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*As humans, our life matters a lot. This is because living our lives is our responsibility and we should have in mind that no one will come and live it for us.*
Our physical, mental, emotional, and more importantly our financial wellbeing is something we have to look after. This is why many people have to wake up early in the morning and get to some places where they can have something to do.
We all need a source of income and this will serve as a means to cater to our needs. If we can't find a good source of income, then it might get a little hard to be financially free. There are a lot of things attached to finance not only money alone. Finance is not fully about money.
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In my last write-up about finance, I discuss a little about the importance of investment in one's life. There is no safe investment anywhere and that is the reason why we have to take risks.
I said that the wealthy ones remain wealthy because of one reason and that’s because they are ready to take the risks of investing their money and making that money work for them.
One way to make your money work for you is by getting into investment. So investment stands to be a secret strategy the rich ones use over the poor. The poor mentality will always want to spend as much as they get. But a rich mindset would think of investing to yield more.
To be financially free, you should be an investor and you should also make sure you are investing wisely. Buying stocks, and shares, investing in real estate, bonds and lots more are reliable means of investing wisely.
Set life goal
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Goals are to get you ambitious about a certain accomplishment. To be financially free, you need to set life goals. You can't just be living your life just as it comes. To everyone, we all have our time and the importance of timing in our lives so that once it passes by, it’s gone and then there is nothing we can do about it.
Life goals are of different types and some of these are setting goals of starting up a business, owning a company, becoming a graduate, having a home, building a career, and many more. All of these goals will allow one to have a focus and not just spend anyhow.
If I am to have it in mind that I want to get land for my business, then I am setting a goal for two years into the business. I want to buy the land.
This goal should be achieved so all other finance won't be channeled elsewhere but towards the target of achieving that goal. That's one of the importance of setting life goals as a secret to financial freedom
Make a monthly budget
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We all know the importance of budgeting. This is a plan we make on how we spend our money. It might be on a weekly, monthly, or yearly basis. But having a budget plan is what matters.
There is financial freedom from making budgets and sticking to them. This will surely restrict unwanted and unnecessary spending rather it will allow one to focus on the objectives and achieve them.
Many times when we overspend, it is not really because we don't know what to buy. But since there is no guide to what we want to buy, then humanity comes in. Humans want remain unlimited. We continue to see and we continue to buy. But with a budget strictly followed then there will be a difference.
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