Todd PolkeInvestment Strategist l Wealth Coach l Speaker, Todd Polke · Investment Strategist l Helping Investors and Business Owners grow their Wealth Faster

Create momentum with your money even if you have debt #shorts #money #savings #debt #investing

1 Mar 2023 · 1 min

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In this concise personal‑finance video, the speaker argues that paying down high‑interest debt and investing are not mutually exclusive. Even if the majority of one’s cash flow (e.g., 80%) is directed toward debt reduction, allocating a small amount—whether $1 or $5—to investments is beneficial. Three core reasons are presented: (1) establishing an investing habit that will serve the future self; (2) increased engagement with the market, which accelerates learning and confidence; and (3) generating positive financial momentum and energy, counteracting the scarcity mindset that can arise from focusing solely on debt repayment. The speaker emphasizes that this dual approach builds long‑term financial freedom.

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Should I pay down my debt before I even begin investing? I never think there should be an either/or. Even 80% of your money going towards paying down this high-interest, bad debt, you still should be investing. Even if that's $1, even if it's $5, and a few key reasons for this. Number 1, you're creating a habit now which is gonna serve your future self in a big, big way. Number 2, when we are investing and we're actively putting money into the marketplace, we tend to pay a lot more attention towards it, right? And so that means can start learning about it and understanding it and we get a little bit more confident in it. But number 3, and this is a big one, there's the energy of money. And if we're just focusing on paying down debt, then we're focusing on lack and we're focusing on scarcity often. But instead, if we were to eliminate debt but at the same time putting some positive steps forward to actually create the financial future and the freedom that we want, there is a momentum and energy which gets built towards that. And I think that's incredibly valuable.