How I Felt Wealthy After Receiving 55 Cents

How Earning Less Than A Dollar Can Make You Feel Wealthy Too

Stephanie A. James
5 min readJan 25, 2024
Photo by Steve Johnson on Unsplash

One day I received two unexpected deposits in my bank account.

I remember looking at my account and saying to myself “What is this?!!”

I looked and looked at my bank account through mobile banking.

“Oh,” I remember thinking.

The “Oh” thought and realization came after investigation. I found out the money was from one of the oldest ways or industries that some of the affluent generated their wealth.

So are you wondering what it is? Well I will tell you. Thank you

The deposits, which were small, came through income earned through real estate. Yes, real estate. That income came in the form of dividends from investing in properties around the United States. My investment in these properties were made possible through a DC based company called Fundrise. The company has a website that you can make investments on properties throughout the United States.

Fundrise gives you the opportunity to not only invest in real estate but also invest in venture capital, which is a type of financing that helps new companies and existing companies that has potential for accelerated growth. One of the venture capital…

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Stephanie A. James

https://www.stephaniealicia.com An avid reader, author, and spinach lover! Her work has been featured in Consumer’s Research and websites such as ehow.