How To Blow Up Your Income In 2026

How To Blow Up Your Income In 2026

The Fastest Way to Increase Your Income

Introduction to Income Growth

  • The key to increasing income is not just what you invest in, but how quickly you can reinvest your returns.
  • Anitra shares her personal experience of doubling her income from $50,000 to $100,000 in 14 months by focusing on the speed of money movement.

Understanding Vaults

  • Anitra introduces the concept of "vaults," which are places where money is stored until used. Changing where your money is parked can lead to quick income increases.
  • A common mistake is keeping cash in checking accounts that earn no interest; this stagnates potential growth.
  • Life insurance policies are highlighted as a beneficial vault option due to their triple benefits: cash value growth, tax advantages, and the ability to borrow against it while it continues growing.

Investment Strategies

  • Brokerage accounts serve as a "double-double" investment strategy; they allow for liquidity and borrowing against securities while still generating returns.
  • Velocity of money refers to how quickly funds circulate within an investment system; it's crucial for maximizing income potential.

Fast Cash Assets

  • Investing in short-term assets that return principal and interest—termed "fast cash assets"—is recommended for enhancing velocity.
  • Examples include peer-to-peer lending and private money lending, which provide quicker returns allowing for reinvestment opportunities.

Building an Income System

  • Anitra emphasizes the importance of having a proven passive income system called the "income machine" that simplifies investment decisions and strategies.
  • Strategic debt is introduced as a critical component for maximizing income growth by balancing low out-of-pocket costs with manageable debt levels.

Structuring Debt Effectively

  • To effectively use strategic debt, it should be structured as interest-only loans (e.g., home equity lines or policy loans).
  • Investors should determine their monthly contribution towards paying down debt and multiply this amount by four or five times when considering new investments.

Conclusion: Creating a Vertical Loop

  • Combining uninterrupted compounding, velocity of money, and strategic debt creates a vertical loop that accelerates income growth significantly over time.
  • By implementing these strategies collectively, individuals can see substantial increases in their incomes much faster than through traditional earning methods.

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Want to BUILD wealth? JOIN our FREE Community: https://www.skool.com/vccommunitypro/about I grew my income from $50,000 to $100,000 in 14 months, and it had nothing to do with how much money I made. It had everything to do with how fast I moved the money. In this video I break down the Vertical Loop: the three parts that combine to increase your income without a raise, a side hustle, or a second job. Where your money is parked (vaults), how fast that money moves and redeploys (velocity of money), and how to structure the debt that accelerates the whole thing (strategic debt). Six tactical tips total, and they only work when you run them as one continuous cycle. By Far the Fastest Way to Build Passive Income in 2026: https://youtu.be/8PSdCoErKzI #velocityofmoney #passiveincome If you’re new to our channel, this channel is run by Anitra Preston and Elridge Moore. We co-founded our company Vertical Capital. Vertical Capital is a private money lending company and investment firm. It’s simply a real estate company that lends money to real estate investors. Our portfolio is made up of a $2MM Bridge Funding Portfolio, $4MM Dollar Rental Portfolio, and $6 figure Index Fund Portfolio. Our main focus is private lending and we are here to share with you exactly what we are doing in our everyday business. This is not something we just learned and are sharing, this is what we ACTUALLY DO. How we got here…. 2015: Started Wholesaling Houses while working overnight 2016: Went Full Time wholesaling houses 2017: Anitra and Elridge partnered to form a Wholesaling and Listing company combined 2017: Anitra listed 44 houses in 8 months 2018: The wholesaling side did 500k in revenue and listing side did over 100k(Our Best Year) 2019: Started buying rentals and fixing and flipping properties while continuing to wholesale and list properties 2020: Covid-19 Happened. Closed the wholesaling and listing company. (Almost lost Everything) 2020: Purchase two commercial Warehouses with an additional partner. $2MM dollar development. 2020: Continued to scramble and invested 60K in Amazon Automation(Lost the entire 60K) 2021: Launched Vertical Capital and started raising capital 2022: Overwhelmed with other real estate activities and VC. 2023: Started making free content to document the journey of Vertical Capital and to attract capital partners to grow Vertical Capital’s lending portfolio. Today, We are working extremely hard to get to our goal of a $10MM lending portfolio by Dec 2026. We are in the thick of the business every day. The story will be written and documented along the way. Thanks for tuning in! Thanks, Elridge Moore Vertical Capital FULL DISCLOSURE We make content to make money. Our goal is to build trust with other real estate professionals. Hopefully, one day we can work together.