>I firmly believe that money is to buy things that matter to you. To me, not working at a corporation matters.
Damn dude that is a very good way of putting it
Damn dude that is a very good way of putting it
There's helpful perspective seeing freedom from corporate work as something you're effectively "buying" with less income, rather than avoiding because "it's less enjoyable".
People tend to be quite loss averse, so reframing it as a feature you're buying rather than loss you'll accept can really change how it feels.