Everyone says it.
“Once I make more money, life will slow down. I’ll breathe. I’ll finally have time.”
But here’s the uncomfortable truth:
Most people make more money… and feel busier, more stressed, and even further from freedom than before.
It’s not because they’re bad with money.
It’s because they were sold the wrong formula.
The Lie We Were Sold
We were all given the same promise:
Work hard → make more → life gets easier.
Except here’s what really happens:
You get the raise.
You upgrade the apartment, add the nicer car, maybe take on more subscriptions, more responsibilities… more everything.
And suddenly, that “extra money” just buys you a nicer version of the same trapped life.
More income. Same exhaustion. Zero time.
Because Money Doesn’t Buy Freedom, Time Does
Here’s the real equation wealthy (and free) people understand:
Time > Money
Money is renewable.
Time is not.
Freedom isn’t making $10K a month.
Freedom is being able to wake up and choose how you spend your time.
So Why Don’t Most People Ever Get There?
Because they use money to upgrade lifestyle instead of using money to buy back their time.
- More income = more bills
- More success = less margin
- More stuff = more hours needed to pay for it all
The problem isn’t income.
The problem is what you trade your life for.
The Shift: Buying Time on Purpose
Time freedom doesn’t start when you’re rich.
It starts the minute you decide:
“Every extra dollar I make buys me my life back, not more things.”
That might look like:
✅ Paying off one bill so you work fewer hours for survival
✅ Automating money so your brain isn’t working 24/7
✅ Creating one $200/month income stream that works while you sleep
✅ Hiring out something that eats your energy but not your purpose
It starts small.
Sometimes with a single hour you no longer owe to survival.
But that first hour? That’s the crack in the system.
The Question This Week:
“If I made more money today, would it give me more time, or just more stress?”
If it’s not buying you time, it’s not buying you freedom.
Tomorrow, we build the first move together:
how to buy back your first hour.
