I'm starting to realize that it's all been a pack of lies.

[@wolfbaer75]

We do jobs we hate to buy things we don't need to impress people we don't like.

[@PUNKMYVIDEO]

It's the American way!

[@healthierlife4663]

Well said!

[@wolfbaer75]

@@healthierlife4663 It's not my quote, I read it somewhere;)

[@silly_hammy1]

​@wolfbaer75 its george Carlin ❤

[@SweetHere111]

@@wolfbaer75 Tyler Durden, Fight Club

[@latisewilson4561]

The way people defend the programming is quite scary ... the moment you start to color outside the lines, you get stoned lol

[@labaker3477]

😂😂😂 I know it's serious but it's funny at the same time. At least, that's how I see it now after experiencing the pain. They will never know the joy of colouring outside 😅

[@gggjjj2333]

That's why I get stoned and make my own lines ;)

[@FirstName-z1e]

Best comment ❤

[@andrewsnyder9262]

Blaze up baby

[@GRINDETHIKSMIXTAPESHOW]

those are donkeys in animal farm

[@bbellefson]

The powers that be do NOT want you to discover just how little you have to BUY to be happy.

[@andrewsnyder9262]

The powers that be do not want you to realize how broke you are without access to credit.

[@july06keisergrad]

We are the powers that be. We live in the Most Free country on the planet.

[@andrewsnyder9262]

@@july06keisergrad free to be an imbecile. Free to fat unproductive and unhealthy. Free to consume toxic things.

[@ApexAL]

​@@july06keisergrad no.. your freedoms are an illusion! The only thing you are "free" to do is not be interfered with by other people

[@deadreckoning6288]

​​@@july06keisergrad Covid mandates and forced medical interventions say otherwise....

[@eldudeirnostoicist4625]

Packed up my whole life into a container 6 months ago and parked it on a friend's property. Got on a plane and am currently finally living a life

[@pod8234]

So your friend gets to store your shit on their property while you go live your life? Lucky friend!

[@eldudeirnostoicist4625]

@pod8234 Yep! even paid12 months worth at Rent in advance!

[@cylon5741]

@@eldudeirnostoicist4625 boom!

[@Xeyne098]

​@@eldudeirnostoicist4625 😏💪

[@ShaggNasty-yk1ie]

"I want a nation of workers, not thinkers". (J.D. Rockefeller)

[@infiad1275]

That says it all doesn't it! Not a question. 💯

[@d.f.9064]

Rich people educate their kids with private education because they KNOW they've undercut the public education system, which serves them well.

[@kare7840]

He's also responsible for Dr's being taught more about pharmaceutical than natural health.

[@broken-promiseland]

My thing is a lot of ppl know these things but no one rebels in any way. We're supposed to be the home of the brave not the home of the slaves. Here's one thing we can do. ALL candidates are in the same secret societies. All candidates are in cahoots. You don't have to choose from the ones being pushed on you. Really want to save America? Really want to expose truth's? Vote outside the box. Put my name on the ballot. America JFK was going to reveal things. He didn't get the chance. No other president dared to. Know other president wanted to. We need a president not in their secret society, not scared of being offed. I'm that guy. I maybe just what America needs. Get the secret societies out of power.

[@wardraven8755]

Jd rockefeller was one of the richest men in the world back befor women got their rights and the reason women got their rights.

[@FirstName-z1e]

Signing a year lease on an apartment while working and grinding on a soul sucking job to support that apartment is pure bondage.

[@12567NoYouCannot]

It is; and Also Getting into a 20-30 Year Mortgage.

[@produceman13]

They control us with housing... I have a friend who moved to Indonesia, and he said you can just build a shack to live in for free in certain areas... I had to ask myself... In a "free" country like the US... why can't we build our own free housing if we are poor too? Remember too that the Supreme Court passed that law where they can lock up the homeless in a prison now.

[@Scott-xb7ov]

Try the streets.

[@eequeenisnoided]

Preach.

[@eequeenisnoided]

​@@Scott-xb7ov I'm doing it....and there are many parallels.

[@rwdchannel2901]

My Baby Boomer uncle bought a house in southern California near the beach in 1978 for $78,000. His job was being a clerk at the grocery store. His wife worked part-time in fast food places such as Wendy's. They recently sold the house for $900,000. The only person who could afford to buy it is a doctor. Imagine being a clerk at a grocery store, buying a house, and about 50 years the only buyer that can afford it is a doctor with a $250,000 a year salary. That's how messed up the current economy is. It's everyone for themselves. The old people will gladly take the government-corporate money for the fake values put on their houses and 401Ks to help the globalists depopulate the earth. Things are so expensive that most of the Millennials aren't having kids and getting married.

[@Johnny_Shadow]

You will also take government money if offered. It's money called Social Security and it's your money that you paid into the system

[@produceman13]

@@kirkthedayman LOL "nation of blessing" More like nation of slaves.

[@Scrunchie_777]

​@@kirkthedaymanold man, you are part of the problem. How are people supposed to live a meaningful life when life itself is unaffordable, did you even read the original post? Being American is meaningless when self-preservation is above all else. Me me me before my bretherin - I'm doing fine so to hell with everyone else, it's obviously because the others are "lazy." You really live up to the boomer stereotype, well done.

[@mattlaeff724]

Salary is 20% of personal finance. If said doctor still has 500k in Student debt -- they are broke. Only number that matters is Net Worth.

[@Emiliapocalypse]

I was with you until the depopulation of the earth. That is NOT what folks in charge want. They benefit from more meat for the grinder, more population to prop up the pyramid scheme of an economy. You can’t be outrageously wealthy without poor people to exploit. If the earth was depopulated, it would mess up their whole system. They want us having more babies to exploit as workers in the future

[@GreenEnvy.]

Telling 18 year olds to go thousands of dollars in debt for a worthless degree is where life starts to unravel.

[@James-bo1ox]

Or telling them to get married and have kids they may not want or cant afford to have.

[@Spacedust1911]

Man, that’s the truth.

[@djrickyb]

​@@James-bo1oxIt is crazy that for a woman 45+ years ago having a baby at 18 years old was totally normal and has been done by women for thousands of years. Today, it's frowned upon so much for hundreds of reasons including ruining your whole life. Even 22-23 year old women having children is considered a horrible idea in USA today.

[@MaffyTaffyHaffy]

So true. And what’s even more of a mockery are the professors that are in professions like sociology that are teaching these students when they know there’s no feature for them… Like it’s so sad. I’m sitting here and I have 2° one in anthropology and one in philosophy, I don’t have any debt. So it’s whatever I thankfully had it paid off by my parents who forced me to go to college. But I can’t imagine those who chose some bullshit degree and have like 70 K in debt.

