Series: Becoming Financially Fit, Part 3: Asset Protection
Life's unexpected challenges can strike anyone at any time. Are you prepared to handle them?
Be the hero of your life story
Life's unexpected challenges can strike anyone at any time. Are you prepared to handle them?
What if your bank balance is lying to you? Understanding your net worth is like turning on the full lights in a room you've only ever seen with a flashlight. It shows you exactly where you stand financially - what you own, what you owe, and how far you've come. More importantly, it gives you the power to change your trajectory.
Imagine a life where your money journey no longer drains you. Where your finances support you. Where you sleep peacefully, free of anxiety — and wake up energized, knowing you are on track financially. That’s what financial fitness makes possible.
You wake up, check your bank account, and sigh. Another month of stagnant wages, rising bills, and the gnawing sense that you’re running on a hamster wheel. It's easy to give up and pray for hope and change. It's easy to believe we can force change through political action. But when was the last time that worked out for us, the little guys?
A human-centered economy in a future with widespread automation and a smaller population is a vision for rebalancing technology’s benefits toward enriching human life, creativity, and well-being. Can we get there?
I have been thinking a lot about the rise of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and its potential impacts on society, especially as it relates to our livelihood. As the population drops, I expect demand to decline yet the AI executives sees a huge need for robots. So, who will be maintaining the demand and buying the robots' output if humans are displaced and unemployed?
It starts with the jobs no one wants. The backbreaking labor, the dangerous tasks, the repetitive drudgery. 'It’s progress,' they say. And most don’t argue, because they were never the ones stacking boxes in the first place. 'This only affects low-wage workers,' the professionals assure themselves. 'Not me...' Until it does.
Is money really greater than feelings? Are your principles really for sale?
In Honour of Black History Month, 2025.
At its core, leverage is a tool. It allows someone to do more with less. It can work for you or against you. The difference is awareness.
Real change doesn’t happen in isolation. Find like-minded people who share your frustrations and vision for something better. Whether it’s a local group, an online forum, or simply your circle of friends, support from others can amplify your impact.
Challenge the idea that success is defined by owning a home or climbing a corporate ladder. What does success look like for you? Perhaps it’s financial stability, starting a side hustle, or creating a life that values time over money.
Start small. Even a modest budget gives you visibility over your money and where it’s going. Financial literacy is power — they don’t teach us this in school for a reason.
I’ve been watching the political landscape for a while now. People are frustrated. They’re itching for change.
Practical steps to break free from the cycle, reclaim our power, and start building a life that works for us. Change is possible, and it starts with us.
It's time to stop our reliance on the the elite and take back control of our lives. It's time to become the heroes of our own stories.