Cashflow 101 Manual Awaken Your
Cashflow 101 Manual Awaken Your
Cashflow 101 Manual Awaken Your
Remember: To get out of the Rat Race your Passive Income must be greater than your Total Expenses. To build up your Passive Income, buy assets that provide a positive cash flow. Read the *Opportunity, The Market and Doodads cards aloud. Every card could affect your financial position. Beware of Bankruptcy. Be smart with your investments. Adjust your strategy as the market changes. *Big Deal and Small Deal Cards
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CASHFLOW
Rules of the Game
Part I - The Rat Race
HOW
You win CASHFLOW if: 1) You are the first Player to buy your Dream.
TO
WIN
If a Player buys their Dream on the Fast Track then that Player is the winner and the game is over.
or 2) You are the first Player on the Fast Track to accumulate $50,000 in Fast Track Cash Flow by buying Fast Track businesses (green squares). How To Set Up The Game 1) Elect one Player to act as Banker. The Banker should be someone good with numbers and able to handle cash transactions quickly. If the Banker is also playing the game then they must keep their own game money separate from the money of the Bank. The Banker pays & receives all monies to and from players. 2) Shuffle the Opportunity, The Market and Doodads cards. Place them face down on the game board on their marked places. 3) Distribute one Income Statement/Balance Sheet to each Player. This is your Game Card. Take a moment to review the Game Card. Get familiar with the form and the words. Use the Income Statement/Balance Sheet side of your Game Card for the Rat Race portion of the game. The side of your Game Card labeled Congratulations! is used when you enter the Fast Track.
4) Shuffle the Profession cards and randomly deal, face down, one to each Player. Distribute one pencil to each Player. Each Player then turns over their Profession card and enters the information from it, exactly as it is written, onto their Game Card. Note: Each Player starts the game with no bank loans, no bank loan payment, and no children. 5) Meet your Auditor. This is the person on your right. The Auditors role is to assist you in making accurate calculations. Each time you make a change to your Game Card your Auditor must check your work. 6) The Banker distributes cash to each Player. The amount of cash each Player receives at the beginning of the game is: a) The Players Monthly Cash Flow (income minus expenses, on your Game Card). Your Monthly Cash Flow is also your Pay Check. PLUS b) The Players Savings (listed on your Game Card). Your savings is only paid to you at the start of the game. Erase the savings amount from your Game Card once you receive it. Savings is not part of your Pay Check.
Y O U A R E N O W R E A D Y T O P L AY C A S H F L O W !
To Begin 1) Each Player chooses two same-colored playing pieces; a Rat and a Cheese. Player also receives a set of same-colored tokens. 2) Place your Cheese playing piece on one of the Dreams (pink spaces) on the Fast Track. Two Players may choose the same Dream. (Consider the risk/reward ratio of doing this.) Place your Rat piece on the arrow marked Start Here on the Rat Race. 3) Players roll one die. The Player with the highest number goes first. Play then passes to the Player on the left. (Order of play remains the same whether Players are in the Rat Race or on the Fast Track.) 4) Players in the Rat Race roll one die on their turn. First Player rolls the die and moves in a clockwise direction. Other Players follow. Landing on the same space as another Player has no effect on either Player. 5) If you land on Opportunity, The Market, or Doodads draw a card and read it out loud.
PLEASE REFER TO THE DIAGRAMS ON PAGES 8 - 13 FOR HOW TO ADJUST YOUR GAME CARD.
S PA C E S O N T H E R AT R A C E
PAY CHECK Each time you land on or pass Pay Check you receive the amount of your Monthly Cash Flow from the Bank. If this amount is negative (minus), pay it to the Bank. The period from Pay Check to Pay Check is one month. Cash you receive is added to your supply of cash on hand. (In real life cash shows up on your Balance Sheet. For ease of play you need not record it. ) If you forget to ask for your Pay Check, you lose it! OPPORTUNITY The Small Deals and Big Deals cards are your Opportunity cards. They include a variety of investment opportunities that may help you in your quest to get out of the Rat Race. When you land on an Opportunity space you may choose either a Small Deal or a Big Deal card. The largest Small Deal costs $5,000 to get into. The Big Deals begin at $6,000. Read the card aloud. Some Deals may allow other Players to buy or sell assets as well. Assets may only be sold when a card permits or when required by bankruptcy. Assets may not be sold to other Players. The Opportunity Card you draw may be sold to another Player only if the card says so, and at a price negotiated between the Players. (The Player is selling the option to buy the investment listed.) The Player who buys the card must then buy the asset it offers at the price specified on the card at that time. Opportunities expire when the next Player moves. Players may only sell assets they own. Players may not team up with other Players to buy investments. THE MARKET The Market cards are where youll find buyers for your investments. The Market cards also include economic events which may affect your financial position. When you land on a Market space draw a Market card. Read the card aloud. Everyone who has the exact asset mentioned on the card may sell at the specified price. If you sell, remember to adjust your Game Card accordingly. When you sell you will receive your monies from the Bank, on behalf of the buyer. DOODADS Doodads are the unexpected and often unnecesary items on which you spend your money. When you land on a Doodads space draw a Doodads card and follow the directions. Doodads are mandatory, not optional. You may borrow from the Bank (see Bank Loans) to pay Doodad bills. CHARITY Charity is optional. Upon landing on Charity, you may choose to give 10% of your Total Income to Charity (pay it to the Bank) in exchange for the use of 2 dice on each of your next 3 turns.
