WEBVTT 00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:01.670 align:middle line:90% 00:00:01.670 --> 00:00:03.680 align:middle line:84% Many people fail financially because they 00:00:03.680 --> 00:00:06.710 align:middle line:84% don't understand the key concept of Becoming an Owner, Not 00:00:06.710 --> 00:00:07.610 align:middle line:90% a Loaner. 00:00:07.610 --> 00:00:09.380 align:middle line:90% Most people are loaners. 00:00:09.380 --> 00:00:10.880 align:middle line:84% They invest their money in what they 00:00:10.880 --> 00:00:14.250 align:middle line:84% consider to be safe investments, usually a local bank or credit 00:00:14.250 --> 00:00:14.750 align:middle line:90% union. 00:00:14.750 --> 00:00:16.400 align:middle line:90% But here's what happens. 00:00:16.400 --> 00:00:19.400 align:middle line:84% The bank takes their money, pays them the current rate, maybe 00:00:19.400 --> 00:00:22.640 align:middle line:84% around 1% at this time, and then loans that money out 00:00:22.640 --> 00:00:25.550 align:middle line:84% or invests that money directly in the economy. 00:00:25.550 --> 00:00:28.250 align:middle line:84% The bank receives high rates of interest on its investments 00:00:28.250 --> 00:00:30.200 align:middle line:84% and is happy to pay you a low interest 00:00:30.200 --> 00:00:32.119 align:middle line:90% rate for the use of your money. 00:00:32.119 --> 00:00:34.040 align:middle line:84% As a general rule, what you really have 00:00:34.040 --> 00:00:37.040 align:middle line:84% there is a loaning account rather than a savings account. 00:00:37.040 --> 00:00:38.780 align:middle line:84% You are lending money to the bank. 00:00:38.780 --> 00:00:41.510 align:middle line:84% And they are making a profit off your money. 00:00:41.510 --> 00:00:44.390 align:middle line:84% You have no choice but to reverse the situation 00:00:44.390 --> 00:00:46.460 align:middle line:84% if you want to make your money work for you. 00:00:46.460 --> 00:00:49.550 align:middle line:84% You must become an owner, not a loaner. 00:00:49.550 --> 00:00:52.310 align:middle line:10% You must learn to bypass the middleman. 00:00:52.310 --> 00:00:55.360 align:middle line:10% [MUSIC PLAYING] 00:00:55.360 --> 00:01:03.000 align:middle line:90%