The money quote, paraphrased. If anything, I began to appreciate even more intently that flow and tranquility were the true sources of happiness for me all alo

The money quote, paraphrased. If anything, I began to appreciate even more intently that flow and tranquility were the true sources of happiness for me all along. It was like I had pulled back the curtain on that millionaire’s dream and found, to my surprise, that most of the things on the other side were things I already had ... It’s funny, though, because I remember rich people trying to tell me this before I was rich ... And I remember always thinking “yeah, that’s easy for you to say now — you got yours” I learned of the FIRE[0] movement several years ago and have been working towards since, still far off from being FI but comfortable enough that I don't look at menu prices and spend a relatively large sum of money to pursue a sport. As much as I enjoy working with software, I'm quite ready to hang up my cape and spend all my time in the mountains. Sometimes friends ask me about it and when I try to explain basic financial discipline, the above quote is the response I get. 'You've got yours.' 0: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIRE_movement https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIRE_movement