BABY A new arrival to your family! When you land on Baby do the following: a) Increase the Number of Children on your Game Card (maximum of 3). b) Add the Per Child Expense on your Game Card to your Child Expenses in the Expense column. c) Add your Per Child Expense to your Total Expenses. d) Reduce your Monthly Cash flow by the Per Child Expense. e) Have your Game Card audited. There is a limit of 3 children per Player. DOWNSIZED Landing on Downsized means you have temporarily lost your job! Pay the amount of your Total Expenses (to the Bank) and lose 2 turns. (This also ends the affect of Charity.) OPTIONS AVAILABLE TO PLAYERS IN THE RAT RACE BANK LOANS You may borrow money from the Bank, unless you are declared Bankrupt. Loans must be in multiples of $1,000 at 10% interest per month (per Pay Check). Your monthly interest expense (Bank Loan Payment) is $100 for every $1,000 borrowed. When taking a bank loan: a) Receive the amount borrowed from the Bank. b) Add the bank loan to your Balance Sheet under Liabilities. c) Add the bank loan payment (10% of what you borrowed) to your Expenses on the Income Statement. d) Adjust your Total Expenses. e) Adjust your Monthly Cash Flow. f) Have your figures audited. PAYING OFF DEBT On any turn you may choose to pay off debt to reduce your Total Expenses. You must pay off the entire amount of any debt, except for bank loans. NOTE: Taxes, Other Expenses and Child Expenses cannot be paid off. These are permanent expenses. If you pay off debt on your Game Card: a) Remove or adjust the debt from your Liabilities column. b) Change the amount of your related Expense on the Income Statement. c) Adjust the amount of your Total Expenses. d)Adjust the amount of your Monthly Cash Flow. 4 e) Have your Auditor check your Game Card.
Bank loans may be paid off in units of $1,000. Each $1,000 unit of bank loan paid off reduces your Bank Loan Payment by $100. If paying off part of your bank loan, remember to adjust your Bank Loan figure on your Balance Sheet as well as the related Expense on the Income Statement. BANKRUPTCY If your Monthly Cash Flow is negative at any Pay Check, and you do not have the cash on hand to pay the amount due, then you are bankrupt. If you declare bankruptcy: a) Sell any number of assets you own for 1/2 the Down Payment, to the bank. b) Use these funds to pay off debts until your income is greater than your expenses. (Monthly Cash Flow is positive.) c) Lose 3 turns. If, after selling all your assets, your Monthly Cash Flow is still negative then 1/2 of your car loans, credit cards and retail debt are wiped out along with 1/2 of their payments. Your Home Mortgage and School Loan remain the same. If your Monthly Cash Flow still remains negative then you are officially out of the game.
