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What To Expect from Life After Escaping The Rat Race
There are a multitude of reasons for wanting to escape the rat race (read them all here); this article is dedicated to advising you on what to escpect from a life outside of The Rat Race. And once you experience it you never want to go back to the mundane 9 to 5 lifestyle.
The following are the main traits of life outside of The Rat Race.
- To have all the free time you want.
- To be able to spend more time with your family.
- To be able to only work a few hours each week.
The Reasons For Wanting To Escape The Rat Race
There are many reasons for wanting to escape the rat race. The website is dedicated on showing you how to escape The Rat Race and this article is dedicated on showing you (or reminding you) the reasons why you would want to leave 9 to 5 hectic lifestyle.
The following are the main traits of life within The Rat Race
- Having a boss telling me what to do.
- Working on someone else’s time clock.
- Having to wake up to an annoying alarm clock.
- Having to spend time away from your family.
Escape The Rat Race
It’s now fact that most people who retire later in life do not have enough savings to even live comfortably. The general population is fixed within The Rat Race; they work hard, lead hectic unhealthy lifestyles, take just a few weeks vacation each year and generally worry 24/7 about money and debt.
The film trilogy called ‘The Matrix’ is a great metaphorical reference for the ‘Rat Race’. Modern life and society successfully imprisons the masses into a life similar to that of a trapped rat. Money truly does make the world evolve, but people do not have to work day in day out to have financial security. The key to leaving The Rat Race trap is to create multiple streams of passive income and how to use this as leverage to maximize on life and live for today.
What is The Rat Race
The Rat Race is a term often associated with an endless pursuit for wealth, which is in fact a pointless ambition. It is a metaphor for lab rat trying to escape its cage or a maze but ultimately just runs round in circles; its attempts are completely futile.
In a parallel view to a modern city, it is many rats running around a large cage or maze; yet ultimately achieving nothing worthwhile or meaningful, either as individuals or as a group.
Finding Products and Services To Sell
There are a million ways to make a million pounds but establishing the correct business is essential if you want to escape The Rat Race. You need to operate in an area which does not handcuff you to your desk or place of work.
For example, I have a friend who is a personal fitness trainer, he earns £40 per hour, works 10 hours per day, 6 days a week. That’s an income of £2400 per week, £124,800 per year. But if he is unable to work due to illness or if he takes two weeks off his income will stop! This business model although highly profitable is still flawed and will not assist you to escape The Rat Race.
The Rat Race Rules
These are the rules and regulations of the Rat Race. Albeit a humorous look; but there’s some element of truth.
- Rush to your place of work, avoiding smiling and if you’re driving avoid giving way to other motorists and pedestrians. If you’re on public transport struggle to breathe as you are packed in like a sardine.
- Whilst at work, sit there all day filling your time sending irrelevant emails and undertaking irrelevant tasks. (Most people with proper use of their time could actually complete their duties in a 1/10th of the time).
