Questions for Financial
and Personal Freedom
Of course, you are the only one who's really qualified to ask the questions and find
answers that will lead to a secure and happy financial future!
These 17 questions are just meant to get the ball rolling.
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For starters, what expenses might now be limiting your financial future?
| • | Look around you -- what is really worth the money you've put into it and what wasn't?
| | • | As you reflect on your experiences, which provided worthwhile enjoyment and which did not?
| | • | What are others more impressed by -- what you own, or how well you live your life?
| | • | How often do you chase costly and futile desires, as opposed to enjoying life in a free-spirited way?
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How might you have been persuaded to make those expenditures?
| • | When people in your family see advertisements, how often are they convinced by them?
| | • | When you were growing up, how often did your family emphasize things over love?
| | • | How often do you try to keep up with what your friends and neighbors have?
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What will take the place of the earn-to-spend cycle?
| • | Socializing in fun organizations?
| | • | A personal passion that you've put off, for lack of time or money?
| | • | Using the library to check out books, videos and music?
| | • | New experiences that you imagine will bring excitement?
| | • | Family or community activities?
| | • | What would you be happy to own for
years and years, instead of using it up in a short while?
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How can you save more money?
| • | Spend less on services and goods, especially those that you couldn't resell for a good price?
| | • | Get rid of past patterns of buying stuff that you don't get much enjoyment from?
| | • | Track all your bills and receipts for a month, and find ways to save money on each of them?
| | • | Drive used cars that cost relatively little, use little fuel, and will lose value more slowly?
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Life
