Time Freedom for Life Happiness

While most people judge happiness by the amount of money they have, most of us do agree that health is the real wealth. Bed ridden rich men only make their kids happier. It's harsh to make such statement but it has some truth in it. 

The 1st requirement in the pursuit of happiness is Time Freedom. It's so irony that we all strive for something which is given free to us by GOD. In the modern era most of us don't own our time. We trade time for money. We trade 1/3 of our time for money daily and if the money is not enough we trade more of our time. This reminds me of the movie "In Time" (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In_Time) where the people in the year 2169 work to earn Time. Instead of using cash or credit card, they use time to make purchases.

So, how do we achieve Time Freedom? Have the right amount of money which can sustain your lifestyle. This is where the concept of Financial Freedom comes into picture. To be Financially Free, we must not have to work to earn money. We must have the money to live the choice of lifestyle we desire. We mustn't rely on others to provide the money to us. So, asking your parents for pocket money isn't really financial freedom!

To achieve financial freedom by ourselves is a very difficult task; unless you are extremely brilliant where you work very hard for 10 years, invest the money into many properties, then retire and live a very modest life. OR you won a huge lottery jackpot. :) But, most of us spend 40 years working and retire with little savings. 

Have you ever noticed rich people get even rich quicker while the middle income people gets into more debt; from car and housing loans? Rich people relies on their network to build wealth while middle income people rely on themselves to make money. Middle income people are thought to be independent and not to rely on others. They only focus on active income instead of building network. Rich people attend social event to network, while middle income people sit in front of their PC selling. 

It's time to make that change. Get out and meet more people. Get connected and build your network. Only with good network, you can start to Leverage. When your leverage capability is placed, you will start to have Financial Freedom, which leads to Time Freedom.