Living a Debt Free Life
A Guide to Financial Freedom & Wealth
By Raymond Day
Introduction
Have you ever wondered why the rich get richer and the poor remain
poor? Is there some secret that the rich know that the average man in
the street doesn’t? Is there a way for the average man to become rich
without inheriting money? Can you become rich?
The answer to all these questions is simple yet very powerful. Become
debt free and all the money you make can be used for investments that
make money for you. How can you become debt free on the salary you
are making now? That is what this book is all about. I will guide you
through the steps to becoming debt free and show you a way once you
are debt free to take all your extra money and use it to make more
money for you, just like the rich do.
In this book you will learn how to become debt free and pay off all your
debts to include your outstanding credit cards, car payments, mortgage
payments and any other outstanding debts you may have. Once this is
accomplished, I will show you how to take all that extra money and
create a financial plan that will make money for you whether or not you
decide to continue working. In fact, this plan will show you how to retire
early and live off the earnings of your investments.
This book will also teach you how to make all your dreams come true.
You can reach your full potential once you have achieved the life of
your dreams. This book will help you to achieve that life. The only thing
that I ask of you is to follow the directions in this book to the letter.
They have worked for countless other people and they will work for
you. The directions in this book are based on universal principals that
work for everyone no matter what their situation may be.
So without further ado, let’s get started.
Chapter 1
Our Credit Based Society
Our society is based on a model that can’t succeed. It’s a credit based
society. We are told from birth that the American Dream is to own your
own home, drive a brand new car and live like there’s no tomorrow.
We’re taught how to achieve that dream by borrowing the money to
achieve it.
What happens when we do that? We become slaves to our creditors. We
work just to pay them off and we can never catch up because our society
is designed to keep us slaves to the creditors. Take a typical 30 year
fixed rate mortgage for example. Let’s say you borrow $ 150,000.00 and
take out a 30 year fixed rate mortgage on that amount. If you take 30
years to pay that mortgage off and your monthly mortgage payment is
$ 1200.00. You will have paid a total amount of $ 432,000.00 to the
lending company. It will cost you $ 282,000.00 for that $ 150,000.00
loan. You will have paid more that double the cost of your house had
you paid cash for it.
This same rule applies to everything that you purchase on credit. It cost
you more to purchase goods on credit than it would cost you if you
purchased the goods with cash. So how do you free yourself from the
grip of the creditors? Let me show you the way.
The first thing you must do is to take stock of all your creditors. That is
to list all your creditors and the total amount that you owe each one of
them. Leave no one out. As far as creditors go, we do not mean the
telephone company, the cable company, the electric company and the
gas company if you use one. These are fixed bills and they will not go
away for as long as you live. You can get rid of cable but your TV
reception will be lousy.
On this list you should include your mortgage company, if you have one.
If you lease or have purchased your car on credit, include the lease
holder or the credit provider on your car. All of your credit cards
including the ones from stores such as Macy’s, JC Penny’s, Home
Depot, Lowe’s, Circuit City, Best Buy and any other store card that you
might have. Leave no one out on this list. It doesn’t matter which order
you list them in, just list them and the total amount that you owe on
each bill. List the credit provider in the first column and the total
amount that you owe them in the second column. In the third column
list the amount of the monthly payment that you send to each one of
them. In the fourth column, take the first column and divide that by the
third column. That’s how many months it will take you to pay off each
bill paying just the minimum monthly fee. In the fifth column, list each
bill in the order such as the bill that you can pay off first would be
number one based upon the fourth column. When you get the bill that
can be paid off first based upon the information in the fifth column,
that’s the bill that you will eliminate first.
Example 1
List of Debts
Column 1 Column 2 Column 3 Column 4 Column 5 Column 6
Macy’s 500.00 25.00 20 6
Circuit City 300.00 25.00 12 3
Staples 1100.00 50.00 22 7
Home Depot 300.00 50.00 6 1
Office Depot 600.00 60.00 10 2
Toyota Fin. 12,000.00 314.00 38 8
Countrywide 149,000.00 1229.00 121 9
Visa 800.00 60.00 13 4
Mastercard 1100.00 60.00 18 5
How will you eliminate that bill you ask? That will be covered in the
next chapter.
Chapter 2
Eliminating Debt
The first step in eliminating debt is not to make any new debts. In order
to do this you must destroy all of your credit cards. This may sound like
a radical move, but it’s the only way that this program will work for
you. You see, credit is just like drugs. Once you get hooked on credit it’s
hard to stop. Most credit card purchases are made on impulse buying.
You don’t really need the item you have just purchased but the
advertisers and the merchants have made that item look so enticing that
it’s hard to resist. Most of these items that you purchase wind up in the
closet. Used once and forgotten.
The next step is to take stock of where you spend your money. For a
week or two, write down in a journal everything you spend money on.
