Am I using my resources properly?

The other day, I found an interesting article on note.
It was about an acquaintance who lives on about 80,000 yen a month.

Recently, many books on this topic have been published, such as those about living with fewer possessions or living on a lower income. I often find myself reading them, thinking, "Could I do that too?"

After all, if you can live on 80,000 yen even with a take-home pay of 200,000 yen, you could save 120,000 yen every month. That would be 1.44 million yen in savings in a year. If you kept that up for five years... thinking about that gives you hope, doesn't it?

So, I thought, "Let's see what kind of life they're leading."

My impression after reading the article was...
This person might be living a richer life than I am...!?

This person certainly cuts back significantly on rent and food expenses. However, they also spend 10,000 to 20,000 yen on subscriptions like Netflix.

Spending 20,000 yen on that with a monthly income of 80,000 yen??

At first, I was skeptical. I would have cut that part first. And I would have tried to put as much money as possible toward food, clothing, and shelter.

But when I thought about it carefully, I realized,"That's a valid choice, too."

This person seems to be an indoor type by nature and is fully committed to enjoying their hobbies at home. That's why being able to watch as many movies as they want on Netflix whenever they like is their time of bliss.

To achieve that, they work fewer hours, secure plenty of time for themselves, and live a life they are satisfied with.

This is what 'richness' is, isn't it?

Although I have a higher income than this person, I live a life far from 'richness,' constantly thinking, "I have to endure this, I have to cut back on that..."

On the other hand, this personis making good use of their 'resources' without wasting them.

'Resources' refers to money and time. Furthermore, it also includes personality, values, and hobbies. They understand and grasp those things properly and manage them perfectly.

At first, I started reading out of simple curiosity, wondering what life on 80,000 yen a month was like, but I feel like I gained a much greater realization.

"Let's spend our money and time on the things we love and value."

I'm sure I've written articles on that theme a few times myself. But in my actual daily life, I seem to have forgotten it. Or perhaps I was so overwhelmed by the day-to-day that I lost sight of my direction.

The day after I read this article, I signed up for Kindle Unlimited. Kindle Unlimited is a service where you can read a significant number of books for free for a monthly fee of 980 yen.

I love books. Yet,for some reason, I felt like I was holding back.There are plenty of free information sources like YouTube now, and somewhere along the line, I thought, "I don't need to go out of my way to pay money to read books." I told myself, "Buying books is a luxury."

That's why I wasimposing restrictions,saying, "Only the ones I absolutely must read." I was made to realize that such restrictions aren't necessary, and I found it a little funny that the service I signed up for is called Unlimited.

I wonder, what was I holding back on?

If I could read as many books as I like for 980 yen a month, my life would be so much richer.

What matters is not "how many resources I have," but "where I am using the resources I have."

It is not the quantity, but the destination that is important. It is.

People who are heading toward the right destination have attained "abundance." Even if their monthly income is 80,000 yen.

I think about it sometimes.
People with few possessions often have simple thoughts and see the essence of things. I would love to acquire that kind of thinking.

I, too, have decided to read as many of my favorite books as I want starting today. Because that is the right destination for me.

Have a wonderful day★