We talk a lot about financial freedom.
But lately I’ve been thinking about a different kind of freedom: one that has less to do with money and more to do with time.
Time is irreplaceable and precious.
And we often overestimate how much we have.
That’s why it’s so essential to use money to buy time freedom.
The freedom to slow down, to take a trip, to be present for the moments that don’t repeat.
And it has me remembering the story Sahil Bloom told me when he was on the podcast a while back.
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Sahil had been sitting at a bar telling a friend how guilty he felt about living across the country from his parents. They were in their mid-60s and he only saw them about once a year.
His friend did the math and — assuming they’d live to age 80 — said, “So you’re going to see your parents 15 more times before they die.”
That sentence changed everything.
Within 45 days Sahil quit his job, sold his California home, and moved back to New York to be closer to his family.
I talked to Sahil back in February about that conversation and about the five types of wealth he now optimizes for regularly.
- Financial wealth
- Time wealth
- Social wealth
- Mental wealth
- Physical wealth
Most of us spend our entire lives chasing the first one and then wonder why we still feel anxious or restless, overwhelmed and stuck. Because without time freedom, money is just potential energy.
Financial wealth only matters when it buys back your time.
That’s the real purpose of investing. Not to collect the most impressive properties or hottest stocks, but to create options.
To put your capital to work, so that you have the flexibility to step back when you need to.
It’s the reason I built Your First Rental Property: to help you buy your first profitable rental property and start building income that works when you’re not.
Inside YFRP you’ll learn how to find, analyze, and buy a cash flow positive property step-by-step with guidance, structure, and community.
Because when you have rental income flowing in each month, you’re not just building wealth — you’re building a safety net that catches you when life happens.
When your income comes from multiple sources instead of just one paycheck, you gain something priceless …
… the ability to make choices based on what matters, not just what pays.
Maybe it’s taking that extended trip with your aging parents.
Maybe it’s being home for dinner with your kids every night.
Maybe it’s finally pursuing that project you’ve been putting off for “someday.”
The point is, when your properties are generating income while you sleep, you get to decide how to spend your waking hours.
You’re no longer trading all your time for money — you’re using money to manufacture time.
That’s the real math that matters: not how many properties you own or how much they’re worth, but how many moments you get back.
How many times you get to see your parents.
How many bedtime stories you get to read.
How many sunsets you get to actually watch instead of rushing through.
Time wealth isn’t built overnight. But every step you take toward creating residual income is a step toward buying back your most precious resource.
Because in the end, we don’t remember the size of our bank accounts. We remember the moments we were present for.
If you’re ready to start building the kind of wealth that actually sets you free, join us inside Your First Rental Property.
Let’s build something that matters.
You can listen to the podcast episode with Sahil Bloom here.