7 Weird Things to Improve Your Wealth 🤔

7 weird things that will improve your wealth, or at least they did mine. These are not conventional assets. Most people will not tell you to invest in these things. And of course, things like property and stocks and bonds and businesses can all make you really good money and can all be really good assets, but I'm sharing some kind of weirder, more more left-field ones that I probably never expected would make me money. Um, the 7th one, um, is a big surprise. I don't think many people would say this one. The 6th one is the most underrated. The 5th and the 3rd one cost virtually nothing. The 2nd one I've got there, the 3rd one I've got there, and the 1st one I've got here. So the first one was actually my first Rolex. This isn't my first Rolex, but my first Rolex I bought in 2008— or was it before? No, it was, it was 2007, and it was 5 grand for a Rolex Daytona. Now, if you know anything about, um, Rolexes, the Daytona is generally the, the more scarce model, and I bought an all-steel white face Rolex Daytona for 5 grand. Well, that's more than 3x in value now. And of course, a Rolex— I say of course because a lot of people don't understand this— but a Rolex will open doors, it will start conversations, and it can kickstart a good investment collection. So, you know, I only really noticed people with Rolexes when I had a Rolex, and then all of a sudden you have conversations with people who have a Rolex. I actually did a post where I said that, um, a Rolex could be a better use of money than in a savings account because it can go up in value, not down, because it can start conversations, because it can be a, a collection that you start to build over time, and because you can sell it really quickly and probably get a decent amount, if not all or more, of your money back. So my first Rolex was a Rolex Daytona, an all-steel white face, and that's now 116520 is the, the model number, I think. Um, so that actually was a kind of a weird surprising purchase that became an investment that actually has done— it's got me a return way over the 300%. It's grown. It's the connections, the doors open, the start— starts of collections. Okay, the second one is this thing here. Um, I don't know if I can show you. I might be able to just— can I show you? It's a Zoom H4, so it's a recording device. I'll screw it, I'll, I'll show you. I'll probably mess up where it should all get plugged in, but I'll show you anyway. So it's this, it's a Zoom H4n. Now this has 4 microphone inputs. I'm just trying to plug them all back in. And, um, this can essentially, um, open up doors to millionaires, uh, create great connections and collaborations, and make many millions of pounds by creating content in the form of podcasts or interviews. So weirdly, I started my podcast nearly 10 years ago, just started interviewing people because I thought, well, if you want to be a creator, you need to have a podcast. And then all of a sudden, this little device here is maybe many millions of pounds. It's got me one of the best black books ever on WhatsApp with 25, 26 billionaires, some of the most famous people on the planet, some of the most successful creators on the planet. So the Zoom H4 for 4 inputs, or the Zoom H1 for 1 input. Um, here's the thing, when you do content People think, well, the content is where the value is, but if you interview successful people, it's meeting the successful people where that's where the value is. And that was like a— that's why it's kind of like on my weird list of ways to build wealth, because, um, you know, then your network is your net worth. Then unintended consequences of doing content and a podcast on this Zoom H4. Okay, the, the third kind of— these aren't that weird actually, but they are because most people don't do them. But it's money books. So I've got a load of money books here, and Think and Grow Rich was the first money book that I ever read. And Think and Grow Rich was the kickstart that made me, well, probably 250+ million in sales. And then I ended up writing my own books. So reading money books is going to build wealth, but actually then writing your own books is going to build vast wealth. I think most people know that the more you learn, the more you earn. And most people don't actually know, but those who don't read have no advantage over those that can't read. So I would definitely say, um, gobble up all the money books you can, all the money podcasts you can, all the money audiobooks you can. Um, okay, number 4, and this is definitely a kind of a bit of a weird one. Um, someone's asking what Rolex this is. It's called the Sprite. So it's the GMT, but it's the left-handed edition, and it's called the Sprite. It's a mid-price one, it's nothing outrageous. I just think because it's a left-hand, um, i.e., the bezel's on the left, not the right, um, and you know, it's more a unique bezel color, I just think that that'll probably do all right in the long term. Okay, so number 4 is Dinner's Out. So you know, when