No matter how small or large the purchase, write it down. This is to
include all the outside lunches you purchase, all the things you buy at
the grocery store, all the payments that you make for utilities and other
bills and any other item you may purchase. Then I want you to analyze
this list and see what items you can do without. Perhaps it’s one of the
many lunches you may have outside your home during the week. It
could be that extra pair of pants you really don’t need. It could be any
item that’s not of importance to you immediately. In other words,
you’re looking to find those items that you purchase on impulse. You
can use the cost of those items to help you pay down your debts. Then I
want you to take that extra money and use it to pay off the smallest debt
on your list. It may take you a month or two to eliminate the smallest
debt, but it will be the easiest one for you to work on first.
After that first bill is paid off, you will have the extra money that you
used to pay the monthly payment on that bill added to the amount of
extra money that you found on all those things that you didn’t need the
previous month. You then use this money to start working on the second
smallest bill. This should take a few months also. You continue this way,
using the extra money that you’ve found by eliminating the things you
really didn’t need in the first place added on to the amount of money
you would have used to pay on each bill that you’ve eliminated and
eventually you will have eliminated all your debts in short order. The
key here is not to make any new bills. As you gradually erase one bill
after another, you’re working towards a debt free life.
If you look at Example 1, the list of debts in chapter 2, you will find that
I left column 6 blank. The secret to Living a Debt Free Life lies in
column 6. Let’s say for example that you found an extra $200.00 per
month that you used to use on those things that you really don’t need.
You will use that $ 200.00 plus what you would normally pay each
month to eliminate your smallest debt. In Example 1 that would be
$ 250.00 that you would be paying towards your Home Depot bill of
$ 300.00. It would take only 1 month and a few days to pay off this bill
as opposed to the six months it would have taken you to pay this bill off
normally. You would enter 1.2 in column 6. After this bill is eliminated,
you would take the $ 200.00 extra you found and add it to the $ 50.00
that you would normally pay on your Home Depot bill and add this
amount of $ 250.00 to work on paying off bill number 2 which in
Example 1 would be Office Depot. You now have $ 310.00 per month
that you could use to pay off your second highest debt. If you take the
$ 600.00 that you owe on Office Depot and divide it by $ 310.00 it would
only take you 1.9 months to pay that bill off instead of ten months
normally. You place 1.9 in Column 6. You keep doing this for all the
bills you owe, adding the extra money that you found by not purchasing
those items you don’t need with what you would normally pay on each
account and the payment of each eliminated account and you will come
up with the number of months or years it will take you to eliminate all
your bills. That figure can be obtained by adding up all the months in
Column 6. I call it the magic of Column 6.
My goal here is for you to create your own list of debts just like the one
in Example 1. Find out how much you owe each creditor, what your
monthly payment is and which creditor you can eliminate first. Once
you get the hang of it, you will find that the rest of this program comes
easy. Congratulate yourself on each creditor that you’ve eliminated.
You’re no longer a slave to them.
Chapter 3
Building Your Financial Future
Using the debt elimination plan as outlined in chapter 2, you will be
ahead of 95% of the American people. Most of America is in debt. To
live debt free is the key to wealth. Wealthy people don’t have debt. They
create wealth by using the money they have to make more money for
themselves. When you’ve eliminated your mortgage payment and you
have all the money you used to use for paying bills available to you, you
can start building wealth. You’ve already started to build wealth by
becoming the owner of your own home. By owner, I mean owner. You
no longer have a mortgage. The bank is no longer your partner. You
own your home outright. Whatever your home may be worth, that’s
part of your financial statement or wealth. It’s truly what you’re worth
now. The goal here is to make you financially independent so you can
retire early and enjoy life without having to worry about where your
next paycheck is going to come from. Your investments will make
enough money for you to keep you afloat and comfortable. You will be
truly wealthy.
Using Example 1 as an example, you will have $ 2073.00 available to you
to invest each month. This is after you’ve finished paying off your
mortgage. You simply add the $ 200.00 extra dollars that you found by
eliminating spending on those items that you really don’t need each
month and adding that figure onto what you would have paid all your
creditors had you not paid them off using this method. The figure you’ll
come up with in Example 1 is $ 2073.00. That’s the amount of money
you can start to use to build your retirement nest egg. How and where
should you invest? This chapter will give you several options.
The first thing you will want to do is to build an emergency fund just in
case you lose your job. This fund should consist of at least six months of
income. For example, let’s say you make $ 3000.00 per month. You
would need an emergency fund of $ 18,000.00 to cover six months
income. You will take your available $ 2073.00 and put it into a money
market fund or a CD until you’ve saved up $ 18,000.00. This fund you
won’t touch unless an emergency arises. While that money is sitting
there it will be gathering interest. You’re still building wealth.
