Recently when I was asked to do an interview with the Mint website, it got me thinking a lot about how much I want financial freedom and where I’m at so far with my own savings goals. So I decided to try this fun game - You can try it too. Pretend you decided to stop working tomorrow and were going to live off of absolutely nothing else other than your financial assets (and good looks) for the rest of your life. Call it an early retirement. Call it what you will. The magic question would then be: How much money would you be able to pay yourself each month? How Much Money Would You Need? In the past I’ve determined that my magic number to reach financial freedom was somewhere around $5,000 per month. In other words, if … [Read more...] about Even Though I Want Financial Freedom, I’ve Still Got a Long Ways to Go