Financial freedom is
everybody’s desire even though not everybody achieves it. Sometimes if care is
not taken it may be considered to be a myth or something impossible or attainable,
yet with little discipline and effort it is possible to reach the lifestyle.
Financial freedom may vary from individual’s perspective. Whatever is you view,
financial freedom in nutshell is a stage that you can comfortably pay your bill
and meet your financial obligation without any stress or fear. The standard of
living of individual now determines what you may attribute your being financial
free.
The followings tips
will help anyone that can discipline himself to follow them to get to a stage
in life that he can live stress free financial life
(i) Pay Yourself First
This is the first tip
and it is always very difficult to do. Except you are disciplined without this
it may not be easy to be financially free. You have heard it over and over but
are you doing it? The sages of old had preached, the present financial prudent
had discussed it but knowing it is not enough, you must just discipline
yourself to do it. A percentage of your income must be set apart for investment.
According to the author of the richest man in Babylon, this saving when
invested will have a child to be reinvested again to give birth to a grand child,
before long you would have created a wealth that you hardly could imagine.
The saving is not for
a rainy day or any other thing but it is for investment to give additional
income. To ensure that it is not expended on anything else but invested
requires additional discipline. You are to decide the percentage to be saved
but 10% is often recommended but you are free to decide what favours you only
that some amount of money must be saved on regular bases. Do this even if there
are bills to be paid.
(ii) Invest Wisely
Your hard earned
income from which you had paid yourself must be wisely invested. Do your due
diligence before investing in any business. Don’t invest in business that you
barely know anything about. Do researches on it, take advantage of the internet,
ask the professionals before you start. When you invest wisely you will
successfully prepare yourself for financial freedom.
(iii) Sell Off Things
You Don’t Need.
Look through the
stuffs you have at home, old clothes, old house hold utensils whatever they are
that are no longer in use, sell them off. You will make additional income and
create space for healthier living. Invest the money earned from what you have
sold off and let it increase your wealth.
(iv) Start A Home
Based Business
You have a hobby; you
can convert it to a money spinner. You love photography? You can make additional
income from it. Get your camera take pictures of natural landscapes, birds, and
other things you can think of, upload the pictures on the site that need them
on the internet and they will pay you. It may not be a lot of money but it is
passive income and over time it will thrill you. There are several home based
online businesses that you can do. Network level marketing is there, it is easy
to start, small start up capital and it can snowball into large wealth. All
this will boost your income and you will get more to invest either in your
business or otherwise.
(v) Pay You Debt
Make sure that you pay
your debt and live debt free life by living on budget, avoiding impulse
purchase and living above your income. If you are debt free then interest won’t
erode your earning. You will be able to grow your wealth.
This tips may not
really be a get quick rich tips but they are sure tips that if adhered to will
result in eventual financial freedom.
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