Perhaps also, financial freedom is not simply about escaping work like we've been led to believe, but more so about having the autonomy to choose how we spend our time and energy
This has always been my definition of financial freedom. I think it’s the best way to think of it.
Already, there are countless stories of individuals who achieved financial independence only to lose it a few years later, either through their own missteps or due to factors beyond their control.
The unpredictable situations of life affects both financially independent and secure individuals. On this basis, I think abolition the all or nothing definition of financial independence should umbrella financial security as well. So basically, we should have very flexible definitions and expectations of what either can look like, and not spend our entire lives chasing what the majority of people have painted of them for us.
Right, when we just enter the workforce, we have all these constructs of what things should look like or even the ways to possibly achieve them. And sometimes, we can get so fixated on them to the point that we think they're inflexible definitions or outcomes. I think the process of deconstructing and reconstructing such concepts can help tremendously in not getting carried away by the headwinds of society.
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