I do agree with the article's point. Money is an abstract representation of wealth, a way to procure wealth -- the things we may want. Now, that said, money a

I do agree with the article's point. Money is an abstract representation of wealth, a way to procure wealth -- the things we may want. Now, that said, money and wealth both tend to have strings attached. Investment, at least, is honest about that. On the topic of "acquiring" freedom, its been my experience that unspent money, potential for wealth, does more for providing freedom, because it provides the flexibility to react to a changing situation in a way that allows one to take the path with the fewest consequences. Not always the path that costs the least or that requires the smallest effort, but there are opportunity costs in everything.