{"id":77841,"date":"2020-01-10T16:36:14","date_gmt":"2020-01-10T14:36:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/moneyminority.com\/how-to-become-rich-undestanding-the-3-types-of-income\/"},"modified":"2020-01-18T14:04:09","modified_gmt":"2020-01-18T12:04:09","slug":"how-to-become-rich","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/moneyminority.com\/en\/how-to-become-rich\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Become Rich [Undestanding the 3 Types of Income]"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Would you like to become rich? <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Perfect! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Do you know what would you need to achieve that?&nbsp;<\/strong><br>(Probably you do)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It&#8217;s money, of course! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Where will you find the money?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>From your income sources!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In this article, I am going to analyze the <strong>three different types of income.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"#header1\"><strong>Active Income<\/strong><\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#header2\"><strong>Portfolio Income<\/strong><\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#header3\"><strong>Passive Income<\/strong><\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>What I will do is try to analyze <strong>the positive and the negative qualities <\/strong>of each one, as well as <strong>what you should go after if your ultimate goal is to become rich. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\" id=\"header1\"><strong>Active Income<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"692\" src=\"http:\/\/moneyminority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/roman-kraft-64603-unsplash-1-min-1024x692.jpg\" alt=\"Active income \" class=\"wp-image-77843\" srcset=\"https:\/\/moneyminority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/roman-kraft-64603-unsplash-1-min-1024x692.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/moneyminority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/roman-kraft-64603-unsplash-1-min-300x203.jpg 300w, https:\/\/moneyminority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/roman-kraft-64603-unsplash-1-min-768x519.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Active income is the most common income on this planet!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\"><strong>What is Active Income?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Active income<strong> is the money we receive in exchange for our work hours. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It&#8217;s the income that comes from our active work. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You work and you&#8217;re paid depending on how much and where you worked. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\"><strong>Active Income Examples<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Paid work, work contracts, productivity bonuses, etc. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\"><strong>How is Active Income taxed?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Active income is <strong>the most highly taxed income <\/strong>worldwide.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The income tax, along with your insurance contributions and your medical insurance, can reach up to 50% of your income!  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\"><strong>Active Income characteristics<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The truth is that it&#8217;s hard to become rich only from your active income. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This happens for a few reasons: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>First of all, as we said, <strong>active income is the highest taxed income. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Second, your (along with everyone&#8217;s) time is <strong>finite<\/strong>!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>What does that mean? <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A day has only 24 hours, from which you can use only a few for work. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>No matter how eager you are, your day will end, and with it, your available hours.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In other words, <strong>the money you get from your active income are not &#8220;scalable&#8221;.&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Another negative characteristic of active income is that as soon as you stop working, on that moment, your income also stops. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Now, for the positive characteristics, it&#8217;s <strong>the easiest <\/strong>income you can have.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can easily find a job, either full-time or part-time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This is the reason most people choose this method to get money. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A way to pass into other, better forms of income, is to use this active income and invest it into something else. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This can be one of your <strong>side hustles<\/strong> (as is this blog for me), starting a new <strong>business, <\/strong>or getting into <strong>investing<\/strong> (as I&#8217;m doing with&nbsp;P2P Lending, for example).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\" id=\"header2\"><strong>Portfolio Income<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"http:\/\/moneyminority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/joshua-aragon-1247394-unsplash-min-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Portfolio Income\" class=\"wp-image-77846\" srcset=\"https:\/\/moneyminority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/joshua-aragon-1247394-unsplash-min-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/moneyminority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/joshua-aragon-1247394-unsplash-min-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/moneyminority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/joshua-aragon-1247394-unsplash-min-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/moneyminority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/joshua-aragon-1247394-unsplash-min-270x180.jpg 270w, https:\/\/moneyminority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/joshua-aragon-1247394-unsplash-min-770x515.jpg 770w, https:\/\/moneyminority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/joshua-aragon-1247394-unsplash-min-370x247.jpg 370w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption> Who loves Investing? Raise your hand! <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\"><strong>What is Portfolio Income?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Portfolio income is money <strong>earned through selling an asset at a higher price than the one you paid to get it. <\/strong> <br>*It can also be called <em>capital gains<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\"><strong>Portfolio Income<\/strong> Examples<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Selling assets like stocks, bonds, and mutual funds<\/li><li>Buying and selling real estate<\/li><li>Buying and selling assets in general, like cars, etc. <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\"><strong>How is Portfolio Income taxed?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>In general, the taxation on portfolio income is lower than that of active income. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\"><strong>Portfolio Income characteristics<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>One of the negative sides of this type of investment is that for the average person, <strong>investments (of any kind) can seem scary!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And when something is scary, people tend to avoid it, and as a result, they don&#8217;t even take the first step. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To add to the above, this type of income may need a bit more time to show its true potential\u2014especially if you&#8217;re of the school of thought that favors long-term investments (like me). <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If, on the other hand, you&#8217;re excited for the life of a trader, selling and buying assets in much higher speeds, then you can achieve the coveted earnings in a much shorter timeframe. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>*or losing everything in a much shorter timeframe. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Especially if you don&#8217;t really know what you&#8217;re doing, then we&#8217;re talking more about gambling (speculating) than investing. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Finally, in order to start investing in assets, there is another thing you&#8217;ll need.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>You need to have the money up front! <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This is the second most popular reason why people don&#8217;t invest. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can alwaysal start with a small capit which you would slowly feed with more money (that&#8217;s what I do and suggest).