This is Optimal Finance Daily, episode 1844, why investing in things, producing things,

produces financial freedom, by Chris Rining of ChrisRining.com.

And I'm your host and personal finance enthusiast, Diana Mariam.

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Why investing in things, producing things, produces financial freedom, by Chris Rining of ChrisRining.com.

Years ago, a coworker casually mentioned to me the only reason she showed up for work was that

all her friends were there. I asked, so what happens when you retire? It caused some nervous

laughter and then we went about our day. Just a few weeks later, the company let her go.

Don't think after putting in 20 plus years you're not disposable. She emailed me a month later,

asking if I knew of any positions in our field. You could sense she was desperate for money.

This causes you to pause and think, what kind of life is this? Taking orders from people,

dealing with office politics, worrying about getting laid off or fired, and then begging someone to

please hire you one more time. Plus, there's mountains of evidence that many workers find their

jobs completely meaningless and unfulfilling. At some point you might realize there's no

amount of money that changes the fact that you're wasting your time. Could the answer be as simple

as what Benjamin Franklin once said? Quote, remember that money is of a prolific generating nature.

Money can be get money and its offspring can be get more. End quote.

Instead of endlessly working for money, you can have your money work for you.

Well, that's what investing is. While it can mean many different things, what it always means

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