{"id":93,"date":"2021-05-03T04:15:54","date_gmt":"2021-05-03T11:15:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lenpenzo.com\/blog\/?p=93"},"modified":"2022-01-22T13:09:45","modified_gmt":"2022-01-22T21:09:45","slug":"high-income-doesnt-guarantee-financial-freedom-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lenpenzo.com\/blog\/id93-high-income-doesnt-guarantee-financial-freedom-2.html","title":{"rendered":"Don&#8217;t Be Fooled: A High Income Doesn&#8217;t Guarantee Financial Freedom"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lenpenzo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/12\/freedom.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-23552\" title=\"freedom\" src=\"https:\/\/lenpenzo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/12\/freedom.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"395\" height=\"591\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lenpenzo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/12\/freedom.jpg 334w, https:\/\/lenpenzo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/12\/freedom-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 395px) 100vw, 395px\" \/><\/a>Remember Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich? He&#8217;s the guy who was impeached in 2009 and then convicted in Federal court a couple of years later on multiple corruption charges, including the solicitation of bribes for political appointments.<\/p>\n<p>Blagojevich&#8217;s actions left a lot of people wondering why the ex-governor would ever do such a thing. Here&#8217;s the short answer: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nbcconnecticut.com\/news\/us_world\/NATL-Cash-Strapped-Blago-Struggling-to-Pay-Bills.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">He needed the money<\/a> &#8212; even though he and his wife had a combined average household income of almost $350,000 per year at the time.<\/p>\n<p>Incredible, huh?<\/p>\n<p>No household that&#8217;s fortunate enough to have an income of $350,000 per year should have a problem making ends meet, especially if it is run by <a href=\"https:\/\/lenpenzo.com\/blog\/id5494-get-financially-fit-by-running-your-household-like-a-business-3.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">a competent household CEO<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Then again, don&#8217;t tell that to the ex-governor; he was recorded making numerous statements about being &#8220;strapped&#8221; financially &#8212; a typical claim from those who live beyond their means.<\/p>\n<p>The lesson to take away from this, of course, is that a high income can&#8217;t guarantee financial freedom. Even a six-figure one.<\/p>\n<p>Why? Well, one reason is because the <a href=\"https:\/\/lenpenzo.com\/blog\/id9958-time-for-a-new-income-benchmark-100000-aint-what-it-used-to-be.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">six-figure yearly income benchmark<\/a> doesn&#8217;t have the same cachet it did three or four decades ago. That&#8217;s because, over time, inflation has significantly eroded the value of a dollar. For example, a $100,000 salary in 1970 had the equivalent purchasing power of nearly $700,000 in 2021. That&#8217;s quite impressive. In fact, I know an ex-governor who would probably jump on that in no time flat.<\/p>\n<p>The second reason is more to the point: Those who are unable &#8212; or unwilling &#8212; to spend less than they earn are, by default, incapable of ever being financially free.<\/p>\n<p>The good news is financial freedom is a state of mind, as much as it is a state of being.<\/p>\n<p>So while it&#8217;s possible to earn $350,000 a year and <strong><em>not<\/em><\/strong> be financially free, it&#8217;s also true that you can have an annual household income of only <a href=\"https:\/\/lenpenzo.com\/blog\/id1283-if-you-cant-live-on-40000-per-year-its-your-own-fault.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">$50,000 and be financially free<\/a> &#8212; and the latter example is much more common than you probably think.<\/p>\n<p>Yes, we should always be doing everything we can to <a href=\"https:\/\/lenpenzo.com\/blog\/id824-23-creative-and-sure-fire-ways-to-easily-earn-extra-money-2.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">increase our income<\/a>, whether it&#8217;s finding a side hustle, or excelling at out primary job to earn bigger raises; but the bottom line is that financial freedom is available to anyone who has enough discipline to make the commitment and hard choices necessary to get there &#8212; regardless of income.<\/p>\n<p>Keep that in mind the next time you find yourself saying everything would be better if only you had more money.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><span style=\"font-size: smaller;\">Photo Credit: Dazzy D<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Remember Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich? 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