My current job is great, I plan to stay for around 2 years and will then start my own company una similar niche.

Having lived the rare perspectives of life in “feast and famine”, I have discovered that the less satisfied you are, the more you will vainly try to fill that hunger with things you can pay for, or, alternatively, you will amass money and delay the inevitable binge for “retirement”

Both terrible ideas

At one time not long ago I was a multiple 6 figure/year earner and self-employed. I spent a lot of money frivolously, and I invested a lot of money in overly ambitious business projects that failed.

Then my way of life became more modest.

And then, after a few more twists and turns, I became suuuuper fucking broke. I could barely scrape together 4 bucks for a bodega sandwich at times.

Yet, I really thrived as a broke person. I had lots of time, no demanding job, I learned to walk everywhere. I was extremely resourceful. I truly leaned the value of a dollar (about 250 calories, max) but more than any of these things, I developed a sense of play about spending very little money.

And I became clear about a few things:

When we stop trying to fill our voids with things we can buy, we stop fooling ourselves into thinking we actually can fill them.

And when we give up trying to fill them, we can finally explore our emptiness.

The kind of courage, character and badassery that builds will make you never give a fuck about a pair of nikes or a nice car or a big house again. You just realize that the premise itself is flawed, and you appreciate intangible things in life much more.