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These outdated financial rules were created by previous generations, but no longer hold true in today’s world.If you’re interested in achieving financial independence and early retirement then you need to consider breaking these 5 outdated financial rules.
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Written by Jessie Connor
While it is true that money can’t buy happiness, it’s also true that not having money doesn’t do a lot of good to our mindset. One of the oldest and most popular debates, this topic seems to have the same number of yay and naysayers, but why is that?
One of the reasons may lie in the fact that a lot of people observe the matter of money as strictly black and white, when it’s, in fact, very gray. The fact of the matter is that money per se doesn’t necessarily have a strong effect on our overall well-being – it’s rather the things we choose to do with the money that have an effect on us. So, if you want to see how money can, in fact, improve your well-being, please read on.
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This Contributor article was written by Good Nelly
Today, I am going to share with you a story from our financial journey. It’s about our debt payoff journey and how we overcome financial struggles that shaped the financial life we have today.
If you think that our financial lives were a smooth ride, you’re wrong. In spite of being a personal financial adviser now, once we struggled to repay debt.
This is our story.
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Mike Tyson once said “everyone has a plan till they get punched in the face.” The opposite was true for me.
It took a solid punch to the face for me to wake up and realize that I needed a plan. This is the story of how my 14 months of unemployment led me down a path to financial independence and early retirement.
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Have you heard that FIRE is only for the wealthy? Unfortunately that narrative seems to be gaining a bit of steam and that’s too bad, because it’s a load of crap.
Sure the wealthy will be able to achieve FIRE faster than everyone else, but the speed at which someone else achieves their financial goals has zero impact on what you’re trying to accomplish.
FIRE might be easier to reach for the well-to-do, but FIRE offers something for everyone, regardless of their income, and anyone that says otherwise doesn’t fully understand The FIRE Movement.
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