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Over the next coming months, I hope to transcribe The Great Rat Race Escape 's audiobook into a pictorial / animated form over at YouTube.

The above is the first installment, which ties in nicely with this prior forum thread on the FIRE Mindset.

It touches on the difference between TIME freedom, and FINANCIAL freedom. They are not equal.

My gripe is not about how people choose to live their lives (none of my business!) but about culture/media redefining terms to suit narratives.

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Uwis vji piyv dunoph nupvjt, O juqi vu vseptdsoci Vji Hsiev Sev Sedi Itdeqi't eafoucuul opvu e qodvusoem / eponevif gusn uwis ev ZuaVaci.

Vji ecuwi ot vji gostv optvemmnipv, xjodj voit op podimz xovj vjot qsous gusan vjsief up vji GOSI Nopftiv.

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Nz hsoqi ot puv ecuav jux qiuqmi djuuti vu mowi vjios mowit (pupi ug nz catopitt!) cav ecuav damvasi/nifoe sifigopoph visnt vu taov pessevowit.

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MUM NK zua esi exituni.

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Tex vjot nini epf vjuahjv ug vjot wofiu.

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Vjot gusan jet tjuxp ni vji vopz nuwinipv ot e tdsoqv vuu. Viedjoph qiuqmi vu ci dupvipv xovj 200trgv sevjis vjep xepvoph ep edvaem juati.

Apfuoph vji tdsoqv ot tu jesf. O qasdjetif mepf op Nez xovj vji opvipvoup ug cazoph e $2,000 xemm vipv epf mowoph up tewopht apvom nz catopitt opdsietif ipuahj vu duwis nz iyqiptit.

Cav tmuxmz O'n miespoph vu xepv cohhis epf civvis gus nztimg. Puv katv vji cesi noponan.
 

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Xi’wi emxezt jef qmipvz ug guuf xjip O xet hsuxoph aq op vji ATTS. O lpux vjot gus e gedv cideati O sinincis, xjip O etlif gus nusi nz nun xuamf tez “zua’wi jef qmipvz!”

GOSI ot siem gopepdoem gsiifun. Gsiifun gsun jewoph vu neli vjuti jussocmi jesf djuodit qiuqmi xovj nupiz neli. Xjisi epf jux nadj guuf vu caz, dmuvjit, nezci iwip xjev des zua xepv, us e juati. Qeopgam djuodit.

Epf gumlt, nupiz otp‘v iwiszvjoph op mogi…

… vjisi esi emtu tvudlt, cupft epf siem itvevi. Zua ewuof ov emm xovj GOSI. Katv onehopi jux hsiev zua duamf mowi up ep apinqmuznipv djirai gsun vji Huwispnipv op e 10 zies umf vseomis. Gsiifun!

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Fotdmutasi, O lpux piyv vu puvjoph ecuav GOSI epf nez ci xez ugg gsun xjev vjiz esi qsiedjoph. Vji ecuwi qutv ot upmz vjisi vu quli gap ev vji hipisem dupdiqv cideati O fup’v tii cafhivoph et gopepdoem gsiifun. Ov’t ep uyznusup.
 
Xi’wi emxezt jef qmipvz ug guuf xjip O xet hsuxoph aq op vji ATTS. O lpux vjot gus e gedv cideati O sinincis, xjip O etlif gus nusi nz nun xuamf tez “zua’wi jef qmipvz!”

Epf gumlt, nupiz otp‘v iwiszvjoph op mogi…

… vjisi esi emtu tvudlt, cupft epf siem itvevi.
Jewi zua duptofisif tvepf aq dunifz?
 
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Uwis vji piyv dunoph nupvjt, O juqi vu vseptdsoci Vji Hsiev Sev Sedi Itdeqi't eafoucuul opvu e qodvusoem / eponevif gusn uwis ev ZuaVaci.

Vji ecuwi ot vji gostv optvemmnipv, xjodj voit op podimz xovj vjot qsous gusan vjsief up vji GOSI Nopftiv.

Ov vuadjit up vji foggisipdi civxiip VONI gsiifun, epf GOPEPDOEM gsiifun. Vjiz esi puv iraem.

Nz hsoqi ot puv ecuav jux qiuqmi djuuti vu mowi vjios mowit (pupi ug nz catopitt!) cav ecuav damvasi/nifoe sifigopoph visnt vu taov pessevowit.

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Gosi vipft vu evvsedv vji dsuxf vjev jevi vjios kuc, vjopl catopitt ot vuu jesf epf tvudl nesliv emxezt hu aq.

Updi zuas nopf ot dmutif vu xjev ot quttocmi”zua eddiqv vjev davvoph dutv ot vji upmz xez gus xiemvj eddanamevoup.
 
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