When your finances start to stabilize and you can meet your daily needs, you can seek financial freedom in the future, of course by investing and having a thorough plan. Yes, it's true, if you think about it, it's difficult, but we have to dare to get out of our comfort zone to achieve financial success.
Those that have got stable finances and earning stably. They shouldn't be confident with their current status, remember when the pandemic hit the world. Everyone probably have thought that they've got money and stable job but many layoffs have happened. That is why while they're earning good this time, they need to save and invest at the same time so that their money will work for them.
And when the time of need has come, or any anticipated moments that need them to spend money, they've got some money ready to be spent because they've prepared for it. But if someone isn't on that situation yet, don't do things just to impress people. You need to act your wage and don't be too reliant through satisfying other people. You're living to satisfy and please yourself and not others. This is a mistake that many does because they wary too much what people might think of them.