I just want to jot down this awesome article from 4th Pillar, a financial blog I've been following because it resonates so much with me.
If you're chasing after Financial Freedom to impress others, you've got it all wrong.
Contrary to popular belief, FF is never about comparing. Maybe when we were younger, we tend to believe that.
We buy the latest iPhones and gadgets not so much because we use the features, but because of the "emotional reward" of "impressing others". The same for buying a bigger car, a bigger house, a luxurious vacation to post online, etc...
As you grow older, you'll realized the cruel/fortunate fact - No one cares.
No one is keep tab on what phone you're using, what car you're driving, how much you're making, etc... No one has the effort to do that. No one except yourself.
"Making purchases for the sake of impressing others is a never-ending process. There will always be someone who has a bigger, better, shinier new consumer item than you and the only way to compete with them is to buy, buy, buy.
There is no one to impress. There is no one to compete with."
This might be the secret towards not just financial freedom, but true freedom.
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