The simple wealth formula can be defined as Income -Expenses = The Gap. You use the gap to get ahead in your finances by paying off debt, saving more and investing more. Essentially, you want to increase The Gap as much as possible in order reach your goals faster. But that's not all there is to the Wealth Formula. There are other silent but important factors needed in order to make it really work for you. You can call these factors, the secret sauce. Without focusing on these factors, reaching your goals is so much harder and even somewhat impossible. The Five "Secret Sauce" Factors are: Intrinsic Motivation Habits Beliefs Consistency Hard Work/Sacrifice I've since even modified the Simple Wealth Formula to include what I think is a true driving force of how fast you can reach and maintain your goals to be: (Income - Expenses) * Habits = The Gap Also, this episode is brought to you by the Free MasterClass that I'm holding Thursday, Jan 4th at 9pm EST. If you haven't signed up yet, don't worry, there's still time, join here Other related blog posts/links mentioned in this episode: Reserve Your Seat at The Free LIVE MasterClass on January 4th at 9pm EST: How To Have Your Best Financial Year Yet Sign up for the 2018 Q1 Launch To Financial Freedom Mastermind (enrollment is from January 4, 2018 to January 8, 2018) Grab your seat at the Budget Boot Camp Leave me a voicemail- Leave me a question on the Journey To Launch voicemail and have it answered on the podcast! Watch me on News12 Watch my latest segments on News12 My One on One Money Coaching Services - Get my personalized 1on1 money coaching expertise to help you reach your financial goals Connect with me: Journey To Launch Instagram Journey To Launch Twitter Journey To Launch Facebook Page Join the private Facebook Group