I am certain you and I can agree that if anyone is to achieve financial independence it is common sense that you must spend less than you make. No matter if you consider yourself rich or in the poor house or somewhere in between, if you continually spend more than you make you are destined for financial failure. Wouldn’t you agree? Although spending less than you make may be as equally important to any one of the listed reasons below, it is not the number one reason people fail financially. Have you ever heard the old saying "what you don’t know won’t hurt you"? Well, that couldn’t be furthest from the truth. What you don’t know CAN hurt you. It WILL hurt you if you continually do the same things but expect different results. Albert Einstein labeled that insanity. Below are top 10 causes most people fail in their finances and building wealth. Hopefully it will give you insight to not conform to status-quo and bring forth desire to do things differently to change failing results or even increase good results you may be having.

Cause # 10: Procrastination A lot of people postpone an investing and savings plan until it is too late. Young people have a fantastic opportunity and advantage because they have time on their side. The reasons people give for not starting an investment and savings plan are wide-ranging and many are genuine. They also vary according to age. In their twenties they are just getting rolling in life with a first job and would like to enjoy themselves by spending on cars, electronic gadgets, social life, etc. In their thirties they have a young family and a mortgage to hold up and no money. At this point most are living paycheck to paycheck. Many have credit issues from misuse of credit and lack of knowledge of the correct way to use credit. In their forties they say things are rough with kids to put through university and unforeseen medical expenses, and in their late fifties it is already too late without any time left to accumulate capital through the magic of compound interest on investments. The truth of the matter is, a convenient time never comes and it’s already later than you imagine. Be it in your twenties or sixties, the time is now.

Cause # 9: Lack of Discipline Most people find it hard to save because they save - buy - save - buy, while yet others simply buy - buy - buy. It is easier to say "yes" than "no." Those who lack discipline to say "no" will discover financial success an inconceivable achievement. The "must have it now" mindset being perpetuated by media compels one to buy now what he can't afford by charging it in the hope that he can pay for it later on. Most people are easily led by advertising and the ease of swiping a credit card. That conditioned mindset will damage you until you learn and understand the power of leverage and how to use credit as a leveraging tool to cancel interest costs instead of increasing interest costs. Lack of Discipline also arises from trying to keep up with "The Jones" syndrome. When in actuality, the Jones are broke too trying to keep one leg over you.

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