I thought that as well about the leaving Google post. Sometimes it can be helpful in life to experience a financial non-abundance (I would hesitate at least in

I thought that as well about the leaving Google post. Sometimes it can be helpful in life to experience a financial non-abundance (I would hesitate at least in my case to call it a lack) so that if you then do really well financially you are able to properly appreciate the flexibility it allows. Money won't solve your problems... it definitely can "grease the wheels" to get thing done more quickly and efficiently in your life, though. I don't find my identity or my happiness in the amount of money that I have... I can be happy earning $20k a year or less. But I do aspire to do cool, helpful, and meaningful things for others and for my family. Money can be an asset in getting things DONE.