Discover what it takes in dollar amounts to reach the first 3 destinations on the road to financial freedom!
Everybody, no matter what their current financial circumstances, can achieve the rarefied reality of financial freedom. This article details what it takes to reach the first 3 destinations on the road to financial freedom. So, listen up, as what you are about to read would probably cost you a few hundred dollars if you went to a financial advisor to help work this out. Hopefully, this article will have saved you a trip and a few hundred dollars!
Myths & Misunderstandings about Financial Freedom
You’ll often hear people mention terms like financial security or financial independence in the course of everyday conversation. Within my own social and business circles, practically everyone I know desires some level of financial independence or freedom. However, I’ve found that financial well-being remains hidden and out of reach as a result of fuzzy concepts and even sketchier numbers people have in their head about what these terms mean. Therefore, the first thing I want to do here is dispel any myths or misunderstandings and reveal the true meaning of financial independence and financial freedom.
How Much Does Financial Freedom Really Cost?
The key thing to understand about financial freedom is this – no matter how much money you earn, it’s vital to understand that you can only ever achieve financial independence through the generation of non-earned (passive) income i.e. a return on a capital sum invested. Or to put it another way, making money work for us, rather than us working for money!
Now, what I wanted to do was figure out ‘what’s the number’? In other words, how much capital do you need to achieve: 1. financial protection; 2. financial security, and 3. financial independence? So, over the course of a weekend I decided to have a go at describing and calculating the hypothetical cost of each of these 3 levels of financial well-being. Here goes!
- Read Step 1: Financial Freedom Plan: Hidden Destination #1. Financial Protection
- Read Step 2: Financial Freedom Plan: Hidden Destination #2. Financial Security
- Read Step 3: Financial Freedom Plan: Hidden Destination #3. Financial Independence
In my next posts, I will define exactly what Financial Protection, Financial Security and Financial Independence is in terms of a sum of capital required to generate adequate non-earned income.
About Keelan Cunningham
Keelan Cunningham is an entrepreneur, multiple business owner, author, and personal finance/wealth building specialist. Keelan’s passion is helping people improve their business acumen and personal wealth creation strategies, so they can lead a truly wealthy life in all aspects and with any luck similarly transform the lives of others.
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