By whatmidesays on Skatehive
If you’d asked me to define financial freedom a year or even two years ago, I would’ve said it’s when your passive and active income are stable enough to “set you up for life.” I would’ve said it’s when you can desire something and buy two of it without going broke. That was the formula I learned, you know? The whole “if you can’t buy it twice, you can’t afford it” thing. Let’s say you want a Birkin bag, if you can buy two without feeling one heavy financial punch, then technically you can afford it. But if buying two will have you financially limping for months, then no, you can’t afford it. At first, it honestly didn’t make sense to me. If I can buy one… why should buying two be the litmus test? Why can’t I just buy the one and keep it pushing? I used to think, “Well, if I still have money after buying one, doesn’t that mean I’m not broke?” But here’s the logic that finally clicked for me: buying something once only proves you have enough money today. But being able to buy it twice p