This hit different. I remember exactly that feeling—checking the 401k at 2 AM like it was going to change my life, only to feel worse. The switching point for me was realizing I wasn't actually making a choice anymore. I was just subscribing to whatever Wall Street decided.
Your daughter asking that question though—that's the whole thing right there. Kids see the cage before we stop noticing it.
This hit different. I remember exactly that feeling—checking the 401k at 2 AM like it was going to change my life, only to feel worse. The switching point for me was realizing I wasn't actually making a choice anymore. I was just subscribing to whatever Wall Street decided.
Your daughter asking that question though—that's the whole thing right there. Kids see the cage before we stop noticing it.