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Originally Posted by Erin Pavlina  What does it benefit our planet if the kind, wise, compassionate, loving, peaceful people all decide to make just enough money for their own needs? |
Awesome post Erin!
You said exactly what I was thinking more eleoquently than I imagined could be done!
I think the point where I really learned this lesson is when my sister's husband attempted suicide while on drugs. I was the only family member she called because she knew that I would be understanding instead of saying "I told you so."
She had a two year old daughter to take care of, a husband in the emergency room, a messy living room to clean up after his attempt, a marriage to reconsider and no one there to help her.
I was living a pretty simple lifestyle at the time. I was
so tempted to buy a plane ticket and go see her, but the ticket was more than I could afford and my boss wouldn't let me take anymore time off.
I let my sister down because I was only making enough money for myself. That really sucks.
Living a simple, frugal life didn't help my sister. Being rich will allow me to start a mentoring program for her and other women like her to help pull them out of these messes and create better lives for themselves and their families.
For the record, we are pretty frugal in our normal lifestyle and don't plan to change much even as our income increases. My goal is to grow my own small business to a worth of $1,000,000 within 3 years (I'll be 27 in 3 years) with a passive income of $100,000 per year.
By the way, this is just for my business. My husband has his own as well.
Rebecca