I think the examples you've mentioned could be consider "needs" for people in their house, like electric fan, AC, refrigerators and of course food. I think it wouldn't be a problem to use your funds in these and not consider as obstacle. Maybe your habit of spending your money in unnecessary things which is not very useful, that is the problem. Because in my case, whenever I need things on my house to easily operate things like vacuum cleaner of course I would buy it, and I don't think of it as a problem to achieve financial freedom, I rather have useful things in my home than to be called as financially free. Maybe my own obstacle to achieve it, is that I lack of investment for my future, to not worry about money since I have investment. I invest few but due to expenses its not that big, but I don't rush things so it would be better than nothing.