iron man 2

Financial independence is when you no longer have to trade hours for dollars. As long as you have to keep working in order to keep making money, you are
not free - financially or otherwise. What does it take to become financially independent? First, you need to free yourself from your job. And in order to do that, you have to replace your current income. But not just with another job or even a business... with passive income that continues to grow with or without your active involvement.