These years, I am transitioning from a creator to an investor. Today, I will ramble on about how I came to love investing. By the way, there is nothing new in this article.
Others’ experiences that could change our lives
Sometimes, we want to know others’ unique experiences and the sequence of motives. People cannot change without a trigger. There are often unique events that have made them change.
If we know them, we can get more opportunities because we can use others’ teachings as a starting point for change. We don’t have to experience it directly. We can change by understanding the logic of others’ successes and failures.
Even if there is nothing to learn, if we can empathize with them, it can motivate us.
However, we sometimes lack such an opportunity.
Today, I will introduce how I came to love investing. This knowledge might motivate someone who wants to live peacefully in the countryside.
Why I came to love investing
First, let me tell you why I began investing.
I have always liked being frugal. Perhaps that is because I had so many things I wanted to buy but knew I could not buy everything. The amount of my money was always limited.
Some would think that increasing their income will solve the problem. I also felt so at first. It was when I was a university student.
However, I soon felt it hard because I didn’t want to work as an employee. I loved freedom and didn’t like letting others decide what to do. I wanted to choose everything on my own.
In other words, I wanted to be free, do what I love, and improve my life. That made me determined to minimize my career as an employee as little as possible. I felt I had to increase my abundance on my own.
Prioritizing what to buy first
That always made me think about prioritizing what to buy first.
What I wanted most was stable freedom. Buying stable freedom is the same as buying time and place as long-term as possible. I prioritized securing the minimum requirements, such as minimum food, health, and a living place.
That is why I liked frugality. Frugality is not about saving money but getting what we want most. There would be more important things than money for many people. It was stable freedom for me.
That is why I loved frugality. It has given me what I want the most. Although I also like luxury, luxuries without freedom are worthless to me.
Thinking about how to live
Prioritizing what to fulfill also made me think of how to live. I wanted to solve my mental problems while creating something emotional. Those products gave me income.
If we have individuality, perhaps we have something willing to do. Using our talents fulfills us. Those activities bring us calm, as if we are meditating.
In my case, I realized that managing my assets is one of my favorite things. I am a minimalist who doesn’t want to keep unnecessary things. I liked to manage a small number of good items effectively.
Minimalism is part of prioritizing. We let go of trivial desires and focus on important, high-impact ones in life.
Preparing for the future that makes life easier
That is why I came to like investing. Investing is one form of frugality. I have a few types of carefully selected financial assets. I don’t possess unnecessary things, including money. Of course, I store some cash, but I change the amount according to the economic situation.
If I can manage my assets to fit the times, I can increase them. That was a style that suited my personality.
Preparing for the future will be easier later. Of course, we have to sacrifice some of our current superficial desires. It sometimes might make me feel miserable compared to those around us. However, we can be hopeful for the future. We can be energetic when we expect the future will be better, even if we are in a bad state now.
We can say that all activities of preparing for the future are investing. We are exchanging the shape of values. Sometimes, we save money when holding money is more valuable than keeping materials. Sometimes, we learn a skill by using money because it is more valuable than the price. We are naturally investing in something in everyday life.
When I realized that, I came to love investing.
Conclusion
That is how I came to love investing.
Investment could be a way to secure a stable life if we like frugality.
This knowledge might motivate someone who wants to live peacefully in the countryside.
Thank you for reading this article. I hope to see you in the next one.
