Chapter 14. Friends and Family
"When you get to my age, youâll measure success in life by how many of the people you want to have love you actually do love you. Thatâs the ultimate test of how youâve lived your life.â
This book has given you the knowledge and tools you need to build a better financial future. Using what youâve learned, you can boost your cash flow to pay off debts from the past, provide for the needs of today, and fund your dreams for the future. If you put in the work and do the right things, you can get richâslowly.
But to what end? Money is valuable because it can help you meet your goals. The point of building wealth isnât the Stuff you buy or the money itselfâthese things are secondary. What matters is that money can give you freedom: freedom from worry, freedom to pursue your goals, and freedom to spend time with the people you love.
Living a rich life isnât about making money; itâs about your relationships with other people. Because friends and family play a vital role in your happiness, this chapter explores some ways to balance love and money.
Financial Blueprints
In Secrets of the Millionaire Mind, T. Harv Eker writes that each of us has a âmoney blueprint,â a built-in set of attitudes and beliefs that affect how we deal with money. This blueprint is created by exposure to messages about money from friends, current events, TV and movies, and especially family. Unfortunately, most of our financial blueprints have flaws ...
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