you go out for dinner normally, it's an an expense. But if you go out for dinner and you meet potential business partners and potential clients, you meet potential, um, you know, you meet successful people, then your dinners out become a business expense. And you could all basically, um, get paid to have dinners with really interesting people. So get out more, go for dinner more, go for dinner with interesting people more, learn more, earn more, and expense more. So certainly I'm trying to do that a lot more now again. I'll be 20 years in business in a few months, and I'm trying to step up my networking. You know, there's, there's never a ceiling to your networking. It's just, you know, higher levels or experience or quality of people. So turn your dinners out into a business expense and also a way to create collaborations and partnerships. Okay, so the fifth thing that was a bit weird that's definitely made me a lot of money is my Audible and Blinkist subscriptions. So I suppose the newer version of this is Money School, mymoney.school. But, you know, back in the day I would subscribe to Audible and you would get a few free credits and you could download a load of audiobooks. And then I would subscribe to Blinkist, which is like a— I still do subscribe to those, by the way— which is like a shortened version. So you could either get this sort of the summaries, or you could listen to the Blinkist first to then listen to the Audible. Maybe a more modern version of this is Money School. 'Cause the thing with My Money School is there's hundreds of hours of courses, resources, and masterclasses to make, manage, and multiply money. And the problem when you listen to a full 15-hour audiobook is you're like, well, wow, you know, I've got to wade through a lot of maybe irrelevant information here. But inside money.school, you can just join. It costs less than 50 pence a day. You can cancel anytime. There's no ongoing contract. And you can just pick and choose what you want to learn. Maybe it's monetising AI. Maybe it's building an information business. Maybe it's turning content into cashflow. Maybe it's learning how to invest and get the best return. Maybe it's learning the kind of the laws and fundamentals of money. Maybe it's learning how to build multiple income streams. Maybe it's making $10K a month on 10 hours a week or $5K a month on 5 hours a week. And all of these are masterclasses inside Money School. So if you want to join, uh, the subscription to Money School, I think it's probably superior to— well, it is superior to Audible and Blinkist, um, because there's hundreds of hours of actual deep dive live masterclasses in there. So why don't you go now and join money.school? Because there's no risk to you, you can cancel any time, there's no ongoing contract. If you go and join there now, why don't you go in and try and gobble up all the hundreds of hours and then catch me up? Then maybe you can cancel if you think that you're done, or you can challenge me to create more content. I'm creating new content on the areas of leverage and how you can achieve more with less. I've just done my 9 Steps to 9 Figures blueprint for building an information business because I've done 9 figures in information, and all of this content is going in money.school every week. Natasha says money.school is brilliant. So to join, it's really easy. Just go and type the link in now and then come back. The link is money.school. Just type in money.school. I spend more on 4 coffees, which takes me about 24 hours to drink those 4 coffees, um, than it, that it costs to have a month's membership of money.school. And actually, money.school is about, um, 1/4 of the price it was before lockdown, but I reduced the price down um, when lockdown happened to help people. And I haven't put it back up to its original price anywhere near. Um, Thomas has said, what happened to Rob.team? Well, Money.school is what Rob.team was. So Money.school is the evolution of Rob.team. 13,000 lifetime members. So just join by typing in right now. Go and do— just go money.school into any web page and then come back. Go, by the way, do it now because otherwise you won't come back because I'm going to finish the last two more surprising weird, um, ways to— that I, um, dramatically improve my wealth. I would go so far as to say my watch collection, my content on my podcast over 9 years recording the Zoom, all the books I've read, all the audiobooks and Audibles I've listened to, all the dinners out and meetings I've had with people, and all the subscriptions I have like Money.School I would say they have generated an 8-figure return for me. I would, you know, obviously it's impossible to measure it specifically, but definitely an 8-figure return. Some of those individually have, like definitely the Zoom H4 and doing all the interviews. Natasha says Money.School has so much valuable content for the price. Appreciate you. Okay, so the 6th weird way to improve your wealth, um, was my first mentor. So I had 3 