Yeah, you heard me right. Today I was scrolling through some Instagram Reels and I saw a video of a person saying this. I'm still confused. Should I laugh or should I feel sorry for that person? So here's how the whole video goes. The man said and I quote" I saw my salary on a bottle of perfume today. So you are saying that someone out there smells like my salary."
It's kind of funny but also sad at the same time. Where have we come today? There are people trying to live a normal life with what little amount they earn. And there are people using the same amount of money just to smell good.
I don't think anything has changed, there are just more humans and more things to buy. Just because we think it's waste of money, it might be worth it to someone else. And it's not like that money would be out of circulation. It just moves to other people. Who cares what item has been changed for the money?
I don't understand most of the things people buy, but at least that's something real that person bought. In comparison someone paid $23.7 million for CryptoPunk #5822 NFT.
To smell good is a good as reason as any for me.
I bring up this to talk about financial freedom. What is financial freedom to you? Is it about having a certain amount of money that is required to have financial freedom or to have an amount of money which can potentially give you freedom in the future?
To me, I will choose the second one. If I am happy with what I have and I am certain that it will continue to help me in the future too, then I have successfully achieved financial freedom. But most people these days are caught up with the thought of using luxurious thing and being able to continuously use it is financial freedom to them.
Do you agree or disagree to this? Let me know your thoughts.
[Just for context, I am not talking about holding money. I am talking about investments that good give me passive income that will continue to come in the future and give me financial freedom. As long as I can survive with that amount of money and not worry about the future, then it is financial freedom to me.]
No me financial freedom, is basically same thing i value money in the first place. It's a freedom to live your life without being constantly afraid that you or your kids might starve.
Riches won't automatically make you happy, but they create one hell of a safety net. If you have ever been poor, you know what i am talking about.
It's also a freedom to pursue your interests without wondering if you are making money.