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How to Get Ahead in Life and Exit the “Rat Race”

Rule #2 – Save your Money

The second rule for getting ahead in life, earning financial freedom, and exiting the rat race, is to save at least 10% to 20% of your income. Don’t have 10% to save? Then, that’s when you really need to save money. Start by cutting expenses. How about that $5 per day late habit you have? How about that membership to some Website that you no longer use? How about turning off your cable for a month?
There’s always ways to cut expenses and save money. It doesn’t seem like much in the near-term, but if you can save $200 or even $500 per month, over time it adds up. And it’s not just about saving the money itself that matters. It’s about having moment-of-the-opportunity cash lying around. What do I mean? Well, part of what allows us to succeed long term is being able to strike when there’s an opportunity to do so. That’s when moment-of-the-opportunity cash comes into account.
If you don’t save your money, you can forget about getting ahead. This is a habit that you have to build up early on. If you’ve gone years and years and are continually in the hole, then set some real goals for yourself and stick to them. Get out of debt and embark on the road to a more stress-free life.

Rule #3 – Own the Roof Over your Head

Sounds simple enough right? Own the roof over your head. But most people don’t, which is a huge no-no in this world. Why is that? Well, a home is typically the biggest investment that a family has, and it’s an asset that can appreciate over time. When you don’t own the roof over your head, you’re simply paying someone else’s mortgage.
Financially speaking, renting can seem like a sound option due to it’s low overhead. However, you have to make some sacrifices and cut expenses, save money, and own the roof over your head. There’s a sense of pride that also goes into owning something that’s yours. If you don’t own your own home, then now is the time to set some goals and put a plan of action into place. Meet with a loan officer immediately to discuss your options. Don’t wait another moment!

Rule #4 – Own your Own Business

We’ve all heard the saying that time is money. It’s a phrase uttered everywhere we turn. We don’t have time to waste when we’re trying to get ahead because time literally is money. But, one of the biggest financial no-no’s in life is trading your time, directly, for money.
What do I mean?
Well, think about this for a moment, when there’s a direct and proportionate relationship between the amount of money that you spend to earn money, and your expenses generally catch up with your expenses, how can you possibly get ahead financially speaking? It’s incredibly difficult to do so, and only seldom few have been able to achieve long-term financial freedom with this method.
So, what are you supposed to do?
Well, in order to get ahead in life, you have to indirectly trade your time for money. In another words, you have to make money while you sleep. Sound impossible? Well, it’s not. And, even if you have a 9-to-5 job, you must commit the most valuable resource that you have, which is your time, to creating an income flow that will allow you to get ahead in life and not just life month-to-month.
But this takes some sincere commitment on your part. If you’re totally committed to exiting the rat race and getting ahead, then you need to take steps to owning your own business or creating a passive income stream that will pay you while you toil away at your “day job.”




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