To be honest, I think there is so much more to life than money. It is definitely needed and of course I am working to earn more money and let my money work to earn more money.
When I started with investing, I did look at the expected return and count it as days I don't need to work again if I had invest a specific amount of money. Of course this changes over time.
But time is often more valuable, than money. And I don't like the thought of working until I can retire - not if this point is in 10 or 30 years. The time spent with my loved ones is precious right now. And I want to have and enjoy as much as I can right now. Even if this means, that I have to work longer - but I am already having some quality time in higher quantities, than I would, when I would work 24/7.
Thanks for this great post and the thoughts!
Cheers,
@andy-plays
Thank you for reading and leaving a thoughtful reply:). I like to remind myself that life only exists in the present moment. "the future" doesn't exist, it is instead referring to a new present moment that had not occurred yet. But if we then fsil to appreciate and make positive use of the present, in order to hopefully be better off "in the future", then we likely end up never having that future we once craved 3 years ago because we now hustle for another goal, and then another etc.
It is always "now", so we should make the most of it:).