Did you know increasing your salary is the easiest and fastest way to make more money? It's true! Just a single raise can boost your salary by thousands of dollars.
And that's just the first year. A one-time salary increase of $5,000 — properly invested — adds up to over $1,300,000 by the time you retire. Talk about a Big Win.
1-time salary increase of $5000
Invested and compounded after 40
years: $1,398,905.20!
No more frugality. No more cutting coupons. No more worrying about bills.
That single conversation can be worth enough money to spend lavishly on things you love, take that exotic trip, pay off debt, buy drinks for your friends, even retire early — and you don’t even have to do any extra work.
Like I always say, there's a limit to how much you can save, but there's no limit to how much you can earn.
And with just one conversation, you can boost your income for life.
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Hi, I'm Ramit Sethi, New York Times bestselling author of I Will Teach You To Be Rich. I've helped millions of readers build businesses, land their Dream Jobs, become debt-free, and master their inner psychology so they can build a Rich Life.
We all love getting bonuses.
But imagine what it’d feel like to get a raise — not just one big check — but a bigger paycheck every payday for life.
It transforms how you think about things like debt, savings, vacations, and shopping — because you have more money to live a Rich Life and do the things you want.
Whether you want to travel to visit friends on the weekend, buy something extravagant you love, pay off the mortgage, or just buy drinks for your friends... I want to show you how much just one relaxed conversation with your boss could be worth to you.
So I created this calculator to show you how much you can gain from even just one raise.
Assumes money is saved in a savings
account with a 6% APR.
We all want a raise, but nobody really tells us how to get one. What do you say to your boss? What can you do to make your boss HAPPY to pay you more?
Yes, we hear woo-woo statements like, “Be yourself!” And we see blog posts that tell us, “Wear your best outfit and smile.”
With advice like that, it's no wonder most raise conversations go like this:
US: “It’s been awhile since I got more money, and I think I deserve to get a raise. Is that something you can do?”
BOSS: "There’s no room in the budget for that. Maybe next year.”
US: "Oh, okay. Thank you."
It’s embarrassing and humiliating — especially because we know other people still got big raises.
We tell ourselves things like:
“I can’t negotiate.”
“The economy is terrible. My company is struggling.”
“If I just work harder, my boss will notice me.”
And we settle for a fraction of what we deserve.
But you don’t have to be a master negotiator to boost your salary — and your company doesn’t have to be raking in money.
The reason is an impolite little secret your boss doesn't want you to know:
We all want a raise, but nobody really tells us how to get one.
We all want a raise, but nobody really tells us how to get oneTweet this
Here’s the key: even if your boss notices you, he won’t pay you more unless you ask. (After all, would you pay $110 for something with a $100 price tag?)
Until now, most of us never had the tools to avoid common raise-killing mistakes.
Do you make these negotiation mistakes?
The first step to boosting your salary is to STOP shooting yourself in the foot. Most hopeful negotiators walk into these well-known traps and never get out of them. This guide will walk you through each of these, but first, beware the danger...
You don’t need tired hacks. You don’t need feel-good motivational speeches.
You just need the exact systems, mindsets, and negotiation strategies that are proven to make your boss loosen the purse strings.
I studied every major book and course on asking for a raise, then I worked with world-class negotiators and social skills coaches to refine my system. My team invested thousands of hours testing over 100 different approaches to asking for a raise. And I flew leading experts to the studio to record in-depth video sessions for you.
And I’m revealing the exact systems, word-for-word scripts, and video case studies thousands of students have used to ask for a raise and get a bigger paycheck every payday.
Nobody else will tell you about the psychology behind negotiation. Nobody else will share case studies of how people really boosted their income year after year. And nobody else will give you the word-for-word scripts and insights you need to ask for a raise and win.
All this is my gift to you because I give away 98% of my material and I want you to become a student for life.
Besides, you’re going to work anyway — why not get paid what you’re worth?
$5,000 or $10,000 means nothing to a company, but it means everything to youTweet this
I want to show you how to land a raise that could be worth hundreds of thousands of dollars over your lifetime, or more. Get the step-by-step process for negotiating a raise — plus word-for-word scripts you can use.
