SFI

In my previous post , I was talking about financial freedom , and how I wished to attain it. However , mere talks wouldn't cut it , and vision without action are mere fantasies . I am currently having 2 months break now and I was hoping I could attain some supplementary income before going back to my studies .

There is but a problem . I am quite a lazy guy , and procrastination happens to be my best friend , the fact that I get bored easily over conventional , mundane 9-5 office job doesn't help either . As mentioned in the Entrepreneurship : Why Now ? post , I intended to start a business sooner or later . Nevertheless , I lack the capital and experience to do so .

That being the case , I am slowly running out of options to earn money steadily and achieve financial freedom . As I am getting more and more desperate and frustrated with my inability to earn sustainable income , a god-sent gift appeared before me ( To be exact , it showed up in my google search result when I searched for ways of earning money online ) .

It hit me that there are ways to start a business even without any capital , and one of them would be SFI . For the uninitiated ," SFI (Strong Future International) Marketing Group was launched in 1998. Starting with just one product, sold only in the United States, SFI has now grown to more than 51000 products and services (and growing daily) sold in more than 190 countries around the world.

SFI was created to allow anyone with a computer and Internet access the opportunity to tap into the worldwide e-commerce revolution. Anyone of legal age in his or her country can become an SFI affiliate for free by filling out an online registration form. There is no obligation or purchase requirements of any kind.

Once registered, affiliates are provided with professional Websites for marketing SFI's products on the Internet. SFI also provides all necessary sale support services, such as customer service, payment processing, and product shipment – all at no cost to the affiliate. For each sale generated, SFI pays the referring affiliate a commission. Additional commissions can be earned by building and leading affiliate groups. " , paraphrased from the original description from About SFI page.

If you still don't get it , let me just rephrase it and make a shorter summary . it's a god-sent gift to enable people without capitals to start up their own business ! It's basically an e-commerce business where you earn money by several methods , either by advertising or recruiting people ( kinda like multi-level marketing (mlm) , but not purely mlm ) , but I assure you , you can earn money even if you don't invest any of your own money in it.

But don't take my word for it , take a look at it yourself here . Be skeptical , make researches , and use your own judgement before deciding it's the real deal or not . After all , in this modernized age of globalization , there are plenty of scams and quick get-rich scheme that aims on taking your money .However , I would like to point out that should you find the truth that it's working , do not hesitate in joining .

Many people often shy away from opportunities as they do not wish to move out from their comfort zone , and this inaction of theirs resulted in a lot of lost opportunities . Please , I implore you , if you are capable of grabbing this opportunity , do it , and do it quick ! I have taken my first step , have you ?

Here's in hope that I would be able to grow my SFI business smoothly and ensure a sustainable income being generated monthly so that I will be one step closer to my financial freedom and provide for my family.

Two links that are worth checking out regarding SFI :

SFI home page

Triple Clicks store - an online store owned by SFI , akin to eBay, except that it's so much better in so many aspects .

Financial Freedom

I came from a rather poor family background . However , during my childhood days , I was rather contended with the life I was having , i.e the cheerful kid with no worries or problems whatsoever . At that time , I used to believe that my life would continue being lived this way forever and ever being happy and contended . Oh boy , how wrong I was . I was naive.

Upon growing up , my naivete and dream of living happily ever after without any worries was shattered . It all started during primary school life, when the value of money would come into play and forever altering my shallow perception of life . I still remember during my first day of school , when I would walk to the school while my more well-off peers would arrive in dazzling cars , chauffeured by their personal chauffeur or parents . Back then , I remember asking why I have to walk while other parents would personally fetch their children to school . The response then was " because the distance was very short and we can save money by doing it " . Well, true enough , it wasn't much of a trouble to walk , it's healthy right? Besides, we do save money. So , I happily accepted that reason and get on with life.

In secondary school , the same thing occurred , except the fact that the distance is no longer short , in fact it was quite some distant away and I have to take buses home and walked from the bus station to my house every single schooling day ( which by the way is quite far ) . Under the scorching , hot sun , carrying big , heavy school bags while walking back home alone , I remember asking myself repeatedly " Why am I being subjected to such fate while others are spared? "

When I brought that question to my parents , their only response was simply " Sorry son , we can't afford it ( car or other means of transportation to fetch me ) . And the same response subsequently followed whenever I tried to request something that requires monetary funding. While I am truly grateful to my parents for bringing me up amidst the hardship and sufferings they were being subjected to , being the hot-headed , bad-tempered , testosterone-filled youngster undergoing puberty at that time, I would often throw tantrum around and being mad, at nobody , for having to "suffer" like this .

Often there are a lot of times when I would be thinking of the unfairness of life , of why some of my well-off peers were able to enjoy more of the pleasures of life due to some extra cash in their pocket , of why I can only make limited choices and decisions due to lack of funds , of how the world seems to be revolving around money and our current society is too preoccupied with materialism to care about other more realistic and pragmatic priorities in life , such as health, family and love .

As I grow older matures more , I slowly learn to respect and fear the value of money. There's a lot of stuff being said about money ( i.e Money is the root of all evil , Money is indispensable , Money can make or break a person depending on their personality and attitude, etc ) However, one thing's for sure , it is that no matter what one may say or think about money , it is undeniable that money is a necessary tool for survival for most people. Have you ever lived in the street as a homeless beggar ? Have you ever tried not having real food to eat and only survive on instant noodles and breads for months? These may be an exaggerated worst case scenarios , but I assure you , these people are very much real and they exists. In today's cruel reality , it's obvious that money is essential and we need them to survive.

Hence , I had always strive for and advocates financial freedom . It is my main goal in life to attain financial freedom , provide for my family and ultimately educate people and raise awareness of the importance of financial intelligence , in hope that more and more people would be able to achieve it .

For that purpose , I have created a blog called Financial Guide , hoping to share whatever little financial knowledge that I have and hope that more people may benefit from this together !

* for a more detailed and longer post about my past and how I started to learn more about money , click here .