What does the term 'financial independence' mean to you?

Question

Different people have different definitions for 'financial independence'. What is your's ? Please mention your gender if it is not easily inferable from your screen name.

Answer 1

Stable and sufficiently high income. Which can mean job, property, investments, retirement plan, or a combination of them.

Various financial scams use the term "financial independence" a lot (to avoid sounding like "money from nothing").

I am Male.

Answer 2

It means to be able to work and have your own personal income. No borrowing from others. Depending on ones self to live and most importantly,being responsible with your income and not getting yourself in to any debts.

Answer 3

on one hand it could mean having an income which is approx. 3 times my monthly expenses

on the other hand it's having enough money I don't have to work.

male