Mel Abraham#1 Best Selling Author, Money Mentor

Have you calculated your financial gap yet?

29 Jun 2026 · 0 min

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In this brief video, Mel Abraham explains the concept of a "financial gap"—the difference between an individual's current net worth and the investable net worth required to fund their desired lifestyle. He emphasizes that measuring this gap provides clarity and focus, turning an abstract fear into a concrete number that can guide financial planning. Abraham urges viewers to calculate their own financial gap, not to become overwhelmed, but to gain direction, and invites them to share their calculations in the comments as a form of engagement and accountability.

You can't close a gap you haven't measured. Your financial gap is the distance between where you are today and the investible net worth your machine needs to be to fund the life that you want. Calculate it. Not so it overwhelms you, but so it focuses you and you know where you're going. A number on paper is always less scary than the one living in your head. All right. Have you calculated your financial gap yet? Tell me in the comments. Let me know. Let's do this.