Great post, great message.

Funny paradox, where the more you want to show it, it hurts your cause of having it, and vice versa.

The happiest people on the planet are the ones who are always evaluating and improving themselves and their situation in life.

I thought that was really insightful. If there's one thing to focus on, it's probably that (and financial stuff should generally work itself out from there).

I love your post so much, but just to nitpick something..

What I mean to say is that true admiration from other people doesn’t come from what you own, it comes from your character. You will garner vastly more respect from other people by being friendly, intelligent, humble, and ethical than by having fancy things.

Warren Buffett is a perfect example of this in action.

I kind of disagree that Warren Buffett is an example of this 😆

I mean, it's hard to know what's in his soul and heart. I think maybe we don't know whether he's an example of this.

It could be sincere, but it would also make sense that he behaves that way out of a "next level" sort of vanity, like he actually gets something out of being seen as the guy who despite his fortune is just like everyone else.

It would almost be more respectable if his frugality was a little less extreme; he takes it to the point of it maybe not being genuine.

He also has to care about his image for practical reasons (lots of people working below him), even if it's not vanity.

I guess it's just always hard to know the motivations of someone in the spotlight like that.