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1. vasco · 1790226601 · focus · HN ↗

   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?

   1. skybrian · 1790227245 · focus · HN ↗

      Why not both? Depending on what you make, it’s often possible to enjoy life and also spend less than you earn. You are enjoying life like someone with a lower salary would.

      1. globular-toast · 1790237222 · focus · HN ↗

         Yeah, but money is a hell of a drug and the advertising industry is doing everything it can to tell you how unhappy you are and keep you as a wage slave.

         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.

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