After you’ve built up your emergency fund, you will look for other
vehicles to invest in. Get familiar with the basic building blocks of
investing, stocks, bonds and mutual funds, three of the most popular
methods of investing. These three types of investments are perfect for
the beginning investor.
Stocks are the most common way to begin building your financial
future. A stock is a piece of equity or a piece of ownership in a
corporation. Each unit of stock is called a share and each share is worth
a certain amount of money, or market value. The market value is
determined by how attractive the share is to the general public and
investment professionals and how much they’re willing to pay for it.
Stocks are commonly traded on the various different exchanges and can
be tracked rather easily.
Bonds are loans that are provided to companies or municipalities for a
specified period of time. When you buy a bond, the money you pay is
your principal investment. The bond issuer then agrees to pay you
interest on that principal. On the maturity date of the bond, your
principal is returned. The further out the maturity date, the higher the
interest rate you will be paid during the term of the bond.
If you’re still a bit apprehensive about stocks or bonds, you may want to
consider a mix of the two or mutual funds. A mutual fund allows a
group of investors to combine their cash and invest it in various
different stocks, bonds or other investments. Those funds are called the
funds assets. The fund manager generally buys stocks, bonds or a
combination of the two. These are defined as the funds holdings. All of
the holdings together are referred to as the fund portfolio.
I recommend that you purchase mutual fund shares. With a mutual
fund, rather than owning a single stock or bond, your dollars are
invested in a large number of companies all at once, and thus your
investment risk is spread out over many stocks or bonds. If any one
companies stock should go down, the remaining stocks would hold their
ground and you would not be subject to huge losses. The S & P 500
Fund issued by Vanguard is an excellent choice to start with.
Instead of working for your money, let your money work for you.
Chapter 4
Alternative Investments
There are a couple of investments that have consistently showed gains
far outstripping the stock market. I call these investments, alternative
investments because you want to get solidly invested in stocks, bonds or
real estate before you take these investments on. Knowledge in the field
of investments that I’m about to talk with you about is a must.
Rare coins have outstripped any other investment that you can name.
The main reason for this is that what you will be investing in is rare just
like the name implies. They don’t make these coins anymore so that’s
why they’re rare.
Of primary interest is the Morgan Silver Dollar. These coins were
primarily minted in the 1800’s. Investment grade coins consist of MS-63
or better and they’re certified by the American Numismatic Society or
any of the other highly recognized certification companies. They’ve
appreciated 20% or more per year consistently.
When you invest in rare coins, it’s for the long run. You can use them as
a sort of retirement fund or you can save them for your grand kids. Not
only are they a good investment but they also give you pleasure to look
at. They hold their value like no other investment except gold and silver.
Speaking of gold and silver, every investment portfolio should consist of
at least a 10% holding of either gold or silver bullion. Gold or silver
bullion can be readily converted to cash in a moments notice, just in
case you need it.
Before you invest in either gold or silver coins or gold and silver bullion,
learn all you can about investing in them. There are many books on the
subject that you can get from your local library. You can also become a
member of the American Numismatic Association for a modest fee.
Chapter 5
Real Estate
One of the primary ways to build wealth is through investing in real
estate. This can be done in several different ways. The primary way is
through the ownership of your own home. To give you an example of
just how much real estate has appreciated over the years. I will tell you
about my first house.
I purchased my first home in 1973 for $ 30,000.00. This was in a prime
market in Long Island New York. A few years ago, that same home sold
for over $ 150,000.00. That’s a 500% increase. Today that home is
worth even more money. There’s one thing for sure, the price of homes
is not going to go down anytime soon. There’s only a limited amount of
real estate on this earth and the demand for this real estate is growing
everyday. You can expect this trend to continue for many years to come.
If you don’t own your own home currently, and you’re looking to
purchase one, you can use the Living a Debt Free Life plan to
accumulate the down payment on one. Then you can use the same plan
to pay that house off in record breaking time. Once it’s paid for and
you’re the owner of your own home, then you can look into investing in
other forms of real estate.
The question you should ask yourself at this point is whether or not you
want to become a landlord. That is, do you want to purchase real estate
properties then rent those properties out and become a landlord with all
the inherent problems that a landlord must face? Those problems
consist of always being available for your tenants; fixing any problems
that might occur; maintaining the property and collecting rent.
If being a landlord is not your thing, then you should look into
purchasing properties that you can turn over for a profit. Those
properties consist of fixer uppers; foreclosed homes; new home
development and commercial real estate.
As with any other investment, homework must be done before you get
involved.
Chapter 6
Owning Your Own Business
Owning your own business can be one of the most rewarding and
fulfilling things that you can ever do in your life. If you’ve always
dreamed of owning your own business, here’s the how and why you
should consider this investment option.
