On... My Superpower
Wealth is what you don't spend - Morgan Housel. Also usually equated as Wealth = Income - Expense.
Earning money to increase ones wealth is one of the more stressful thing in people's life. I very seldom meet people who are not stressed about work. And this is probably driven by the need to increase ones income. How is it that people do not look at the Expense side of the equation?
In my previous job, I used to travel on and off - for meetings, trainings, conferences, etc. And when we travel, we normally lodged at 5 star hotels. Needless to say, our stay comes with buffet breakfast and I must say buffet breakfast at 5 star hotels are pretty good, in terms of taste and choice. And what do I normally have? Bread, butter and omelette. That's silly isn't it, considering I have so much to choose from?
Well, not really.... Because bread, butter and omelette is what I want to eat, so that's what I ate. I'm just a simple fella who eats to live, instead of those who live to eat. That simpleness also permeates to the rest of my personality and spending habits - I don't need a big house, a flashy car, luxury goods, go on expensive holidays, etc.
All I need is time with family and friends, watch movies, read books, listen to music... Those kind of stuff which are usually very cheap if not free. If I don't have a need to spend a lot to enjoy life, that means I don't need to earn a lot.
To earn a lot of money is very stressful. Fortunately for me, I don't have a need to earn that much money. With that, I'm able to remove one of the more stressful thing in one's life. And that is my Superpower.
Earning money to increase ones wealth is one of the more stressful thing in people's life. I very seldom meet people who are not stressed about work. And this is probably driven by the need to increase ones income. How is it that people do not look at the Expense side of the equation?
In my previous job, I used to travel on and off - for meetings, trainings, conferences, etc. And when we travel, we normally lodged at 5 star hotels. Needless to say, our stay comes with buffet breakfast and I must say buffet breakfast at 5 star hotels are pretty good, in terms of taste and choice. And what do I normally have? Bread, butter and omelette. That's silly isn't it, considering I have so much to choose from?
Well, not really.... Because bread, butter and omelette is what I want to eat, so that's what I ate. I'm just a simple fella who eats to live, instead of those who live to eat. That simpleness also permeates to the rest of my personality and spending habits - I don't need a big house, a flashy car, luxury goods, go on expensive holidays, etc.
All I need is time with family and friends, watch movies, read books, listen to music... Those kind of stuff which are usually very cheap if not free. If I don't have a need to spend a lot to enjoy life, that means I don't need to earn a lot.
To earn a lot of money is very stressful. Fortunately for me, I don't have a need to earn that much money. With that, I'm able to remove one of the more stressful thing in one's life. And that is my Superpower.
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