[@MaffyTaffyHaffy]

@@djrickyb because it is a horrible idea😂 especially with the quality of man in the modern day. Men can barely take care of themselves and show up appropriately, so yeah, it’s really dumb for a woman to have kids with a man right now cause it’s not even cost-effective. Neither is the dating world. Women are better off without men. Most men cannot control themselves whatsoever.

[@DeSmith-o4b]

I retired in my 40s after beating late stage cancer. Life is more than work and making money, and buying stuff that you don't need.

[@heinebohmann1566]

Most people don't have the means to retire when in their 40s.

[@TheLampini]

My partner was deeply in the loop until he got cancer. His was also late stage and his recovery prompted a complete break out of freedom for us. I totally get how that experience changes your priorities 😊. We downsized massively, moved onto a boat which we own outright and he is making music and I make art. We are money poor but our quality of life is amazing. ❤

[@DeSmith-o4b]

@@TheLampini I'm a lucky DotComer; although the economy is making me rethink retirement. 🤣

[@DeSmith-o4b]

@@heinebohmann1566 I'm lucky. Right place, right time, and killed myself to get where I am in my 20s. I agree. I try to coach high school and college kids on entrepreneurship and startups. Unless you're an athlete or entertainer, it's one of the few career areas where you can break out being in a technology startup and become a mini-Elon Musk, Reid Hoffman, Sergey Brin, or Vivek Ramaswamy. I'm not a billionaire, but I used recognizable tech entrepreneurs. I'm very comfortable and made enough. Fight Club is a guide for me, as is the Millionaire Next Door book. Someday I'm hoping to live out The Martian book and become a colonist. I've wanted to be an astronaut since I was a kid.

[@TheLampini]

@@ramon3897 we downsized. We have less "everything" to pay for. We make stuff and sell it, we live frugally. We care more about a good sunset than we do about money. We also live in the UK so we don't have to worry about healthcare costs. Not sure how we'd manage it under the US system tbh..

[@williamm.138]

5 years ago, my wife and I sold the big house with the big mortgage, paid off all debt, and bought a little cabin in the woods. Now we do what we like to do. We did the clock punching for 25 years, until we realized it was a waste of life. I'm so glad to be able to do, or not, whatever floats my boat!

[@TimothyWard]

Sounds like a great life!

[@williamm.138]

I don't know how money equals fun, but regardless, money is not an issue. I make what I sell/barter, and business is good. Besides, when monthly expenses are less than 1k a month, it's easy to cover.​@@bbing-99

[@williamm.138]

@@ramon3897 No Gov't assistance of any kind. Paid off house, no debt, and I'm an independent artist and tool maker. I make more than I need, and don't buy what I can't afford.

[@Lilione111]

How do you survive financially? Did you have good savings? I know you don’t need much out there, but you still need some supplies, groceries etc.

[@williamm.138]

I work for myself as an independent artist. I also make traditional native wood carving tools. I'm as busy as I want to be!​@@Lilione111

[@markalbert1283]

People hate you if you're clever and they hate you if you're a fool. Just do you! It just doesn't matter.

[@garymensurati1631]

In my 70 years I have never experienced the complete horse shit happening nowadays, unfortunately. Thank you.

[@PotatoPCFishingBoomerDude]

Its,a different shit show now for sure. But then its always been. Remember OJ?

[@jondough4116]

Watergate ect ect... always been a shit show for decades...

[@RobSoap-i7t]

Take the jab save your Grannie kinda nonsense

[@greybone777]

Guess you missed 1963 and the coup.

[@jcmjcm1945]

Neither have we!!! We listened to our great grand parrents grandparents and parrents. We and our adult children are further then we thought we'd be now. We didn't follow the status quo and followed the advice and lessons our great and grand and parrents gave us. But it seems people ignore the past and will repeat it.

[@hammersaw3135]

My brother Daniel died recently, he was saving for retirement and had no free time or enjoyment in life. He died from cardiac arrest in his 30s trying to figure it out.

[@WTHenry2023]

Condolences on the loss of your brother

[@FREEINGTHEMIND]

🙏🏾❤️❤️

[@YellowRoses10]

May your brother Daniel Rest In Peace🩵

[@TravelinRosy2025]

Sad😢

[@retrogamer82]

We need to stop working ourselves into an early grave

[@alwaysbeyourself9328]

I did exactly that by leaving the rat race and moving to Colorado to hike and explore the Rockies. My family and the rest of the world tried desperately to prove I was wrong, but it has been the most liberating, growth-enhancing and joyful thing I have ever done. We all came here to LIVE, to love, to enjoy our passions, our missions, our dreams, not to conform to societies fears and mediocrity, living lives of quiet desperation. Bravo, Tim. New sub!

[@kwimms]

So you can't "LIVE" in the city? C'mon. Mountains have bears.

[@durcklyndavies1762]

Life changing and inspiring ❤

[@freedomm]

I left the corporate grind and I couldn't be happier. You will never see me sitting in an office again.

[@anunnacy]

First of all, awesome! I'm curious though: How old are you? How did you break out of it? And what are you doing now? (instead of corporate job)

[@JCA51698]

Earlier this year, I actually said to myself, “This monotony is killing me!” Then I learned about becoming an English teacher abroad. In June I left my hometown in the USA and came to Guadalajara, Mexico to go to school to become TEFL certified. Loving life here in Mexico :) Less stressful and less costly. I'm coming back to the US at the end of the summer to sell most of my possessions with the plan of coming back to Mexico next year to live and work. I've given up on “The American Dream”. It's like George Carlin once said, “You have to be asleep to believe it.”

[@gregmurphy2691]

I'm a fellow tefl teacher, and I can tell you, you made a great choice. It's one of the best work, life balance jobs, with so many opportunities to travel and see the world. Good luck amigo 👍

[@TheMusicmak3r]

Nice 👍

[@reelfly]

George Carlin was the realist and totally hilarious! Wish he was still around to hear his perspective on current society. 😁

[@TravelinRosy2025]

Usa sucks

[@kimwarner1681]

Brace yourself , I hope you don't have to go food shopping! lol, it is bad...and the prices keep going up and up and up....We hope to do what you did one day soon, this is unsustainable here now. And we make a good living, it is stretched thin now, it's ridiculous. and before anyone comes at me, no, we do not live beyond our means. there are people that do, and life was always expensive for that crowd but this country is different now, it is tough for everyone.

[@Kentucky_Adventures]

'When you're 20 you care what everyone thinks. When you're 40 you stop caring what everyone thinks. When you're 60 you realize no one was ever thinking about you in the first place.' - Winston Churchill is what I hear that source is. Only part of what you are discussing, but every word of this is so true. I am just over 50 learning just how much of a prison I have lived in based on most of the same info your video discusses. It has made me who I am now, yes, but at what cost....at least I am getting on what I believe to be the right track now. “Insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results.” Einstein

[@TrevorHamberger]

Oh no. Not in my case. They're definitely thinking of me

[@MeeCee5204]

I think it all depends on your personality. I actually enjoy a boring routine life. It gives me security and peace. Now that I'm retired, drinking coffee and sitting on my sofa playing games on my on my tablet while watching KZbin is the epitome of a good day for me. If I want a little excitement, I'll go to Goodwill or the Dollar store. I always say I have nothing to do and all day to do it. This is what I worked 30 years for and I love it! 😊

[@MickSupper]

My mom is the same way. She loves "security".

