People Chasing Early Retirement Look At Things Differently. A $70K Truck Isn't Just A Truck—It's '5 Years Of Freedom Or 10,000 Hours Of Work'

For many in the financial independence, retire early community, money is no longer just a number on a bank statement. It’s freedom. It’s time. And once you start seeing the world that way, it’s hard to stop. “Been retired for 4 years now, and it’s clear this is permanent,” one Reddit user wrote in a recent thread on r/FIRE. “I can’t look at a brand-new $70k truck without my brain automatically translating it into ‘5 years of freedom’ or ‘10,000 hours of work.'” Don't Miss: Missed Nvidia and Tesla? RAD In ...