One Step Forward To Financial Freedom
With our last car gone and no longer having to pay monthly notes we are a little closer to becoming financially free. Now a little more money will be freed up for other things that we are trying to save for like buying a cargo van and modding it out to live in. It's something we've been thinking about doing since our Big Bend trip about 2 years ago. But the car we bought today was just one small step in order to hopefully be super free living out of that van in the future.
It Was Just A Car
The truth is this. We couldn't afford that car. Well at first we could but then it became harder and harder due to having to relocate and change work. Then the icing on the cake was when I got fired back in early October. There was no way at that point we could live while trying to pay a $350 car note. Well that situation is out of the picture now.
When they took the car I wasn't even trippin because I knew it was only a car. It was not a life or death situation and it was no need to go panicking and worrying. So we just quickly adjusted and started looking for another car. It has taken us about 2 weeks or so to find this SUV. It is a 2006 but it does not have much wear and tear at all. That was one of the biggest reasons we bought it.
Lessons To Learn
- Live below your means, there is no need to try to live like a baller
- Remember these are just THINGS and they are only temporary
- Depending on the situation, be patient in making decisions that may impact your life in a big way
- Set your budget and stick with your gut
All in all we learned alot in these last 2 years. From losing jobs, business failure, to losing the car, losing my health, and the sky falling we are still standing. We are much stronger because of it. We have walked through the fire and then some. Our faith is stronger. Our patience has grown and we feel like we are making progress with the things we enjoy doing. All of us get into tough life situations. Hopefully this small example can give you some encouragement and power to push ahead when you hit a wall.
What does financial freedom look like to you?
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