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Posted on Sunday, October 29th, 2006 at 6:38 pm
Creating Both Personal And Material Wealth
Wealth is technically the amount of liquefiable assets you possess. This means the value of your home, car or stocks all add up to the amount of your wealth. It is different than the amount of money you earn through income because your wealth is how you have chosen to freeze up your money (through the purchase of the above mentioned possessions).
There is another type of wealth that is commonly overlooked in a fast-paced society. This is not about the price tag of your bedding collection, or your car this is about how you interact with your possessions and personal relationships. Being able to clearly control your material wealth and have a healthy balance in your personal life is essential.
Clearly, when you are unable to keep up with your bills it will be hard to maintain a positive outlook. If you have an empty social life, materials will probably not mean much at the end of the day. It is finding the balance between the two that will help complement and satisfy both personal and material needs.
With this said, it does not mean you have to give up your leather brown boots if you can truly afford having them. The moral of the story is about not caving into temptation if you are bound to pay the financial and personal burden of it later. When you are constantly worrying about bills you are probably carrying around a load of stress as well.
You may need to work toward financial freedom before enjoying the personal rewards of being financially stable. You can begin working toward financial freedom by eliminating your debt and saving some of your income. Whether you make money online or earn a traditional salary, or have multiple income streams saving is important. Whatever the case may be saving at least 10% of your earnings can help you build a comfortable savings nest.
Be honest with yourself and control your expenses. Since debt levels are very high, people may have been missing the message and living beyond their means for far too long. Take a look at what your earnings are, what your spending habits look like and what you are saving.
Reevaluate what you are earning. Take a closer look at what you are spending and how you are saving your money, if at all. If you live beyond your financial means for whatever reason it will be hard to have a satisfying personal or financial life.
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