Work hard, excel in school, and you will have a promising future!
I am fairly certain most of you have been brainwashed by your instructors with this mantra while you were pupils. And your vision of a promising future is probably going to be a lawyer, doctor, engineer, or businessman. Whatever guarantees a high-paying job.
Your school assisted you in attaining your aspiration. It provided you with the required set of skills to succeed in your profession. But is your school preparing you on how to handle your finances when your money begins coming in? Does your school inform you that you will cease to earn that kind of money the moment you retire? Do your instructors provide lessons on the necessity of earning residual income and how to handle personal debts? Does your school educate you on how to become financially free?
Your high-paying job allows you to reside in large houses, drive expensive cars, have hundreds of country club memberships, take annual vacations, and purchase the things you have always wanted. But wait! Did the thought of you losing your job ever occur in your mind? The economic bubble burst.
Companies crash. Your company’s cash flow from operations turns into the red. Your company directors prefer to save costs. Your directors decide to retrench people earning fat pay packets. You happen to be among them. Your world ended up crashing when you were retrenched. You then realized that you could no longer sustain your luxurious lifestyle. Your luxurious home is mortgaged to the bank in your neighbourhood. You borrowed money for your high-performance vehicles. You have not cleared your credit card balances. You tap into your savings to pacify your creditors during the initial few months.
 But pretty soon, your creditors came knocking on your door every few days and flooded your voicemail with reminders to pay your debts. While earning a great amount of money is crucial, handling your money is what matters the most to allow you to attain financial independence. If you acquire financial independence, you could break out of the rat race, have extra time to pursue what truly delights you, vacation as long as you want, and enjoy the lifestyle you desire!
Educating children to become financially free. Educate school children about handling their money because teaching at the school level is likely to last life lifetime. There are no deficiencies in materials out there for you to read and teach. Money is a two-edged sword. It might make or ruin you. But if you can excel in handling it, money will work for you.
Learn. Become financially free.
