Rima Grace

Yeah, yeah, yeah.

Actually, my life right now is objectively better than what my life was like 20 years ago.

It's nice.

It's nice to have a little more.

Yeah, so it was clear when I was younger that we didn't have enough.

The answer was clear, no.

And how much is enough?

I think that was a question where, man, if we can have our own apartment, that would be amazing.

They were clear, tangible ways in which we can answer that question that were about meeting people's basic needs.

Now, I remember after I started working, I had paid off my student loans.

And for the first time, I could ask myself the question, how do I want to contribute to society or what brings me joy?

I think we have to be really realistic for a lot of people.

Asking yourself that question, what brings me joy, is a luxury.

I think there's all of these podcasts and YouTube videos saying, follow your passion, follow your dreams.

Without wrapping it up into the reality that for a lot of people, there is no safety net.

You are your family's safety net.

And that's a really difficult place to be.

So for me, I'll be really honest.

I only started to reframe that question of how much is enough once I had the luxury of not, of living above, of being able to, right?

Of living above like a self-sustaining line.