Ive been thinking about what I would chage if I had my time over again. Im 35 I am married to an awesome bloke, I have two great kids (who are admittedly at times hard bloody work – but then whose kids aren’t, they are aged 1 and 2 so it’s possibly just an age thing too) and I have been running my own business in excess of 5 years now – successfully, we have a nice house, a nice car and all that jazz.
I have travelled the world and had a VERY full life in my 20′s and have an even fuller life now, perhaps with a few less jars of ale, but never the less its still jam packed. So why does it always feel as though its a struggle? When you lay things out like I just did – Im painting the white picket fence image yet my head feels like its in a different space. Im sure its a common phenomenon, and really if Im honest the struggle is not about life, kids, family and what we posses, its about money. End of story – money is definately the root to all evil, but it is a necessary evil and something I’d like to be able to earn more of.
So what would I have changed – one thing. I would have saved some of the money I frittered away on alcoholic fuelled adventures and created a little nest egg when I was younger and had no kids, mortgage or responsibilties so that by now I could have paid off my mortgage and have a few investment properties under my belt earning me a nice residual income whilst I slept.
The moral to this story, if you have kids who are working, earning and spending like wild fire – give them a peice of advice and tell them to save a dollar for every ten they spend.
What would I have done with this nest egg? Thats simple, I would have invested in property. I have seen the way house prices have risen beyond belief in both my native homeland – England and in Australia and seriously – if you want to make money – that is where it is.
Ive recently taken on a new client who is in the property investment industry, he sat me down and told me what I had to do to get on track… it makes sense. It’s something I need to work on. If you want some real advice without all the bullshit sales speal, then I recommend you chat to Daimien Patterson.
Im actually hosting his upcoming seminar, and working on this project has made me even more passionate about property investments, now Im not being paid to write this, I just think its something that I want to share.
The details about the seminar are online – if you want to come and find out more about it all or send your earning children to come and learn about what is really good for them, its on This Saturday 14th May in Kallangur (north brisbane). www.propertyinvestmentbootcamp.com.au
What else would I change, nothing… I have my family, my hubby, a business I love and a vision for the future. Im living life, but if I just had a few investment properties I could be living life with a bit less stress and thats something we all dream of.
Over and Out!
Angie
