Running in Place

You want freedom don't you? Well guess what.... It's not happening. The good news is you can still change it. I'm working on it myself so we can go through this together. We all would like to be able to pack up and go on trips or even just relocate to another part of the world but how many of us can actually do that? Not too many. I was in the airport a few weeks ago and met a couple who packed up and said they're  traveling the world before they're 30. We didn't get into too much personal business but I'm sure they don't have a mountain of debt from school loans or a high car note to pay so they can move around like that and enjoy the world. I would say they probably don't have kids but I'm sure you can take your kids on that type of journey as well. But it made me think about how much financial obligation we actually get tied into. I'm sure y'all already know how I feel about school so I won't get into it too much but wouldn't it be dope if after college you could take some time off to relax and enjoy what seems like 50 years of going to class? I'll answer it for you.. Hell yeah it would but six months into that the all knowing student loan company will find you. No matter where you are. People end up dying before they finish paying for an education. (Wow) But let's say you don't have student loans or you've paid them off already guess what's next. A brand new two thousand something vehicle that you've wanted for a while. I mean you work hard right? Sure you do so go sign the papers to pay $400 a month for five years for the car itself. Then you've gotta insure it and put gas in it because none of you own electric cars because the opposite sex isn't checking for that... So you've got your car that takes about $600 a month to have. You make decent money so it's doable or at least that's what you forced yourself to think. Now you need a place to live. Without me writing a long list of expenses you're gonna pay at least $800 to lay your head down in a decent spot. That's with a roommate. Then you have all other kinds of expenses that don't seem to EVER stop piling up. It's just a hole you keep digging until you end up becoming a slave to yourself, your needs and wants. No matter how much you hate your job you can't quit so you're forced to work for whatever they feel you're worth. It's like a treadmill and you can have the speed on 2 or max it out but you'll still be on it running over the same financial hurdles you just stepped over a little while ago... We need to figure out how to beat this system and get out of this bear hug because it'll squeeze the life it if you if you let it.