I'm a big fan too. I see so many, especially from the younger generations, that are spoiled and entitled. A lot of people maintain the appearance of a middle class life through credit. Sooner or later the piper has to be paid. For me, freedom is always the highest priority. It makes a person feel so good to know they can meet their expenses have a little something set aside for a rainy day. I've never heard the term frugal hedonism before but I like it!
If this next wave of economic growth sparked by AI/Robotics is managed properly by governments people will no longer have to worry about basic necessities. I think in the decades to come we'll be gradually transitioning away from a scarcity-based economy/life into some form of UBI—that is if the tech doesn't go rogue on us. It'll be so interesting to witness how humanity navigates this societal change and divorce themselves from the idea that how we earn our money is what/who we are.