Mastering the Flow of Wealth

When it comes to money we're constantly bombarded with static numbers: net worth, account balances, investment valuations. It's easy to get fixated on these snapshots in time, but true wealth isn't a destination, it's a journey. It's about flow, it's about movement, it's about flux.

If you've ever studied physics or engineering, you've probably encountered the term "flux." In those fields, flux describes the rate of flow of a quantity through a given area or volume. Picture a river: the faster the water flows, the higher the flux. Or imagine heat radiating from a fire: the more intense the heat, the greater the heat flux.

Flux is used to quantify the flow of various quantities in transport phenomena, including heat, mass and momentum. Electricity and magnetism are measured in terms of rates of change and flux.

But what does this have to do with building wealth?

Everything.

Just like a river's current or the heat from a flame, your financial life is in constant motion. Money flows in thro…