{"id":8429,"date":"2020-09-19T20:11:00","date_gmt":"2020-09-19T20:11:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/savingsforfreedom.com\/?p=8429"},"modified":"2020-09-20T21:20:44","modified_gmt":"2020-09-20T21:20:44","slug":"what-is-financial-independence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/savingsforfreedom.com\/blog\/2020\/09\/19\/what-is-financial-independence\/","title":{"rendered":"What is Financial Independence?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>Financial Independence is the status of having enough passive income to pay for all your living expenses for the rest of your life, without depending on any paying job or work.<\/em> <em>Passive income is generated by your assets such as a rental property, a business you own, or an investment portfolio, without the need for you to trade your time and effort for money.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=index-310.html target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1656\" height=\"630\" data-attachment-id=\"6969\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/savingsforfreedom.com\/p2p-investments-history\/n26-the-mobile-bank\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/savingsforfreedom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/N26-The-Mobile-Bank.png?fit=1656%2C630&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1656,630\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"N26-The-Mobile-Bank\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/savingsforfreedom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/N26-The-Mobile-Bank.png?fit=300%2C114&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/savingsforfreedom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/N26-The-Mobile-Bank.png?fit=1024%2C390&amp;ssl=1\" src=n26-the-mobile-bank205b.html alt=\"N26 The Mobile Bank @ Savings4Freedom\" class=\"wp-image-6969\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/savingsforfreedom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/N26-The-Mobile-Bank.png?w=1656&amp;ssl=1 1656w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/savingsforfreedom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/N26-The-Mobile-Bank.png?resize=300%2C114&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/savingsforfreedom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/N26-The-Mobile-Bank.png?resize=1024%2C390&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/savingsforfreedom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/N26-The-Mobile-Bank.png?resize=768%2C292&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/savingsforfreedom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/N26-The-Mobile-Bank.png?resize=1536%2C584&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/savingsforfreedom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/N26-The-Mobile-Bank.png?resize=380%2C145&amp;ssl=1 380w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/savingsforfreedom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/N26-The-Mobile-Bank.png?resize=800%2C304&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/savingsforfreedom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/N26-The-Mobile-Bank.png?resize=1160%2C441&amp;ssl=1 1160w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p><em>\u201cFinancial Independence is not about retiring early or retiring at all really. It\u2019s all about having the freedom and flexibility to design your life in alignment with your values. <em>Financial Independence<\/em><\/em> <em>gives you the power to decide.\u201d<\/em><\/p><cite>Choose Financial Independence, Chris Mamula<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<a href=index-345.html target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=index-346.html width=\"728\" height=\"90\" border=\"0\"><\/a>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"3-building-blocks-of-financial-independence\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">3 Building Blocks of Financial Independence<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The 3 building blocks of Financial Independence are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Spend less&#8230;<\/li><li>Earn more&#8230;<\/li><li>Invest the difference!<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<a href=index-360.html target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=index-361.html width=\"728\" height=\"90\" border=\"0\"><\/a>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"how-to-build-simple-investment-principles\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">How to Build Simple Investment Principles?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Successful investing is not complicated and can be accomplished by anyone with a small amount of effort. Moreover, it does not require that you become a financial expert, nor do you need to follow the economy, financial news or analysts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Follow these core principles:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Develop a workable plan.<\/li><li>Invest early and often.<\/li><li>Never bear too much or too little risk.<\/li><li>Never try to time the market. <\/li><li>Use wise investment options.<\/li><li>Keep costs low.<\/li><li>Diversify.<\/li><li>Minimize taxes.<\/li><li>Keep it simple.<\/li><li>Stay the course.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<a href=index-656.html target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=index-657.html width=\"750\" height=\"200\" border=\"0\"><\/a>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"how-to-define-a-plan-to-start-investing\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">How to Define a Plan to Start Investing?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>To start investing for the long term, you need to follow the following simple framework:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Pay off your consumer debt first.<\/li><li>Set up an <strong><a href=index-308.html target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">emergency fund<\/a><\/strong>.<\/li><li>Develop an investment plan.<\/li><li>Open a <strong><a href=index-310.html target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">segregated investment account<\/a><\/strong>.<\/li><li>Transfer money to your segregated investment account in a automated way.<\/li><li>Buy your diversify assets.<\/li><li>Re-balance your portfolio.<\/li><li><a href=index-443.html target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Avoid common mistakes<\/strong><\/a>.<\/li><li>Ignore the financial news.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<a href=index-416.html target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=index-417.html width=\"728\" height=\"90\" border=\"0\"><\/a>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"behavioral-mistakes-in-the-financial-independence-path\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Behavioral Mistakes in the Financial Independence Path<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Make sure to be aware when you commit one among the 10 <strong><a href=index-307.html target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">behavioral mistake<\/a><\/strong>s that undermine your success towards Financial Independence:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Overconfidence<\/li><li>Greed<\/li><li>Fear of Regret<\/li><li>Loss &amp; Risk Aversion<\/li><li>Anchoring to familiar reference points<\/li><li>Recency Bias<\/li><li>Confirmation Bias<\/li><li>Negativity Bias<\/li><li>Action Bias<\/li><li>Inertia\/Procrastination<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<a href=index-690.html target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=index-691.html width=\"728\" height=\"90\" border=\"0\"\/><\/a>\n\n\n\n<p>Hopefully over time each particular section will be developed within the blog. 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