T H E FA S T T R A C K
You may move from the Rat Race to the Fast Track at the start of any turn on which your Passive Income is greater than your Total Expenses. 1) Turn your Game Card over. This is your Fast Track Game Card. Fill in the following: a) Name & Auditor b) Calculate Your Buyout, Your Beginning CASHFLOW Day Income. When you move out of the Rat Race you receive 100 times your Passive Income, (Your Buyout). This is Your Beginning CASHFLOW Day Income; the amount you receive each time you land on or pass CASHFLOW Day. Note: Why do you receive 100 times your Passive Income? Youve proven your financial intelligence! Your Rat Race investments have prospered. Youve reinvested your returns for outstanding investment success. Youve successfully increased your Passive Income 100 times! UPON EXITING THE RAT RACE AND BEFORE ENTERING THE FAST TRACK, PLAYERS RECEIVE THEIR BEGINNING CASHFLOW DAY INCOME. c) Calculate Your New CASHFLOW DAY Income Goal in the How to WIN box. (You New CASHFLOW DAY Goal = Your Beginning CASHFLOW DAY Income +$50,000) d) Record Your Beginning CASHFLOW Day Income in Your CASHFLOW Day Income Record. 2) To enter the Fast Track place your Rat piece on the Enter Here arrow. 3) You roll 2 dice on the Fast Track, unless later rules allow more or less. 4) The Opportunity, The Market, and Doodads cards no longer apply to you. Your Income Statement and Balance Sheet figures from the Rat Race are not applicable now that you are on the Fast Track. 5) You may not borrow money from the Bank on the Fast Track. 5
S PA C E S O N T H E FA S T T R A C K
CASHFLOW DAY Each time you land on or pass CASHFLOW Day you receive your CASHFLOW Day Income from the Bank. You do not have to ask for your CASHFLOW Day Income to receive it. If you forget it on the turn you land on, or pass it, you may still receive it. BUSINESS INVESTMENTS These are the green spaces on the Fast Track. You may purchase any business investment you choose by landing on the space and paying the Down Payment listed. Once purchased, that business investment is no longer available to other players. When you invest in a business be sure to: a) Place one of your colored tokens on the space you have purchased. b) Add the Business name, Monthly Cash Flow, and calculate Your New CASHFLOW Day Income to your Game Card. c) Have your Auditor check your figures. Note: If a business investment space involves rolling a die, that opportunity may be tried by any Player who lands on that space, until a Player succeeds. Once a Player succeeds then that opportunity is no longer available to other Players. DREAMS Each time you land on a Dream space you may choose to purchase it if you have the cash available. Place one of your colored tokens on each Dream you purchase.
Profession
Truck Driver
Player
Pat
Goal: To get out of the Rat Race and onto the Fast Track by building up your Passive Income to be greater than your Total Expenses
Income Statement
Income
Salary: Interest: Dividends:
Auditor
Mike
Person on your right
100
Cash Flow
Passive Income=
___________________________ $2640
Real Estate:
140 800
Cash Flow
Businesses:
Video/Pinball Expenses
Taxes: Home Mortgage: School Loan Payment: Car Payment: Credit Card Payment: Retail Payment: Other Expenses: Child Expenses: Bank Loan Payment:
1600
___________________________________________________________
Total $2490 Expenses: ________________ Monthly $2650 Cash Flow: ______________ (Pay Check)
Balance Sheet
Assets
Savings: Stocks/Mutuals/CDs No. of Shares: Cost/Share: Home Mortgage: School Loans: Car Loans: Credit Cards: Retail Debt: RE Mortgage:
1000 10
Down Pay:
30 13
Cost:
Condo 4-Plex
4,000 20,000
40,000 100,000
Condo 4-Plex
Business:
Down Pay:
Cost:
Liability: (Business)
Video/Pinball
20,000
100,000
Bank Loan:
Video/Pinball
80,000 7,000
Profession
Player
Goal: To get out of the Rat Race and onto the Fast Track by building up your Passive Income to be greater than your Total Expenses
Profession
Player
Goal: To get out of the Rat Race and onto the Fast Track by building up your Passive Income to be greater than your Total Expenses
Income Statement
Income
Salary: Interest: Dividends:
Income Statement
Auditor
Person on your right
Salary: Interest:
Income
Auditor
Person on your right
Passive Income=
Real Estate: Cash Flow
