Pupils in basic schools spend about 8 hours in school if lessons commence at 8am and end at 4pm. Probably at times, this extends in case extra class is held for especially those who are in final year.
To be able to earn and feed oneself without dependence on anyone else, a person has to work and not just a work but a profitable one. How many hours of work should give financial freedom?
The term financial freedom here refers to that position where a person is independent of reliance on anyone for provision of his or her basic needs most especially.
Being able to cater for ones basic needs does not necessarily mean a person has financial freedom but a part of the whole thing. Someone who can choose not to work for the next 5 or more years but can live without any financial need, he can be described with such a term.
In a conference of aspiring entrepreneurs held in Ghana, one renowned businessman admonished the youth to explore not only a single job because that might hinder financial freedom. From his experience and where he used to work, payment is by the hour and so after spending 8 hours at one workplace, he goes on to spend about 4 or more hours elsewhere on another job. For him to get to this level, he has to deny himself some sleep, cut down on unnecessary expenses and focus on his goal of building businesses that bring income that can sustain himself and the family.
I tried observing some jobs, careers and even personal work experiences and the following were realized.
TEACHING
A teacher in a basic school which is a public school spends about 7 hours at work and compared to another teacher in a private institution, the same duration or more might be spent but depends on whether an extra class is held or not. Now the remuneration for these two categories also is very different. Public sector teachers have a better and regular payment structure than private ones but not always the case. Generally, teachers say they aren't paid to the level they think they deserve and makes some unable to live financially independent lives.
Can you be a professional of any kind without a teacher? Teachers have this quote that says: ALL PROFESSIONALS CAN BOAST BUT THE TEACHER TAUGHT THEM ALL
For someone who does teaching without any attached side job will definitely struggle because dependence on a single job might not bring the desired earnings unless the work is a very lucrative one.
Graphic Designing/ Graphic Design Production
Printing is an integral part of Graphic Arts and Design and is known professionally as Graphic Design Production. Workers in either a design or a printing press can work more than 10 hours per day due to the volume of work that is mostly available. For a field like this where there is a lot of work, workers are able to earn something at the end of every day in addition to weekly and monthly payments.
Freelancing
Working from the comfort of your home is another area but offers the luxury of deciding how much to work per day. A well-established freelancer is able to make more than $100 a day or a week depending on the clients and the kind of work.
The way forward to financial freedom
A book titled GUIDE TO FINANCIAL FREEDOM expresses a lot of paths to financial freedom. For a person who wants to achieve this, it has to start from the place of mindset shift of how possible it can be if only the mind is prepared for it.
The Attitudes for this journey
- Right mindset and hardwork
A public speaker in Ghana organizes conference in schools with the theme MINDSET SHIFT and the aim is to encourage students to do the extraordinary. The reason is that nobody can do it better than yourself hence the necessity for you to work hard and bring out the best out of you.
With countries recognizing the impact entrepreneurship has to offer, universities are making entrepreneurship a part of every programme with some even doing entrepreneurship s a course. Starting your own business is a difficult one but in the long run, the results become financial freedom and many who can't do it also get some job to be able to secure some earning. - Learn digital skills and standout
If financial freedom is something you consider worth achieving, then start learning new skills now and become a skilled person in this digital age. The reason is simple, a lot of jobs are being taken onto the digital space and it is only the digitally literate that will be able to secure them.
Where to start thinking about financial freedom
Awareness about this has to start from an early age of an individual and has to begin with parents and teachers imbibing and nurturing this mindset.
You have not began to contemplate about something like this, this post has thrown some light on the hard truth, embrace and find the way forward.
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