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Think about any successful person or organization that you admire. They are not problem free. They have different problems. They are also masters at solving particular problems. To be happy in life, be grateful of your problems and enjoy solving them.
What are the main problems these days? The list seems endless. What is one of the most popular or talked about problem these days? Inflation. People are complaining a lot about high prices. We don't see it as a problem at all, but rather as an opportunity to have fun.
A lot of folks seem to be concerned about how prices seem to be increasing daily. The almighty U.S. dollar seems to be losing strength and depreciating. People are freaking out. They believe that the sky is falling. People have this irrational fear that prices will continue increasing until survival becomes unaffordable. People are afraid of pain and afraid of dying. We all inherited a rational fear of pain and an irrational fear of death. That combination helped our ancestors survive, and thus survived in all of us.
Do you think that prices will continue climbing up, up, up, up, up until survival becomes excruciatingly painful and impossible? Do you think that the sky is really falling this time? It is not. That's 100% guaranteed. Everything is fine and will continue being dandy.
Not all prices are rising, and whatever goes up, comes down. Some prices are already decreasing. Stock prices are decreasing. Bitcoin and cryptos are decreasing. Computers and smart phones keep decreasing in real money relative to their computing power. Prices will stabilize when the market reaches an equilibrium between supply and demand.
Some people "enjoy" getting scared about doomsday scenarios just like some people enjoy scary movies and horror shows. Some people make money spreading fear and we cannot blame them because it is winning business model. People fall the falling skies fears and conspiracy theories all the time.
If you think that the government (politicians and bureaucrats) on either the left or the right will solve your economic problems, good luck with that. If the solution is communism under an extreme left regime, or fascism under an extreme right regime, we Americans don't want any such solution. The cure would be worse than the disease. We know better than that. Most of our ancestors immigrated here to avoid precisely that. That knowledge is in our genes. That's why dictator wannabes like Trump will never own our country like Putin owns his. This is America, the land of the free. We are also armed to the teeth.
Everyone has money problems. Neither Bill Gates nor Elon Musk can buy everything there is to buy without going broke. They both need to be smart about their finances or risk losing it all, which for them would be even more painful than for the rest of us. The higher you are the harder you fall.
The solution to your money problem or financial situation is easy: make more money and waste less. Be it under inflationary or deflationary times, be it under good times or bad times, your money-making strategy should be the same: specialized production plus diversified investing. Your money-saving strategy should also be the same: more frugality and less wastefulness.
To increase your productivity, focus on improving yourself and solving your own problems. What are you good at? What do you enjoy doing? What of your problems do you want to solve? Whatever you are good at should be your work line and your business life. Whatever problem of yours you can solve, sell the solution to others. There are millions of other people with your same problem or a very, very similar one.
Become a produced. Today it is easier than ever to cultivate and grow your talents. The information is out there. The platforms are out there. Millions of other people are becoming influencers and producers. See what others are doing. Implement what works for your line of work or business life. Whether you want to be a highly paid employee or a wealthy entrepreneur--or even both--the digital roadmap is already out there for you. Go on and explore. Produce. Make us proud.
It has never been easier to make money in the United States. That is the true reason why prices are going up. The economy is doing so well that it the markets are super hot. Everyone who wants to work can find a good paying job. Money is still cheap at today's interest rates. People keep buying and buying. Price continue going up and up.
For prices to go down, people will have to start losing their jobs, and business will have to begin closing down and going bankrupt. That is when you will see the Going Out of Business clearance sales. That is when you will see people learning to be frugal. That is when you will see prices going down, and better businesses getting ahead.
The economy is doing so well that the biggest problem for businesses remain not being able to find sufficient employees. Unless we bring more immigrants or build more robots, it will be hard for businesses to bridge the gap. That is why so many people are praying for a big recession that can cool things down a little.
Food for thought. What do you think?
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