Finding My Financial Freedom

Finding my Financial Freedom.

Financial Freedom

When most people hear the word freedom, they immediately associate having money equals having freedom and rightfully so.  If your like me, I honestly believe, the more money I have (or if I actually had a lot of money) I would enjoy a lot more free time and have the freedom to do what I want.

Although some people consider freedom being healthy enough to get around and not have any health issues or the fact that they can move around, say as they please and live a decent, middle class lifestyle is all the freedom they need.

I for one definitely think money equals freedom.  One reason I believe this is, I find with my job, I am tied to my employer.  In a  sense, I’m almost “sentenced” to be there, if you will.  If I don’t show up and work, I don’t make money which means I won’t be able to pay the bills.  No money for bills means can’t pay the mortgage each and every month, can’t feed the kids, can’t take the wife out every once and a while and no nothing without my income.  That to me fells like no freedom what so ever.

What does financial freedom mean to you?  It’s not even about being rich or even being well off for that matter.  To me, financial freedom is living comfortable.   Head above water.  But instead of treading for your life to breath and not drown, I just want to be sitting on a floating chair and relax.  I would be perfectly content with being at the financial level of “not having to worry about money.”

For as long as I can remember, I have lived pay check to pay check and have always worried if there is going to be enough money at the end of the month to pay all the bills.  Most of the time, there is just enough to pay all the bills but then there is nothing left over for the wife and I.  Sometimes not even enough for the kids activities.  Try and explain to a 7 and a 5 year old that there mom and dad don’t have enough cash to enroll them in all the activities their friends are joining.  It’s tough.

My search for my “floaty chair” of financial independence is still my top priority.  I want to give my wife and my family the life they deserve and I don’t want to work everyday and wake up one morning and I’m in my 70’s and my kids are in their late 30’s early 40’s and I’m still working.  Not a life I want to live.  I want to enjoy life and I want my freedom.  I will keep you posted on my quest for freedom.

To a better life =)