Pay Your Way to Success

Go to any college campus, find the kids who put their best foot forward, and you can bet your booties, most of them have had to cough up part or all of their tuition. The all-expenses-paid kids are way too busy planning their next weekend getaway to worry about schoolwork. Why should they? They’ve got nothing to lose.

It’s human nature to feel more invested in something you’ve put some money into. When there’s money at stake, somehow, we’re more motivated. So sign up for that cooking class. Join a gym instead of trying to go it alone in the basement. Making a financial investment as well as a mental one will double the likelihood that you’ll actually finish what you’ve started or reach your goal.

Otherwise, you’re just throwing your money right out the window.