Real talk: people who say “money can’t buy happiness” are lying.
Sure, money isn’t everything. But even our relationships — friends, family, coworkers —can be helped or hurt by financial situations. No shocker here, but money disagreements account for a large portion of divorces.
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I’m serious, think about it. If you planned out your financial actions in such a way that at a certain point you no longer had to worry about a steady income, how would that feel? Freaking fantastic!
What I’m saying is, you wouldn’t have to keep working for a paycheck — which is why some people fundamentally hate their jobs but do nothing about. They need the income.
You would have the freedom to do whatever.
More important than the HOW we achieve financial freedom, is the WHY. Find YOUR reason to be free and wealthy. – Robert Kiyosaki
If you can already pay all the bills without working, what is there left to stress about?
So that leaves us with the how.
Here is just one simplified example of how you could accomplish this (though this isn’t necessarily the best path for everyone):
This is the growth of $1000 a month over 15 years in an S&P500 Index Fund — This tool is provided in the course I mention later.
If you’re response is: I can’t do $1000 a month, my response is: you can if try.
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Tony Lawson is an avid investor and peer educator on money concepts missing from education. How to learn more:
Disclaimer: I don’t account for inflation in the calcs above. Those numbers are today’s dollars. The important thing to remember is that even with 2–3% inflation a year (decrease in buying power of the dollar) investing is still a fantastic way to earn money and may be the best way to beat inflation!
