If it seems too good to be true, that's because it IS too good to be true.

There is no such thing as a "fast buck" - unless it is illegal, but then, you can't enjoy your spoils sitting behind bars, right?!

There is no such thing as an overnight success. There is only hard work and slow growth that has gone unnoticed for 10-20 years prior to it's apparent "overnight success".

Ask any person that has been wealthy for 5 years or more, how long it took to create their wealth, and I will bet you that not a single one was an overnight success. They will tell you that there is no such thing as a "quick buck". Wealth creation takes time, effort, discipline and the use of compounding.

Don't ask a lottery winner or someone that has inherited money. People that have windfalls like that usually have little to show for their windfall within a few years of receiving it. I know more than a few that have come into serious money only to have nothing left after 3-4 years.

When something appears too good to be true, it is because it is!

Don't get sucked in by "get rich quick" schemes or by people that promise to teach you the "secret" to mastering a formula, scheme, or principle that will earn you thousands or millions. Face it..... if what they were selling you really was true, they would use it themselves to make money rather than trying to make money selling it to you!

The only reason they sell their scheme is because it doesn't work, and the only way thay can make money is if they sell you a dream that has no real substance. It's a con and I challenge you to find just a handful of people that have created wealth this way.

Now, I know that you may say that there are lots of people that have made money in crypto currencies, but think about it for a moment... for every person that has made a serious amount of money from crypto, there are many others who have lost money. The few people that made money, got it from the people that came into the scheme later and lost money.

The ONLY wealth that remains with you is the wealth you created from your own ingenuity. The hard work you put in to create it will make you more protective of it.

It represents the risks and hard work you put in.

As such, you end up investing it wisely because you have more respect for what that money represents. You take care to build on it, and have it work for you, so you no longer have to work.

The term "easy come, easy go" was coined for a reason.... beacuse what is received,

or comes easily to a person, is by default not respected by that person, and as such, easily given away or lost by that individual.

It was coined because it is a common theme amongst people.

Lesson

• You are going to have to work, either physically or mentally, or both, in order to create your wealth. It won't (and shouldn't) come easy. That way, you will know what it took to create it and respect what it represents - your years of hard work, dedication, risk and sacrifice.

• Nothing worthwhile comes easily, and nothing that comes easily is worthwhile.

• If it appears too good to be true, then it is.

• If you start creating wealth, you may become a target of scammers and con artists. Be aware of this fact and guard your capital.