Comments on: A New Stage In My Financial Journey

By: J Kane

J Kane — Wed, 13 Oct 2010 15:16:21 +0000

Fantastic post. I’m currently in stage 2 and have noticed I’m slowly progressing to stage 3!

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By: Dino De Lellis

Dino De Lellis — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 08:20:39 +0000

I agree with your 3 steps , and I am sure that a multitude of other people have these in mind as well.

We all want to be financially well of enough to be independent and be able to contribute back into society. And to be able to do that we need to have financial freedom.

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By: Scott @ The Passive Dad

Scott @ The Passive Dad — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 07:46:20 +0000

Wonderul post! I guess I’m at a spot where I’m trying to forget #1 and focus on #2 and #3. It is so hard to forget about the “stuff” and focus on freedom.

I stumbled it.

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the Jesus Cheeto | Christian Financial Help — Sat, 23 Aug 2008 14:22:59 +0000

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By: The Happy Rock

The Happy Rock — Sat, 23 Aug 2008 04:26:02 +0000

Wow, thanks for all the great comments! It is wonderful to see some many people living a similar journey and aspiring to similar dreams.

@Chris and John – I agree 100%, you can be homeless and pennyless and still live for others, but it takes a distinctive and counter culture attictude of altruism and selflessness that takes a lot of hard work. I know that I fall intro the trap of hoarding things like my talents and my time for myself.

By: ChristianPF

ChristianPF — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 21:19:58 +0000

Beautiful. Just beautiful. I love this post – and you are right on, I have moved through the same steps myself and am finally starting to realize that it isn’t all about me! It’s funny how long it takes to figure that out sometimes…

By: Sue

Sue — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 19:53:35 +0000

I think stage 2 and 3 can be combined. As you are gaining freedom you can begin to serve or help others.

By: John

John — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 19:14:38 +0000

Chris makes a really good point – you absolutely do not need a lot of money to start helping others. If you wait until you’re “wealthy” before giving and helping others, you’re missing out on a lot of opportunities along the way.