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much improved his life might be if he weren’t pushing through five days to live for a weekend crammed with
activities.
Many people sitting on more debt and a low five-figure salary might look at Rick’s situation and wonder what he
has to complain about. But as most of us know, whether you’re spiraling in debt or consistently uncertain about your
capacity to cover your monthly nut, finances can create a good deal of stress and worry. The better situation would
be to have wealth and abundance and financial freedom, and the capacity to focus your attention and energies on
family and friends, health and adventure, spirituality and other life-affirming experiences. The nice thing about the
wealth-building process is that when people reach their Freedom Day, having changed their behavior and
subsequently their way of being, they become whole new people.
We drew out the schematic for his Gap Analysis, and Rick answered the eight questions in just under eight
minutes with no problem.
Question 1: What Is Your Monthly Income?

“My wife makes $70,000 a year, I make $80,000 a year, but that’s before taxes.”

Question 2: What Are Your Monthly Expenditures?

“After taxes, we barely break even. We spend about $7,000 a month,” Rick said. Then he shrugged. “Though I don’t
really know. We should really get one of those software programs, shouldn’t we?”

Question 3: What Assets Do You Have?