It's been 3 weeks since my last post, which was about Freedom - from a personal perspective - financial freedom, setting myself free from slavery. The reason I haven't posted anything is because I've achieved the exact opposite! I'm more enslaved now, having to earn more to survive. We borrowed money from a bank to buy a small business, a DVD store, with the ultimate aim of achieving freedom. Now we have the loan to repay, as well as rent at the store, and whatever we make over and above that is supposed to set us free from working to enrich other people.
Sounds very dramatic, but facts are facts, and I'm desperate to find a way out of this financial quagmire. There is always pressure from people who insist that we must hold on to our jobs, and not complain about the hours spent achieving nothing except lowering our quality of life in order to survive. At 60, I shouldn't be in this situation. Bad decisions, bad planning, all my own fault. I love editing, proofreading, so how to do this as an independent?
My 26 year old son is without a job right now, and it's become a real issue ... family applying pressure saying he must get out there and take any job, work as hard as is demanded, accept a low wage - I used to think like that, but I've changed. FTS! I would like him to enjoy his time on earth. Sure, hard work can be rewarding, but why not work hard for yourself? Why become a cog in someone else's machine? The biggest challenge now is how to achieve this. He loves online gaming, just as much as he loved playing hockey and cricket at high school where he was the senior player of the year. He loves scuba diving, but unfortunately it's a seasonal thing. Should he emigrate? Buy his own boat and tanks? Money money money.
How to have liquidity and freedom. Any advice, ideas, input, suggestions would be absolutely appreciated!
One life ... choose freedom!