Fear

Misconceptions of FI

The Financial Independence community has grown significantly since I discovered it back in 2014, bringing balance to the extreme spenders trying to keep up with their ‘crazy rich’ neighbors. There are dozens of new blogs, podcasts, and online resources that didn’t exist when I first started my journey.

The problem is, as the message spreads, so do the misconceptions. I find myself constantly addressing the same misunderstandings and myths with many of my readers, friends, and family just discovering FI, so I wanted to create a resource to debunk many of these myths once and for all. Let’s dive in!

Misconceptions of FI – Financial 180

Overcoming Financial Fear

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From Thrifty Enough …

Anyway, fear is an emotion that can often motivate us to action, sometimes positive and sometimes negative. It can also leave us paralyzed in the moment, which is rarely ever good.

Fear is a motivator. But we shouldn’t let it be a negative motivator, especially when it comes to our finances.

For me, financial fear rears its ugly head in several ways.

Overcoming Financial Fear | Thrifty Enough

DON’T LET FEAR KEEP YOU IN DEBT

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From Frugal Husband…

“Do you ever wonder why you can’t get ahead with your finances? I used to ask myself that all the time. I’d go to work, get paid, and have no money left after bills. I often didn’t check my bank balance for fear of how deep into the negative I would go after paying necessities. Strange phone numbers went unanswered because I was afraid it was a bill collector. Little did I know it was my fear that allowed me to get into that situation, and it was keeping me in it.

In this post, I will share my story of how fear got me into debt, and how facing that fear stopped me from going back into debt.”