Exit Strategy - Begin With The End In Mind
What is the goal of our Exit Strategy? Level 5 - Ultra-rich - $1 million or more a month Level 4 - Rich - $1 million or more per year Level 3 -Affluent - $100,000 to $1 million per year Level 2 -Middle Class - $25,000 to $100,000 per year Level 1- Poor- $25,000 or less per year * $ in USD For Robert, he took 9 years to move from 0-> level 3 (Affluent), 5 years from level 3->level 4(Rich), and 3 years from level 4->level 5 (Ultra-Rich). From the book “Retire Young Retire Rich”: “ Once we decided on our goal, in 1985, we worked backward and developed our exit strategy, our investment plan, and then and only then did we determine our entry strategy. Once we had our exit strategy we knew what to do and where to begin. We created our plan in 1985 and exited in 1994. In 1985, we chose a plan that would get us to the affluent level quickly as well as give us the required education and experience that qualified us to move on to the rich and ultra-rich level. Because our investments br...