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What are the signs that show you’re worthy of more respect, attention, and income? Learn these 3 salary negotiation tactics to multiply your chance of getting a raise and prevent social mistakes from holding you back.
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Learning from other people is the fastest way to improve. Check out these video case studies and practice negotiations with actual students, and see where they go RIGHT and WRONG.
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At this point, you’ll have learned some of the systems and strategies to ask for a raise and boost your salary for LIFE. In Part 5, I’ll share even more of my best material on establishing a salary range, getting additional vacation days or overcoming your boss’s most common objections.
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Alright, let's dive into the nitty-gritty. I want to show you how to land a raise that could be worth thousands of dollars a year — and hundreds of thousands of dollars over your lifetime, or more.
I’ve helped tens of thousands of students like you get raises or find their Dream Jobs. And I’ve discovered most of us have the same questions — so I went to the studio to clear up these problems for you once and for all.
Negotiating your salary WILL take work — but with the right system, you can do it in days or weeks.Tweet this
Here’s the fastest, most-effective approach to get a raise and make more money for life: Meet Justin, one of the best negotiators I've ever met. He's so good, I flew him into the studio just to break down exactly how the best negotiators think and speak during a negotiation.
The powerful word-for-word scripts in this behind-the-scenes interview will show you precisely what to say to negotiate your salary and open the door for more raises in the future.
Companies often use this scare tactic to make us settle for less than we deserve... and pocket the money that should’ve been ours.
But with this approach — and my word-for-word scripts — you’ll command their respect and make them excited to pay you what you’re worth.
Most of us are terrified of explaining employment gaps — whether from layoffs or personal reasons such as mental health. Answer these questions wrong, and almost nobody will hire us, let alone pay us what we deserve.
But it doesn’t have to be that way if you know exactly what to say. Here’s the word-for-word script to turn raise - and negotiation-killing questions about your employment history.
Working harder isn’t enough to get most of us a raise - we have to ask for itTweet this
The extra work it takes to get noticed is difficult — chances are, you’re already doing it.
We think, “If my boss really cared, she’d recognize how much I’m helping and pay me more.”
But working harder isn’t enough to get most of us a raise.
We have to ask for it — and prepare our bosses ahead of time. In this video, you’ll learn exactly how to set yourself up for raise after raise.
It’s easy to tell the boss you've done great work.
But when you actually prove it – and explain how your work translates into more profit or savings for the company – you’ll instantly grab your boss’s attention.
The secret is SHOW, DON’T TELL.
By making the presentation about your boss and offering proof that you're driving the metrics that matter to her, you’ll show you’re a great investment — and be in a great position to land a raise.
This principle is called the Briefcase Technique, and it’s helped IWT students amaze employers and earn hundreds of thousands of dollars.
Here’s how you can use it right away.
Do you know the secret technique that makes bosses say “Yes!” to raises?Tweet this
Most of the questions I get about finding a Dream Job are tactical and focused minor steps that should come later in the Dream Job process.
I'm talking about questions like, “How should I format my resume?” and “What should I say about my last job if I didn't like it?”
These are good questions when you're ready to create your resume or interview for a job, BUT most job seekers make so many mistakes before that point that they never get interviews and it doesn't matter how flawless their resume is.
I've spent the better part of a decade mastering how to land a Dream Job. I tested the steps on myself and received job offers from top companies like Google and Intuit. And I've tested the steps on friends who've used my system to land their Dream Jobs and score $10,000 raises at the same time.
The system works. I've mapped out the exact steps you should take to figure out what your Dream Job is, find unadvertised jobs, make your network work for you, land job interviews, get job offers, and negotiate your benefits.
I've ALSO learned what steps you should AVOID at all costs. Mistakes so harmful I like to call them “Dream Job Killers.”
Unfortunately, these lessons aren't common knowledge. I was reminded of that when I offered a full scholarship to my Dream Job Elite program and couldn't pick one — not a single applicant — because they all shot themselves in the foot with one or more of these mistakes.
