Ask HN: How does one get rich in 2026?
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This is really just boiled down to one thing and it has been the same thing for a very long time. Solve a problem people are willing to pay to have solved. The bigger the problem, the more money you will make. Bigger can mean either more widespread or more valuable.
The hard part is finding a problem and then the actual hard part is coming up with a solution that you can produce for cheaper than someone is willing to pay for it.
The hard part is finding a problem and then the actual hard part is coming up with a solution that you can produce for cheaper than someone is willing to pay for it.
Yea, the million dollar question... Literally.
Read Richest Man in Babylon. It’s an easy read in story format. It’s not hard to understand. Money is not complicated. People make it complicated.
Forgot to mention - this book is now public domain, so it’s free and you can find a copy online pretty easily. Or, easy to buy as a book for about $5.
Forgot to mention - this book is now public domain, so it’s free and you can find a copy online pretty easily. Or, easy to buy as a book for about $5.
What did you learn from it?
How to manage my money - no matter how much you make you can put your money to work for you to create wealth. Start by saving a very minimal amount, then once you have a little bit of savings, put it to work.
Sorry, I know I could just read the book rather than hound you with questions.
But put it to work in terms of investment? what if you don't have a big enough amount?
But put it to work in terms of investment? what if you don't have a big enough amount?
That’s the point of the book. It doesn’t matter how much you have. It’s how you use it. You find ways to turn 1 saved dollar into 2. Save 10% of the profit, now you have $1.1 - repeat. One of the main points is that everyone earns different amounts, but everyone ends up equally broke. Pay yourself first ;)
You can read this in a day. https://icrrd.com/public/media/16-05-2021-070111The-Richest-...
You can read this in a day. https://icrrd.com/public/media/16-05-2021-070111The-Richest-...
Will read it. Thanks.
Has it helped you though, significantly?
Has it helped you though, significantly?
Don’t you think if there were a sure fire way to get rich everyone would do it?
I'm going to repost my answer in that previous thread, but with an addition.
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There is no secret.
You either need to have a very valuable skill that people are willing to pay you for, or you start a business selling a product or offering a service (basically having a valuable skill) that people are willing to pay you for - and you scale with time.
Or, you find a very rich person (there are lots of wealthy people out there in the world) who takes a liking to you and gives you life-changing money—either as an investment in a business you’re interested in pursuing but lack the funds for, or as a grant.
Or, you get lucky like if you had bought Bitcoin back when it was worth a negligible amount and then you check back years later (2026) to find out that forgotten investment is now worth a lot of money. But that's likely not going to be the case for you.
I also wish there was a secret I could learn about to make me rich, because I'm not rich, and I really wish to be.
P.S. Don't do anything illegal in your quest to make money. It's more fulfilling to win a game without cheating.
[1] - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46442961