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Remember how when we were young, our parents would love to say things like,"Money doesn't grow on trees" to tell us off when we pester them to buy something.  Now that I am a parent myself, I take great pains to stop myself from saying such things, especially in front of my kids.



Before I started on my journey to pursue financial freedom, I used to live in a "scarcity" mentality, believing that money was hard to come by, that opportunities are few and far, and that everyone is competing for limited resources.  After all, I grew up seeing adults slog long hours earning little pay, food had to shared carefully among children and every new year brings anxiety because I wasn't sure if we could afford the new things needed for the school year.

As I grew up and read more, I realized how limiting ......