A couple set up a $50-a-week vacation fund to answer whether they could afford time off. Checking the balance gave them clarity and control over their money. Financial independence isn't about earning more, it's about seeing exactly what you have.
The very first account that Chris and I set up was a vacation account. I call them clarity accounts, and it was something we always talked about. Can we really afford this vacation? Can we not? And we'd bring up credit card debt, we'd pull from different accounts, but we set an account just for vacations and started saving. I think in the beginning it was $50 a week. We'd log in that account and know exactly what we can do or couldn't do. And when you know what you can do or can't do, that's control. That's financial independence.
