I just chose to be responsible and make sure that I had no regrets in the future regarding finances, so I made a conscious decision to
achieve financial independence by 30.
In my case, learning about investing has provided me with tangible benefits of being three years away
from achieving financial independence, after starting my journey in the middle of 2007.
Clearly, entrepreneurial successes like Steven Jobs or Mark
Zuckerberg achieve financial independence early in life but keep on working regardless because to them wealth is merely a by - product of their single - minded focus on creating a product or service they perceive the world desperately needs.
But it doesn't do much beyond that for someone looking to
achieve financial independence via passive income, other than to serve as something to exchange for equity in wonderful businesses at fair or better values.