Gaining Financial Freedom: Introduction
The amount of articles available about how to gain financial freedom is innumerable. Regardless of the author, the time, or the platform, they all tend to put forth the same ideas about how the reader can attain financial freedom. The basic tenants they all propose can be summed up in a few basic ideas: have a budget, establish an emergency fund (preferably 3 months worth), live within your means, put money into a savings account weekly, invest your money (make your money work for you), have insurance, cut up all your credit cards, and so on. Oftentimes these articles are followed up by comments detailing how that plan will never work for the average reader. A budget, you say? You cannot budget zero. An emergency fund, and three months at that? Most are still paying for things they purchased three years ago. Living within your means is easier said than done, especially when you have...