A Lifestyle With Less Spending
Success is having everything you need and doing everything you want. It is not doing everything you need to have everything you want.
We are taking a quick detour from our talk about money (sort of).
See, most of the ideas on this website are based on the Financial Freedom, Retire Early (FIRE) movement. At the core this movement may just be about maximizing your savings rate to achieve financial independence early in life. But money is so central to our lives that any guide on increasing your savings rate also needs to address how - how to build a lifestyle with fewer expenses.
Luckily, the people I have learned from have much more to offer than just simple math - they offer a different lifestyle that aligns with this math.
At this point I recommend you check out Getting Rich: from Zero to Hero in One Blog Post, Manifesto and Can I retire young? for a feel of what this lifestyle is about. I also have my own section on Money from my 2021 Think Week where I cover some of the science that backs up the idea of living with less.
The less money you need, the less dependent you are.
“The secret of happiness, you see, is not found in seeking more, but in developing the capacity to enjoy less.” - Socrates