There are different schools of thought on how one should set goals. Some say you should focus on quantitative goals (goals that can be explained in numbers) while others will say qualitative goals (goals that are set by description, not by numbers) are better. Personally I think one’s goals should be both qualitative and quantitative.

The problem with aiming for quantitative goals (such as earning $125 or more per day) is that you can end up aiming an striving for the wrong things and end up with something you never really wanted in the first place.

The world we live in is addicted to wealth creation. Money is the object of most of our endeavors. But it has been conclusively proved that money does not bring happiness. In fact if you can be content with being poor then you are actually richer than most of the people of Forbes rich list.

Want I am looking to achieve with my online endeavors is financial freedom. That is, the freedom to do what I want, when I want, wherever I want. In the kind of society we live in that means you will need money to survive (eat, drink, stay warm at night and so on) but that doesn’t mean if I become rich I have reached my goal. What if I have to work 50 to 60 hours a week to maintain that level of income?

Essentially I would like to spend as little time as possible earning as much money as possible but I don’t want to be on a never ending journey of wealth creation. For this reason I have done a few calculations to come up with a figure that I can use as a benchmark.

Goal: Reach the point where I earn a consistent average of US$125.00 per day.