

So what percentage works for you? It’s up to you to decide. Save a fixed percentage each pay period, and then invest it intelligently, and over time you’ll start living a life where your money works for you instead of you working for your money. However, don’t even think of it as savings! Robbins calls it your “Freedom Fund” because freedom is what it’s going to buy you, freedom now and in the future. But what’s the first step to this financial freedom? Decide how much of your current income you will save each week to start building your money machine.

When you view investment from this perspective, you begin to recognize that your money machine is really a freedom generator for you and your family. The only product? A lifetime stream of income for you and your family that never runs dry. No employees, no payroll, no overhead expenses. First, think of your personal money machine as if it were a second business you own.
