What’s Your Freedom Number?

You want to move out.

Okay.

How much do you actually need every month to live on your own?

Not just rent.

That's the part that's easy to forget.

There's rent.

Then food.

Car payment or transportation.

Gas.

Insurance.

Phone.

Utilities.

Going out.

Subscriptions.

And hopefully some money left to save.

Have you ever actually added all of that up?

That's your freedom number

Let's say you want to move out.

Before you start thinking, I need to make $50,000 or I need to make $80,000, figure out what your life actually costs.

Your number isn't going to be the same as somebody else's.

Maybe you have roommates.

Maybe you don't have a car.

Maybe you live somewhere expensive.

Maybe you barely go out.

That's why I like thinking about it as your freedom number.

How much do you need every month to support yourself?

Not perfectly.

Not some dream life ten years from now.

Just your actual life.

Write it down

Take a piece of paper or open your phone and start adding.

Housing.

Food.

Transportation.

Insurance.

Phone.

Utilities.

Personal spending.

Savings.

What does it come to?

You might be surprised.

And once you know the number, you have something real to work with.

What's your freedom number?

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