The other day I read a thread on the Stoicism subreddit about the relationship between money and Stoicism. The majority of the commenters didn’t buy that you could be Stoic and wealthy at the same time. Most folks don’t think the concept of a rich stoic is possible.
In short, they said that Stoicism is about living a simple and stringent life. There’s no room for the pursuit of wealth in that lifestyle.
One of the things I’ve learned about money is that you don’t need to be rich to feel free. You can design a life that gives you freedom, even without a very high net worth. Because, after all, most of us are driven by freedom, […]
Roughly 2000 years ago, the Stoic philosopher Seneca explained the essence of anxiety well: “We suffer more often in imagination than in reality.” Fast forward to today, I bet we suffer way more in imagination compared to when Seneca said that. Since that time, we […]
My natural state of mind is one of scarcity. I used to cling to every dollar I made. It took me years to develop a genuine abundance mindset. It probably comes from my upbringing. Growing up, we didn’t have much and that shaped my outlook […]