So I moved back to my rural hometown after long years of building a career in the capital city, met up some friends I haven't seen for ages. Hanged out, got to my story and their first question was where did I buy my house. I told them I didn't, I'm in a rental property like I've always been. It was strange at first but then I realized I was their idol, the "rich guy who made it". Then got on to other topics. "So what car do you have?" I told em, I dont have a car. "Fuck it bro, at least did you travel the world?" - Not yet. With 3 questions and 3 answers, I made their whole world view collapse. "Are you even wealthy bro?" Yessiriam. I consider myself wealthy. What makes a man wealthy? Having options. If I'd like, I could buy the house, buy the car or travel the world. I didn't because it's not financially the right decision, at least it wasn't at that moment.
You are not rich nor wealthy yet, if you still think buying a house of your own or a car of your own is a financial mistake. There are some opportunities in this life that you can’t get, or you might miss them, due to not having a good car. Even though you are an investor or a holder of Bitcoin, you still need some certain things in your life, so that at least you will feel you have achieved something different. But staying in a rental apartment or house is not a sign of a wealthy person or a rich person. Unless, for instance, you had a hotel that belongs to you, then you have some part around there that is your main residence, then that will be understandable. But still, you might lack peace.
So, what I want you to know is that your friends are right to be disappointed in you, as the most successful among them, and still you haven’t achieved anything yet in life, while you see yourself as a wealthy man. To break everything down, it is either you are still struggling to be there, or you are a very stingy person.