The chase after money lifestyle and materialism

Saw this really interesting video titled "The high price of materialism". It shows why people become materialistic and how it affects our society. Many young people these days want to earn more money or become rich so that they can buy the things they want and live the life that they want. Many will choose high paying jobs which they are not even interested in. They think that with more money, they can become happier in life. However, at the end of the day when they become successful and can afford to buy the things that they want, they realise that they are still not happy. Materialism does not make a person happy.

The way forward is to promote intrinsic value. By this, we mean promoting better relationship values of being closer with family and friends, growing as a person and having a sense of greater cause to help improve the society. Success is not just about money. Financial independence is not about making a lot of money. Yes we need money for our basic needs and for survival. This is where financial independence comes in to allow us to have money for our everyday lives and not worry about having not enough money. If we choose to walk away from materialism, we can achieve financial independence faster and have the choice to do what we have passion for rather than having a life of just working and making money.  Enjoy the video!

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