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What if I told you that one-cup of coffee a day could cost you your financial independence? Would you believe me? In the first part of this series we looked at the process called the rat race, and what it means to be broke. In his book: “The Automatic Millionaire”, David Bach talks about what he calls the “Latte Factor”. We will now look at what the latte factor is, what it means to you, and how you can benefit from the information.
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Most people think that the quickest way to become rich is to increase their income as quickly as possible. Though this is important, it is not necessarily the first step you need to take in becoming wealthy. In his book: The Automatic Millionaire, best-selling author David Bach describes something he calls the latte factor. If you have any intention of understanding your money, or simply want to just manage your money better, you need to understand what the latte factor is. This one simple concept could literally change your life. Before we learn about the latte factor, there are a few basics we need to first cover.
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In part 1 of this series we looked at the cost of waiting when it comes to investing. An example of this showed that waiting only 5 years to invest could cost you literally hundreds of thousands of dollars over the long run. Many people want to pay off debt before they start to save. Figure 2 shows the excuse debt and how much it will cost to play catch up. For this example we will use a fixed total amount to save for, let’s say $500, 000 by age 65:
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