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by saiya-jin 2892 days ago
This is not entirely true. Sure, if you put on yourself tons of debt, then you have to work it off. Sure, if you really need to drive that fancy car, dine in good restaurants and wear expensive status stuff just to show off (to people you probably don't really care about), it costs.

But if you travel a bit around the world, you will meet a lot of people who didn't have a proper job for a decade or more. Maybe 1 month work and 6 months travel. Or just decide to live like a hermit someplace out there, anywhere. You won't find them on instagram much, I mean the serious bunch who are honest about this, but they are out there, proving it can be done.

But it requires sacrifices in some aspects of life, which might be too much to give up for most. I know it would be too much to give up for me at this point in life.