OK Sarah, now that I had finished rambling to myself, I now can ramble to you.
I am now convinced that the key to happiness is simplification.
Even if I get RM97 million, I don't think I can be any happier than I am right now. I got everything that I need here. Once I simplify my source of happiness to the barest minimum, I realized that I don't need much to be happy. As a matter of fact, all the things I need to make me feel happy is here.
As far as social needs is concerned. I got you and Els. Entertainment, I got Sound Journey. So basically if I feel like having a good time, I just sleep at 4:00 am and that constitute a major excitement to me.
Of course I have Pornhub. I don't need to risk my life going to the Gayshas.
If I need extra boost of oxytocin, I always have Yati and Azzue
This is the magic of living below your means and living in gratitude.
Aim to be a minimalist. The less I am dependent on money to make me feel happy, the more liberated I am.
Sure I need money. But I can do away with expensive perfume for example. I can do away with branded clothes. Same goes with expensive gadgets.
As I told you, the peak of my indulgence is the watches.
I now can subtract the word expensive from my vocabulary. Initially I thought of buying an expensive handphone. Now I realize a mid range is good enough.
Even a mid range shoes is good enough. Good enough is good enough.
Now the joy is to see my money grow.
I was a herd before. I was one of the consumers who believe in what was advertised. Youtube actually changed [b]y (my) buying behavior. I am now an informed buyer.
Now at 55 I realized that there are so many things I can get for free. My handphone for example can be used as a running GPS. I don't need to buy a GPS watch. That way I save RM2k.
Once I stop being a consumer, I can start being a creator. I create my own happiness.
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Who would have thought that my source of happiness is blogging?
Indeed when you know what makes you happy, nothing else matters.
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