When you started the Living a Debt Free Life plan, you probably
worked for a living like most American people do. They go to their jobs
everyday and work from nine to five and bring how a paycheck that
barely pays all the bills. At the end of the month they’re left with little
or nothing because of the way society is built today. It’s hard to get
ahead. However, by using the Living a Debt Free Life plan, you’re able
to break free from the rat race and see light at the end of the tunnel.
You can and should use the money that you’re going to accumulate by
using the plan to invest in those things that will make money for you.
One of those things is your own business. The shape and form of that
business depends on you.
Everyone has a special talent. When you use your god given talent to the
best of your ability, not only will you feel better but you will have
accomplished your life’s purpose. What is your life’s purpose? Why
were you put here on this earth at this time and place? What is your
special talent? To help you discover what your special talent is, I want
you to read my mini book called Xellon. It’s a fictional story about a
man who goes to another planet. The story is timeless and it’s about
discovering who you are and what your purpose in life is. Once you
finish this story, I will tell you how to use your own particular talent to
make money for you.
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Xellon
A Voyage of Discovery
By Raymond Day
The year was 2210 and the people of planet earth had long since
discovered how easy space travel was. I was booked on the next flight to
a new planet that was recently discovered in the year 2205. Not many
people had been there but the story was that it was one of the more
exciting planets to be discovered in years. It was not that far away from
our galaxy and one could get there by shuttle flight within a month or
two depending on which shuttle you took.
I was looking to explore the planet and its inhabitants and come back to
earth and write a story for the newspaper that I worked for call the
Daily Chronicle. They were looking for a story that only direct contact
with the inhabitants of the planet could render possible. You see, the
inhabitants of Xellon had a special power that the people on earth had
long since forgotten they had. They were able to create anything they
wanted by just thinking of it. There were no factories there and there
were new innovations being thought of everyday. No one there really
had to work. My mission was to unravel their secret to this power and
report back to earth with my results so that they could be analyzed.
My flight was boarding at 12:00 PM and I had a little time left before
we took off. The other passengers were just as excited as I was to be
going to another planet, one they had never been to before. They ranged
in age from 12 to 60 because there was an age restriction on flights to
this planet. It had something to do with the length of the flight. I was 57
at the time and had just come in under the wire as far as the age
restrictions go. We all wanted to know what it would be like on Xellon.
We boarded the flight at 12:00 PM and it took off promptly. We went
into hyper drive within an hour and we were on our way to Xellon. We
would have to spend quite a lot of time in the cabin of this spaceship and
it was designed with our comfort in mind. It had all the amenities. I’m
glad that the paper was picking up the tab for this flight. The cost was
$ 2,000,000.00 round trip and I surely didn’t have that kind of money.
My salary at the paper was only $ 1,000,000.00 per year and I had a
wife and children to feed. $ 1,000,000.00 didn’t go far in this day and
age.
I settled into a routine on the flight there. I would awaken early in the
morning and do exercise, then take a shower, eat breakfast, watch the
news from earth on the TV and then write in my journal until lunch
time. After lunch, I would talk with the other passengers to get a feel
about what they were thinking and then I would retire to my room and
meditate for a half hour, then came dinner. I would fall asleep around
10:00 PM every evening.
We were lucky. The flight we were booked on was an express shuttle to
Xellon. It would take only a month to get there. That month went by
rather quickly and we were approaching the planet rapidly. As we got
closer to Xellon, we could make out the peculiar color of the planet. It
was violet. Sort of like the color of the sun setting as seen through violet
sunglasses. The closer we got the more violet it looked. Even the surface
of the planet was richly hued. It had every color in the rainbow on it. It
was magnificent.
The landing gear was down and the approach to the surface of Xellon
was imminent. We would be landing in ten minutes. As I looked out the
window upon the multi colored surface of Xellon, the excitement I felt
started to mount. What would the people of Xellon be like? Could they
talk English? How would I communicate what I wanted from them to
them? Would they let me write a story about them? Would that story be
interesting enough for the viewers of the Daily Chronicle to read?
Would I win the Pulitzer Prize for my story? I would find out the
answer to all these questions shortly.
My description of the planet thus far was from a distance. Upon
landing, my view of the planet was radically changed. It was beyond
description. There was nothing on earth to compare this planet with.
The beauty of it was beyond description. The beauty of its people was
also beyond description. Everyone upon the planet Xellon was beautiful.
Their skin color had a greenish tinge to it and everyone there looked to
be no more than thirty years old. They all looked pretty much like we
do but they had none of the imperfections that the people on earth had.
There was no disease on Xellon. It didn’t exist.
Our ground transportation from the docking terminal to our hotel room
was not ground transportation at all. We were whisked away in a
vehicle that seemed to float four or five inches above the ground. It was
propelled by a system that we had yet to discover on earth. It was fully
automatic and never required any assistance from anyone. All you had
to do was speak your destination into the universal translator and it
would take you to your destination, our destination being the Xellon
Hilton. Commercialization of this planet couldn’t be far behind.
