Most of the time I hear advice that a regular 9 to 5 job or other schedule of being an employee is making us a slave or at least depreving us from our time by keep us busy enough to not be able to do anything else. But what are other options that allow both enough time to spend on a personal life and make a good living? Most of the time, owning a business eats more time than being an employee. This is maybe a discussion about work life balance, or even being with or against the anti work movement.
I also refuse the idea that tells me to be absolutely frugal. Yes, I live bellow my means, but I also spen d money on my hobbies and what brings joy and meaning to my life. I also save up some money for investment but investing is the hard part when our stock market is too small.
The question is serious. What are the other options or other insight in the situation and its alternatives.
Question is open ended and you can add in more point of views.
People who speak of starting a business tend to also think like “pending millionaires”. That are just waiting for their chance. They identify with the scattered success stories instead of the most likely outcome.
Most CEO types are not founders - they worked up the system from the inside. They buy founders out once the hard work has been successful.
Other options include various anarchist and socialistic varieties to varying degrees, Non-capitalistic systems, and others.
Also, know that things change. Not too long ago a factory job was a mode of slavery. Then unions and reform came and it became a key to a well-of and stable future. Until it wasn’t. Advice is often regurgitated wisdom from a past that is no longer relevant.
Free-market economics has been abandoned by both American parties. They are moving into a command-economy mode. Economic uncertainty is inevitable.