Lesson 9.THE RAT RACE TRAP



Currently being financially aware is a problem that many of us face and don't know what to make of it.Due to fear of financial stability we strive to get jobs  and when we get a job  then the Rat race begins. Wake up daily to go to work  and be able to pay the bills, the cycle continues and we believe that we are safe. That is where we  get it all wrong. we are trapped in the rat race. We also believe that getting a higher pay will satisfy our needs and greed but what I have come to learn is that with  more pay rise nothing changes because the needs also increase due to our desire, you might want to buy more things to satisfy your desire.

The trouble with the rat race is that even if you win, you're still a rat. 

The whole point we don't understand is that getting a job is a short term solution to the problem we have of being able to  have money and pay for our needs. While working for someone we really don't have control on what our say might be in the future, you might lose your job anytime or something might happen and you are back at the starting line trying to find a way to  counteract your fear of not being able to pay bills at the end  of the month.


This today I learnt as the key difference between the Rich and Middle income people. You get your salary and continue earning till the day you die , it becomes a routine for you to wake up daily heading to the office back home in the evening and so on. That life sucks big time trust me.

So what is the solution? well what we have to know is that we have to avoid the Rat race trap, and by this I mean find a long term solution to our desires and fears. And the perfect way is to let  your money work work for you instead of working for money. That is the key of getting ou of the Rate Race by letting your money work for you, even when you are in bed your money is working for you by increasing its value significantly. whether it is through investing or starting your own company that satisfy a need in the society, I believe this is a long term solution to the Rat Race trap and trust me you cannot fulfill all your desires while only working for someone.


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