Once I settled into my hotel room, I was introduced to the Xellon who
would be my guide and mentor on this planet. She was beautiful beyond
words. How did we communicate? All I can tell you is that there were
no spoken words. It all happened mentally. Whatever I was thinking
about to ask her was instantly transmitted to her. Somehow I was also
able to hear what she was thinking. I wanted to know how this was
possible since I had never been trained in this sort of communication. I
would find the answer to this question and everything else that I wanted
to know shortly.
Chapter 2
Universal Communication
My guide, on this journey to discover the secrets of Xellon, was called
Hela. Her name was handed down to her from her ancestors who
inhabited Xellon over 10,000 years ago. The life expectancy on Xellon
was over 500 earth years and upon passing away, the body went into
what the Xellonites call Transition. No one actually died. They were
transformed from one form to another. In fact, the purest form of life
on Xellon had no form at all. This transition phase had something to do
with the violet color of the atmosphere. It was said to contribute to
everything and everyone on the planet.
Hela was 300 years old and looked no older than thirty. She had many
children but all of her children were at least 100 years old. They were
considered to be young adults by then. We took one of the
transportation vehicles to a small rural setting outside of the main town
of Ilos. It was about 400 miles away. We got there in less than an hour.
There I would learn about the inhabitants of Xellon and how they lived.
The first thing I wanted to know, from Hela, was how we were able to
communicate. She had never spoken English before and I had no clue as
to what their language was about.
Hela explained the way we were communicating as follows. In the entire
Universe, was their an unspoken language that everyone knew? Of
course there was. We called it intuition. The Xellonites took intuition
one step further. They used it to communicate to one another and to
communicate with anyone else that they came in contact with. This
feeling or intuition could be used to do all sorts of things. If you knew
how to use it, you could both send and receive messages to another
person, even someone that didn’t know how to use it himself. I would
learn later on how to use this secret to acquire what I wanted out of life
but for now, I learned how to communicate with the Xellonites.
It was really quite easy once you got the hang of it. Since I already knew
how to meditate, I was halfway there. You just had to take meditation
one step further. All anyone had to do is get into a meditative state, and
then project your thoughts and feelings to whoever you wanted to. This
projection was pretty automatic once you got the hang of it. They would
pick up on your thoughts and feelings then they would send their
thoughts and feelings back to you. It was much more efficient than
talking because communication was almost instantaneous. Nothing was
ever left out and you knew exactly how the other person felt. In fact, it
was impossible to hide your true feelings. It was like mind reading only
better.
I communicated with Hela for hours in this fashion. She told me that
everyone on her planet was a vegetarian. They only ate what they could
grow and harvest. There was an overabundance of plant life on the
planet and no one ever went hungry. The Xellonites only ate once a day.
Their one meal consisted of a variety of plants and vegetables and was
consumed in the early afternoon. They all drank the juice of this one
plant that tasted surprisingly like orange juice. In fact, it was the same
color as orange juice only tastier. I had grown to love this juice in just
one day.
As I mentioned earlier, no one on Xellon really had to work. Everyone
had an assigned task to do and that task was voluntary. It depended on
how one felt on the day that the task was assigned. One day you might
be asked to harvest the plants for next months food allotment or you
might be asked to be transport supervisor for a day. Since all knowledge
on Xellon was universal, that is everyone knew everything about any
subject you can imagine, each task was relatively easy to complete. In
the lifespan of the Xellonites, each one had done every task. Nothing was
a mystery.
As far as food preparation went, it was all natural, never cooked. They
had beverages such as tea and coffee but again, the consumption of
those beverages was up to the individual. It depended on what state of
mind you wanted to be in.
The day was drawing to a close and Hela took me back to my hotel
room so I could get some rest and record my findings for the day in my
journal. I had a lot to think about and I wanted to be refreshed for my
next excursion tomorrow.
Chapter 3
Spiritual Law
I had traveled to another galaxy to report on the people of Xellon and
their culture. Their culture was similar to ours in that they believed in a
higher power than themselves. This power governed their every
movement and thought. They found a way to tap into this power and
use it for their greater good. They had certain Spiritual Laws that were
strictly adhered to and followed. I asked Hela about those laws on our
next excursion out. Here’s what she had to tell me.
There was only one power in the Universe. We called that power God.
They called that power Om. Through Om, everything could be
accomplished. They had a direct link to Om. Om had given them certain
laws to follow and as long as those laws were followed the Xellonites
would live in harmony. Here are the laws laid down by Om.
1. There is only one power and that power is Om.
2. Meditation is the way to access that power.
3. Visualization while in mediation can transform what you visualize
into reality.
4. Think only good and pure thoughts and only good will be
manifested.
5. Hold no thought in your mind about want, lack or envy. They will
destroy the good you seek.
