Comments on: 5 surprising insights on earning more money

By: Ramit Sethi

Ramit Sethi — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 22:25:11 +0000

Yes, we have many students from abroad. That’s not as much an issue as how dedicated and how much effort are you willing to put into the course. Hope to see you inside!

By: Louis Redemption

Louis Redemption — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 19:24:52 +0000

Ramit. I am ready to forget about the past and my fears. prepared to get rejected and try. Taking the earn1k program has been on my mind. but am still waiting to here how that is going to work for me since all testimonials are from USA and i am from UK. Your book in Uk Version shaped my decisions and is playing important decision in my finance planning but would love to see your earn1k program do the same. Now is the time for you to answer that question for me.

The only thing i know how to do much is motivation as you would find on my site. how do i find audience and begin to turn these into cash stream. i look forward to your opinion

By: Ramit Sethi

Ramit Sethi — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 16:55:21 +0000

So Louis, what would you do to change your situation?

By: Louis Redemption

Louis Redemption — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 16:44:59 +0000

1.My biggest barrier is not knowing where to start and who my real clients are.Being in a new country has crippled my success of job employment as a result of experience level which happens to be zero.

2. I have not earned anything in the last 7months

3. I am been heard back by myself, not knowing where to start from and if my idea is good enough. fear of the unknown

By: Denise

Denise — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 20:36:26 +0000

Very interesting. We are our own greatest critic and competition! Great article. If you don’t muster the courage to think critically about your situation, you’ll end up living a life of conformity & complacency.

By: Dominika Spackova

Dominika Spackova — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 12:39:57 +0000

I completely agree with all what you said in your post. I am from czech republic and I have been a freelancer for past 7 years. I had been teaching English for first four years, and I got exhausted from that. I knew I wanted to something else. First year of my new business (teaching relaxation techniques to women) I was learning how to do it, during my second year I was barely earning for 1/5 of what I earned as an English teacher.

During second year I knew there was something wrong. And I did not know what was that. Yet knew I wanted/needed more money.So I kept asking myself a question – what is wrong? Then the answer came – Maybe I am doing something wrong or haven´t started doing something important. I needed to change something. This only answer helped me to change the course of my actions. And within one year I was able to tripple my income.

Now I am working four hours a day and earning two thirds of what I have been making as an English teacher. And yet I work three times less. I am happier. And each month my income is growing – 10 – 20% a month. And I just keep asking the same question – what can I change to earn more?

By: Personal Finance Links – Almost Married Edition

Personal Finance Links – Almost Married Edition — Sun, 18 Jul 2010 19:42:56 +0000

[...] 5 Surprising Insights on Earning More Money from I Will Teach You to be Rich. This post made me think about several things. First, I don’t agree with his criticisms of frugality. Life doesn’t have to suck because you are frugal. And being frugal doesn’t mean you can’t work on earning more as well. If you have read “The Millionaire Next Door” then you know many millionaires are frugal as well. That being said there isn’t much more I can do on cutting back expenses and it is time to work on increasing my income. When he writes about people looking for new material rather instead of actually doing something I recognized myself. I need to stop spending so much time poring over blogs and forums looking for ways to make money and spend more time actually trying to make money. I will share my efforts and results at trying new ways to make money. Related Posts:Welcome to Tight Fisted MiserPublicity: Good,Bad, and Possible Click FraudDon’t Forget to Make MoneyPowered by Contextual Related Posts Share and Enjoy: [...]

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By: Earning More vs. Saving Money

Earning More vs. Saving Money — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 16:40:14 +0000

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By: Matt

Matt — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 06:05:54 +0000

First of all Ramit, I’m a first time commentor on your site, and from what I’ve seen so far, I love it.

Your articles on earning more instead of saving more are spot on. As a naturally frugal person who only spends a lot on food (Admittedly, most of it is homemade, so even in that aspect, I’m better than most) I don’t feel like spending even less.

I want MORE, and will be working on achieving those goals, and someday soon, I’ll be on a beach in Hawaii sipping down a Pina Colada and sending my thanks out to people like you.

From the future me.

Thanks Ramit.