I think it was a wise and worthwhile choice to move to Thailand, despite the fact that it meant leaving your home in Texas. I had a profound impact on my own life after reading your blog post about the lifestyle changes you've made. The way you have embraced a more fulfilling lifestyle and improved your work-life balance is inspirational. Instead of chasing money or aspiring to be wealthy, I agree that happiness and freedom are far more important. We must work hard to meet our needs and desires, but we also need to prioritize happiness and freedom. Life is fleeting, so it's necessary to make the most of every moment and create lasting memories with loved ones.
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the flip side to this philosophy is that there are a lot of people that take the taking it easy part of life a little too far and never build any sort of wealth. THey make just enough money to keep living the life that they have even though with just a bit more they could have some savings. Most of the ESL teachers I know that are quite lazy barely make it through the month even though they make, on average, about twice to three times as much as Thai native teachers.