6. Think only healthy thoughts and you will be healthy. There will
be no disease.
7. Eat only what you can grow.
8. Never destroy life.
9. Life is everlasting.
These were the laws laid down by Om and everyone on the planet
believed in these laws. These laws cover everything that means anything
to the people of Xellon. They all lived by these laws. Even though these
laws looked simple on the surface, they were very powerful laws when
applied to the Xellonites. In fact, if these laws were applied to the people
of Earth, how different our life would be. I would immediately apply
these laws to myself and see what effects they would have.
Chapter 4
The Test
I’ve been on Xellon now for about a week. Time goes by here quickly. In
fact, time goes by quickly everywhere. There is no moment of time
where time stands still. It is always in constant movement. You cannot
stop time and you cannot reverse time. It’s another constant that cannot
be changed.
It was now time for me to put to the test what I had learned. The test
was a simple one just like the laws were. I would go through each law
and apply it to my life and the surroundings that I might find myself in
to see if these laws really worked. To prove a theory you have to put it
to a test. Once proven, then these laws would be immutable.
On earth there are many religions. According to whichever religion you
believe in, you would practice that religion according to the laws of that
particular religion. Even though there are many various religions on
earth, they all have one underlying premise. That premise being that
there is a supreme being that created the laws that govern religion and
that being is all powerful. Thus the proof of law number one is at hand.
There is only one power and that power is OM.
To prove the second law, I would set aside time everyday to meditate
and get in contact with the higher power and see where that meditation
leads me. First I would choose a quiet place to do my meditation. One
where there would be no distractions such as television, radios, outside
noise, voices or other things that would tend to distract. I would sit in a
comfortable position and then concentrate on my breathing. This would
give my meditation focus. I would focus on my breathe going in and out
and watch my thoughts as they would go flying by. Eventually, the
watching of my breathe going in and out would have a calming effect on
my mind. Thoughts would start to go by slower and eventually all
thought would disappear. I would reach a state of total calm and once in
this state, everything in life and about life became crystal clear.
This thoughtless state where the only sound in your mind and thoughts
are your breath is where you can directly come in contact with that
higher being that controls everything in everyone’s life. It’s not your
day to day activity that counts in life. It’s how you program your
unconscious mind. It’s your unconscious mind that controls what you
do and what outcomes manifest in your life. To prove this theory, while
in my meditative state, I would program my mind to write another
chapter in my book and that chapter would flow from my fingers like
water. I didn’t have to worry about the outcome. Since I programmed
my mind to believe that my book would become successful, that is what
it will become. Once this book is successful, I will have proven the
second law. Meditation is the way to access the power of the OM and
once that power is accessed, you can use it to manifest and create
whatever it is you want out of life, as long as it doesn’t conflict with the
other laws.
Once proven, these laws are immutable.
Chapter 5
What You Think
As voiced in the last chapter of this book, meditation is the key to
accessing that higher power that controls everything that manifests in
your life. Visualization while in meditation can transform what you
visualize into reality. If you constantly think about all that’s bad in your
life and you don’t focus on the good, then only bad things will manifest
in you life. If however, you think about how good life is and all that you
have and can have in life, then only good things will manifest in your
life. You can transform your life into whatever it is you hold uppermost
in your mind. This is how all things were invented and how life itself
progresses. Without a clear vision of where you want to go in life, your
trip in life will become just like a ship without a ruder. You will have no
clear cut direction to sail trough life’s storms. You will be blown
wherever life feels like taking you. Unless you take control and steer
your life in the direction that you want it to go, how can you expect any
other outcome but confusion.
The third test in my series of tests is to take a subject that is dear to me
and manifest that desire into reality. Just like space flight my mind
must take wings and fly wherever I want it to go.
I’ve always wanted to teach others what I have learned about
manifestation and how the mind works to create what you really want
in life. My goal then is to transform this story into a lesson for all to
learn from. At the end of the story, I want everyone who reads it to
come away with a clear understanding of how to make their life a thing
of beauty and wonderment. How to create whatever it is they may want
to manifest in their lives.
Let’s take money for instance. Everyone needs and wants to have
enough money to purchase or buy whatever it is they want. Not
everyone has that amount of money. How do you get it? How can you
make it a reality for yourself? How?
Start off by reaching a meditative state. Once there, imagine how your
life would be changed if you had all the money you could ask for. What
things would you have in your life? Actually visualize those things and
your life the way it would be if you didn’t have to worry about money.
See and feel how happy you would be. See and feel where you would live
and how you would live. Don’t leave out any detail. Hold this picture in
your minds eye until you can actually feel the emotion that this feeling
will bring.
Do this everyday and what you want cannot fail to materialize in your
life. It must come about. This is the law of manifestation.
