Your relationship with money largely defines how you live. If you become obsessed with it, you’ll sacrifice too much to get it. If you don’t care about it, you’ll likely waste it. In both cases, money ends up controlling your thoughts, either because you don’t have enough or because you’re constantly chasing more. Many people spend years blaming it for what they lack or what they haven’t achieved.

If you understand that you only need enough to live well, you can focus on what truly matters. Instead of endlessly pursuing money or regretting its absence, you’ll use your time for what you actually enjoy. True freedom isn’t about wealth, it’s about not letting money define your life.