The amount of time it takes is directly in relation to the amount of personal sacrifice you make towards your success.
The more time you give will mean greater results faster. The person who works 1 hour a day on their business might take 4 years to see any serious income from SFI where the person putting in 4 hours a day may see results in 1-2 years that are substantial.
There is financial sacrifice as well.
If you don't invest the return could take many years to reach your goals, where doing something as simple as adujsting the thermostat 2 degrees to make your AC and Heat work less and save money for you to invest can shave years off the time to get to that same point.
Some of the best marketers I know started their business by investing money they didn't realize they had to make investments they didn't think were possible for them and I have shared these tips with hundreds of people over the past dozen years.
Ways to raise investment capital.
- Adujust thermostat 2 degrees warmer in summer, cooler in winter to save electricity.
- Purchase new or used solar panels for home and tie them into the system to not only save on electric but earn tax credits and get paid for any excess generation.
- Regular vehicle maintenance - Check tire inflation and make sure correct tire size for vehicle is used. Make sure oils, transmission, and other fluids are changed with new filters on schedule with manufacturer's recommendations. Run air conditioning and heater only when absolutely needed using windows for cooling where possible. These tips can save you hundreds of dollars a year in fuel consumption and tire replacement, major mechanical break down, and full coverage insurance cost if you have a policy that considers a regular maintenance program as a credit towards reducing your premiums.
- Commit to eating at leas 6 budget means a month. These are cheap meals to fix like rice and beans, hot dogs and macaroni and cheese, Ramen soups, spaghetti, chicken and dumplings, or salads grown in your garden. It could also be lunch meat sandwiches.
- Start a home garden. The more you grow the less you have to buy.
- Buy in bulk where possible. If you don't have a deep freeze consider it. Buying things like beef and pork by the case is always cheaper than smaller packages. Use reusable plastic containers for liquids, powders, and spices. Use Ziploc bags for meats and make sure to remove all air from around meats to avoid freezer burn.
- Swap out water heater and stove for Electric versions instead of gas and get energy star rated. Most power suppliers have rate reduction programs if you are all electric and have energy star compliance and it will cut out and extra bill with it's additional taxes and fees.
- Make sure seams around windows cable and phone inlets and outlets, and other places outside air may come in are caulked. Doors need weather stripping changed every 5 years and checked every winter and summer. No need to cool/warm the outside in summer/winter months.
- Cut out eating out where possible. Brown bag a lunch to work if you can. If not cooler is available at work get an ice chest or 12V cooler and keep in your car outside.
- If you live in a metropolitan areas where subways, trains, and buses offer you a cheaper alternative to driving your own car to work use them. If you can walk to the store or ride a bicycle to work do so.
- Put a brick in the toilet tank or replace it with a ultra high efficiency one to save water. Also take moderately temperate showers instead of baths and using hot water in excess to cut water consumption and cost of heating water. Turn off shower while you lather and scrub your body and hair. Use just enough water to get wet, get rinsed, and get out.
- Instead of using city recycling programs you can use purchased bins to collect Aluminum cans, tin cans, plastic bottles, or glass jars and bottles for a trip to the recycling center to turn them into extra cash.
I could sit here all day telling you ways to save money to put into your business so sacrifice a little comfort, a little time, and invest first in things that will save you money you can start investing in your business. That in turn could have you reach your income goals in as little as 6 months to 2 years.
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