Well, different people may interpret the idea of financial freedom differently. Whatever it may be, rest assured that we all want it badly. Most working people dream of it, but have they ever given it an in-depth thought? Perhaps not. It will do you good to give some time to figure out what it really is, because it is difficult to pursue something unless you know what it really is.
Consider this - you may pay someone to do a work for you. It may be mowing a lawn or doing a research. In any case you would be saving time for yourself. So that means money can buy time and vice versa. So time and money are inversely related to each other.
So if the above case may be true, then financial freedom in the real sense would mean an end of trading money for time. You would not have to exchange the value of money for your time anymore. That implies you would have the freedom to do anything under the sun. Sounds utopian? But it's true - real financial freedom will enable you with the power of doing whatever you want.
However, some people may choose to work even after they have reached a stage of financial freedom. A person may continue to work if he doesn't need to or may even switch over to a better job. A man may have adequate money but he may want to continue with his own business. Now that's a matter of individual choice. For these people it isn't essential to be free from trading their time for money.
Financial freedom is also dependant on the level of a person's ambition. Someone may be happy with a modest standard of living while someone else may want to live a lavish life and continuously upgrade his present status. For the first kind of people, it is easier to find financial freedom.
However, financial freedom isn't attained unless you are capable of making money without giving your time to it. You may reach a certain level of income to gain financial freedom. It may be through a business or an investment or both. If you can make money even without trading your time for it, you've reached the goal of financial freedom.
And lastly, financial freedom is a lot about one's personal choice. It is about how much you can control yourself into accepting things. Learn to make your own choices and don't be bogged down by situational pressures. The day you would be able to do that, you would have achieved complete financial freedom.
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Sunday, February 10, 2008
What Does Financial Freedom Mean To You?
Posted by WL at 4:31 PM
Labels: Early Retirement, Escape Rat Race, Financial Freedom, What Do You Want