A self-made millionaire has revealed a secret three-step exercise that could help us achieve financial success in 2026. Despite departing school at 16 without any qualifications, Mark Tilbury now operates a multi-million-pound enterprise, has “grossed over 50 million,” and runs a thriving YouTube channel with more than seven million subscribers.

Concentrating on business and wealth creation, Mark’s videos provide guidance on achieving financial independence, including one clip that showcases a “simple” method he claims the “rich keep secret.” In the brief video, entitled “If I Wanted to Become a Millionaire in 2026, I’d Do This,” Mark encourages aspiring millionaires to grab a pen and paper. Mark outlined his technique: “Well, here’s a simple exercise you can do that the rich keep secret. First, write down 10 goals you’d like to accomplish in the next 12 months.”

He added: “Second, have a look at them and think, if you could magically achieve any of these goals in the next 24 hours, which would have the greatest impact on your life?”

“Third, take that goal to a clean sheet of paper and write a list of all the things you need to do to accomplish it. Set a deadline and take action.”

This comes after billionaire US businessman Mark Cuban, co-owner of the NBA’s Dallas Mavericks, shared insights into his financial journey and revealed a daily habit.

Renowned for his position as an investor on ABC’s Shark Tank (the American equivalent of Dragons’ Den), Mark explained in a blog post how the path to wealth typically involves sacrifice.

Back in 2011, he penned an article entitled How to Get Rich, in which he chronicled his journey from sharing a flat to appearing in Forbes’ World’s Richest People.

He stated: “It doesn’t suck to be rich. The question everyone wants answered is how to get there.”

Although Mark acknowledged there was no one-size-fits-all strategy for achieving prosperity, his initial advice was straightforward: “Save your money. Save as much money as you possibly can.”

Mark continued: “Instead of coffee, drink water. Instead of going to McDonald’s, eat mac and cheese.”

In additional remarks, Mark, who also co-owns 2929 Entertainment, stated: “If you use a credit card, you don’t want to be rich. The first step to getting rich requires discipline. If you really want to be rich, you need to find the discipline, can you?”

He also described how being a “smart shopper” was the first step to becoming rich, but noted that people must “give things up,” which isn’t something that works for everybody, especially when they have a family.

Yet he also reiterated the importance of saving cash, urging people to save “as much as you possibly can.”

In other news, a 79-year-old millionaire made headlines last September after joining the dating app Tinder in pursuit of what he termed a “good breeder” to produce a son who would inherit his 1,300-acre estate. Originally, Sir Benjamin Slade placed an advertisement in a newspaper, but he later embraced modern technology for his quest.

His endeavours were showcased in the Channel 5 programme Millionaire Age Gap Love. He declared: “I don’t think I’m too old to have children because I have a nine-month supply frozen in a sperm bank and I can use that.”

A staff member introduced him to the dating app, and he ultimately created a profile, “knocking a few years off” to present himself as 56. The Daily Mail reported that he was due to marry US poet and composer Sahara Sunday Spain, whom he met through a co-parenting agency, with a baby expected. Nevertheless, he apparently called off two weddings.

She revealed: “I know Ben wanted a boy, but he didn’t know the sex of the baby when he cancelled our second wedding. Would he have had a change of heart if I’d have had a son? Only Ben knows that. But he has no interest in meeting Violet. His behaviour is devastating.”