A Roadmap To Your True Financial Independence - Part 1 - Generating A Passive Income For Yourself

A Roadmap To Your True Financial Independence - Part 1 - Generating A Passive Income For Yourself
By: Michael Devries


Then, there are many, many ways in which you may earn a passive income, from stocks and bonds, CD's, mutual funds, money market accounts, real estate, commodities, investing in businesses, etc. etc., right?

And each of these has their Pro's and their Con's relative to all of the rest.

Which of these is best for you and your particular needs and situation is somewhat beyond the scope of this article, and may be addressed in more detail in a future article, but herein the *point* we wish to have you take away with you is ...

Pick whichever passive income generation methods are best for you, start growing your passive income stream(s) and start getting your money working for you Today! Right?

Please see the resource box below for more information regarding the passive income generation method(s) which we prefer, use for ourselves, and therefore recommend.

And although I know that I just stated that we were not going to go into a detailed analysis and comparison of each of these passive income generation techniques, which we are not, here are a few of the factors that you may wish to consider and questions you may wish to answer for yourself in your selection of which of these are the best passive income generation methods for you, ok?

1) What are the true investment requirements?

What are the initial investment requirements? / How much money do you have to have to get started?

What if any recurring investment requirements are there? Do you need to continue to invest more money into this instrument in order for it to maintain the level of passive income generation you need?

2) What is the real net rate of return e.g. 1% a year, 10% a year, 1% a day, etc.?

How much passive income is this technique going to generate for you, each day / month / year, based on how much you invest in it?

Do these earnings compound upon themselves, and if so at what rate and frequency?

3) How accessible are the earnings generated?

Can you really access the money generated when you need it, e.g. to pay the mortgage and the monthly bills, etc. or do you have to wait and plan ahead to withdraw your earnings?

What do you have to do to access the earnings generated, and how easy to do is this for you?

4) How truly passive is it?

Do you have to constantly "watch the markets" and/or your investments to avoid losing money and/or your potential earnings in them?

Do these investments require some continuing level of effort to manage and/or maintain, e.g. real estate?

If so, then is this something you really want to do with your time in order to "guard" or maintain your investments?

5) How long will it take for this method to generate the passive income you need to cover your expenses such that you may achieve true financial independence?

Will this generate enough for you to live on in a matter of months or years or not until you are retirement age? This makes a Big Difference, doesn't it! ;)


Will this method generate barely enough for you to get by or will it continue to grow and provide you with added financial security?

6) What are the risks?

Could you lose your initial investment and/or your earnings if you aren't vigilant or careful?

Compare the risks to the potential rewards and decide if the risks are outweighed by the rewards and whether or not you are willing and able to take these risks.

Your answers to each of these questions relative to the passive income generation methods which you consider for your own financial independence strategy and plan should help you chose those that are right for you and your current needs and situation at the time, right?

Again, the objective is just to chose those that are best for you right now, and get started generating a passive income, Today! Right?

The sooner you start generating a passive income and getting your money working for you, the sooner and more likely you are to achieve true financial independence as soon as possible! :)

In Part 2 of this series of articles, we will explore the various ways in which you may generate additional revenue with commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) products (and/or others' services) and how you may use the revenue generated from these sales to further fuel and grow your passive income stream(s).

And then, in Part 3, of this series of articles, we will explore how you may use the money you earn from working, e.g. your "day job" and/or business(es), to further fuel your investments in and accelerate the returns on these investment from both Step 1 and Step 2 above

I hope that you have found this article helpful and beneficial to you!

Please feel free to pass it along to your friends and family who may also be interested in achieving their own financial independence and whom may benefit from it.

To Your Financial Independence,

- Michael S. DeVries

Michael S. DeVries is the Moderator of The Virtual Consulting Discussion List (http://www.TheVCF.com/vcdl.phtml) and Principal of The Virtual Consulting Firm (http://www.TheVCF.com). Sit Back, Relax and Make More Money with Less Effort than you ever thought possible! Find out how Now at: http://www.thevcf.com/ECEXServices.phtml