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This Week's Tip: Want to Be Rich? Greetings! So, do you want to be rich? Probably, if you're not already. Let's face it, most people are fascinated--if not obsessed-- with the dream. The books "The Millionaire Next Door," and the sequel, "The Millionaire Mind," were best sellers. The game show is still running strong. There's nothing wrong with wanting to be wealthy. Don't let money guilt get to you. To paraphrase a couple of quotes, "Money can't buy happiness, but it makes unhappiness a lot easier to deal with." "Whoever said money isn't that important either likely doesn't he much of it and probably won't ever, or already has way more than they'll ever need." So what's the best way to get rich? First, if you're financially floundering now, read below: ________________________________________________ My friend, Larry Winget, New York Times bestselling author and star of A&E's Big Spender, has a brand new book that will turn your financial life around. It's You're Broke Because You Want To Be: How to Stop Getting By and Start Getting Ahead. This is a money book like none other. Winget's trademarked style will smack you around and force you to look honestly at the person who caused your financial mess: YOU! He will prove it was your own choices that created your problems, then he will tell you to get over it and provide you with a solid plan for fixing your situation. If you spend more than you earn, shop more than you should or simply want more money to invest or se for retirement or your kid's education, then you will find a solid plan in Winget's advice. He gives you plenty of worksheets to evaluate where you are and a plan for getting to where you want to be. The book comes with Five Free Financial Lessons in video format and if you buy the book on January 9th or 10th, he will give you another $100 of free stuff. Just visit to find out more. ________________________________________________ OK, back to getting rich. How? Hmm, you probably won't win millions on a game show. There's the lottery. Riiiiight. Professional sports or stardom in the entertainment field? You'd probably already be doing it. How about taking advantage of some of those spam email get-rich offers likely sitting in your inbox right now? Forget it. I saw an infomercial this morning about how you can get rich by selling stuff on the Internet. They even provide you the stuff. Yeah, well THEY are the ones getting rich. Off of the people who send them money. So what's that lee? Let's face reality: The same ways most wealthy people he legitimately made their money: Earning and accumulating larger amounts of money on an annual basis than hourly or purely salaried workers, and then reinvesting it wisely, either in their own operation, or other solid equity investments. For purposes of this Tip, I'll lee out full-time real estate investing (requires money up front), inheritances, and being CEO of a large company. That lees business ownership. Oh, AND being great at sales. That's probably you. That's right. One of the best ways for regular people to become millionaires is to excel at sales. When in sales, for the most part, you ARE running your own business. And without the upfront capital investment and risk. I wonder why more people aren't doing it. Actually, no I don't: laziness, lack of ambition, patience, and knowledge of what to do. Most of these are easy to correct, though. Here are some tips to get you thinking, excited, and GOING toward your millions! DON'T ASSUME YOU CAN'T DO ANYTHING If you must doubt anythin