While talking to people working up to 17 hours a day, I always get the following answer:
“I will do this and that when I retire, now I’m working to make sure I have enough money set aside”
Is this really quality of life? Does anyone actually care how much you have one day? Is it not better to take care of the people around you and off course yourself, in the NOW moment, rather than the future? Do you know what the future hold?
I’ve just got off the phone talking to a friend of mine in Australia. He told me of a person I’ve met in East Africa that have a terminal illness, he worked for his retirement, but can’t enjoy it now. What a shock it was for me. My friend and I both decided about the same time, we need to start living for the moment and not for the future. It does not mean that you must live as if there is no tomorrow; it means that you need to live a quality lifestyle. Take care of yourself and your love ones.
This brings me to the point of work for money or let your money work for you. Build a surplus and start investing this in the right vehicles that can turn into passive income. Better even if it can give immediate income and not in the future. If you do your calculations, get rid of all the clutter in your life, you might even have a nice surplus without you even knowing it.
Why don’t you do a audit of what you have. Do you really need everything, especially those things that’s not paid for yet. Why not driving an older car, live in a different neighbourhood to live in a cheaper house and stop all the junk food. This will keep you healthy, and give you that needed surplus for your investment.
Well I’m off, almost time to get my kid at school, they have a mid-term break. I enjoy the freedom I have, not working as a slave for a company, not able to enjoy my family and my kids school life.
That’s my thought for today, till next time, stay well
Tags: enough money, retirement, surplus funds
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