Excerpt from ‘The simple Dollar’ – Most people see the goal of all of this as being rich. That’s why you see so many books about millionaires on bookstore shelves – being a millionaire is something many of us aspire to, right?
Here’s the secret: it’s not about being rich. Having a big net worth is just an indicator of what this whole process is really about.
It’s all about freedom. Freedom from debt. Freedom from supervisors telling us what to do. Freedom to spend the time to do things right. Freedom to try out new things and follow our interests. Freedom to sleep until eleven one day, then stay up until two in the morning working on what we’re passionate about.
That’s what most people really want – I know that’s certainly what I want. Having a big bank account just means that I’m not beholden to others. I can follow my passions and dreams wherever they take me. If my job is not satisfying to me, I’m no longer tied to that paycheck – I can just get up and walk away. I can do whatever makes me happy and avoid most of what makes me sad, without regrets or worries.
It’s a lot of hard work to climb that mountain, but the air up there is the sweetest thing that there is. – Trent Hamm