Money = Energy = Freedom. I try to use these three concepts interchangeably when making financial decisions.
For example: I recently bought a car, I made the decision to get a car far below what I was capable of affording. Buying a vehicle towards the my upper end of price range would have forced me into long term financing (which I saw as an impingement on my freedom) and the extra tens of thousands of dollars that I would have spent would have only gotten me a bit less mileage, a bit better mechanical/electrical and a bit better style. Why should I spend months of my life working for what I saw as only marginal improvements to my quality of life?
I still live frugally even though I'm financially healthy for the first time in my life. I think there is a certain beauty to living simply and I feel like I have more options in life and my future. A quote I've always liked is "To have more, want less."
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