financial independence

Wage slave, debt slave

Posted July 21, 2009 - 12:00 by Philip Brewer

Personal Finance, Frugal Living

Signs showing the way out

This article has its roots in an article I wrote some time ago that used the terms wage slave and debt peonage--terms that some people objected to. Those making free choices aren't slaves, they said, even if their poor choices result in a hard life. There's some truth to that. But there's also some truth to the notion that our system makes it easy--almost automatic--for people to trap themselves.

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What is keeping you from a life of financial independence?

Posted February 20, 2008 - 17:11 by Xin Lu

Personal Finance, Frugal Living, Lifestyle, Investment, Real Estate and Housing

My goal has always been to work for ten years and then have enough financial freedom to do whatever I want to do. Whenever I tell people this they seem to be rather incredulous and sometimes say things like, "sure, you could try." Even though I am quite young, I have met enough people to see what keeps them from quitting their jobs and living a life of financial independence. Read on for a few of my observations.

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