What Will You Do With Your Freedom?

I have found that although striving for, and achieving, financial freedom is an extremely worthwhile goal, it pays to know why you are working to get there. All too often we hear of people who have worked their entire lives and finally retired to the good life, only to pass away shortly thereafter (average is 6.5 years).

I would contend, and I doubt many would argue, that this is more a result of boredom than anything else. It is imperative that we know where we are going and why we want to get there. If you suddenly find yourself with tons of free time on your hands, and this is new to you, it can be a little unsettling.

I suppose I could get into a whole goal-setting segment here, but that's not what I'm getting at. This should be more of a brain stretching exercise than anything else. I've heard from many people that they want more time to do things, then can't answer what those things are.

Don't be one of those people. Think about it before you get there.