I don’t follow the rat race .

The problem with the rat race is that there's no finish line. There's nobody waiting at the end to give you a medal and dump a cooler of Gatorade over your head. The wheel just keeps spinning. And the longer you're caught in this cycle of consumption, the more natural it becomes. You forget that it wasn't always like that. Keep the fear of the rat race in your mind every time you pull out that credit card or when wishing you had a fancy car. While new clothing and the latest electronics may cause a temporary surge of enjoyment, in the long run they only become a road block on your path to early retirement. Financial freedom starts with your mindset and only you have control over your destiny.Once you escape the rat race, you'll be able to move freely and appreciate the world around you without getting dizzy. Remember: Life is a journey, not the destination, and you don't want to spend that journey on a treadmill going nowhere. -• Believe you can actually make money on your own without having to show up and sit in a cubicle for 40 hours a week It’s not easy, but it’s possible to make money on your own. For most of us rat racers, trading 40 hours a week of our time for a paycheck is the only way we’ve been told to make a living. We’ve been told a lie. However, most of us stick to the rat race not because it’s the only way we know, but because we think the alternative just isn’t feasible. The average American household brings in $55,775 a year [source]. That’s $4,648 a month or $1,073 a week or $152 a day. Have you ever tried making $152 in one day outside the rat race? This weekend try to make $304 on your own. Three hundred bucks is not enough to survive off of, but the purpose here is to prove a point:It takes hard work and relentlessness. Again, only weird people understand.