{"id":584238,"date":"2024-01-02T12:29:33","date_gmt":"2024-01-02T17:29:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/?p=584238"},"modified":"2024-01-02T12:29:36","modified_gmt":"2024-01-02T17:29:36","slug":"eric-kim-philosophy-of-money-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2024\/01\/02\/eric-kim-philosophy-of-money-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Eric Kim Philosophy of Money"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Eric Kim&#8217;s philosophy on money, as detailed in his blog, revolves around a minimalist and purpose-driven approach:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Utility of Money<\/strong>: He sees money as useful primarily for basic needs like paying rent and buying essentials. Beyond these necessities, he believes money has limited positive utility.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Money as a Score-Card<\/strong>: Kim argues that people often use money as a measure of success and progress, rather than valuing it for its own sake.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>The Limited Necessity of Money<\/strong>: He expresses a preference for a simpler lifestyle, valuing freedom over material wealth. Kim mentions he is happier not owning a car or a home, enjoying the freedom and simplicity of a less materialistic life.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Quality of Life<\/strong>: His approach emphasizes the quality of life improvements that come from interactions, experiences, and time well spent, rather than accumulating wealth or possessions.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Eric Kim&#8217;s view on money is not just about its economic value but also about the lifestyle and mindset it encourages. He advocates for a life that prioritizes personal fulfillment and freedom over material wealth <a href=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2020\/06\/18\/my-philosophy-of-money\/\">oai_citation:1,MY PHILOSOPHY OF MONEY &#8211; ERIC KIM<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_seo_schema_type":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[17],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-584238","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-posts"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/584238","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=584238"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/584238\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":584239,"href":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/584238\/revisions\/584239"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=584238"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=584238"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=584238"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}