Chasing Freedom

Left corporate in 2026 after 10 years to chase my dreams.

Documenting the journey from wage cage → financial freedom.

[Chasing Freedom @AssetsOverWages]

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First day of work, September 2016.

My very first journal entry was the math: I turn 65 in 2057.

I wrote one line under it. "There is no way I want to do this for the rest of my life. I have to find a way out."

Day one. I already knew.

[Chasing Freedom @AssetsOverWages]

Freedom isn’t a big number in the bank.

For me it’s simpler:

• Waking up without an alarm because someone else needs me
• Choosing where I work from
• Knowing my time is mine to give, not sold by the hour

Everything I’m building now is in service of more of that.

Not more stuff. More control over the one life I have.

[Chasing Freedom @AssetsOverWages]

@goooonnney Unreal! I just hit follow 💪🏽

[Chasing Freedom @AssetsOverWages]

I’d rather move slower and stay untethered than take on long-term debt that owns pieces of my future.

Debt feels like voluntary handcuffs to me.

The peace of mind from being free of it is worth the slower pace right now.

Some people call it playing it safe.

I call it protecting the freedom I’m trying to create before it’s even fully here.

[Chasing Freedom @AssetsOverWages]

@staysaasy This was the final straw for me honestly, one day I realized I never want to be in a room where they don’t really see my value ever again

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@GRITCULT Love this.

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@ChizaramNelo Build one new stream of income. Recently quit my corporate job to laser focus on this after I realized the job was taking a lot more than it was giving me (toxic environment, unfair expectations, weight gain)

Have the runway to take a bet on myself so dove right in!

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@BrandonWealth This is the toughest modern lesson to learn. It’s shocking how many people don’t realize this

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@MsVeilMoney To me wealth is living in peace

Knowing that I can take care of myself and my loved ones while having the freedom to pursue the things that I want

[Chasing Freedom @AssetsOverWages]

@unusual_whales Anybody smarter than me want to explain what the downstream effects of this would be? Does this mean social security benefits are gone as of end of 2032?

[Chasing Freedom @AssetsOverWages]

@Kalshi It seems like higher interest rates are inevitable, people are locking in what will likely be lower interest rates for a long time so they can secure their housing!

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@investingluc Making fewer decisions = success!

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@GeringerAdam A friend said to me recently ‘Money finds me because I never chase it’

They may be onto something as counter intuitive as it sounds

[Chasing Freedom @AssetsOverWages]

Every day I’m choosing to build assets instead of just chasing more income.

It doesn’t always feel glamorous.

Some days it’s just research or small moves that won’t pay off for years.

But I know the compound effect is real.

One day the assets will be working harder than I ever did sitting in that office.

[Chasing Freedom @AssetsOverWages]

Income feels like security.

Ownership feels like freedom.

One can disappear with a layoff or a bad quarter.

The other compounds quietly in the background whether you’re working or not.

I spent years optimizing for the first.

Now I’m obsessed with the second.

The question that changed everything for me: “What can I own that earns for me?”

[Chasing Freedom @AssetsOverWages]

The hardest part of leaving the corporate path so far hasn’t been losing the paycheck.

It’s losing the identity that came with it.

No more title. No more “I work at…”

Just me, figuring it out and building something that’s actually mine.

Some days it feels raw. Most days it feels necessary.

If you’ve ever felt that identity shift after a big change, you know.

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@OBPinvestments Gold! 🤐

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I left a high-paying job and I’d be lying if I said I don’t have moments of doubt.

Quitting something stable to chase freedom feels different when you’re actually doing it.

Still feels like the right direction though.

[Chasing Freedom @AssetsOverWages]

I don’t see money as the end goal.

It’s a tool. The real goal for me is freedom — no boss, freedom of location, and the ability to work hard on my own schedule.

Everything else is secondary to that.

Things to ponder as Monday approaches.

[Chasing Freedom @AssetsOverWages]

I think the traditional path can work — if you treat it like a conscious choice instead of the default.

The danger is sleepwalking into it with no real plan and hoping a pension will be enough later.

[Chasing Freedom @AssetsOverWages]

One thing that’s become clear to me: long-term debt is the opposite of freedom.

It ties you to a system and a timeline that isn’t yours. I’d rather move slower and stay untethered than take on debt that owns part of my future.