Perhaps don’t move out yet

One of the most thought-provoking things I ever read went something like this: we spend so much on the things we like that we never afford the things we love.

We spend so much on hotels (like) that we never make our home exquisite (love); so much on Uber that we never afford a car; so much on trips that we never gain the freedom to go anywhere, anytime. These are good things—but how much of them, and at what cost?

We chase short-term happiness so hard that we never build the equity for long-term freedom.

But you’re not alone. I do this too. And we often have good reasons. But still we need that small space to think: what can I delay now that I like, so I can have later what I love?

Maybe you live with your parents and could move out today. But maybe wait a year or two. Save on food, light… the cost of new curtains and pots! Contribute something to the bill so you’re taken seriously—but if you can, maybe stay? And double down on learning, building and earning way more than you spend?

It’s not that simple, I know. But neither is the rat race, or regret.