Experiences have a shelf life. A backpacking trip at 25 and a backpacking trip at 65 are not the same product.
The FIRE movement gets the destination right but sometimes forgets that the journey is part of the deal.
Spending money on things that shape who you are is not wasteful. It is the entire point of earning it.
The goal is not to die with the biggest number. It is to die with the fewest regrets.
