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Initially, I set out to have more time for my passion projects, which meant spending less time working for money, which, in turn, meant lowering my upkeep costs. I started unsubscribing from one thing, and then another, until, one day, I noticed that it has been days or weeks since I'd used money. I wondered if anyone else was doing this thing, and I found freganism, "The Man Who Gave Up Money", etc. And digging deeper into this, I realized several things after pondering them for a while: a) I'm now operating in large part on my karma, and using money is almost always a karma negative. When I exchange one dollar for something, I'm setting in motion a whole chain of events to which I am karmically connected, most of which are negative. b) When I work for money, all I get is the money. If I work for an employer for five years, all I have at the end of those five years is the money, which I am, honestly, not capable of managing well, something I have accepted about myself after so many years. On the other hand, if I abandon money, I have time to work on my relationships, something which pays infinitely better. |