“I need to make $1,000 this month”

6. Negotiate your salary and make thousands with one meeting

Ah, salary negotiation. When you ask people if they negotiated before joining their current company, they usually fall into one of two categories:

Utter denial: “The economy is tough, and I didn’t want to be annoying. I’ll try some time in the future, you know?” Embarrassing failed attempt: “I didn’t know what to say, so I just asked if there was wiggle room, they said no…and then I didn’t ask again”

Getting a raise is the easiest and fastest way to make more money. A single salary increase can boost your salary by thousands of dollars.

And that’s just the first year. A one-time salary increase of $5,000 — properly invested — adds up to over $1,300,000 by the time you retire. Talk about a Big Win.

With just one conversation, you can boost your income for life, but it’s a HUGE missed opportunity for most people. We hate to negotiate — what if our boss says no? What we have scheduled reviews and ours isn’t for another 8 months? What if we’re just no good at that sort of thing?

The key is that 80 percent of the work is done before you ever set foot in your bosses office. I can show you how.

I collected years ofmy best articles and case studies on salary negotiation and getting paid what you’re worth into a massive free guide.

It goes into even more detail on the strategies described here. Plus you can download the free ebook to read and study wherever you like.

7. Take my “Save $1,000 in One Week” challenge

There’s a big misconception that we need to make HUGE sacrifices to get money fast (like getting our forehead tattooed).

The 4 words that lower cable bills by at least $30/month ($360/yr) with one phone call How to cut $20-$100/month out of your spending without sacrificing anything My 4-step system that all but automates shopping so you spend less and get higher quality Exactly how to get 3%-20% back on just about every purchase (NO, it isn’t a credit card, and it only takes 8 minutes to set up and seconds to use) And much more — all in just 1 week.

Thousands of my students have already used these tips successfully. How much could you save?