‘Financial Freedom’ Archives
How to Save Money (to Do Something Fun Later)
“The safest way to double your money is to fold it over once and put it in your pocket.” - Kin Hubbard Many people don’t have a lot of extra money and they use pretty much everything they get and a bit more (taking short term loans like pikavippi, pikalaina, pikavippivertailu or vippi, which is not wise). Okay, the fact is that we are not going to get our money with us when we die, [...]
Are You Ready for REAL Freedom?
“It's only after you've lost everything that you're free to do anything.” - Chuck Palahniuk When you think about the word freedom, how do you interpret it? For many people freedom of action, movement, opinion, and ability to achieve their goals are the most important things that come into their minds. Freedom is usually seen as an external thing that other people or the society grants [...]
How to Get Rich by Not Chasing Money
Many people look for fast and easy ways of making money. Different people have different motivational drivers but the underlying premise is that people want to make as much money in as little time as possible with minimal effort. This is why for example get rich –schemes, network marketing opportunities, and gambling are so popular among human beings. Some people are willing to pursue [...]
Money, Debt, and Happiness
When I was younger, I thought that material things would make me happy. If I would just get enough money to buy a nice car and a nice house, I would never whine about anything anymore. There was always something that I wanted to have in the near future: new brand clothes, a new big plasma television, and a new laptop – all the things that advertisers tell us to buy if we want to feel [...]
Achieve All Your Dreams by Overcoming Your Fears
I watched the movie Donnie Darko yesterday, which is a really good movie by the way and I suggest you to watch it too, if you haven’t already. There was a motivational speaker character in the movie called Jim Cunningham, who was talking about two main forces in life: Fear and Love. We were going to find out later in the movie that this guy was a pedophile (sorry for the spoiler) and a joke in [...]
Never Get a Job!
“Getting a good job is the best and safest way to make money” This is what I have heard all my life. This is something that our parents want us to do, probably because they feel it is the safest option for us. Of course a job is a way to make money, but it definitely isn’t the best one and not even the safest one. And for sure it is not the most motivating one. I have wondered why they [...]
