The main reason that I bought 3 single TCredits earlier today to upgrade from EA to EA2 was so that I could answer this question. I think I saw that voting on it ends at the end of the day today, and I wanted to have my say before then.
My answer is different from many of the answers I've seen for this question.
I am of the opinion that a good financial budget to start with for SFI is zero.
It's what I did. I started with no money.
I wanted to purchase the New Member Pack within my first ten days at SFI, but I couldn't afford to. I was disappointed that I couldn't afford it, at first. Now I'm glad. I also still managed to become an EA in my first ten days at SFI without spending any money.
Most of the advertising for SFI tells people that there are no purchase requirements, ever. While this is true, it's also very difficult for many people to quickly grasp how to advance with SFI without spending any money - money that many people don't have.
I feel that there are very many people who join SFI who cannot afford to purchase anything, even things that cost less than $10 or $20. They came to make money; not spend money. Then they discover that there's work involved in order to advance with SFI. This chases some people away.
The discovery that there's work involved also makes determined souls attempt to try advance anyway - but in many places on SFI, and mentioned by many people on SFI, is talk of purchasing things to help one advance with SFI. To help prevent this discouraging those who are trying so hard to advance with SFI, and to make money with SFI, they need to see more people speaking about how to advance with SFI, and how to make money with SFI, without spending any money themselves.
I feel that those who are able to advance with SFI without spending any money themselves are in a better position to support and teach the determined souls in their team how to do the same.
Many who spend money to help advance themselves in SFI may fully understand how to do it without spending money too, but who better to teach those who can't spend money than those who aren't spending money themselves - who are actually experiencing it?
It may seem ironic, then, that I spent some money today in order to be able to answer this question, but I do feel it is money well spent. I didn't want time to run out. If I'd had more time I could have gotten to this same point by spending much more time on free methods of marketing.
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The main reason that I bought 3 single TCredits earlier today to upgrade from EA to EA2 was so that I could answer this question. I think I saw that voting on it ends at the end of the day today, and I wanted to have my say before then.
My answer is different from many of the answers I've seen for this question.
I am of the opinion that a good financial budget to start with for SFI is zero.
It's what I did. I started with no money.
I wanted to purchase
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