I have been mulling over the difference between assets and liabilities. As far as I understand it an asset is something that accumulates wealth passively, while a liability depreciates over time. Think a piece of real estate vs. a car. Well purchased real estate will gain value over time, a car will eventually run into the ground and need to be replaced.
The problem with many assets is the barrier to entry. You need money in the bank for the rental properties down payment. For someone with little of stored wealth, how do you start building assets?
Everybody eats. The richest of the rich and the poorest of the poor all buy food. Access to food is an issue since our cheapest food ranges from near poison or having little nutritional content. Much of the food the rich consume is barely nutritional which is why you often seem fully stocked cabinets of supplements rather than cellars. Enter the garden.
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