The Simple Path to Financial Freedom

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Personal finance is a complicated subject and the path to financial freedom littered with those who have given up somewhere along the way.

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Consider that there is $40,000 of debt for every man, woman, and child in the U.S. and the numbers just keep going up.

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It’s not enough to know how to get rich, you actually have to make a plan and execute it.

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If you stick around this blog, you can learn everything you need to know to achieve financial freedom.

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Before you run out and get a side hustle or cut the cable, you need to spend some time thinking through WHY you want to get your financial life under control.

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Think of this as the research phase. You can’t know where you’re going until you know where you are.

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Controlling your spending in one category allows you extra room in another.

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The Simple Path to Financial Freedom

Personal finance is a complicated subject and the path to financial freedom littered with those who have given up somewhere along the way.

Consider that there is $40,000 of debt for every man, woman, and child in the U.S. and the numbers just keep going up.

It’s not enough to know how to get rich, you actually have to make a plan and execute it.

Financial Freedom: Simple But Not Easy

If you stick around this blog, you can learn everything you need to know to achieve financial freedom.

Before you run out and get a side hustle or cut the cable, you need to spend some time thinking through WHY you want to get your financial life under control.

Step 1: Make a Plan (Find Your Why)

Think of this as the research phase. You can’t know where you’re going until you know where you are.

Step 2: Track Your Spending (Where are You Now)

Controlling your spending in one category allows you extra room in another.

Step 3: Make a Budget

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