- Amount in bank account > amount of stuff you have
- money = tool for freedom
- money is NOT the fuel of an extravagant lifestyle
- money is to be used for LIFE- as in living, loving, growing
- You are expected to:
- have education with great debt
- chain yourself to a job (to pay off debts)
- buy "rewards" of material nature (expensive tvs, large cars, etc)
- all the while amassing more debt
- Instead:
- get an education with minimal loans (live frugally)
- get a job
- live off of half your income
- pay off debt quickly with large payments, save money, amass wealth
- Benefits:
- once you have enough savings, you're not so worried about losing your job, life's rough patches, etc
- don't have to put up with crappy jobs, or employers who treat you like dirt
- Power to leave = freedom
- Debt = chained to job = "slavery"
- So live simply
- find happiness in the immaterial and the least expensive
- Also: don't waste your 20's/30's working to make someone else happy. Put it to use to your own benefit.
dec 26 2011 ∞
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