Having just celebrated the 4th of July, I thought I’d clarify a myth that might be keeping you from having financial freedom and independence, or even achieving financial fitness.
Do you think that financial freedom and independence means “being able to buy whatever I want, whenever I want, without worrying about the price tag?”
It’s just not so.
If that’s what you think being rich is, it would be no wonder why you and many others would be resistant to the planning, discipline, organization, and learning that’s required to live the kind of rich life we subscribe to.
Even if you’ve seen it in the movies, heard stories, or know of people that actually spend like that, it doesn’t make it real or sustainable. To be sure, there are tons of people who seem to live that way but are living a well-hidden financial lie – they’re stressed out and miserable but look fabulous from the outside as they become a slave to the lifestyle. Or they don’t even have the money to spend like that in the first place.
Even if they really do spend like that and have the money to pay for it, it’s a short-lived rich life and they eventually go broke or bankrupt. Even massive fortunes have been lost because of this mindset. Truly rich people, even those who buy a lot of nice things, are very careful with their money. To be financially chaotic and out of control is the opposite of financial peace and the two simply cannot coexist.
This particular mindset is a trap disguised as freedom. Declare your independence from it now 🙂
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