[@lemuel7146]

That's a good point about one's personality!

[@whiskersandshyla9944]

Sounds like a perfect life to me

[@quicktoevil]

I love this comment. I can completely identify with the peace and security that comes with a routine.

[@hitterandrewpickles4649]

everyone is different.

[@Austin-zq1oc]

80% of what people spend their their time and money on is to impress other people. News flash: they ain't impressed...

[@concepcionmenzona-stewart4615]

😂👏🏽🔥

[@simplysimple7628]

Spot on. That’s this social media world.

[@smatias83]

💯👏🏼

[@Relentless.assault]

I don't believe in working, I just don't believe in it. I believe in living 🎉🎉🎉

[@GEEKED.OUT.NI66A]

Roll up your sleeves, pull up ur bootstraps and just keep on keeping on! Gotta work hard! GGGRRRRRRR!!!!!!

[@susanna8612]

Me neither. Even seasonal jobs suck. I believe in working only when you do it for your own progress and goals... like if u wanna become good guitar player you need to practise to learn or if u wanna build a house, it will be lots of work before its ready or if you wanna pass a test you need to study. But those things you do because you want them and you want to learn. What I dont believe in is mechanically just doing something hours after hours, day after day, month after month just for money, money which does not make you even rich. Its joyless and takes away your precious time for something you might not even enjoy to do. And yes, sometimes we need to push ourselves to do things we dont like, life is not only celebration but if that dictates all your life and time, NO! Its not worth it.

[@Relentless.assault]

@@susanna8612 beautifully put, yes if it's not something of my own creation then it's just a waste of time and energy

[@TravelinRosy2025]

Exactly y I hate usa

[@bigchief2331]

Yep nor do I. I am happy being an underachiever. Despite a postgrad education I just mow lawns. In winter I basically don't work at all. And during the peak season I just take it easy. Because I am not going to kill myself for work. Best things in life are FREE and I need my freedom and autonomy to go for a run or hike in nature and just BE. I don't know how people go back and forth to their 9 to 5 job, day in day out. That is so depressing to me.

[@taichi29]

When the recession started in '08 it woke me up. We've been told that we should get our degree, and go to work. I've started to see that we were not living, but existing. I've stopped chasing the lie, and start living.

[@TravelinRosy2025]

It american way it sucks here italy knows how to live

[@meisterlymanu5214]

yep, 08 fkd my life up, had to move country in 2013 but i actually found a wonderful work life balance in the sun. Quality of life, instead of chasing "stuff." It was my destiny. But i woulnt encourage kids today to do college and corporate.

[@produceman13]

@@TravelinRosy2025 They get to drink wine at lunch in Italy....

[@Scrunchie_777]

​@@produceman13and take siestas

[@JaminT.Jaddua]

Hey I heard that brother

[@churchofpos2279]

My best life is now that I have gotten off the hamster wheel. I have gone from a 6 figure salary to being declared officially "low income" by the State and Feds. I have a small paid for cottage, paid for used cars, and buy my clothes at thrift stores/Walmart. I bought into consumerism for a long time, but now know that material things don't make you happy

[@reelfly]

❤ Kudos! You get it! Keep enjoying life friend. Well all deserve it.

[@boatdoctors]

I'm getting there man!!

[@oldskoolmusicnostalgia]

Now you will have articles lamenting that people like yourself are no longer paying taxes that sustain the very paradigm that drained you 😂

[@Emiliapocalypse]

@@oldskoolmusicnostalgiaargh. Good point, people love using any angle to shame those who are not partaking in the wheel

[@Xeyne098]

​@@Emiliapocalypse pretty much, jealous.

[@kmc1steelers998]

A huge lie. My 22 year old daughter was so stressed with her job and quit, to go to a little part time that lets her breath and is getting ready for Americorps to learn new things, agriculture being one of them , to assist with feeding the homeless, and serving in areas of need. You're in this world to help others and live. I'm so glad my children have mastered being different and following what's best for you. I don't want to be 70 to have fun. We are not promised tomm

[@GreenEnvy.]

I joined the peace corps when I was your daughters age. She will take the experience with her forever. She might even consider taking her Americorps skills abroad. I never left the country I was sent to. It's a better life here in Morocco.

[@kmc1steelers998]

@@GreenEnvy. Wow. Ty for sharing ❤

[@badgerbusiness9059]

I retired at 47, had a business, but covid made me just retire...best thing that ever happened! Spend my days with my wife and six kids and I'm happily content. We're not rich, get by on 75k a year, but we have what we need.

[@abuadam01]

I am 52 and not a day goes by that I don't think about quitting my job and ride around the country on my small bike. 😊

[@fredbantu3694]

So what is stopping you ? yourself maybe.

[@EzeICE]

That actually sounds awesome

[@Freeedy]

Just do it man, don’t think about it. Life’s too short as it is already

[@abuadam01]

@@Freeedy 2025 looks like THE year its going down 😁

[@mangoyacho]

@abuadam01 Very interesting indeed... you are right to hang onto that job to save enough money to use for the bike ride that you are so looking forward to. But what will you do after the small bike ride round the country?

[@ParteraQuisqueyana]

Once I read a comment that said that God is cruel because there’s homeless people and food costs money. I replied God is not the bad one; food is already free; MAN put a price on it. We’ve made everything that was easy into something complicated for ourselves, on the name of those who made it that way to enrich themselves.

[@michaelgresham1980]

100% god is cruel. Kids are born with cancer or deformed brains, wars start almost annually for essentially no reason, and our bodies are incredibly fragile, and it’s so very difficult to not be stressed with just basic living. Why aren’t we better than this?

[@ParteraQuisqueyana]

@@michaelgresham1980 We don’t know the reason; I just know that each of those situations can be made into a blessing or a curse depending on how we as humans react to it. I’ve worked with mothers whose children are born with anencephaly and they’ve given their babies a beautiful few minutes, days, or weeks of life, and they have brought their communities together in the process. Everything is about perspective.

[@TimothyWard]

Great point!

[@michaelgresham1980]

@@ParteraQuisqueyana this is exactly why church attendance is at all times lows. Young people are so very tired of dogma and subjective truths. You can’t turn every negative situation into a positive one. The reason why we strive for better things in life is because we associate negativity with negative events. The reason why so many adults are depressed is because life is not nearly as abundant like Jesus claimed it would be. The list goes on. For every feel good success story you share, you forget about the millions of tragedies that happened to innocent random people that were just forgotten by god. It’s pathetic at best to whitewash everything as “perspective,” boomer. It’s not about perspective. It’s about reality.

