Great, another "lower your expectations" thread to convince people to aspire for survival over affluence so they can play checkers and mountain bike all day. Never mind, you can't afford to pay the parking fees at the national park.
SMH. Perhaps I should rename this place TheMediocrityForum.
If I was new here, inspired by Fastlane, and this was the first thread I read here, I'd be like WTF?
You don't need a private jet, a mansion with 15 "hoes" in it.
You don't need a Ferrari. You don't need a Rolex.
As someone who lives in a "mansion", I can't tell you how wrong you are. People who can't afford mansions, besmirch mansions. Large homes become problematic when the owner can't afford it, which turns out, is most people. Never take advice from broke people projecting how the rich or affluent live, or should live. They're full of shit, and they only have a bullhorn because their screed furthers an agenda.
As for the private jet, a private jet is the ultimate expression of "freedom" -- but you're not talking about that "type" of freedom are ya?
You're NOT talking about the type of freedom that flies to Australia on a moment's notice, you're talking about "freedom of time" -- not financial freedom.
Your financial freedom involves lowering standards, minimalism, and removing yourself from all economic activity.
In other words, your financial freedom involves standing in line at an airport for 4 hours and being stuffed in an airplane like a sardine. Your financial freedom involves walking past that nice restaurant for the umpteenth time because it's "not in the budget"
Yo boys, I gotz myself "financial freedom bro." Gimme a FN break.
The Fastlane is not about a flashy lifestyle, it's about FREEDOM.
Yes, financial freedom + time freedom. Not "lower your expectations" and live like a broke co-ed so I can play checkers all day, but not really afford anything.
Most of y'all want money so you can buy VALIDATION and THE RESPECT of others, NOT FREEDOM.
You're projecting.
I'm sure for a lot of teens that might be true due to immaturity.
Those who have self-awareness and aren't suffering from denial about how the real world works, don't care what others think.
You can be rich and be a slave to your "business".
There are many people out there who is rich but miserable. They don't even have time to see their kids or other loved ones.
Ah yes, the same old trope: There are rich miserable people. They're slaves to their business.
So all those poor people crying about inflation must be happy beyond measure.
Your argument is flawed, and binary.
How about having BOTH TIME and FINANCIAL freedom? AND also seeing your loved ones?
Can all those 3 things co-exist?
Yes, they can. But according to you, we should just lower our standards. SMH.
You need BALANCE. Everything in life is about balance.
Balance is for people who strive for mediocrity and worry about paying their bills for the month, and how they'll afford a new car when the 25 year old one dies. I'm proud of the imbalances I led in my life throughout the years because it got me the life I have today.
Would you rather make 300k a year and work 11 hours a day, or make 60k online, but work 5 hours a day and spend the rest of your time with your loved ones or on other things that you love doing.
The answer needs context of each scenario.
The guy who makes $300K might make enough money in the next 4 years to never worry about money ever again, while the lazy "mountain bike all day" guy has to worry about where his next copywriting gig is coming from. One guys has the potential to realize REAL financial freedom, not the "I can't buy anything" suckfest for a lifetime.
Thousands of people still live in TENTS because they don't have a home anymore.
What happened in Turkey is sad. I can't speak for the economic situation there with respect to the affluent and the poor.
However, if a similar tragedy occurred in the US I can say those with real financial freedom wouldn't be living in FEMA tents. They would flee elsewhere and would probably assess their options in a hotel, or some nice airBnb. The type of "freedom" you describe ends up with you having limited, to no options.
The point of financial freedom is freedom without fiscal constraint.
You aren't talking about that.
You're talking about lowering standards and expectations.
Sad. Sad. Sad.
If you wake up everday, you're healthy and so your loved ones, I think you're already rich.
I know it sounds corny but that's simply a fact.
Ugh. The presumption here is you can't be rich, and also be healthy and spend time with your loved ones.
I've been doing that for 20 years.
For F*cks sake.
While I understand the theme of your post, it is mostly a popular rehash of the new mediocrity trope that appeals to adults who want to live selfishly like children.
"Wealth consists not in having great possessions, but in having few wants." - Epictetus
Here, I fixed it for ya...
"Wealth consists not in having great possessions, but in having few wants." - Klaus Schwab