Signs You've Made It Financially (Even If It Doesn’t Feel Like It)

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00:00 Start Here
00:52 Making Money Is No Longer Your Top Priority
02:10 You Have Margin
05:17 You Can Deny Money If It Compromises Your Values
06:52 You Can Say “No” To People
07:45 You Can And Choose To Live In The Present
09:08 You Think About If You Want It Rather Than If You Can Afford It
10:24 You Don't Want Much


At what point have you "made it" financially where you can tell yourself that you're doing pretty good? I think it's important to ask yourself this question because if you don't you will forever live your life running towards something with no destination. In this video, I share 7 signs that you have made it financially.

1. Making Money Is No Longer Your Top Priority

For the majority of people in this world, money is always going to be a priority; however, once it stops being your top priority then you have made it. When it opportunity to make more money comes into your life and you can decline it to do something you deem more important, you have made it. Many in this world are in such a bad financial spot that they have to put making money over everything else.

2. You Have Margin

The key to achieving success in life is having margin or a buffer between you and being broke. Margin gives you time and certainty in life and when you have a large margin or emergency fund, then you have made it. You can take more chances and have more options in life.

3. You Can Deny Money If It Compromises Your Values

Sometimes it doesn't matter how much money you are offered, when something compromises your values, it's not worth it. However, many people are in a tough financial spot that they have to do things they don't necessarily agree with because they need the money. When you have enough money to protect your value system, you have made it financially.

4. You Can Say “No” To People

The most powerful thing money gives you is the ability to say "No" to people. When you have money, you are not desperate and can tell people off if needed. Many people are so desperate financially that they are unable to say no to people due to the fear of consequence. When you have enough money to lose that fear, you have made it.

5. You Can And Choose To Live In The Present

A huge problem many people have is always living in the past or future, but never living in the present. Poor people have trouble because their past decisions affect their present and they worry about the future because of their uncertain present. Whereas rich people often live in the future and hustle and grind in the present hoping that it'll pay off in the future. You have made it financially when you can and choose to live in the present moment.

6. You Think About If You Want It Rather Than If You Can Afford It

Many people are in such a tough financial spot that all their decisions revolve around money and whether or not they can afford it. You have made it financially when your decisions no longer revolve around money and can do what's best for you rather than what's best financially.

7. You Don't Want Much

You have made it financially when you can do whatever you want; however, you don't want much. Wealth consists not of having great possessions, but of having few wants. And if you focus on what you have instead of wanting more, then you will live a content, happy life.

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