Financial Freedom - Is it really possible?

I went to school, studied hard, got a good job…you’ve heard the story before…yes, my parents were from the Industrial era, so that was all they knew and instilled in me. Unfortunately I got caught up in the rat race…I didn’t realise it was a rat race…I always thought it was part of life…get married, have a good job, spend 1 hour in the traffic jam to get to work and another to get back…that’s until I heard the word ‘financial freedom’…from reading Robert Kiyosaki’s ‘Rich Dad Poor Dad’.
He says in his book how there is 4 quadrants - the Employee, the Self-Employed, the Business Owner and the Investor. The only way to achieve financial freedom is to be a Business Owner or as an Investor. That was when I had my “aha” moment and I have never looked back since. Read the rest of this entry »

Making money online - why am I doing it?

I am a working mum with 3 kids - my eldest, a girl, is on the autistic spectrum. I homeschool my girl for 1 and a half hours before I go to work, and if I’m not tired another 1 and half hours after I get back. Even then I wish I had more time to spare for her:(…and for my other 2 boys. I have been looking for ways to replace my J.O.B for the past few years. My hubby has a more stressful J.O.B.which leaves him even less spare time and between the both of our incomes, we just manage to survive.
But why making money online? Trust me, we have done it all - set up a brick and mortar business and even went into Multi Level Marketing, not just one, but I joined many companies. In those days my expenses always exceeded my income and I was getting sick and tired of it.

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