How To Become A Millionaire

I. Four Principles in Proverbs

A. Priorities

B. Giving

C. Obtaining Wealth

D. Borrowing

II. Put God First (Priorities) (Scripture: Proverbs 11:4, 15:16-17, 16:8, 17:1, 22:2, 23:4-5)

A. God is Your Creator (Prov. 22:2)

B. Riches are Fleeting (Prov. 23:5)

C. Riches Profit Not in the Day of Wrath (Prov. 11:4)

III. Four Things Money Can’t Buy

A. Proverbs 15:16 “Peace”

B. Proverbs 16:8 “Righteousness”

C. Proverbs 15:17 “Love”

D. Proverbs 17:1 “Harmony”

IV. How To Get Wealth (Scripture: 10:4-5, 27:23-27, 22:3, 21:206:6-8, 20:4)

A. Diligence

Proverbs 10:4 “He becometh poor that dealeth with a slack hand, but the hand of the diligent maketh rich.”

Proverbs 12:11 “He that tilleth his land shall be satisfied with bread, but he that followeth vain persons is void of understanding.”

Proverbs 12:24 “The hand of the diligent shall bear rule, but the slothful shall be under tribute.”

B. Planning

Proverbs 22:3 “A prudent man foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself; but the simple pass on, and are punished.”

American Proverb “Those who fail to plan, plan to fail.”

C. Take Care of What You Have

Proverbs 12:10 “A righteous man regardeth the life of his beast, but the tender mercies of the wicked are cruel.”

Proverbs 27:23 “Be thou diligent to know the state of thy flocks, and look well to thy herds; For riches are not forever. And doth the crown endure to every generation?”

D. Saving

Proverbs 21:20 “There is treasure to be desired, and oil, in the dwelling of the wise, but a foolish man spendeth it up.”

Proverbs 20:14 “It is nothing, it is nothing, saith the buyer; but when he is gone his way, then he boasteth.”

E. Avoiding Debt

Look at the chart below to determine who was the wisest investor if they all received a 10% return per year on their investment.

YEAR AGE MOE LARRY CURLY

1 21 $2,200 0 $4,722

2 22 $4,620 0 $7,394

3 23 $7,282 0 $10,333

4 24 $10,210 0 $13,566

5 25 $13,431 0 $17,123

6 26 $16,974 0 $21,035

7 27 $20,871 0 $25,339

8 28 $25,158 0 $30,073

9 29 $27,674 $2,200 $35,280

10 30 $30,441 $4,620 $41,008

15 35 $49,026 $20,872 $72,475

20 40 $78,957 $47,045 $141,426

25 45 $127,160 $89,198 $241,200

30 50 $204,793 $157,086 $401,886

35 55 $329,821 $266,420 $660,673

40 60 $531,180 $442,503 $1,077,452

45 65 $855,471 $726,087 $1,814,032

Millionaire By 65 Chart

Age	Yearly Contribution	Monthly contribution
20	1391	116
25	2259	188
30	3689	307
35	6079	506
40	10168	847
45	17459	1455
50	31473	2623
55	62745	5229
60	163797	13650