___________________________
Real Estate: Cash Flow
Dividends:
Passive Income=
___________________________
5
Businesses:
6
Cash Flow
6
Businesses:
7
Cash Flow
Expenses
Taxes: Home Mortgage: School Loan Payment: Car Payment: Credit Card Payment: Retail Payment: Other Expenses: Child Expenses: Bank Loan Payment: ___________________________________________________________
Expenses
Taxes: Home Mortgage: School Loan Payment: Car Payment: Credit Card Payment: Retail Payment: Other Expenses: Child Expenses:
10
Balance Sheet
Assets
Savings: Stocks/Mutuals/CDs No. of Shares: Cost/Share: Home Mortgage: School Loans: Car Loans: Credit Cards: Real Estate: Down Pay: Cost: Retail Debt: RE Mortgage:
Liabilities
Liabilities
1
Business:
2
Down Pay:
3
Cost:
4
Liability: (Business) Bank Loan:
2
Business:
3
Down Pay: Cost:
5
Liability: (Business) Bank Loan:
Profession
Player
Goal: To get out of the Rat Race and onto the Fast Track by building up your Passive Income to be greater than your Total Expenses
Profession
Player
Goal: To get out of the Rat Race and onto the Fast Track by building up your Passive Income to be greater than your Total Expenses
Income Statement
Income
Salary: Interest: Dividends:
Income Statement
Auditor
Person on your right
Salary: Interest:
Income
Auditor
Person on your right
4
Cash Flow
Passive Income=
___________________________
Real Estate:
Dividends:
5
Cash Flow
Passive Income=
___________________________
Real Estate:
Businesses:
Cash Flow
Businesses:
Cash Flow
Expenses
Taxes: Home Mortgage: School Loan Payment: Car Payment: Credit Card Payment: Retail Payment: Other Expenses: Child Expenses: Bank Loan Payment: ___________________________________________________________
Expenses
Taxes: Home Mortgage: School Loan Payment: Car Payment: Credit Card Payment: Retail Payment: Other Expenses: Child Expenses:
Balance Sheet
Assets
Savings: Stocks/Mutuals/CDs No. of Shares: Cost/Share: Home Mortgage: School Loans: Car Loans: Credit Cards: Retail Debt: RE Mortgage:
Liabilities
Savings:
Liabilities
1
Real Estate:
2
Down Pay:
3
Cost:
2
Real Estate:
3
Down Pay: Cost:
5
Business: Down Pay: Cost: Liability: (Business) Bank Loan: Business: Down Pay: Cost: Liability: (Business) Bank Loan:
Profession
Player
Goal: To get out of the Rat Race and onto the Fast Track by building up your Passive Income to be greater than your Total Expenses
Profession
Player
Goal: To get out of the Rat Race and onto the Fast Track by building up your Passive Income to be greater than your Total Expenses
Income Statement
Income
Salary: Interest: Dividends:
Income Statement
Income Auditor
Person on your right
Salary: Interest: Dividends:
Auditor
Person on your right
Passive Income=
Real Estate: Cash Flow
___________________________
Real Estate: Cash Flow
Passive Income=
___________________________
Businesses:
Cash Flow
Businesses:
Cash Flow
Expenses
Taxes: Home Mortgage: School Loan Payment: Car Payment: Credit Card Payment: Retail Payment: Other Expenses: Child Expenses: Bank Loan Payment: ___________________________________________________________
Expenses
School Loan Payment: Car Payment: Credit Card Payment: Retail Payment: Other Expenses:
2
Total 3 Expenses: ________________ Monthly 4 Cash Flow: ______________ (Pay Check)
___________________________________________________________
4 5
Balance Sheet
Assets
Savings: Stocks/Mutuals/CDs No. of Shares: Cost/Share: Home Mortgage: School Loans: Car Loans: Credit Cards: Real Estate: Down Pay: Cost: Retail Debt: RE Mortgage:
Balance Sheet
Home Mortgage: School Loans: Car Loans: Credit Cards:
Liabilities
Savings:
Liabilities
Real Estate:
Down Pay:
Cost:
Business:
Down Pay:
Cost:
Business:
Down Pay:
Cost:
Baby
If you land on Baby do the following on your Game Card: 1 Increase the Number of Children. 2 Add the Per Child Expense to your Child Expenses in the Expense column. 3 Add the Per Child Expense to your Total Expenses. 4 Reduce your Monthly Cash Flow by the Per Child Expense.
Bank Loans
If you take out a Bank Loan follow these steps: 1 Receive the amount borrowed from the Bank. 2 Add the bank loan amount to your Liability column. 3 Add the bank loan payment (10% of what you borrowed) to your Expenses. 4 Add the bank loan payment to your Total Expenses. 5 Reduce your Monthly Cash Flow by the bank loan payment.
