1. Baby Steps - Seven Dollar Millionaire

THOUSAND DOLLAR WEEK 1: Start With Baby Steps

“Done right, saving money is more fun than spending money.” – The Seven Dollar Millionaire

You may be really keen on starting this journey towards becoming a successful saver and a seven dollar millionaire, or you might be a little nervous.

Either way, the best approach is to begin with baby steps.

Don’t be worried you can’t do this, and don’t try to do everything in one go. Take the smallest, easiest, most simple step you can.

Maybe start on a Sunday or Monday, and plan the week ahead, so you can be ready for the changes you’re going to make.

reading this

Not everyone will have got this far. Some people won’t have opened this page. They won’t know this. They won’t have taken the step you’re taking. You win!

Prepare for the week ahead

You can save a lot of money not buying water, coffee or meals during workdays. Find a bottle, flask, or container to carry your food and drinks from home, and find out where you can refill for free. Can you find a bottle to use? Yes? You’re two steps ahead!

Plan

Decide what you’re going to eat for the week and how much this is going to cost you. Prepare in advance as much as possible: pre-cook or buy the ingredients you’re going to need.

Can you think of some simple meals to make at home to take to work? Write them down, when you’re going to make them – that’s you 3 steps ahead.

Read up on investing

Don’t scan the internet for celebrity or sports news. Find a good, reliable article about saving and investing: here is a good place to start. Start learning now so you feel more confident about investing your savings once you have more of them.

You did that? That’s 4 easy steps you’ve taken that have put you further ahead than you were before this!

FREE Planner Download

Download this week’s saving planner and spending tracker. Print this out and track your spending through the week. At the end of the week, you can then check how you spent your money, and plan better for next week.

Click HERE for a reminder on how to use your Budget Builder.

Learn More

The Seven Dollar Millionaire wrote a book for his teenage daughter (she invented his nickname!) to teach her how to save and invest money. Click the buttons below to find out more.

Celebrate!

Did you take all of the steps above? Did you do most of them? Do you feel more confident about saving money this week, and happier that you’re going to do it?

Well then, you deserve to enjoy that happiness, and it’s important that you learn to feel happy without spending money.

Maybe share this link with a friend, tell them that you’re going to save money, and you want to help them do it too. Maybe say hello to us on social media (our links are at the bottom of the page), and we will say hello back!

Maybe tell us why you want to save money and be financially free. Do any of these things, as long as they’re free, and they will help you become a successful saver and future millionaire!

ways to have fun for free!

Meet friends to exercise.

Read something you enjoy.

Skype your family or a good friend.

Tell someone something nice about them. (Sometimes giving a compliment is better than receiving a gift—and it’s free!)