Oddbean new post about login | logout Lol I would’ve been stacking more debt with a HELOC to buy corn.
We are incredibly anti debt. It doesn't align with our values. It's not Christian.
But you still forsaked your values in getting the mortgage in the first place.
Our path to financial freedom was not an optimal one, but we've been able to pursue life from a position of financial strength. Bitcoin is presenting my family with the opportunity to change that for our future generations. One centered around investing in and developing community and multi generational family living.
The crazy thing is, bitcoin beats fiat so bad that mathmatically not optimal decisions won't cripple you over time.
Nothing gets paid off a day sooner than it has to anymore.
Makes no mathematical sense.
Finance is personal more than it is mathematical. A mathematical approach leaves one empty and unfulfilled, wandering without direction once the goal is reached from what I've seen. Had I continued that approach I wouldn't have found Bitcoin and I'd already be financially free. Instead, I have developed strong passions and a growing family within an amazing community. Life is significantly more free on this path for me.
Being deliberate about one's cash flow decisions is certainly advantageous, especially currently