Amount of monthly cash flow from this property (Your Passive Income)
Profession
Player
Goal: To get out of the Rat Race and onto the Fast Track by building up your Passive Income to be greater than your Total Expenses
Profession
Player
Goal: To get out of the Rat Race and onto the Fast Track by building up your Passive Income to be greater than your Total Expenses
Income Statement
Income
Salary: Interest: Dividends:
Income Statement
Auditor
Person on your right
Salary: Interest: Dividends:
Income
Auditor
Person on your right
$
Passive Income=
Cash Flow
Passive Income=
Real Estate: Cash Flow
___________________________
Real Estate:
___________________________
510
Businesses:
Cash Flow
Businesses:
Cash Flow
Expenses
Taxes: Home Mortgage: School Loan Payment: Car Payment: Credit Card Payment: Retail Payment: Other Expenses: Child Expenses: Bank Loan Payment: ___________________________________________________________
Expenses
Home Mortgage: School Loan Payment: Car Payment: Credit Card Payment: Retail Payment: Other Expenses: Child Expenses:
2200
3 4
___________________________________________________________
Balance Sheet
Assets
Savings: Stocks/Mutuals/CDs No. of Shares: Cost/Share: Home Mortgage: School Loans: Car Loans: Credit Cards: Real Estate: Down Pay: Cost: Retail Debt: RE Mortgage:
Expense: In this example, ______________ if you have less Total $ 3450 than $1250 Expenses: ________________ cash on hand... Monthly $1250 Cash Flow: ______________
Per Child
Balance Sheet
Assets
Savings: Stocks/Mutuals/CDs No. of Shares: Cost/Share: Home Mortgage: School Loans: Car Loans: Credit Cards: Real Estate: Down Pay: Cost: Retail Debt: RE Mortgage:
(Pay Check)
Liabilities
Liabilities
Business:
Down Pay:
Cost:
Business:
Down Pay:
Cost:
Name of Stock
Only you may buy as many shares as you want at this price. Everyone may sell at this price. Symbol OK4U Todays price: $20 Trading Range: $5 to $30 No dividend (Yield or ROI = 0%)
The amount of cash flow you will get from this stock (Your Passive Income) 11
Your Profession
DOCTOR (MD)
Please copy all data, excluding 0s, onto your Game Card.
Goal: To build up your Passive Income to be greater than your Total Expenses.
Income
Salary: Interest: Dividends: Real Estate/Business:
(Interest + Dividends + Real Estate/Business is the sum of your Passive Income)
Expenses
Taxes: Mortgage/Rent Pay: School Loan Pay: Car Payment: Credit Card Payment: Retail Payment: Other Expenses: Child Expenses: 3,420 1,900 750 380 270 50 2,880 0
$640
Enter the information from your Profession Card onto your Game Card exactly as it is written, excluding the 0s.
Assets
Savings: $400
Liabilities
Mortgage: School Loans: Car Loans: Credit Cards: Retail Debt: 202,000 150,000 19,000 9,000 1,000
Profession
Doctor
Income Statement
Income
Player
Joe Smith
Goal: To get out of the Rat Race and onto the Fast Track by building up your Passive Income to be greater than your Total Expenses
Auditor
$13,200
Passive Income=
___________________________
Real Estate:
Cash Flow
Businesses:
Cash Flow
Expenses
Taxes: Home Mortgage: School Loan Payment: Car Payment: Credit Card Payment: Retail Payment: Other Expenses: Child Expenses: Bank Loan Payment: ___________________________________________________________
Total $9650 Expenses: ________________ Monthly $3550 Cash Flow: ______________ (Pay Check)
Balance Sheet
Assets
Savings: Stocks/Mutuals/CDs No. of Shares:
Liabilities
$400
Cost/Share:
Real Estate:
Down Pay:
Cost:
Business:
Down Pay:
Cost:
12
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H o w To B e A 3 - H o u r M i l l i o n a i r e
Having fun is the second-best way to learn. Teaching a friend or a loved one is the best way. By teaching others, your level of comprehension soars. The main reason CASHFLOW was designed as a board game, was to allow all Players to be teachers. We each have strengths and weaknesses. The game, CASHFLOW, allows each Player to also teach as well as learn. If you are sincere about being financially free in your lifetime, then we recommend the following learning plan. Six Steps to Becoming a 3-Hour Millionaire 1. Find 1 to 5 other friends who are serious about becoming rich. 2. Set aside 3 hours to play the game. 3. Agree to play this game once a month for a year. For example, the 3rd Saturday of every month from 9 a.m. to 12 noon. Repetition is the basis for learning. 4. After the game is over, take a few minutes to discuss what each Player is doing in real life. For example, are they reducing debt or expenses? Are their savings going up? Have they found anything exciting to invest in? 5. NOW PLAY FOR REAL! Once familiar with the game, then have each Player put their real living expenses and income on the Game Cards and play the game again. See if that individual can actually get out of the Rat Race. 6. Start on time, end on time. Agree to show up. Support each others learning and life-long development. Have fun as your mind brings out your true financial genius. In one year your life will be completely different your future more secure your mind razor sharp youll see opportunities everywhere all in just 3 hours. F.Y.I. U.S. Fact: Todays average 50 year old has only $2,300 saved toward retirement. J. Arthur Urcivoli Sr. V.P. Merrill Lynch CASHFLOW may not be used for commercial purposes without prior written approval from CASHFLOW Technologies, Inc.
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