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>My personal objective: <\/em><\/strong><br>I&#8217;d like my investments to act <strong>as a supplementary income <\/strong>in my basic incomes. (I wrote that I&#8217;d like to, because that&#8217;s something I haven&#8217;t achieved yet)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\" id=\"header3\"><strong>Passive Income<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"http:\/\/moneyminority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/cris-saur-122006-unsplash-min-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Passive Income\" class=\"wp-image-77849\" srcset=\"https:\/\/moneyminority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/cris-saur-122006-unsplash-min-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/moneyminority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/cris-saur-122006-unsplash-min-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/moneyminority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/cris-saur-122006-unsplash-min-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/moneyminority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/cris-saur-122006-unsplash-min-270x180.jpg 270w, https:\/\/moneyminority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/cris-saur-122006-unsplash-min-770x515.jpg 770w, https:\/\/moneyminority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/cris-saur-122006-unsplash-min-370x247.jpg 370w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Passive Income, go claim it!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\"><strong>What is Passive Income?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Passive income is money <strong>earned from assets &#8211; money that you&#8217;re not actively working to earn. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\"><strong>Passive Income Examples<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Income from renting property<\/li><li>Income from businesses (which don&#8217;t need your time or active involvement)<\/li><li>Selling intellectual property (e-books etc.) &#8211; Royalties<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\"><strong>How is Passive Income taxed?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Passive income has the most favorable taxation. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\">Characteristics of Passive Income<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Passive<\/strong> <strong>income<\/strong> <strong>is<\/strong> <strong>considered the cornerstone in wealth development. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>From the moment that one of your investments creates wealth without you needing to do something to maintain it, then you have a basic, and very important advantage. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You have a very powerful ally which is an enemy for most. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Time! <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You won&#8217;t be exchanging your finite hours for money, but you&#8217;ll have a steady flow of income (which will be constantly earned even when you are sleeping *clich\u00e9*).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In contrast to active income, passive income will be there, generating wealth, regardless of your own actions. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In general, passive income doesn&#8217;t need an initial capital (like the portfolio income). <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It needs another kind of investment, though, time and effort, for which you&#8217;ll be rewarded in the future! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>An example of a passive income can be a content blog (as is MoneyMinority for example). <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What do I mean?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You dedicate much time and effort to create content that&#8217;s valuable and useful to its users. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This content, after some time, and after it&#8217;s been classified as useful by Google, will attract readers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can use the generated user traffic of the blog and monetize it!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>How? The simplest way (among others) is to show advertisements. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These advertisements will create a steady passive income, as long as your blog&#8217;s traffic is the same.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you want to learn more&nbsp;<strong>about creating passive (and not) incomes from your own home<\/strong><strong>,<\/strong>&nbsp;you can read my more detailed guide.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">In closing, regarding Income&#8230;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Understanding the 3 different types of income is the first and most important step to economic progress in your life. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It&#8217;ll also define how you&#8217;ll use the money you are already making. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Will you choose to spend them for material goods and entertainment? <br>(By all means, do it\u2014I&#8217;m not judging anyone)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Will you choose to buy assets which will create passive income for you? <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Will you invest in a business of your own?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Everything depends on your philosophy and life plan. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Is your objective to get a pension soon, achieving an early financial independence? <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Then, income number 2 &amp; 3 is your goal!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Maybe you want to focus on offering to the world through your freelance job? <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Income number 3 is your goal!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Do you believe that hard work and time create money? <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Income number 1 is your goal!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It&#8217;s all up to you and your choices! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"http:\/\/moneyminority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/aziz-acharki-253909-unsplash-min-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Your beliefs guide your emotions and your emotions create actions!\" class=\"wp-image-77852\" srcset=\"https:\/\/moneyminority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/aziz-acharki-253909-unsplash-min-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/moneyminority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/aziz-acharki-253909-unsplash-min-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/moneyminority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/aziz-acharki-253909-unsplash-min-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/moneyminority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/aziz-acharki-253909-unsplash-min-270x180.jpg 270w, https:\/\/moneyminority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/aziz-acharki-253909-unsplash-min-770x515.jpg 770w, https:\/\/moneyminority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/aziz-acharki-253909-unsplash-min-370x247.jpg 370w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption> Photo by&nbsp;Aziz Acharki&nbsp;on&nbsp;Unsplash <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Your beliefs guide your emotions. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Your &#8220;e-motions&#8221; create actions!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Your actions will lead you to the results you want to achieve! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Depending on your choices, you may &#8220;end up&#8221; being financially independent retiring early, living off 4% of your portfolio and travelling around the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On the other hand, you could &#8220;end up&#8221; being a multimillionaire with his own business, who will never want to retire! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Two completely different paths, both containing quite a bit of money!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What matters is your beliefs and your actions!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The three different types of income show you how to use money to your advantage<\/strong>, in order to build the future you want. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The sooner you realize how money works, the sooner you&#8217;ll be making the correct (considering your long-term goals) choices that will lead you to personal success. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That&#8217;s how the system works!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Decode it, understand it, and exploit it!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Would you like to become rich? Perfect! Do you know what would you need to achieve that?&nbsp;(Probably you do) It&#8217;s money, of course! Where will you find the money? From your income sources! In this article, I am going to analyze the three different types of income. 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