Less Ego, More Wealth

The difference between having wealth and appearing wealthy represents a fundamental insight. This distinction matters because:

• Spending on visible status symbols directly reduces actual wealth
• Wealth is the money not spent—assets that provide security and optio...

When we notice the relationship between money and time, we realise that wealth isn't necessarily an abundance of money, but an abundance of time. When you gather a lot of money, you collect a large store of time which you can use as you want.

Financial independence is then...

Spending money to show people how much money you have is the fastest way to have less money.

We tend to judge wealth by what we see because that’s the information we have in front of us. But the truth is that wealth is what you don’t see. Rich is a current income. Nice cars...