The booming Taiwanese stock market in recent years is thanks to the convenience of the internet and the explosion of information, which has made people very knowledgeable about long-term investment.
As a result, financial experts in the industry keep talking about compound interest, but rarely do we hear anyone talk about cash flow.
"Because the term compound interest sounds romantic, but cash flow is unrealistic."
Compound interest makes people feel that money will grow on its own if left untouched, as if giving it enough time will lead to financial freedom.
But the reality is that most people don't even get to see the compound interest pay off before their lives are already emptied by bills.
You may own an asset with a high rate of return on investment, but if your monthly cash flow is negative, you will still have to borrow money, accumulate credit card debt, and accumulate anxiety in order to survive.
Cash flow is the essential oxygen for life right now!
It's your fixed monthly salary, part-time jobs, profit sharing, rent, interest—the things that keep you from suffocating during economic fluctuations.
Without sufficient cash flow, compound interest is truly just a paper fortune.
Conversely, as long as your cash flow is stable enough, you can use it to generate more assets, allowing compound interest to truly take effect.
Therefore, what will first make you financially free should not be compound interest, but cash flow!
Humans are nothing but flesh and blood; you can think of cash flow as blood, and compound interest as muscle.
You can live without six-pack abs, but you definitely can't live without blood flow.
If your salary is too low, your expenses are too high, and you have no extra income, you simply won't survive until the day when "compound interest doubles" arrives.
As I often tell my clients, "Insurance is meant to help you solve problems, not cause you trouble."
What's the use of a beautiful product compound interest rate if there isn't enough to drive it?
Therefore, you should first stabilize your cash flow before you are qualified to talk about so-called "long-term returns".
To improve cash flow, there are essentially three things:
1. Strengthen core business
Try to negotiate a higher salary.
2. Expand non-operating income
Let money come in through multiple channels
3. Make short-term investments or side hustles.
Increase the liquidity of money
You don't necessarily have to get rich overnight, but you must ensure a steady cash flow.
The secret to wealth is never waiting for compound interest to blossom, but rather ensuring a healthy cash flow first.
Once your cash flow is stable, compound interest will naturally work for you.
And at that moment, financial freedom truly begins.
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