mentors. The first 2 were unpaid— no, the first one was unpaid and he's still my business partner today. The second one, um, I bought one of his, um, kind of online courses. And the third one, I paid £3,000 for a 1-hour mentoring session. One of those was a multi-millionaire property investor, another one was worth about £200 million in recruitment. And these early mentors Um, you know, they taught me things that would take me otherwise 10 years to learn because they've been there and done it. And now I am a mentor to many people, and I say to people that, um, you know, the only fashion accessory you should really be wanting to show off is the mentors you have. Um, and, you know, mentors have made the mistakes, they've been there, they've done it. And it's like, imagine there's a minefield and you don't know where the mines are, and you've got to traverse that minefield. Do you just run in a straight line? Do you just zigzag? How do you get across? You don't know. You don't know where the mines are. Whereas imagine if you had someone who had a map of all the mines because they'd been there before, or they planted the mines, and they're guiding you before. So a mentor is someone who guides you through and avoids all the mines, and you essentially leverage their experience and knowledge and mistakes. You know, people say, oh, it's better to, you know, you need to learn from your mistakes. I think it's better to learn from the mistakes of other people who've already made them so you don't have to. So number 6 is mentors. And then number 7, this kind of may be the weirdest, is my first Ferrari. So I bought my first Ferrari, a F430 Spider in Rosso Red with Crema leather. And that cost me in the £70,000s. I bought it, I think 2007/08, like my Rolex. So I got the Ferrari cheap, I got the Rolex cheap, you know, time in the world where things were difficult. And, um, I bought a beautiful car. I put a lot of miles on it. Um, I felt like I'd made it. I got a lot of recognition, definitely opened some doors. And I sold it— oh, and I shared it with my business partner, so I only paid half. And then I sold it for similar money. So I bought it in the $70,000s, I sold it in the $70,000s. So other than the ongoing running cost, got free usage of the car. And opened some doors and felt like I'd made it and felt confident. And, you know, I'd always wanted a Ferrari as a kid. And, you know, if you buy cars well, you can actually get free use out of them. I've got a Ferrari Testarossa because I'm above my garage here. So downstairs in my garage, I've got a Ferrari Testarossa. We paid £105,000 plus fees for that. That's worth £160,000 plus now. So I've been paid to own a classic Ferrari. Now, by the way, this isn't financial advice. This is just some experience and knowledge that I've gained. But, you know, no one taught me this at the start. I thought it'd be a fun piece of content to do, something that's a bit different. So, 7 surprising assets that have improved my wealth and could yours too. Number 1, my first Rolex, which has more than tripled in value. By the way, my 1979 Daytona was £800 new, under £1,000, and that peaked at £85,000. The second is a Zoom H4n recording device where you can do interviews and open doors. The third are all the books I've read, especially on money, like Think and Grow Rich, and maybe my book Money. The fourth are dinners out, especially with successful people, and the doors that opens, and the collaborations and partnerships. The fifth, um, would be, um, subscriptions— Audible, Blinkist. And I certainly recommend Money School because Money School is disrupting the main education system, and it teaches you everything about money that the school system should teach you or maybe doesn't want to teach you. Hundreds of hours of courses, resources, and masterclasses inside money.school for less than 50p a day. Less than I spend on coffee in 24 hours is what it costs you to be on a month. You can cancel anytime, no ongoing contract. The link is money.school. Okay, the 6th thing are mentors, and because mentors have the experience and knowledge that you do and can traverse you through the minefield because they know where the mines are when you don't. And then the 7th was my first Ferrari, which I essentially got free use of and opened some doors and made me feel like I'd made it. A childhood dream manifested, you know, all the hard work that I'd put into buying this Ferrari outright for cash. So let me know in the comments if there's anything you've bought or invested in which people don't tell you is an asset but actually has been really good for you. Maybe it's something in your health, maybe it's something that gives you really good energy. Maybe it's a little life hack or a productivity hack or something that gives you a really good return that acts as an asset on investment but isn't taught as the normal asset classes. Just thought it'd be fun to do something a bit different. Thanks for tuning in. 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