[@ParteraQuisqueyana]

@@michaelgresham1980 I’m not a boomer and I’m not Christian (so I don’t believe in Jesus as a god). I’m from the Dominican Republic; people are visibly happier there than in the US, which is arguably the richest country in the world. In fact, the DR was recently rated the happiest country of the world by an independent research group (I do believe this result because I can see and live the contrast). Why? It’s because in the DR people have faith and a different perspective; mental health is so much better because we have community and family; tragedies are greatly minimized when you have support from people you love; I’ve seen it time and time again. Bad situations will not go away, you will have to live with them ANYWAY, so you better make the best out of every situation; I mean, why not? Why would you want to make something bad even worse with a bad attitude? Sounds like you still lack more living to understand certain things; this knowledge can only come from experience and there’s nothing I can tell you that can convince you; you have to live it.

[@melvano4014]

I retired at 44. 14 years later it’s still a blast. 7 hours at a waterpark yesterday hitting all the rides with the grandkids.

[@ananda_miaoyin]

Yes. I retired at 45. Three years later...it does NOT suck at all!

[@EyesWideOpen...3.16]

I retired at 43, governments choice not mine, 24 year career flushed down the pan for no reason…….i didn’t earn much in social care anyway so it’s no different in too much of a way, life isn’t about work, it’s about being in the moment and the work slave trap is all about the future…….when you can’t enjoy it!!!!!!!

[@djrickyb]

@@melvano4014 That is amazing. What occupation did you have? Did you have a lot in savings when you retired?

[@melvano4014]

@@djrickyb occupational therapist. Ran 3 rehab clinics. Paid for 5 BR home, 412k invested, 225k in bonds and checking and wife and I get 16k a month total monthly pensions after taxes.

[@teresakenas1121]

"The prize is you enjoy doing it" Fabulous! Thank you for your positive, uplifting, energizing perspectives.

[@latetotheparty184]

Henry David Thoreau's advice " Simplify, simplify, simplify. " referring to finding life's happiness..

[@joannapatterson4625]

Why I am retiring early. I have enough to pay the bills and reinvest. That’s all i need. I’m more than happy to leave the matrix for a quiet, peaceful life.

[@Smuggler169]

same here!

[@johnnyr19026]

SAME HERE

[@hereweare9096]

It’s sad for the young people who don’t have that ability to do so. Governments are so corrupt

[@mildred3378]

Go for it!! I retired early last year and don't regret it at all. I have zero debt and living comfortable on my pension income.

[@MickSupper]

@@mildred3378 What a way to break the monotony. lol I don't think that was the point of the video, but if it worked for you then that's great.

[@sergiovalenti7255]

I’m going to be 60 next year, and I totally fell into the narrative. I’m beat down and I might be going through a divorce soon. I have no idea what’s going to happen, but I’m going to try to do my best and remain levelheaded. 🙏

[@educ8te]

Stay positive.The best is yet to come!

[@kimwarner1681]

You can get a free consultation with a lawyer and go from there. Try a few different ones, you never know what may be in your favor, even if you can't retain the lawyer. they can tell you things you would never know. and P.S., I loved your jeans...lol

[@claytonj001]

Get it on and learn something while you feel the pain. My ex hit me out of the blue and it felt like she murdered me. I sat down and figured out what the lesson was. For me it was recreating me and seeing the life I was missing. Pray and listen.

[@concepcionmenzona-stewart4615]

Take a Jiu JitSu class, it helps tremendously.. I did at age 57 & I’m 64 now & never looked back😊

[@RRODKKEN]

Hi everyone, I'm 54yrs young😂😂😂 an a introvert. I really appreciate Tim wisdom on how to experience this gift of life. I'm always looking forward on Tim sharing his prospective. Thank you Mr. Ward.

[@RetireandGo]

I thank Tim for these discussion videos. Honest talk :-)

[@johnnyr19026]

@@RetireandGo Totally Agree.

[@Urban_atelierbyabe]

I'm a contractor and I took 8 months off this year,after working 12hrs days for 18 yrs,best decision ever, I do love my job tho,but I have a side hustle too,that sustains me when I take time off,recovering is incredible 😊😊

[@TimothyWard]

That’s awesome brother! I’m glad to you took the time to recover and invest in your well-being. Stay blessed!

[@jbeachboy100]

​@TimothyWard do you know about ketamine infusions and at home ketamine?

[@mkelly4042]

Yes most of us adults have such a lack of spontaneity. It's understandable to a great extent bc we have limited miney n time do we try to gigure out the best time to do it. He's right there is no prize at the end.

[@pj5551]

You're so right, Tim..again!! 👍🙌 And I just love the truth and wisdom of this message. Thank you!! 🙏🌟😁

[@TimothyWard]

Wow! I really appreciate the support, my friend!

[@Scourgewor]

Since the age of 20 I've worked full time (drafting) which for the most part I've pretty much hated. This year I turn 50 and I'm at the point where I just can't do it anymore. I pay off my house in November and the plan is to rent the house out, sell everything and hit the road in a camper van. I tell people I've had enough of working and they say 'well at least you have a job' or 'you are too young to retire'. They just don't get it.

[@LilyGazou]

Be careful about renting.

[@LeeLiko]

Sell and invest the profits. If you get tired of vehicle travel, then sell that and travel abroad.

[@hitterandrewpickles4649]

we are just slaves, all of us. its tragic really.

[@geegeegarcia]

I'll be 50 in 2025 and I'm doing the exact same. I sold all my belongings back in 2015 before my 40th and traveled across country before settling back in California. The cost of living is extreme and taxes as a small business owner is crazy!!! I'm over it...

[@hitterandrewpickles4649]

@@geegeegarcia im getting that way too, don't see the point in wasting my life busting my ass on a 70 hour working week when most of it is taken from me anyway , that's just slavery.

[@fionaslife]

I left my job in July, I'm in Thailand LIVING🤸🏿 my days include riding my bike, going to the beach, and drinking my body weight in coconut water. ⛵ I think everyone needs to take a health sabbatical every couple of years.

[@peterbates4696]

My doc told me I should go easy with coconut water…. It’s got lots of sugar..

[@fionaslife]

@@peterbates4696 I don't think that is true at all. Doctors don't study nutrition and so I would suggest you either ask a nutritionist or do your own research.

[@peterbates4696]

@@fionaslife does it taste sweet…?

[@fionaslife]

@@peterbates4696 not really.

