Plus Size Wellness Magazine Premiere Issue

Three Things
That Are Keeping You
From Getting Rich
By Anthony Bowens
We all aspire to be wealthy and live lavish lives. Many of us work very hard, long nights/ early
mornings. Many of us live off of coffee or energy drinks, and at the end of the day. we are just broke
and busy. At the end of this article you’ll have a better understanding why you’re broke and busy and
hopefully have a plan to change that.
Inflation is the first problem presented to most Americans on their journey to financial freedom. The
value of a dollar decreases everyday, While we wait nearly a decade for a few cents raise on
minimum wage. W2 employees feel inflation the most. Business owners get to raise their prices on
their products or services at any time. Meanwhile, employees can’t go to their bosses and demand a
raise when gas and grocery prices rise.
Taxes propose another huge problem for many Americans in their personal pursuit to obtain wealth.
According to IRS over 80% of Americans are overpaying taxes, but who reads boring IRS
publications. The average American W2 employee pays about 28-33 percent in taxes. After local,
state, sales and etc
Debt acts as the third enormous problem that’s keeping most American’s from financial freedom. 80%
percent of Americans are in some form of debt, ie credit card, student loans, mortgage, etc. Debt is
the gift that keeps on giving, because of interest, in most cases HIGH interest. Interest payments are
financing the wealthiest American grandkids bills while the majority of Americans live below the
poverty line. Many Americans could become investors or business owners if they were debt free, but
capitalism is designed to keep the lower classes undereducated and slaves, I mean debtors to big
businesses or the government.
In essence, if you have the desire to become wealthy, we have to shift our mindset and become
business owners. Business owners and investors run the country, not the common man or the person
with the 9 to 5 with tens of thousands of dollars in student loan debts. A famous politician who hasn’t
paid taxes in 18 years was asked about not paying taxes and his response was because “I’m smart!”
Actually it’s because he’s a business owner and leverages investor’s money instead of his own. So be
like this politician and “BE SMART!” Find a business to own or something to invest in. Labor won’t
make you rich, but investments will!.
Article Contributed by Anthony Bowens
Educator, Entrepreneur, Mentor
www.ToneyFixMyCredit.com
www.WhatIsIncomeShifting.com