn into | | | | your first million in a very short period of time just |
| over $1.5 million within 14 compounding events at | | | | watching the percentage returns. |
| 100% In other words if you can double that $100 | | | | In fact avoiding the stock market and real estate in |
| dollar bill just 14 times, you would be a millionaire. The | | | | the early compounding events may be a smart thing |
| cheapest investments are the best. But look, | | | | to do. You could buy and sell all sorts of consumer |
| anything can be an investment. At the $100 dollar | | | | items that people are selling too cheaply and making |
| mark you would have a hard time making a | | | | a margin, the difference is you are compounding. To |
| reasonable return in the stock market and as for real | | | | buy that vase for $100 and get $150 for it is a 50% |
| estate, you may be really hoping hard to get an | | | | return, your next purchase should be near the $150 |
| entry with just $100 dollars. | | | | dollar mark so you are utilizing the compounding |
| But as stated anything can be an investment if what | | | | effect. A lawn mower or even a mountain bike may |
| you paid for the item and the cost to keep then sell | | | | be the next step. From there you can get into cars, |
| it again are less than the sale price you have made | | | | then more expensive cars then raw land when you |
| an investment by making a difference on selling. You | | | | can afford it, you can subdivide the land and add |
| could buy an antique vase and resell it for $150 and | | | | value in many ways, then you could get into houses |
| make a 50% return within a week. Do those sort of | | | | and real estate. This is a simple concept but most |
| figures excite you? Probably not. It's only a $50 dollar | | | | simple concepts are robust and they work. |
| profit. But that is not the point. The smart money | | | | |