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<strong>Liquid</strong> <strong>Millionaire</strong><br />

I suggest that you fi ll in the amount below or write it down on a piece<br />

of paper.<br />

Your Dream Lifestyle = £_________________ per year.<br />

And remember, as Johann Wolfgang von Goethe once said:<br />

“Dream no small dreams for they have no power to move the hearts of<br />

men.”<br />

Before we move on, now is a good time to explain why committing a<br />

goal down on paper is so important in helping you to get what you want.<br />

A goal not written down is merely a wish or fantasy. But a goal clearly<br />

stated on paper is a serious commitment to yourself. As author Gary<br />

Ryan Blair says:<br />

“Once a goal is written, you’ve made an investment. By choosing a goal and<br />

writing it down, you gain an edge. You execute best with precise instructions.<br />

Your written goal should be specifi c and measurable. What was once recorded<br />

on paper will soon be recorded in history…as a goal achieved.”<br />

Next, we are going to calculate how much money you would need to<br />

accumulate to pay you the amount needed to live your dream lifestyle.<br />

I suggest you use the 7% withdrawal formula that my brother Paul and I<br />

featured in our fi rst book: Th e FAST TRACK to Financial Independence.<br />

Here is how the 7% withdrawal formula works:<br />

Let’s say that in the future you had the knowledge of how to return 20%<br />

each year. If you attained that knowledge, you could then safely draw<br />

down 7% to pay for your ideal lifestyle.<br />

Let’s do this working out together on a calculator.<br />

Tap in the amount you said you would like each year and divide it by<br />

7 and then multiply it by 100. Th is is the amount you would need to

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