Don’t Gamble with Retirement 8

My, how time flies. I can’t believe I opened my website over two years ago. I began publishing books on Amazon in early January 2021. I released the book “Don’t Gamble with Retirement” on  February 13, 2021.

I say this because it is time to celebrate. My retirement plans (along with my lovely wife’s) are looking better than ever. We have done the most challenging part of planning for retirement—getting started.

Once you take your retirement seriously and understand that you control your fate, you will perceive the world differently.

Before I go on, please take the time to review the previous articles in the series. The first two are on Kindle Unlimited, and the remaining I offer for free on my website. 

1. Don’t Gamble with Retirement 1, Kindle Unlimited, February 13, 2021.
2. Don’t Gamble with Retirement 2, Kindle Unlimited, April 20, 2021.
3. Don’t Gamble with Retirement 3, Free PDF, June 18, 2021.
4. Don’t Gamble with Retirement 4, Free PDF, August 30, 2021.
5. Don’t Gamble with Retirement 5, Free PDF, December 3, 2021.
6. Don’t Gamble with Retirement 6, Free PDF, March 5, 2022.
7. Don’t Gamble with Retirement 7, Free PDF, May 31, 2022.

Changing your mindset. Before my wife and I learned about passive income, we worried about our children’s future. We had no leverage to offer them as they left our home.

We could only offer advice like “get good grades, work hard for money, and find a job with a pension.” Does this sound familiar?

As we delved into the world of passive income, we realized that we had more actionable guidance for our kids. We had rental properties, dividend portfolios, and online businesses that we could eventually leverage. 

It all starts with knowing that you are entirely in control of your retirement. The government or a corporation is not going to save you.

Balancing today with tomorrow. Most people live for today. They say things like “tomorrow is not guaranteed” and “you can’t take it with you to the grave.”

I started having more fun today when I focused on taking care of tomorrow. Once I paid off debt, started living below my means, and began saving and investing, my whole life opened up.

This change came from having new opportunities to see the world for what truly matters. Money is a tool to buy time. To make “real” money, you must add value to the world.

As you add value, you fulfill yourself with a new passion—a passion separate from working for money.

You realize that money’s intent was never to make you happy. It is supposed to allow you the opportunity to be happy. It does this by freeing up your “stress and thoughts” to spend high-quality time with the people you love.

Conclusion. I don’t want to take up too much of your time because you have 115+ chapters to read. However, I just wanted to give you a new perspective on retirement.

Once you hone in on where you want to be during retirement and who you want around you, you can find the true meaning of life. 

Working does not fulfill us entirely. Building a career doesn’t help anyone except yourself. However, creating a Happy Cash Flow Retirement can help your family in two ways.

It gives you the information and mindset to pass on to your children and set them free. And a Happy Cash Flow Retirement gives them the assets that, along with the knowledge, will ensure their well-being and happiness until the end of life.

Figuring out the meaning of life and passing this freedom to our future generations defines retirement planning. Good Luck!

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