Why People Succeed or Fail
Parkinson's Law is one of the best known and the most important laws of money and wealth accumulation.
It was developed by English writer C. Northcote Parkinson many years ago and it explains why most people retire poor.
The Way the Law Works
This law says, no matter how much money people earn, they tend to spend the entire amount and a little bit more besides.
Their expenses rise in lockstep with their earnings. Many people are earning today several times what they
were earning at their first jobs. But somehow, they seem to need every single penny to maintain their current lifestyles.
No matter how much they make, there never seems to be enough.
The Key to Financial Success
The first corollary of Parkinson's Law says: "Financial independence comes from violating Parkinson's Law."
Parkinson's Law explains the trap that most people fall into. This is the reason for debt, money worries and financial
frustration. It is only when you develop sufficient willpower to resist the powerful urge to spend everything you make
that you begin to accumulate money and move ahead of the crowd.
Slow Down Your Spending
The second corollary of Parkinson's Law is: "If you allow your expenses to increase at a slower rate than your earnings,
and you save or invest the difference, you will become financially independent in your working lifetime."
This is the key. I call it the "wedge." If you can drive a wedge between your increasing earnings and the increasing costs
of your lifestyle, and then save and invest the difference, you can continue to improve your lifestyle as you make more
money. By consciously violating Parkinson's Law, you will eventually become financially independent.
Action Exercises
Here are two things you can do to apply this law immediately:
First, imagine that your financial life is like a failing company that you have taken over. Institute an immediate financial
freeze. Halt all non-essential expenses. Draw up a budget of your fixed, unavoidable costs per month and resolve to
limit your expenditures temporarily to these amounts.
Carefully examine every expense. Question it as though you were analyzing someone else's expenses. Look for ways
to economize or cut back. Aim for a minimum of a 10 percent reduction in your living costs over the next three months.
Second, resolve to save and invest 50 percent of any increase you receive in your earnings from any source. Learn to
live on the rest. This still leaves you the other 50 percent to do with as you desire. Do this for the rest of your career.
Thank You
Shankar Sarode
Thank you Shankar Sarode for thoughtful article.
Thank you once again,
Srikanth shankar Matrubai
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