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Financial independence means freedom from money as an all-consuming, ruling force in our lives. It's about not letting money steer how, where, and why we live.

Ask yourself what would make you happy.

• We all have old memories that we dearly hold on to, and these early remembrances form our life’s narrative, the story we tell ourselves.
• These fixed memories provide us with feelings of nostalgia and make us happy when we listen to old songs or see old pictures.
• New memor...

A series of experiments found people are happier after spending money on others versus on themselves. It is not that spending money on yourself doesn't feel good - it just doesn't seem to last for long.

By giving money away, you not only make other people happy, but you also make yourself h...