[@jsarp1310]

Can u give me some tips about Thailand please

[@GodServant1010]

Tim. I am so glad I found your channel. At the age of 50 I felt like my life was a perpetual Groundhog Day.. I have been in a loveless marriage for almost 25 years, was living the “American Dream” with all of the trappings of success, was working at an extremely stressful, high paying job and I hated life. People thought I was having a midlife crisis when I quit my job, divorced my husband, and became a substitute schoolteacher, which is something I always wanted to do. And for the first time in my life, I was actually happy. That was 12 years ago and now I am starting to feel it’s time for a change. that’s when I stumbled across your video. I have begun revisiting my bucket list. I always wanted to do a cross country trip and I think that’s exactly what I’m going to do next summer. My mother, who is almost 90, is exhibit a on how not to live. She worked 42 years with the same employer, never taking off work and being in the model employee, only for them to fire her in the end. oh yeah, she saved lots of money, but she’s in bad health now. so she does is complain about how much her medication cost and she never lived life You’re such an inspiration .

[@davidr7819]

I followed my passion. Did a degree in music. Never got married. Followed a career in music and music teaching. Still doing it now. Endlessly rewarding sharing my joy in music. Always striving to be a better musician, even now at 59. My job took me all over the world…ended up with net worth of £700k ($900k) without having a ‘proper’ job. Do what you love ❤

[@Eternallyhopeful7788]

I had a past manager always saying save for retirement. He died 2 years after he retired, never able to enjoy retirement. Makes you wonder. 🤔

[@tombkk1322]

My father said the same thing and lived to 96 so I guess we never know.

[@Eternallyhopeful7788]

@@tombkk1322 Yep, exactly! 👍

[@churchofpos2279]

I had 2 coworkers insist that they were going to wait and retire ar 65. One died at age 62 and the other died 4 months after he retired. Lesson learned.

[@Eternallyhopeful7788]

@@churchofpos2279 Be wise yet live your life today… ❤️🙏❤️

[@mllarson]

One of my high school teachers died on the golf course a year or so after retiring. Now to be fair, he was overweight and a very greasy guy, so lifestyle choices probably lead to that happening.

[@joebond545]

Extroverts have this habit where they constantly need to be on the go, they get jobs, kids, marriage and all the social norms because they simply can't help but try to fit in with everybody else because they don't want to feel like the odd person. Trying to tell a extrovert to accept being the weirdo and going their own route in life is impossible. However introverts will really get great advice from this video

[@gggjjj2333]

It's also because they're constantly craving dopamine from doing activities and talking to people. They're not able to just "be" they always need something external to validate their existence

[@K1dsCanPlay2]

nah man the difference is not whether someone is introverted or extroverted.

[@TravelinRosy2025]

Nope I'm extrovert n hate the system.

[@Faith-Foward]

Wow what an interesting insight.

[@roamn2472]

Oh man, you're so wrong. It only looks like we're trying to "fit in" because we can talk to ANYBODY and do. LOL. We simple love the energy of people, but trust that we understand the difference between puddle deep and substance.

[@Thesewingsuccesschannel]

Life was more meaningful when I was a child. Now we have to ditch those wanting to control us. So yes. It is the same thing now.

[@Pan_Paniscus]

Even if my early childhood was really great, my teenage years were not, so adulthood has just been a blessing for me 😅😅

[@jalen1838]

Kids don't have to pay bills and do slavery jobs they have better lives imo . They don't have a hovering boss over there head . Life has more meaning when you're a child. Being a adult you don't have no time for anything then your boss nags at you if you ever call out .

[@ItsAGoodChannel]

"I don't want no gold watch for working 50 years at a 9 to 5." - Lou Rawls

[@Curiousman-t8z]

You don’t even get the watch now.

[@fineweather4569]

The irony of the watch was that it was a way of letting you know that you wasted all that important TIME slaving away and now you’re too old and tired to enjoy what’s left.

[@ItsAGoodChannel]

@@fineweather4569 🎯

[@Orweliannightmare]

A waste of time in gold 🐑🤡

[@mandyrose1729]

I remember when I first asked, “why am I doing this?” it triggered a bad depression. It took a lot for me to cut bad habits bc I felt the doom of the 9-5 life settling in on my younger self. It’s been 12 yrs now and I feel the same even stronger. This video is so INSPIRING!! TY Tim! 💛

[@crystalreneeweibert3328]

I do it because I have a 12 year old daughter who still needs stability but she knows the moment I get her grown, I’m disappearing into the northern Montana mountains somewhere.

[@f50koenigg]

I wish I could just go and do that

[@melhawk1352]

Good on you. I too was a free spirit, but providing a stable life for my kids that is predictable and secure is repetitive and sometimes mundane, but being a reliable parent gives them that grounding and assurance. One day, when they've grown up we can hopefully all be free spirits together!

[@Rockerlady]

She will still need you and you will need her. Don't disappear on her.

[@UTP504]

@@RockerladyI’m sure she didn’t mean it in the literal sense😂.

[@Rockerlady]

​@@UTP504 Some people do once kid grows up.

[@jharris7838]

I been telling people this for the past few years. Some agree, others think I’m crazy, lazy, or are so blind and stuck in this matrix that they have no clue or take a second to stop and think for themselves.

[@alexmeyer1581]

I used to have hope for a big change for the better. Now I’m 38 with very little reason to stay around. However I have freedom and I try to enjoy the little things. I have my health and my small pleasures. If I died tomorrow I’d be happy with the life I led.

[@mathewwaszak8582]

Timothy popped up on my algorithm. Immediately liked his voice and presence so subscribed and gave a thumbs up. So true, why do we and people stay in the loop!!! Cheers Timothy💪🙏👍

[@shellpen7326]

I’ve been feeling like this lately more than ever and this is exactly what I said to a friend it being a loop over and over. Yeah we go to school from around age 5 to 18 then work from age 18 till we retire whenever that may be , what a joke, it’s not a life.

[@nathanmansfield6959]

The loop life was living and working and paying bills, taxes in the U.S. I was priced out of my neighborhood and said ok time to leave! Broke the loop by living in Ecuador. Now I work part time here and can afford life. Health and organic food is abundant. I'm running out of money next year and will have to come work a seasonal job back in the States to make money to live on for 3 more years in Ecuador. Seasonal work hard and then just BE!!!

[@briant5135]

What visa did you apply to stay on Ecuador for 3 years?

[@nathanmansfield6959]

@@briant5135 professional visa with my college degree.

[@WanderingMonk55]

Same here, loving the seasonal life for part of the year, save money and then travel and live overseas for half the year! Ecuador sounds amazing 👍

[@tombkk1322]

Try Thailand someday. It’s another great place to live!

[@oscarvaldez7142]

@@tombkk1322 Bad idea since TL will start taxing resident expats on worldwide income starting next year.

[@jinjakka]

There are people that literally get angry with me, when I say I don't wanna do this or I prefer to live like that. But yet, the people on Instagram and KZbin that they idolize, look at religiously and want to live like...literally went against the programming themselves to become who they are today. It's funny.

