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This article discusses the concept of financial freedom and the most effective way to achieve it, based on the path that most millionaires today took to amass their fortunes.
To achieve financial freedom the first to do is take better understand the concept of it, this concept may vary for different people, but a commonly accepted concept is as follows:
“Financial freedom is a situation where passive income (income generated without you having to work actively) a person charged style that you want to view, ie when a person can live the lifestyle you want without having to work or depend on others for money. ”
Therefore, if we want to achieve financial freedom, our aim should be sufficient assets to generate sufficient passive income to pay for the lifestyle we want, without having to work (unless we do it by choice and not necessity ) or depend on others.
The secret of wealth
Wealth is achieved by creating or acquiring assets that we generate passive income, ie income generated without us having to work actively.
Examples of assets that generate passive income are: actions that generate dividends, rental properties, businesses where we have to get involved personally to work, multilevel, copyrights, books, music or software, franchise rights, etc.
But to save enough money to allow us to create or acquire assets that we generate passive income, you may need to generate income by working, that is, income earned from active work.
So to achieve financial freedom may at first be necessary to have a job that we generate enough revenue so that we can save enough money and then invest in the creation or acquisition of assets that we generate passive income.
My first business
However, a better alternative to find a job that we generate good income, is to set up their own business, for which we could start a business that does not require further investment, for example, an Internet business, a business advisory, or a multilevel business.
Or in any case, if we do not have enough capital to set up the business we want, we may request a loan, find investors, or partner with other people.
It may seem that today starting a new business is a complicated task, it seems that all the business ideas were taken, and those that remain seem to have too much competition.
However, if we pay attention to business magazines, will always find new entrepreneurs who have recently started their business, and they are slowly starting to be very successful with them.
And if we take a closer look, we see that these new businesses are common business, but businesses are treated different, unique or novel, or in any case, are traditional business, but offer something different to consumers.
As far as starting a business is not really a difficult task, just a matter of being creative, and seek a new business, unique, innovative, offering something different, that satisfies a need, and to improve living conditions people.
Saving culture
Achieving financial freedom is not just about generating a good income, but most of all, a matter of saving these revenues to good use then give them (acquire assets that we generate passive income).
As the next step to achieve financial freedom is to save money we win with our employment and/or business.
Saving means spending as little as possible, which does not mean we have to live an austere life, but we always try to spend as little, and to avoid unnecessary costs, while giving us some treats from time to time to foster our culture of wealth .
But saving also means allocating a portion of proceeds to a stock savings will be used later to create or acquire assets that we generate passive income, money in this bag should not be spent, but only be used to create or acquire these assets.
My first million
Once you have saved enough money, it’s time to really start our journey towards financial freedom through the creation or acquisition of assets that we generate passive income.
For example, as we mentioned, we could start to buy stocks that generate dividends, rental properties, businesses where we do not have to get involved personally to work, etc.
It should be noted that to begin acquiring these assets is not necessary that we should have saved a lot of money, but we could get the money by borrowing or fail us in any case, partnering with others.
Then, little by little, the money we will generate our assets, we will invest in the creation or acquisition of additional assets, to have a good portfolio of investments based on passive income.
And finally, once we have enough assets to generate sufficient passive income to the lifestyle we want, without having more to work or depend on other people, then we say that we have finally achieved financial freedom.
There are several ways to be a millionaire, we can create a globally successful company, to be famous singers or actors, to be successful athletes, inherit a fortune, or win the lottery.
But a common way of becoming a millionaire, and is available to anyone using the method in the list below.
This method consists of five steps, and is based on the recommendations provided by millionaires and people dedicated to studying, so if we seriously increase our chances of being that so many crave.
1. Getting the goal of being a millionaire
The first step to being a millionaire is put the goal of becoming a millionaire, which not only involves making the decision to become a millionaire, but also motivated to be, and be convinced that this is indeed possible.
The idea of being a millionaire should be etched in our minds to the point that all our actions and decisions are consistent with this objective.
To accomplish this step is possible secondary targets or goals to help us achieve our goal, for example, we get the goal of starting a new business before the end of the year or have a monthly income for a certain amount of money in the within 6 months.
Once these goals, we will set ambitious new goals, always keeping in mind our main objective which is to be millionaires.
2. Generate the most revenue possible
The second step to becoming a millionaire is to try to generate the most revenue possible, either through our employment through our business, or through any other source.
If, for example, revenue that we generate with our jobs is not enough, we must strive to increase them, either looking for a promotion or finding a new job.
But rather than generating income through employment, we recommend to fulfill this step is to generate revenue through a small business that does not involve increased investment in its creation.
The idea is to generate enough money to save a good amount of it, and then invest it, as we shall see.
3. Save
The next step to be a millionaire is to save, of no use to generate good income if the money is wasted on luxuries which in turn can make us feel millionaires, but they really keep us from fulfilling our goal.
Saving involves two things: to live an austere life (avoid unnecessary luxuries or expenses, and spend and consume as little as possible), and a percentage or a portion of proceeds to a stock savings (the recommended is to allocate a minimum of 15 % of revenues).
To accomplish this step it is advisable to prepare a monthly personal budget, which will help us control our costs, and have the discipline to stay a month a certain amount of money as savings.
4. Invest
Once we have generated and saved enough money, the next step to be a millionaire is to invest the money saved.
Before we invest our money in an asset that generates a profit when selling it, is preferable to invest in an asset that generates a constant revenue stream, for example, instead of buying a property and later sell at a higher price the purchase price, is preferable to buy a property which we rent and generate monthly income for rent.
The three main investment millionaires and experts recommend to start the road to riches is business (either create them or purchase), real estate and stocks.
But before you start investing is necessary to acquire knowledge and adequate financial preparation that lets us know how to invest (so we know to identify good investment opportunities, and get the best value for money) and how to get and use external funding (from so that we know how to get and use other people’s money to buy our investments).
5. Create an investment portfolio
The next and last step, and one that will make us millionaires is to build our portfolio or investment portfolio, i.e., not satisfied with our first investment, but take many more.
Once we purchased our first investment, and we started having success with it, everything else will be easier.
To be millionaires we have a broad and diversified investment portfolio, for example, once we have acquired our first real estate and started having success with it, we proceed to search for new real estate in which to invest.
Also, at this point we must further improve our financial ability, especially in regard to the ability to use financial leverage (and thus able to acquire more investment without having to use our money) and what concerning the ability to move money quickly (so you can have more money available to invest in other assets).