Lots
of people are paid substantial incomes but are not financially independent. You
can make £100,000 a year a still be as addicted to income as someone earning R100,000
a year. Spending adjusts as fast (if not faster, given increased ability to
borrow) as income. It is super tempting to spend your income even before you
have earned it (borrow and spend). Living off a Basic Income paid by an Engine
requires substantial internal discipline. Unlike a salary which drip feeds you,
an Engine is there. It has a paper value. You can fire it by selling it off and
spending it. Particularly challenging is the Alternative Worlds presented by
friends who have chosen different paths. You can’t see the Engine. It is
working. You can see an income you spend, in the lifestyle it affords. Part of
shifting to a Buffer & Engine mindset, and weaning ourselves off
income-dependence requires an ability to move beyond drip-feeding.
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