[@TimothyWard]

Exactly!

[@terryenyart5838]

As a workaholic and someone who has a nice home, shop, tools, equipment, cars, etc. True happiness can be an elusive lady. I've finally found some, but surprisingly, it isn't always what you think will make you happy. Balance and pursuing what you love, regardless of what others think, is all I can recommend.

[@dennisstucke5430]

Indeed, balance.

[@robertfriedman6686]

Spent 30 yrs in construction. Hated everything about it. Hated the travel, hustle and bustle, long hours, disgusting bosses, ignorant people basically the whole rat race. Now I’m out on disability with 4 joint replacements and a back surgery to go yet. 55 yrs old and in awful pain for what that job did to me. Wife divorced after I no longer work and provide her what I did when we were younger. That s**t job cost me everything. All in the name of money. To hell with it

[@SacredCrone]

We live hand to mouth. I wish there was alternative housing available that was affordable.

[@jameskirk7984]

I'm a 59 year old fishing guide with an 8 year old, originally from Canada living in the Caribbean for 15 years, who would've thought. You're preaching to the choir my friend. Everybody gets1 chance at this beautiful life just live it.

[@tawnihaynie1065]

Your dream came true. 👍👍👍❤️❤️❤️😎😎😎

[@chriskane1726]

You had a child at 50? Can you tell me more about your situation? I'm 43 and really down about not having kids yet. Feels its too late and won't happen.

[@jameskirk7984]

@@chriskane1726 Actually 52. I also have a 36 year old daughter. I know I'm getting older. Just my reasoning as you get older a person needs a reason to wake up each morning and be use full to something or some one. The old dog new puppy thing. The only thing to fear is fear itself. I chose life not mortgage = bondage. Been a great ride so far Lavie et Belle. Have faith in yourself and your abilities that's what they're afraid of.

[@Xeyne098]

​@@chriskane1726foster first

[@gustavogomez7331]

Did you retire in the Caribbean or how did you end up there ?

[@YanniEhm]

Yes Sir, a string of lies, and manipulation from the cradle to the grave.

[@greatest7391]

Exploitation

[@WarriorGoddessSubliminals]

Just sold my house, the mortgage was bs, the bank love the interest. Renting short term and moving in to van life. So happy.

[@genossinwaabooz4373]

In Europe? (Given your username) In the US, there's some real tradeoffs and tips to make it work, all depends. Good luck & good journey to you!❤

[@colorfulcollage]

In Canada, rent is more expensive than a mortgage if you bought your house before housing prices went out of hand. Cost of living is so depressing now.

[@letsgobrandon911]

100% truth, a mortgage is a scam you are better off renting and saving the difference towards buying a home.

[@cylon5741]

@@genossinwaabooz4373 Darwin, Australia?

[@RosyPosy4842]

Yes mortgage and HOA is a scam. I'm gonna buy wooded land and a sawmill and build a cabin.

[@TimHornblower]

THANKS TIMOTHY...VERY WELL CONVEYED...CONTINUE WITH MORE VIDEOS, AND BREAK THE LOOP.

[@KillrMillr7]

While in prayer one day recently, I was thanking the good lord for all the blessings he has given our family. He said, “I gave you what you thought was important for them.”

[@lorimcmahon407]

Message really resonates with me. Been in a worplace that is miserable for a decade. Took time off to evaluate and think. Leaving job soon. Cant wait to have new experiences through traveling. Already planned two trips this fall. No more 9 to 5. Pursuing self employment.

[@courtnayzeitler8564]

My childhood was out of control due to careless parenting. Stability is THE JOY as a 57 year old adult. Bring on my 30 year marriage, church on Sunday, raising 3 responsible kids. That’s meaning. I’ll take it ALL DAY LONG.

[@CynthiaBiel]

Yes, as long as it is the stability that you choose for yourself and not forces into.

[@oldskoolmusicnostalgia]

Provided you can find a reliable partner. The numbers alone (demographics) indicate it's increasingly unlikely and I'm not even getting started on getting no chance for ridiculous criteria based on hypergamy or height.

[@pj5551]

..and a little bonus! 😁🙃🖐️

[@TimothyWard]

Thank you so much for the support!

[@thisislogout]

I had a friend who used to travel all the time and attend parties and events all the time. He had no kids, no wife. In his 40's I asked him will he ever settle down and he said, "no, I'm going out with a bang!" Sadly, He passed away ten years later from prostate cancer (same as his father, but his dad was in his 70's). I can say he lived his life to the fullest, but I miss my friend. RIP.

[@TimothyWard]

So sorry to hear about your friend. But I’m glad he got a chance to live his life!

[@GenXPats]

Great message! In 2021, we had this epiphany, sold our big expensive house, moved into a tiny house we had been renting out (no mortgage on this tiny house) and bought a 46 foot sailboat. Now we spend half of the year (soon to be all year) sailing and exploring the Caribbean! We're going to be doing more videos about this very topic. We appreciate your insight!

[@nightfury6836]

Well said my friend. Some people never even make it to retirement. My mom only lasted a couple of years after retirement. I called out of work and took two fantastic day trips with her and created some really awesome memories just a couple of weeks before she passed. She said I shouldn't have done that to "spend time with an old lady" lol. Little did I know that those were gonna be the last times we ever got to hang out together. It's one the best decisions I ever made!! "Life is what happens to you while you're busy making other plans." - John Lennon

[@TheMusicmak3r]

👍

[@Devonshireoldfart]

Timbo, I'm 63, I've lived an interesting life, military, scuba diving, boat handling, construction( multi skilled, qualified and experienced) , kids had a cracking upbringing. I learned early on it's all bollox, the treadmill is a facade, aspirations are the carrot to the stick, 85% of people are arseholes, liars, thieves and users who have their own agenda, self! I've helped, been the hub of particular communities for decades, like many my age I've tried to live an honest and respectful life, but looking at the world? Can't put my hands on it, but something evil is certainly pulling the strings, exploiting and manipulating people and events. I'm content with my life, kids are grown up, they were brought up to respect and be contributors in society.

[@chachenaki_kichenancha]

I have been an Elvis impersonator for the past 10 years , still struggling to live a decent life...

[@sergiozammel8261]

@@chachenaki_kichenancha Maybe time to impersonate Susanna Hoffs or something..

[@andreavanda5402]

Yes, most of have the feeling that evil has taken a foothold on this planet. And the truth is that it has. We are just now realizing it because it has become so blatant. We are in the end times where everything seems meaningless, so better enjoy what we have left.

[@matthewmccarthy2406]

Wealth inequality is the root of our problems. That is what is destroying the economy and everything else. The main purpose of Computers have been put to is the concentration of wealth in fewer and fewer hands

[@Suejd1001]

BIDEN HARRIS IS.