Chapter 6
Think Healthy Thoughts
On Xellon, as I explained earlier, there is no disease. No one gets sick so
they don’t have a need for doctors. Medicines don’t exist there. What’s
their secret? How can you benefit from what they know? How can you
conquer disease and sickness in your life? Think only healthy thoughts.
Our bodies are made up of the same substance that permeates the
universe. That substance cannot be destroyed. That substance has no
disease. It is only when the mind and the body are out of sync that we
experience disease or sickness. If your mind and body are in sync with
one another, there can be no sickness.
If you get the proper sleep and rest and if you exercise your body and
your mind on a regular basis, your body and mind will be in sync with
each other. What constitutes proper rest? Enough sleep, six to eight
hours, per night so your body can awaken refreshed. What constitutes
proper exercise? A total body workout, such as Yoga or Aerobics, at
least thirty minutes a day, that’s done five days a week.
Meditation is what puts your body and mind into perfect harmony. If
you meditate every day for at least ten minutes a day, and think only
healthy thoughts, you will never be sick. What are healthy thoughts?
Thoughts about how you want your body to look and feel. Think about
vibrant health. Think about the body you have dreamed of. No fat. No
disease. Perfectly molded to the shape you want. Keep these thoughts in
mind and you will achieve that perfect body you have dreamed of
having. One that never gets sick.
Chapter 7
Write It Down
Like everyone else, my mind tends to forget things that are important to
me. It’s not that I forget, it’s that I cannot focus on those things all the
time. There are too many distractions that occur in my day to day life.
How can you focus on what’s important to you and not get distracted by
things that are not? Write down those things that are important to you
and read what you have written down several times a day. One you find
yourself getting out of focus and drifting wherever life takes you, look at
what you have written down and it will bring you back into focus. Let
me give you a few examples.
Let’s say one of your most precious desires was to purchase that new
house that you’ve always wanted. You don’t have the money now to
purchase it but you know in your heart that you want it. It’s been
uppermost in your mind for a long time now. To manifest this house
and bring it into being in your life, you would go into meditation and
focus on how you want your house to look and feel. Once out of
meditation, you would have a written statement of how your house
would look and feel. You would even have a picture of a house similar to
yours to look at along with your statement. You would review your
statement and the picture everyday until your house became a reality.
If you follow the above step and apply it to whatever it is you may desire
in your life, it will come to past. This is one of the most powerful steps
that you can ever take. It makes your meditation and focus even more
powerful. You can use this step to create whatever it is you want.
If you want an million dollars, write it down. Say you want to be a
millionaire in writing and repeat what you have written to yourself
several times a day. Keep what you have written in a prominent place
where you can see it always. This step works for everyone. Believe it and
it will become part of your daily routine that you look forward to doing
everyday.
Chapter 8
Help Yourself by Helping Others
Once you have achieved almost everything that you desire in life by
following the directions set out in this book, help others to become as
aware as you are. Imagine a world where no one gets sick. Imagine a
world where there is no disease. Imagine a world where everyone is
happy. Imagine a world just like Xellon. It’s possible to attain. All you
have to do is to help others become just like you. Once they have
learned the things that you have and they apply them to their own lives,
this will change the world you live in.
There was a great man that lived over two thousand years ago. He
taught the world a way to live but the world soon forgot his teachings.
They didn’t actually forget. They just never applied those teachings to
themselves. Since they forgot how to apply those teachings to
themselves, countless wars broke out. Sickness was rampant throughout
the world. No one had a clear path to follow except a countless few. Who
was that man? Jesus Christ. He taught the world a better way to live,
yet few followed his teachings. They forgot the most important parts.
At the beginning of this book, I told you that the earth had long since
forgotten the power that the Xellonites took for granted. It’s the same
power that Jesus Christ taught us how to use. We forgot how to use it
but they have applied it to their lives and the results of that application
is evident in everything that they do. The greatest gift that we can give
to another person is the gift of knowledge. If we spread the knowledge
that is outlined in this book, the world will change one person at a time.
It has to since these laws are immutable and work for everyone
everywhere.
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What business is right for you? What structure should your business
have? Should it be a single owner proprietorship or should it be a
corporation? What should I sell?
As stated before, everyone knows what they are good at. If you work
doing what you like to do, your work will be like not working at all. It
will be a joy to you everyday. Chose what you’re good at and create a
business around that. What form should your business have?
If it’s only going to be you, then you should start a single owner
proprietorship. You can set your own hours and work when you feel
like it. However, if you’re going to have employees, a corporation is the
way to go. There are many source references that you can use to find
out how to form a corporation in your state or you can go to
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If you want to get your feet wet first, try an affiliate program. Affiliate
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of the sale. In fact, you can make $ 10.00 for everyone you refer to me
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me at
yoga2000@ptd.net
. It’s a perfect way for you to supplement your
income and see if you have what it takes to own and operate your own
business.
