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Financial Independence

Beware of the Golden Handcuffs

by Stephen Mills July 26, 2009
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The term “golden handcuffs” typically means some lucrative financial incentive to keep an executive or manager from leaving a company. Financial compensation is arranged in such a way to “handcuff” them to their particular job or company. I want to expand this idea to anyone who has a traditional job. Whether we like to admit it or not, most people in traditional jobs are also locked tight by the golden handcuffs. We have, by our own behavior, handcuffed ourselves to our jobs.

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Warning: This Board Game Could Get You Out of the Rat Race

by Stephen Mills March 7, 2009
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Note from Stephen:  This is a guest post by Marj over at the way of money.  I am a huge fan of Marj, Clément, and their blog.  Please go check it out and read the archives.  The content is excellent and very relevant to readers of The Rat Race Trap.
by Marj Galangco of www.thewayofmoney.com
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Think and Grow Rich Download

by Stephen Mills February 16, 2009

Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill is one of the all time great self-help books.  It is a classic that I have never heard anyone who has read it say anything bad about.  It’s a wonderful book.  I’m providing a PDF copy here that you can download and read online or print off and [...]

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