[@user-rj1vj5wk9f]

Its easy to say do something different. Most of us are trapped by rent, bills and jobs we hate, with little no savings

[@Suejd1001]

Remember to vote your way out. We cant keep relying on the same group of people who got us here.

[@freespirit-111]

True

[@ToksOlaleye]

Yes, and there something called inflation. Once you take a break, your inflated commitments are waiting for you when you come back.

[@KenzoTenmaM]

My partner has been in a job she hates most of her life. At age 32 she's going back to school to study something she's passionate about. Yeah we'll be worse off financially, but waking up everyday and doing what you love is worth more than any amount of money. As usual you're too wise for your age Tim!

[@Soren_Skarsgard]

Groundhog Day is awesome! You learn piano, ice sculpture with a chainsaw... I'm in.

[@seaknightvirchow8131]

Balance is the key with priorities like family, ethics, kindness, and gratitude to God.

[@johncollier3175]

I have worked hard jobs, construction, wreckin yard, and worse, all my life. I'm a 66 year old man now and after the grind of it all, raising a son by myself I am proud of what I've done. I raised a son by myself, supported various people and myself, and helped a lot of people. The grind is where you learn a wealth of real valuable lessons, spiritual things. Support who you have a duty to support, no matter what. Most of us have to be in the grind, or be a parasite. This man has a LOT to learn.

[@quicktoevil]

Agreed. I think of how hard life must have been a couple hundred years ago when your work was literally tied to your survival; hunting, gathering, building shelter, growing and storing food. Hard work with uncertainty and calamity at every turn. Todays modern life is easy by comparison.

[@whysaywhyx7100]

Exactly. Like you cannot find joy in life no matter what you do. One YTer traveling the world revealled she is broke, now begging subscribers for money to keep that "free lifestyle" up. If no Change is made, she will be free and broke. Get a job, monetize a hobby or your gifts and talents. Nothing wrong with that either until you have enough money to do other things than a 9to5 if that is what you want This guy is using talking points too. Let's all rise to freedom in doing good no matter what you do. That pays dividends before God and man.

[@sherryryczek4811]

Agree. It no fun being brok and poor or a burden on others.

[@gottasay4766]

I agree with you on many of your points, there is satisfaction in reliably supporting oneself and others. And I agree that it would be a harder life if one had to farm, hunt, etc. to live. But I think here in the US, a shift needs to occur where the worker has more work/life balance. I have always taken pride in my reliability and the quality of work I do. I usually say yes when asked to do more. But I now see it does not flow back my way when I need something extra. I am looping and am in despair. Fortunately, I am very close to my full retirement age and plan to stop the loop. It is scary because I have become so programmed to show up.

[@Xeyne098]

So you took his message personal🙄.

[@Faith-Foward]

I just want to live for a living. This is what I've been saying for years and people think you're lazy if you have this mentality. No, actually I just choose not to pay for my existence because I don't believe in the inhumane treatment of humans.

[@Gaz12345]

Very true. Here in the UK I am on "benefits" and people think you are lazy for doing so and living off the taxpayer. But my thinking is why should I pay much more tax if I was working but now that I'm not working I don't have to pay as much, just 20% of what it would be if I was working. Plus I get most of my rent payed for if I'm not working. Until work actually *pays* then why should I get up at 6 or 7am every morning and deal with commuters and nasty people/customers at work and all the stress of paying bills to be left with very little each month? Is that a happy life? not really.

[@Faith-Foward]

@@Travis12861 no I don't want others to work to support my lifestyle. I want the world to be functioning in a manner that is sustainable and humane.

[@DanRivers-v4i]

Love this. I'm on the verge of early retiring. I've changed the verbiage from "retiring" to "exploring other interests" since I get such a negative reaction with retiring, AND I do plan on further exploring interests I'm already involved in. And then there are the politicians who try to shame us into working until we drop just so their stocks go up, NAH.

[@dennisstucke5430]

I think that saying exploring other interests is correct if one is actually doing so. I like the term and think I will start saying the same thing. When I am sweating and working on my primitive property with hand tools and a stranger happens by and happens to ask while in a chat " Are you Retired" it kinda bugs me if you know what I mean. Regards

[@personofearth5076]

I rarely subscribe because you just get a long list of channels but I like you and I think that you're very much "in tune" with what is actually happening in this world, so to you I subscribed.

[@TimothyWard]

I'm glad my channel made the cut!

[@livdouglas3410]

...I retired from corporate America 5 years ago; glad I did! I moved to a senior community connected to a nature walking trail, I work part time at a senior activity center, I just love it, doesn't seem like work....I'm more relaxed, doing what I want to do, which is most of the time is absolutely nothing which is enjoy family, Children and grandchild....I'm not rushed about life.....I love life I'm grateful and thankful each day, because I understand life its more enjoyable and pleasurable....🌅🍮☕🍉🌳🌹🏵❤😊

[@deepandmeaningfulconversat4835]

Your right we have all been programmed to stay on the treadmill, for most to awaken it takes a major crisis to force us to question the meaning of a grey life.

[@kimwarner1681]

when your credit takes a hit because you paid off a card and have not used it for awhile or you want to close out that card, because, you are responsible and do not want nor need a bunch of lines of credit, which is debt, something is wrong with this system. They talk about you being responsible with their credit yet when you are, they lower your score. Nice scam they have going on us here. Someone from another country once said to me, regarding credit here, "that is the dumbest thing I have ever heard, why??" Good question. Control, all to control us and keep us on the hamster wheel as work slaves.

[@markluke8447]

I’m married and have three children, I need to work to provide a home, education, health-care, daily needs, taxes and ect- ect for my family.

[@shecawgo]

Currently on sabbatical and it’s the BEST decision I’ve ever made

[@smann7236]

Paid or non paid?

[@boatdoctors]

I'm just ending my Sabbatical. I could use more. Mine was 8 months.

[@thelostcosmonaut5555]

It's my first day back to work after a 3 week vacation. I did so much on my vacation. I worked out consistently, got a hunting license, worked on my short story, saw friends. Now I'm at work and all I can think about is leaving.

[@TimothyWard]

Congratulations!

[@BroJo420Cafe]

enjoy

[@Martin-yr1wz]

These messages you so very well pointed out are on point. Also the fact that this video came to me is a great indicator that i am on the right path. Thanks man.

[@StephenDyess-f9f]

Went from working over 70 hrs. a week. Maintained three vehicles with a decent apt. Then got divorced. Lost it all,was living in a tent in the fall.. I was chilled and slept like never before. Like a baby,not out of depression,but peace. Answer your question😂😂😂.?

[@montecristo280]

Truer words have never been spoken. As usual, Tim is spot on with his assessment of life on Earth. Thanks, Tim!

