The Great Advantage of Having NO Money

The Great Advantage of Having NO Money

I know it seems weird to think of not having money to be an advantage, but it is in fact one of the biggest advantages that a person can have.

When you don't have money, it expands your horizons, as you have to find other ways to get things done. You learn to make do with what you have, you learn to improvise, you learn that time and talent can make up for lack of money, you learn to do it yourself rather then pay someone to do it for you.

The biggest advantage of not having money, is that money never is part of the decision making process. If you don;t have money then the lack of money is never a reason to decide not to do something or not to under take a task. It just means you have to be inventive and find a way.

Over the years we have done things anyway, money or no money. In fact my first business was started when the total family bank account had less then $200.00 dollars in it. I just had to find the right people (a guy that was retiring and who just wanted to get rid of his inventory and who didn't need money, just needed to get out on the golf course.) the right situation (a landlord who so badly wanted to get some one to rent his building that he made me an unbelievable deal - mind you his building had been empty for 2 years so he was very open to being supportive.)

The best part about not having a ton of money. It is so much more fun to find other ways to get a project done. So much more fun to hunt for and find that special treasure and find it at a bargain price or even better find it for free.

So when you are thinking about starting a business or buying a house or a car or undertaking a project, Don't let the lack of money stop you before you have gotten started. If the deal or the project makes sense and is something that you really want to do or that is going to benifit you and others then, stand back and think of all the ways you could get it done without money. Maybe you can trade your talents for work you need done. Maybe you can sell something you own and buy what you need. Perhaps if you ask around you can find it for free.

The list of things I have gotten for free, just for the asking or for the hauling away would run into pages and pages. The treasures that I have found at yard sales, thrift stores, and auctions would be even longer. The work I have done for other people who in turn did work for me would make interesting reading.

The bottom line, money is no object. Just that unlike the man at the Rolls Royce dealerships it is the lack of money that makes it no object, Not the over abundance of money that makes it no object.

Cheap-O Economics