Not being tied to a career, or an office, can be a great and liberating thing. But it also removes a source of stability and meaning.

The modern motivation for practicing frugality might be summed up in one word: escapism. Don’t be a cog in the machine. Escape the nine-to-five grind. Retire early. Hack life. Tune in, save up, and check out. But we need to be running to something, not just from something. Having a void in your life in which you wake up every morning with no struct

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