Financial freedom or independence is first of all, a journey and then, a destination. It can literally be explained as having enough income to fund your living expenses, for the rest of your life, without having to work full time. There is no one way to achieving this. For some, it is easy to achieve financial freedom through investing and saving over a long period, while others just go ahead to build successful businesses that will generate income to fund all aspects of their lifestyle requirements. Whichever way, financial freedom cannot be achieved without the application of basic and sound financial rules. No one arrives 'there' just by chance; everyone has got to work their way into Financial Freedom/Independence.