[@elwynll]

Great video Tim, needed this reminder! "what do you have to lose, try something!" rings in my head from some of your previous videos. I quit my corporate job back in March and travelled for couple of months. Back in my home town now, still no idea what I'm meant to do, still not working, still figuring it out. Keep trying until something sticks, keep on keeping on. Lets goo!

[@dfordbud]

As a 21yr old I see this mentality in my parents and throughout my extended family and it all seems so ridiculous. I can see right through the consumerism lifestyles. They rarely live for themselves and don’t make any changes or new lifestyle decisions. They get defensive if I even suggest changing their ways of life. They are deeply fearful of going against the “script”.

[@boatdoctors]

It's so hard to get out of the "prescribed" life

[@jjudy5869]

Advice from an old lady who has spent her entire life marching to a different drum. Don't point out how they are willing victims of the system. Just live your life as YOU see fit; you will be much happier in the long run.

[@Xeyne098]

​@@jjudy5869here here🥂

[@thomaskotch4770]

This is EXACTLY how I feel

[@mrmrlee]

Timothy has come to the point many of us do when we reach mid-life. Once you're in your 50's you've pretty much seen and done everything. You need to transition into a period of contentment with whatever situation you find yourself in, not dependent on the approval of others and the accumulation of stuff. This is the time when we learn it's more gratifying to help others than help ourselves.

[@MeekelDubya]

Me and my wife are middle class, maybe on the lower end of that spectrum. We make it a point to get out and explore and travel. We don’t want to wait until we’re old to enjoy this world. There’s no guarantee we’ll both be around to enjoy retirement anyway. I’m living right NOW, the future is an illusion or idea anyway. We would love to have a nice big fancy home and fancy cars but not if it means we can’t afford to travel or go have fun. Money will come and go but making memories is forever.

[@kimwarner1681]

About ten years ago, I was in line at a coffee shop before going into work. An older retired man behind me starting a conversation and he told me he was getting coffee for his wife, as she was too sick to come get it herself. Starbucks was her favorite place and she now has cancer and can't get out, so he gets it for her every morning. He told me do not wait until retirement to do what you want to do. He was a private pilot, made great money, saved one million for their retirement. Then she got sick. His savings were almost wiped out because of doctors bills. They never got to travel they were waiting until he was retired. I never forgot what he told me. He said they don't go anywhere now except to her doctor's office and to get her meds and coffee.

[@oldskoolmusicnostalgia]

There was a time when people died mostly at 60-70, and it was easier then to enjoy the present without worrying about retirement. The artificial extension of lifespans by doctors and the pharmaceutical industry has made that nearly impossible: when the average life expectancy is closer to 80, sustaining oneself in retirement is always going to be a concern.

[@hollywallace7372]

Left the loop in May. Here in Alaska for my first season. It has been absolutely amazing! I do not ever want to go back to the loop. When i realized that i love to travel and i could get paid to travel, i knew the saying "Do what you love and never work a day in your life" would truly manifest for me. And it has!!! So grateful for your videos Tim.

[@juliespoering3197]

So happy for you! May I ask how you get paid to travel?

[@hollywallace7372]

@@juliespoering3197 seasonal work.

[@michaelgresham1980]

I second that question. Who pays you to travel?

[@hollywallace7372]

@@juliespoering3197 seasonal work.

[@CommoditySC]

@@michaelgresham1980 Probably just found a job there. Likely a hotel type place that gives you a place to stay, food etc on top of $$.

[@crwnofenlightenment]

Love you Timothy. Thank you for having the balls to publicly speak what most are afraid to say to the privacy of their homes amongst relatives.

[@gustavogomez7331]

Like many people i can totally relate to what youre saying. But what we should keep in mind is tht not everyone is the same. There are many people who want an expensive lifestyle and thus have to put in the work to sustain it. For me im also a minimalist and prefer things to be more simple.

[@alphabet8673]

I need these talks to remind me of how I want to live MY life

[@tianickolemua2355]

Thanks Tim! Blew my life up last October 2023 and don't regret it. This has to be the most liberating experience and I have never felt so free! Taking a year to regroup from the hamster wheel burnout. I put a plan in place and jumped. I trust myself more than anyone else. I appreciate all the encouragement and pep talks. You're so inspiring and I'm forever grateful that you are sharing your life with us.

[@smann7236]

What are you doing now ? Travelling?

[@AnomalyBelleza]

I love this. I blew my life up in 2022 😁 and am on a strong mission to not go back to full time work but to get part time remote and then build entrepreneurship and then control my day fully!

[@tianickolemua2355]

@@AnomalyBelleza Yeeessss! Good for you 😃 I will be working part-time and starting my business very soon when I come back stateside. Once everything is established, I will have a digital nomad life no matter what! This is the time to live and be happy with your life. Good luck to you!

[@tianickolemua2355]

@@smann7236 traveling the world! Tomorrow isn't promised.

[@outlawebikebuildshow492]

My 20s, 30s and 40s I loved being a waiter and traveling, now I'm 61 and enjoy relaxing at home, with Zero regrets and also zero debt. People always would say to me " I wish I could live that way" I never understood why they couldn't.

[@jf8461]

A mortgage is the biggest lock-in you can get in life! And right now with the house prices being what they are, so many people are still scrambling to get into one. They are putting the chains on themselves.

[@MrDreatx]

Yoooooo! That is the whole truth. I sold my House a few years ago and it’s like I got a large part of my life back. I am now amazed at what that cost me in terms of time.

[@TanukiDigital]

Mortgage is a French word that means "death pledge".

[@sbe112]

Thank you Timothy for opening our eyes and for saying the things others are too scared to say.

[@Relentless.assault]

I flat out refuse to work and i quite frankly couldn't care less what anyone thinks or has to say about that 😊

[@LoveyourLife-1970]

Growing up, I realized that many people end up working well past the time they should be enjoying life. I knew a few people that started working when they were 17 and are still working now in their late 60s. I retired at the age of 46, was bored the first few months and as you said.. "felt guilty" for sitting at home. But then I started finding yard projects to keep busy. When you go to work, just to pay bills, you will always have to work.

[@pateastwood]

"This life thing does not have to be structured" That resonated with me

[@Omonike88]

BALANCE is key‼️ There was a time to work hard. Now, my time is to enter chill-mode. Its not one way or another, but a balance. Everyone's balance looks different as well.

[@cuffstube]

Absolutely fantastic Tim!!! Nails everything I've been going through for the last decade.❤

[@hirambond1432]

I love this content. I really do. You might want to do another video about how you economize with your money to allow yourself to be more free. What are the specific things you have done to not tell your self down. I have a mortgage and car payments, etc. and at times I have felt trapped. The older I get the more I’m realizing how to weed certain things out of my life. I am happy. I think I’m one of the lucky ones! Thank you for your video and your uplifting thoughts!