Understanding Money

Posted on Nov 17, 2011 in  Gaining Financial Freedom| 0 comments

Understanding Money

“Give me control of a nation’s money and I care not who makes it’s laws” – Mayer Amschel Bauer Rothschild Money. We all use it. We all care about it. We all think about it. The lack of money in our life can spark a range of emotions, from fear to frustration, to worry. We worry whether we have enough of it, or whether we spend too much of it. When the job market is poor, for example, or when the stock market crashes, we often get mad and blame the economy, or the government, or both. What we hardly ever do about...

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Path To Financial Freedom

Posted on May 8, 2011 in  Gaining Financial Freedom| 11 comments

Path To Financial Freedom
Open office (Photo: Tal Gur)

While sitting in a northern Brazilian beach a year ago, it hit me for the first time that I’m truly financially free. This new freedom meant that I didn’t need to look for a job upon my return to Australia. In fact, I didn’t even have to go back to Australia. I could choose to go wherever and do whatever I want on any given day. A year later, and both my partner and I are still enjoying this ultimate gift of complete choice. I am not rich as most people think when they meet me for the first time, but I don’t need a job...

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