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Originally Posted by Background Noise
I totally agree. But who does have the luxury of doing something he/she likes and make living out of it? If you asked anyone what makes you happy, most likely the answer wouldn't be "my work". People can have side interests and activities that make them feel happy. Relationships and family can make people happy. But if you don't have financial security, it can be a major source of stress and affects all aspects of your life. Unfortunately, money is important after all. This is how the system works.
I am not looking for any relationships right now, and I don't see them as the solution to my problems. I am not ready emotionally and financially, and as I mentioned earlier I have even given up on the idea because I am inept socially with some negative views of life, but you will never know what the future hides for you.
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Living expenses can be cut down though so the amount of money that you need to be "financially secure" is lower.
Here's a few methods I can think of:
Move somewhere with low cost of living. I live somewhere where you can get a 600+ square ft apartment for under $600 per month. You could live comfortably with pretty much any full time job if you have cheap rent and you keep your living expenses low, which shouldn't be hard if you're single and don't have a family to support.
Get a tiny house. Like seriously there are people who get these awesome tiny homes, manufactured homes, or even homes made out of recycled shipping containers. You could get something like that for under $30,000. You could save up the money living cheaply or you could get something like a home improvement loan. If you get a tiny house, guess what? No overpriced mortgages. You could live rent free and only pay for smaller utilities like internet, phone, insurance, and maybe electric if you don't opt for solar power. Heck, some tiny houses can even be put on wheels so you could take things a step further and not pay property tax either since you can pack the house up and drive away.
Third option would be to live in either an RV or van. Doing so might not be ideal but you could save money up and not have to pay rent. There are even communities built around doing crazy stuff to their vans to make them more livable. People have fridges, toilets, TVs, computers, and even internet access in their vans. You can get all that for under 10 grand if you are knowledgeable about DIY work and buy the van used.
I plan on eventually getting a tiny house myself just so I don't have to work full time. Becoming a slave to the system isn't my thing.