My Finances and Self Empowerement: Holistic Living

I know what it s like to wake up and not have enough to eat. I have experienced those moments in my life growing up as a child. I come from a struggling family of peasants. And even though I am more fortunate now then say my mother was in her childhood, I can't help but to keep the past close at hand so that I can stay well grounded.

Its not easy to be disciplined when it comes to budgeting and learning to live within one's means. I can say that because even for me it is sometimes a hard battle. Part of the problem is that here in the USA we live an environment where we are bombarded with advertisements that often send the wrong messages. We often feel compelled to keep up with the latest trends. And for those of us that are barely making ends meet, we tend to find ourselves in trouble because we start living on credit, borrowing money we can't afford to pay back.

Financial freedom for me means I have to live within my means. Yes I use a credit card, but I also make sure I pay the full balance on time every month. And if I do carry a balance, it's usually on a card with a 0% introductory offer for 6 months or more.

The rules are simple and the road to financial freedom, I realize, is as easy as I want it to be. I started by learning first to never to spend more than I make. Second, save a portion of my earnings for a rainy day. And third, investing some of my earnings so that my money works for me as well.

My Health and Self empowerement: Holistic Living

My Health

Where am I now and where do I want to be?

I strive to be healthy by making the best choices in food and how I treat my body. But being healthy to me is not only about what I eat, but also trying to find the perfect balance in all other aspects of my life that can potentially affect my health. For example, my job is very demanding. and between long working days, commuting and the stress of meeting deadlines for projects, my body gets overtaxed.

One aspect of mitigating the circumstances that create these stressful conditions is choosing the best products that gives my body a fighting chance by helping me to improve and maintain my overall health.

My deficiencies are not the same as other individuals' deficiencies. So I take supplements that are tailored specifically for me. You can read more about it here:

http://www.mygenewize.com/?ID=SColin