How much money do you need to allow yourself to be happy and start experiencing life?
How can people not see FIRE is just a way to make you postpone what you want to do? Who cares what you can do when you're old and full of pains?
How can people not see FIRE is just a way to make you postpone what you want to do? Who cares what you can do when you're old and full of pains?
The actual list of things you need is quite small: water, food, shelter, clothes, company. But if you talk to your average wage slave the list of things is huge: massive house, smart dishwasher, new car, all-inclusive holidays, dog etc. And this is before you even get to things you want!
It's very hard to resist the hedonic treadmill. Ad blocking is a key, and that includes any media with subtle advertising in it like car and tech channels etc. If you can avoid this stuff, you can definitely be happy with a fraction of what a lot of people think they can't live without.