You can’t get rich overnight!

You can’t get rich overnight. Financial independence is a long winding road that needs discipline and patience.

Can you get rich overnight? You probably can but the chances are very slim. It is more likely for you to be struck by lightning than getting rich overnight.

Almost everyone in this World wants instant results. My diabetic patient wants his sugar controlled better still cured overnight. When a patient with fever for 3 days turns up in casualty at 3 am, he wants to be attended immediately and seen by a consultant.

My son wants a Playstation now after seeing his friends playing Fortnite during a birthday party.

Almost all investors or even non-investors who barely save and invest 10% of their savings hope they can get rich overnight.

Everyone wants to get rich fast and easy

Have a look at how crowds throng 4D outlets after Malaysian MCO. Youngsters as well as retired folks are being conned every day in Malaysia and Singapore because they believe someone has cracked the secret of getting rich instantly.

You soon realize there are many normal working persons everywhere on this planet who still believe that they will be coached by some gurus to get rich overnight without effort and sacrifice.

There is no elevator to riches! You have no option other than taking the normal staircase.

My Childhood Story

I grew up in Bukit Tambun, a small village near Simpang Ampat. The only transport I had during my primary school was a small BMX bicycle mum bought for me when I was in Standard 3 primary school.

My mum had an old motorcycle she only used when she needed to go to Bukit Mertajam to buy materials to sew clothes. I was always fascinated by cars. Cars only owned by rich people.

One day, my uncle came to our house with a brand new Honda Accord. I gazed upon it like a worshiper beholden to its God. I heard from mum he just won a jackpot of MYR300K by betting on 4D. It was the happiest day of my life because finally I was inside a new car and traveled to Taiping!

After one year, my uncle sold his car and closed down his business venture ( coffee shop) because he lost everything he won!

You will get cheated if you want instant results

Self-claimed financial gurus will tell you they know the secret of flipping real estates, trading options, investing bitcoins, playing money games, spotting correct stocks, and ask you to pay him money so that you can be as rich as him, think again!

No skill or strategy can be learned in months or years let alone days. You can’t expect fast results by just paying fees without learning yourself.

There are many people out there who are the experts of flipping real estates, trading options, investing in bitcoins but they would never be able to teach you to become one overnight by just taking your money.

You have to spend time and effort to learn so that you can become one by yourself!

You will never appreciate if results are instant

He who learns a lesson the hardest way will remember it forever. If the wealth comes easily without you putting your sweat and blood, you would never appreciate it.

To achieve your financial independence, there is only one way- you have to do it yourself. Never listen to get rich fast scheme, no one is going to give a shit about your finances other than yourself. There is no fast lane to wealth, getting rich is not a destination but rather a journey.

Conclusion

To achieve financial independence, you need a plan that transcends years, not days. It is not a project that you can subcontract to others but a journey you have to embark on yourself.

Instant noodles might be a good idea occasionally as lunch during your busy working day but instant riches always lead to disaster!