HOW TO MAKE 2024 COUNT Pt.10
Matthew 25:15 To one he gave five talents,[b] to another two, to another one, to each according to his ability. Then he went away. 16 He who had received the five talents went at once and traded with them, and he made five talents more. ESV
YOU NEED FINANCIAL INTELLIGENCE (B)
My former gym instructor told me how he was able to get himself some financial stability even to the point of building his house. He is quite elderly. He looks like a man in his late fifties but he is physically fit. He used a section of his house for his gym business.
He told me that while he was much younger, he drove taxi to augment his income. He was gainfully employed in an office doing his white collar job but he decided to increase his income by engaging in taxi driving. That's financial intelligence there- income multiplication.
The parable of talent has a financial lesson imbued in it. A major financial lesson learnt is about income multiplication. The man that was given 5 talent traded with it and made double likewise the man that received two talent.
In the school of financial intelligence, income multiplication is another key thing that we all must learn. That is where trade and investment comes in. Every income carries the potential for multiplication.
A wise farmer knows too much to consume his seeds because in it lies the potential for multiple harvest. That is why famers do not sell or consume all of their harvest.
This year, there must be a conscious plan to multiply your income. In an economy where inflation has hit double digits and cost of commodities keeps rising, that salary you've been collecting for years may no longer suffice.
In this case, simple financial wisdom is what you need to thrive. It is either you increase your streams of income or you cut down on your expenses. The latter is a good decision with temporary benefit but the former is better with long term benefit.
Your little income has the potential for multiplication if you trade with it. Financial intelligence demands that you look inwards and ask yourself, what can I do to increase my earning capacity?
If you have a skill that can be used to render services in exchange for money, just deploy it right away. It is no crime to be a uber driver on part time while you're still on your white collar job.
Have you thought about after work or weekend income opportunities? Many of such opportunities abound around us. Let down your pride and throw shame to the dust bin. Some graduates are poor and beggarly because they see some jobs as 'dirty'.
Some persons might argue saying, "not everyone can do business". Well, I am not saying everyone should do business. The crux of my counsel is that we all have the potential to multiply our income. God has given us one ability or skill that can be used to increase our earning.
A school teacher on salary can engage in private home teachings to increase income. A lecturer can engage in part time lecturing on weekends. An office worker can start consulting using his/her experience for those who might need it. A good writer can turn his ideas into books that can be sold. Those earning good salaries can invest in real estate and re sell when it appreciates.
Financial intelligence is just a simple exercise of common sense in monetary matters. That's all. I am not telling you to quit your job. I am simply saying that you have the potential to increase your income. Yes, you can. You carry the seed in you.
CONFESSION: My eyes are open to see income multiplying opportunities by the power of the Spirit In Jesus name.
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