A lot of working people have seen their standards of living go down. Any increase in income that they have seen has been taxed or inflated away.
Tony Robbins said that one way to be happy is to be financially independent. It makes things much easier, but you can also do well by living below your means so that you are not always waiting for the next paycheck.
People think of earning money as wealth. But knowledge is also wealth. You should be educating yourself everyday rather than watching the television. This is especially true for the elderly.
Marc Faber had much more freedom growing up compared to the people of today.
