Many of us "working" (literally or through some investment vehicles like stocks, business etc.) towards achieving financial freedom. I am sure many of the peer investors-cum-bloggers here have achieved financial freedom and probably many times over.  However, what I like to ponder openly is does financial freedom = happiness?

 

Of course, I am not discounting the importance of financial freedom here. IT IS important element for expending our freedom of choice, which is one source of happiness. What I am saying is financial freedom alone is not equal to happiness. Just take for an example of those second generation rich kid (in China, they are called 富二代), they are born rich and achieved financial freedom by pure "luck" but that does not immediately make them an happy chap, not unless you equate happiness to pure material possession like fast car, big houses etc...

 

Both financial freedom and happiness are rather subjective as they depend very much on your baseline. ...