About this quote

Carrying too much wealth slows you down and turns your focus from living to merely guarding your stuff. True freedom means having exactly what you need to function, without the extra baggage that breeds anxiety. How much of your daily worry goes toward maintaining things you do not even use? Draw a line between comfort and excess. Once you define what enough looks like, you can finally walk away from the endless chase.

When to use it

• A couple is deciding whether to sign a massive mortgage for a house with three empty spare rooms. One says, 'We do not need a mini-mansion that keeps us chained to our desks. Let us buy a modest place we can actually enjoy without the stress.'
• An engineer turns down a high-stress promotion that demands seventy-hour work weeks. 'The extra pay is not worth losing my weekends. I want a salary that supports my life, not one that consumes my every waking hour.'
• A hobbyist decides to sell four unused cameras instead of upgrading to a fifth. 'I am spending more time organizing gear than actually taking photos. It is time to sell the extras and keep only what fits in one small bag.'