Financial
Independence
Financial independence is
having the freedom to support yourself through your own efforts.
Here are seven fundamental habits that will help you achieve
and maintain financial independence.
1. Express Gratitude
Financial independence begins
with gratitude. Set aside a daily period to offer a sincere
thank you for every blessing in your life. Include people,
places, possessions, talents, and memories. Offer gratitude
for your future dreams as though they were already in your
possession.
Gratitude will allow you to
attract the blessings you want. When they arrive, protect
them from the thieves that could rob you of your financial
independence.
2. Reduce Debt To Liberate
Your Future
Debts of the past are thieves
of the future. If you want financial independence, live a
simple life style that does not create unnecessary personal
debt. Living with class does not require being extravagant.
If you are conservative most of the time, you can be extravagant
at the right times.
Do not allow credit card companies
to hold your future hostage. Take control. Seek professional
help to get rid of credit card debt that robs you of high
monthly interest payments. Borrowing is a tool that should
produce a return on your investment, not cost your future
security.
3. Commit to Health
Your health is also an asset
that you need to protect. Wellness allows you to manage and
enjoy financial independence. Get regular physical checkups
and maintain a sensible physician-approved exercise program.
These can help to minimize illnesses and maximize the rewards
of a productive life.
Maintaining health requires
an ongoing commitment. Another area of commitment that is
equally important to financial independence is one of personal
financial discipline.
4. Develop a Saving Discipline
Financial Independence in
the future requires saving, and saving requires discipline.
As credit card debt diminishes, savings can begin to increase.
An emergency savings fund of six to twelve months living expenses
is a wise idea. However, you will want major long-term savings
plans for such goals as education and retirement.
Do not expect the government
to take care of your financial future. If you want to remain
financially independent, take ultimate responsibility for
every chapter of your financial life. That responsibility
begins with wise investing and respect for money.
5. Invest Wisely and Respect
Money
My father taught me to have
several investments that produce an ongoing, passive income.
This, he said, would allow me to remain independent if I were
to become physically disabled. These investments are like
"feeding geese that lay golden eggs". Passive income
streams also provide additional capital to place in other
financial growth investments.
Respect for money is the beginning
of saving and investing. Respect for a dollar begins with
respect for a penny. You will always have dollars if you take
care of your pennies. Even the smallest of assets and investments
need protection.
6. Protect Yourself and Your
Loved Ones
Financial Independence requires
you to make a commitment to protect the welfare of your family
and loved ones. Ensuring the safety of your financial assets
is part of doing this.
Adequate insurance coverage
for your life, health, and property is a wise investment.
You should also use professional legal, financial, and security
services to help protect your business, property, and all
the things you have worked to acquire.
7. Design Your Financial Independence
with Qualified Help
Seek qualified professionals
to help you design your financial future. You do not need
to be a financial expert to become financially independent,
but you must become financially literate. Seek professional
guidance from experts in financial planning, taxes, and accounting.
These people can work with you to help you realize your financial
goals.
Begin today by seeking out
professionals that can help you achieve your financial goals.
Become financially independent in your own mind. Express gratitude
for the blessings you will receive as if they were already
in your possession. Avoid and eliminate unnecessary personal
debt, and live a healthy lifestyle. Save with discipline,
invest wisely, and respect your financial assets. Protect
the assets you have worked to acquire, and you can enjoy the
financially independent lifestyle that you have envisioned.
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