Chapter 7
What You Focus on Expands
In this book, I have shown you a way to conquer your debts and start to
live a debt free life. Now it’s up to you to imagine what that life will look
like. Everyone’s wants and needs are different. The lifestyle that suits
me may or may not be the lifestyle that suits you. You may want to
travel the world. You may want to live in an RV and travel across
America. You may want a summer home and a winter home. You may
want to work until you can’t work no more or you may want to retire
early and live off your investments. Only you know for sure.
Take some time out now and imagine the lifestyle that you want to live.
Actually see it in your minds eye. Imagine it as if it were true right now.
Do this everyday and eventually it will be true. What your mind focuses
on expands.
Please tell your friends and neighbors about this book. Send them to me
and let them experience the freedom of Living A Debt Free Life.
Raymond Day
President
Nu-Day Technology Corp.
http://www.nudaytechnology.com
Extra Bonus
21 Secrets of Self Made Millionaires
1.
Dream Big Dreams
– The starting point of financial success.
Create a clear mental picture of where you want to go in life.
What one thing would you dream if you could not fail?
2.
Develop A Clear Sense of Direction
– Set Goals. Write down your
goals. Make a list and review that list often. Which goal would
make the most positive impact on your life? Think about that goal
everyday and take the steps necessary to make that goal a reality.
3.
See Yourself As Self Employed
– Accept 100% Responsibility.
You are responsible for where you are now. You are always
self employed. Consciously move your life in the direction
you want it to go.
4.
Do What You Love To Do
– What you have a talent for.
Find out what you have a talent for and do that thing well.
Dedicate yourself to doing what you love to do and you will
love your work.
5.
Commit to Excellence
– Be the best you can be. No one is better
than you. Your life only gets better when you get better. What one
skill will have the greatest positive impact on your life?
6.
Develop a Workaholic Attitude
– Work over 40 hours per week.
Work all the time you work. Don’t waste time. Resolve to be
the hardest working person.
7.
Dedicate Yourself to Lifelong Learning
– You are smarter than
you can imagine. The more you learn the more you can learn.
Continuous learning is the key to wealth in your field. Listen
to audio tapes. It’s the key to learning anything.
8.
Pay Yourself First
– Save and invest 10% of your income. If you
save $ 100.00 per month, you can become a millionaire over the
course of your lifetime. Practice frugality. The longer you take to
make a buying decision; the better will be your buying experience.
9.
Learn Every Detail of Your Business
– Become an expert in your
chosen field. The person who can use the greatest amount of
knowledge in any field rises to the top of that field.
10.
Dedicate Yourself to Serving Others
– All self made millionaires
have a dedication to customer service. Your success in life will be
in direct proportion to how much you increase the value in the
way you serve your customers.
11.
Be Impeccably Honest
– Never compromise your integrity. Your
success will be in proportion to how much people trust you. Be
true to yourself and you will be true to others. Live in truth to
everyone.
12.
Set Priorities on Your Activities
– Concentrate on one thing at a
time. Make a list of everything you have to do. Then do the thing
that’s most important first. Focus on results. You will develop the
habit of high performance if you concentrate on completing the
task at hand.
13.
Develop a Reputation for Speed and Reliability
– Develop a sense
of urgency. Those who develop this talent will always be in high
demand.
14.
Be Prepared to Climb from Peak to Peak
– Your life will be a
series of ups and downs. Be prepared to recognize these trends
and take advantage of them.
15.
Practice Self Discipline in All Things
– Whether you feel like it
or not, stick with it. Set a long term financial goal and do those
things which will move you towards that goal. Do those things
which are hard and difficult. It will build your self esteem.
16.
Unlock Your Inborn Creativity
– Your ability to develop ideas is
infinite. The more your focus on achieving your goals, the smarter
your brain becomes.
17.
Get Around The Right People
– The more people you know in a
positive way, the more successful you will become. People will
help you if you help them. If you want to be successful, you must
associate with positive people. The more you give of yourself
without expectation of return, the more you will get back from
unexpected sources.
18.
Take Excellent Care of Your Physical Health
– Set a goal to live
to be at least 80 years old. Get your weight under control. Eat less
and exercise more. Eat better foods and fewer of them. Eat
smaller portions. Exercise at least 30 minutes a day.
19.
Be Decisive and Action Oriented
– Take action and carry out the
decisions you have made. The more you try the more likely you
will succeed. Don’t settle. You will tap into a higher form of
energy when you do.
20.
Never Consider the Possibility of Failure
– Always see yourself
as succeeding. Dare to go forward. Take calculated risks to
achieve your goals. Face your fears and take action anyway.
Failure is not an option.
21.
Back Everything You Do With Persistence
– Never give up. Be
prepared for disappoints and persist anyway. Circumstances do
not make the man. The man makes his own circumstances.
Respond to difficulties with persistence.
Success is Predictable