Every raise and bonus, I ask the same question: how does this buy me freedom later? My coworkers spend theirs the day it lands, and I quietly move mine toward something that will still be standing when the job is gone. Sometimes I feel wise for it, and sometimes I feel like I'm always living for a tomorrow that never quite arrives.
More people experience this than they realize.
You keep building for the future, and you wonder if you ever let yourself have now.
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.