Over 1 million people read my blog every month, and out of that pool, no one applying for the scholarship avoided the “Dream Job Killers.” I tell you this to point out how prevalent these mistakes are and how much of a leg up you'll have once you learn to identify and avoid them.
That's what this presentation is all about.
When you're done watching it, you'll be able to stop sabotaging your own job search efforts and start focusing on how to really fast-track your career.
The first time I negotiated my salary, I stumbled through it... and bombed. It wasn't that I was a bad employee or undeserving. What killed me was how I asked for a raise and the mental barriers that caused that uncertainty.
Here are some of my most powerful strategies and tactics to multiply your confidence and your chances of getting a raise.
Have you ever seen someone who’s less qualified absolutely nail a presentation or talk with your boss — and wondered how they did it?
Their secret was Competence Triggers — subtle psychological signs that demonstrate to other people that we’re worthy of respect, attention, and the income we deserve.
And because we’re all hard-wired to react to these triggers, they transform how people look at us.
In this video, you’ll learn some of my favorite Competence Triggers, from how to project competence to the ONLY way to answer tricky questions about your salary.
Do you know the subtle psychological signs that demonstrate you’re worthy of more respect, attention, and income?Tweet this
Shyness can hold us back in everything from social situations to the negotiating table.
But fortunately, for most of us, there are psychological systems you can quickly put to use to overcome this barrier.
This isn’t about changing who you are or becoming the life of the party.
Instead, it’s about building your ability to communicate with your boss, eliminate stress and nervousness, and build a Rich Life. And it's easier than you think.
Overcoming shyness isn’t about changing who you are or becoming the life of the party.Tweet this
Like bad breath, this is a problem nobody will tell us about — but everybody will notice.
I never smile, so this isn’t an issue for me.
But while friendliness is good, some people smile too much — and send the message that they aren’t serious or a worthy candidate for a raise.
If we smile too much, it isn’t our fault.
And luckily, there’s a simple way to become aware of this... fix it... and regain confidence and respect.
Do you know if you smile too much? Here’s how to quickly regain confidence.Tweet this
A while back, I held a live Q&A with my mentor, Stanford psychologist BJ Fogg. He’s the father of the field of Persuasive Technology — and he taught me most of what I learned in psychology and persuasion early on.
In this 60-minute webcast, you'll learn:
I’ve put together the full 1-hour recording for you, along with a transcript and recommended book list.
Learning from other people’s success is the fastest way to improve.
That’s why I tested hundreds of different negotiation approaches, gathered over 50,000 data points, and flew students across the country into our studio to practice.
In this negotiation teardown and case study, you’ll see actual students negotiate on video, so you can see where they go RIGHT and WRONG. Then, I’ll do a master-level analysis that you can instantly adapt to your communication style.
Dave was meeting with his boss soon, and he was nervous about how to negotiate a raise.
In this practice session, you’ll learn:
When Karen started salary negotiations, she was worried her employer would find out about her previous salary (she was making $13/hour).
You’ll discover her uncommon approach, and find out which techniques and strategies she used to negotiate a huge salary increase. And you’ll learn some of the word-for-word scripts that turned her interview into a $10,000/year raise.
Learning from other people’s success is the fastest way to improve.Tweet this
You've learned how practice negotiations can help you prepare and be confident in your abilities. And you've seen the case study on how an uncommon approach to salary negotiation can pay off big.
If you want to learn more, I have another series of videos that goes into even more detail.
You can use the strategies, tactics, and scripts in these videos TODAY to rocket your career forward. Are you ready to enjoy the life of a top performer?
You'll learn:
Remember, information without action is useless, so only sign up for this video series if you're ready to put the skills you learn into practice.
You’ve learned some of the systems and strategies to ask for a raise and boost your salary for LIFE — in as little as a few weeks.
Now, I want you to have even more of my best material to ask for a raise or negotiate your salary, stress-free, including:
Plus, I want to give you the tools to land the best leverage you can have in any salary negotiation — having MULTIPLE JOB OFFERS from different companies.
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“Using one tip alone, negotiated my salary by $30,000.”
