BiggerPockets Money Podcast

516: Jaspreet Singh: Getting Rich Slowly and Why Some People STAY Broke

Apr 2, 2024

Guest Jaspreet Singh shares insights on intentional wealth-building by leveraging financial systems. Emphasizes necessity of drastic lifestyle changes, frugality, and decade of sacrifice. Discusses minority mindset, personal finance mastery, and using tax code to advantage.

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Jaspreet Singh

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Quick takeaways

Fostering a 'minority mindset' in finance can leverage existing systems for wealth creation despite facing challenges.

Embracing a 'Decade of Sacrifice' involves intentional financial management and strategic investments for long-term wealth growth.

Deep dives

Understanding the Minority Mindset

The Minority Mindset, as discussed in the podcast, focuses on thinking differently than the majority, emphasizing that it's not about ethnicity but about challenging common beliefs. Jasper Reed shares that it all started as an accidental personal brand aiming to teach how to start a business without conforming to traditional norms. Growing from an Instagram page to a YouTube channel, the Minority Mindset signifies thinking outside the box.

Introduction

4min

Navigating Money Mindsets Through Entrepreneurial Ventures

9min

Building Wealth Through Saving and Investing

9min

Empowering Financial Literacy and Frugality for Wealth Accumulation

9min

Navigating the Decade of Sacrifice for Financial Growth

4min

Decade of Sacrifice: Building Wealth Intentionally

9min

Want to know how to get rich but fear it could be too late? Perhaps you’ve got responsibilities, bills to pay, and a family to feed. How can you possibly get ahead? Jaspreet Singh’s message is clear: you can still build wealth, but you’re going to have to be intentional with your money, just like every other rich person. There are no shortcuts!

Today, Jaspreet is a serial entrepreneur, real estate investor, licensed attorney, and host of The Minority Mindset Show. But growing up, his parents wanted him to become a doctor. Despite the immense pressure to fulfill their wishes, Jaspreet found himself gravitating toward entrepreneurship. He started several businesses throughout adolescence and young adulthood—from playing drums at weddings and planning college parties to building ecommerce stores. He lost a TON of money along the way, but taking these risks early on paid off. Eventually, he discovered his true passion, financial education, and built an enormous online business by teaching others how to master personal finance.

America’s capitalist financial system benefits those who are willing to “play the game.” In this episode, Jaspreet shares how fostering a “minority mindset” unlocks the ability to use this country’s tax code, banks, debt, and other systems to your advantage. The catch? It’s a hard, long road. Jaspreet recommends drastic lifestyle changes, such as ruthless frugality, a “decade of sacrifice,” and the 75/15/10 rule. Make no mistake—it’s not going to be easy. But years from now, you’ll be thankful you stuck to this tried-and-true wealth-building philosophy!