You can increase money, but you cannot increase time

Anyone can increase their money by working,
taking on side jobs, and engaging in asset management.

As a banker, I face numbers every day,
and I am working hard on building my assets
while utilizing my knowledge as a financial planner.

Developing strategies to increase money
and facing the market has an excitement similar to
making a 'read' in mahjong, and it is directly linked to my professional skills.

However, no matter how much wealth you build,
there is something you can never obtain.

That is 'time'.

Even Elon Musk, the world's richest man,
cannot overturn the constraint of 24 hours in a day.

No matter how much money you have,
you cannot go back to the past, nor can you buy
time in the future.

We are all living equally within a countdown
called 'remaining time'.

The difference between mere 'lifespan' and 'healthy life expectancy'

Until now, I have focused on goals that can be measured by numbers,
such as 'how much wealth to build' and 'when to retire'.

It cannot be denied that as I pursued my career as a banker
and aimed for 'FIRE (Financial Independence, Retire Early)' in three years, the scale of 'money' inevitably became the center of my thinking.

However, I recently stopped and thought about it.

What is the value of a 'lifespan' that is just living for a long time?

What we should prioritize is our 'healthy life expectancy,' where we can move and think freely
and laugh with our loved ones.

The quality of one hour spent in bed is completely different from one hour spent traveling with family,
eating delicious food, and immersing oneself in hobbies.

No matter how much money you have, if your body
no longer moves as you wish,
you cannot enjoy that wealth.

I have reaffirmed that the ultimate purpose of building assets
is to make this 'healthy life expectancy' shine as brightly as possible.

How to make the 'remaining time' shine

By encountering the philosophy of 'Die With Zero',
I learned the importance of not just increasing assets, but transforming them
into dividends called 'memories'.

This has truly become a compass for me right now.

The time when children are still with us is
shorter than you think

Completely shut out work stress and
cherish the weekends spent with family

Even if it means stretching yourself a little,
go see scenery you have never seen with your children

These things might reduce your future
asset balance somewhat

However, what will be etched in our hearts when we look back is
not the balance in our bank account, but
the memories of laughing together as a family

What lies beyond having a certain amount of assets is
not just wealth accumulation

It is a creative life plan of "how to spend meaningful time while you are still healthy"

Conclusion: To enrich this very moment, right now

Asset formation is ultimately
a "means to enrich your life"

Do not mistake the goal for the means

What I am aiming for is not to become a machine
that just piles up assets

Working backward from the remaining time, while we are still healthy in mind and body,
how can we make that time as dense and brilliant as possible

I want to continue to
keep this theme in mind from here on out

How do you think about wanting to make your
"healthy life expectancy" shine?

I would be happy if you could let me know in the comments section or by clicking 'like'