Think About Your Money Like a Millionaire

On MSN Money this morning I came across an interview with Steve Siebold, who has spent nearly 30 years interviewing the world’s wealthiest people, and is the author of “How Rich People Think.”  

What is your freedom?

One of the things Siebold talked about was what his research has identified as a shared characteristic among self-made millionaires: 

“A prevailing trait among the wealthy people . .. is that they have a '“really positive relationship with money. They think about money in terms of freedom, as opposed to the negative relationship a lot of people have with money.'"

Let’s look at that again: wealthy people think about money in terms of freedom.

This is a big one, especially for women. 

If you can earn your own money, can control your own money, and you know how to make your money work for you, then you can create the rest of your life to be whatever you dream it to be. 

You can choose where you live and with whom and for how long. 

You can leave a bad relationship, a bad job, or a bad party (hello, cab fare). 

You have more choices in the foods you eat, the healthcare you receive, and the environment around you.  

This type of freedom is not reserved for the rich.  You can have a positive relationship with your money and make it work for you even if you still have to report to work every day, live with roommates in a tiny apartment, have tons of student loan debt, not much saved (yet) and are just starting out in life.   

You just need two things: a belief that the most important thing your money will ever buy you is freedom; and a little bit of community to keep you in the know and lift you up along the way.  

That’s where we come in.  The mission of this blog is to help you build your savvy and discover your own personal freedom through your work, your money and your life.  

We'll get there by exploring career, money, health and a whole lot of other stuff we're all dealing with on a daily basis.

Welcome, I’m so glad you’re here!