Treat Yourself

The best way to treat yourself is on someone else’s dime. Seems crazy to say you can basically treat yourself for “free”, but when you’re building your investment portfolio you can use some of your investment earnings to treat yourself. Remember, life isn’t just about achieving your goals, life is what happens on the way to achieving your goals, so don’t miss it.

As you slowly build up your investments, whether it’s aggressive investing or micro investing (and depending on what you’ve invested in), you’ll start earning dividends, income or interest on these investments. Focus on building them up and keep track of how much interest you’re earning. I personally try stay within using 10% of all returns on splashing the cash on myself! You can choose an amount that best suits your goals and needs. You work hard for your money and it’s only fair that you get to enjoy small pleasures along the road to your financial freedom.

Be realistic about how much you can invest and understand you won’t be renting out a penthouse suite anytime soon, so essentially be sure to manage your expectations according to your goals. The more you can invest and reinvest, the quicker you’ll be able to pave the road to your financial independence.