"Forget this wish. If I want to achieve financial freedom, I can achieve it long ago."
Fang Chaoran smiled sarcastically and raised his voice: "The reason why I don't realize it is because I think financial freedom has no meaning."
The classmate who was toasting was startled.
Other students also looked surprised, and the noisy and lively atmosphere instantly became calm.
"I'm sorry, I don't mean this to you. Don't take it seriously."
Fang Chaoran patted the shoulder of the toasting classmate.
Everyone's expressions suddenly became subtle.
Among the people present, only Chen Hao had achieved financial freedom. Since Fang Chaoran was not targeting the classmate who was toasting, was he targeting Chen Hao?
Chen Hao said nothing, but looked at Fang Chaoran, as if waiting for his explanation.
Fang Chaoran smiled slightly and waved his hand to Chen Hao: "Chen Hao, don't worry, I'm not targeting you.
I really feel that financial freedom is meaningless.”
"Why doesn't it make sense?"
The toasting classmate asked subconsciously.
Fang Chaoran was obviously confident and raised his eyebrows: "It's very simple. Financial freedom means having enough assets and generating enough profits to offset personal living expenses, so you don't have to worry about life. The purpose of living is just to enjoy it, or to do what you want to do."
Or just to realize your dream, without any regrets, it sounds very free and free, right?"
Everyone nodded.
Fang Chaoran smiled faintly: "But don't forget, people's desires are endless, and no matter how much your assets are, they are limited. Living expenses increase with the growth of desires. One day, you will find that you are financially free.
, facing one’s own desires is a joke.”
"Some people may have said that my desires are not high. I just have a big house and a car, and can travel around the world. My personal assets are enough to satisfy my desires."
“This does not look high, but what does a big house mean?
You have a 200-square-meter house called a big house, but when you see a 500-meter villa, do you still think your house is a big house?"
"You are satisfied with a BMW, but when you see others driving a Ferrari, Lamborghini, or Bentley, wouldn't you be envious?"
"You can travel all over the world, but at the same time you will also see rare treasures, luxury goods and high-end gourmet food all over the world. Can your personal assets support you traveling and buying at will?"
“If your personal assets cannot support your inner desires, cannot allow you to consume as you wish, and you must restrain yourself, then what is financial freedom?
Isn’t it just another form of thrift?”
Everyone listened, looking thoughtful and nodding slightly.
I have to say that Fang Chaoran's remarks do make sense.
Fang Chaoran smiled proudly when he saw this: "Take Chen Hao, for example, if you have tens of millions, you can say you are financially free. Indeed, after you invest the money in financial management, you can earn stable income of millions in a year.
In the entire Han Dynasty, not many people could spend more than one million a year.
In a sense, you are indeed financially free and can live a comfortable life."
"But at this level, can you still compare with ordinary people?"
"Of course not, you can only compare with people at the same level as you."
"Then others buy a villa for millions, a supercar for millions, and a yacht for tens of millions. Can you buy it?
You can only watch helplessly! Because your annual budget is only this amount of money, and if you spend more than it, it will be gone."
"So, if you can't buy the things you want to buy, what is financial freedom?"
"Just like me, why do I still have to work hard and make money when my family has billions of assets, instead of relaxing and enjoying it?"
"If I want to enjoy myself, I can live much better than Chen Hao, and I can even live a life comparable to that of an emperor!"
"But I didn't, why?
Because I want more!"
“I want a large villa of thousands of square meters with a swimming pool and all supporting facilities. I want the world’s top sports car. I want to have my own private jet. I want a beachside mansion and a private yacht. I want to live for five nights a night.
Star hotels, presidential suites... in short, I want more."
"Tell me, how much money do I need to afford these top-level purchases?"
"Anyway, I can't do it now, so even if my family has several billions, I don't dare to say that I am financially free. I can only say that I work hard to make money, and I hope that in the near future, I will be one step closer to these top-level consumption."
"So, I think the so-called financial freedom is meaningless."
"Once financial freedom occurs, people lose the motivation to pursue a better future."
After the words fell, Peng Chi and Li Yunying immediately clapped their hands: "Detached, that's well said."
Although everyone felt that Fang Chaoran's words were thorny and suspected of deliberately insinuating Chen Hao, they were indeed well said, so they all nodded and applauded politely.
Fang Chaoran finally came back with a rebuke. He felt much better and said with a teasing smile: "Chen Hao, I just used you as an example for no other reason than to illustrate my point of view. Don't take it seriously."
Chen Haodao: "How could that happen? But my point of view is different from yours."
"oh?"
Fang Chaoran felt that the fight was not enough, and he immediately became energetic after hearing this: "In what way is it different?
What do you think."
Chen Haodao: "You just said that human desires are endless, but personal assets and abilities are limited. I agree with this."
"But you said that if personal assets cannot support the desires of the heart, cannot consume as one wishes, and must restrain oneself, it is not called financial freedom.
Sorry, I cannot agree with this statement."
"Because it will never be possible to consume as you wish."
"The top-level consumption you are talking about, such as large villas with swimming pools and various supporting facilities more than 1,000 meters tall, top-level supercars, seaside mansions, private yachts and airplanes, these are top-level consumption in the eyes of ordinary people, but in the eyes of some people
In my eyes, there are far higher consumption than this.”
"For example, manors and castles measuring tens of thousands of meters, traveling to outer space, going to the moon, riding rockets... Aren't these consumptions higher than what you call top consumption?
How much does it cost to achieve this?
I’m afraid even tens of billions of dollars may not be possible.”
"You said before that human desires are endless. After you realize these, you will feel bored. Maybe you want to live forever, travel to the stars, or even become a god!" How can these be realized?
If it cannot be realized, no matter how rich and powerful you are, won't it still be very painful?
If living is painful, what’s the point of having money?”
"So, in the end, you will find that no matter how hard you work, how hard you work, how hard you make money, you can't satisfy the endless desires in your heart. What you said is a paradox that can never be realized."