Chris Taylor for Current

6 ways to get more from your paycheck

People often assume that big financial outcomes require big risks. Not necessarily so.

In fact, to get your money momentum going in the right direction, start thinking small.

Let’s take the example of your weekly paycheck: Because the amount may be modest, and because most of it is probably gobbled up by daily living expenses, you may not have put a whole lot of thought into how to maximize what you have.

But in fact, there are multiple avenues to get that money working harder for you.

Once you start taking small steps, you begin benefiting from what famed investor Warren Buffett calls the snowball effect: Your money becomes like a snowball rolling down a hill, compounding over time, becoming bigger and bigger.

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