แนวคิดหลัก
Maintaining a simple, frugal lifestyle and avoiding lifestyle inflation can lead to significant financial freedom at a young age.
บทคัดย่อ
The author describes how they achieved financial freedom at the age of 29 by living a very frugal lifestyle, despite earning a high income.
Key highlights:
The author remembers being broke with only $200 left in their bank account, but they had a new pair of shoes.
Since then, the author has become better with their money and now has a healthy bank account.
The author maintains a simple lifestyle - they drive an old car, wear worn-out shoes, drink instant coffee, and eat at home.
The author's mother also lives with them, further reducing their expenses.
While the author looks "broke" and "unsuccessful" to their friends, their bank account tells a different story.
The author's friends make less than six figures but spend lavishly, always questioning why the author doesn't buy new things.
The author's strategy of avoiding lifestyle inflation and maintaining a frugal lifestyle has allowed them to achieve financial freedom at a young age.
สถิติ
I still drive my 2008 Toyota Yaris that I bought for $4,000 in 2018.
I wear worn out shoes that I've had since 2014.
I made multiple six-figures when I had a 9–5 job with a one-person business.
คำพูด
"I remember spending the last $200 in my bank account."
"I looked broke. Unsuccessful. But my bank account looked healthy."