The Millionaire Fastlane

When we hear the word ‘wealth’, most of us tend to think of money, but there is actually much more to it than that. Wealth is a combination of factors that make us feel fulfilled. In particular, there are three main components, the three basic ‘F’s that we need, in order to feel happy in our lives:

• Family: wealth comes from having meaningful relationships with our family and other people.
• Fitness: health, vitality, passion, and energy are an important part of wealth.
• Freedom: wealth comes from being able to pursue our dreams and do what we love.

So, being wealthy is not just about having a lot of money, because money is not all-powerful, and its impact on our life is actually quite limited. For example, it may buy us the best health care, but will not necessarily be able to heal our body when we are sick. Nor will it ever pay for meaningful relationships.

However, being financially independent is the first step to becoming wealthy, especially because it allows us to have freedom. When we have enough money to live comfortably, we no longer need to trade our time for money, as we would with a normal job. When we reach financial independence, we are able to use our money to buy ourselves the freedom to spend our time as we wish, and generally do whatever we want. Being free means living where we want, travelling, and enjoying our hobbies, even if they are expensive. This is how money is able to increase our wealth.