Financial planning – real financial planning - is important because you can't live prosperously without it.  And because the planning itself is actually fun.  Not the way most people do it, of course - there's nothing fun about that kind of planning.  But done right, financial planning is both empowering and fun.

Understanding why financial planning is important begins by understanding that most financial recommendations are based on myth and do more to serve banks and financial institutions than they do to serve your own best interests.  This kind of false advice makes investments and financial planning seem more complex than it really is.  And perpetuates the idea that you should pay others to take far flung risks with your money.

Don't buy it!

Fact is, most people like you can quickly and easily simplify their finances by 95% just by doing what produces the best results: investing close to home.  It's not a new idea, but it's completely counter to the 401(k) and IRA stuff you hear so much about.

Real financial planning means understanding what you're good at and what you know and are passionate about, and figuring out how to apply all that to making money.  When you can work and live and even invest in what you care and know about, you'll not only live more prosperously in financial terms, you'll spend more of your time, energy, and life on activities you find meaningful.  We call that living your Soul Purpose, and it's the idea at the core of the different sort of financial planning done at Freedom FastTrack.

Why is financial planning important?  Because a proper understanding of financial planning will give you permission to live better.  It allows people like you to work in what they know.  It recommends using your own resourcefulness and hard work instead of relying on others.

Why is financial planning important?  Because true financial planning – where your goal is to increase cash flow and opportunities instead of hoarding and accumulating - can help you to understand that you can and should live better now as opposed to putting off your dreams and living in true wealth.

Make sense?