Chase freedom, not just money. Plenty of rich people still can’t take a day off.

Money and freedom are related but they are not the same thing, and one can quietly eat the other. Income that requires your constant presence is a job with a good number attached to it. What most people are after underneath the number is control over their hours and their choices.

When you weigh an option, ask what it does to your time and not only to your pay. A slightly smaller number with real control often beats the reverse. Write down what a genuinely free week would look like for you.