You know, if you are kind of rich, the best thing is that you don't have to think about money. The best thing... — Haruki Murakami

You know, if you are kind of rich, the best thing is that you don't have to think about money. The best thing you can buy with money is freedom, time. I don't know how much I earn a year. I have no idea. I don't know how much I pay in taxes.

Author: Haruki Murakami

Insight: The real luxury isn't stuff—it's not having to do mental math about money constantly. Most of us spend energy tracking bills and budgets that wealthy people outsource entirely, so they're free to think about literally anything else. That cognitive space might be worth more than the money itself.

Source: Kafka on the Shore interview, 2005, BOMB Magazine

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You know, if you are kind of rich, the best thing is that you don't have to think about money. The best thing you can buy with money is freedom, time. I don't know how much I earn a year. I have no idea. I don't know how much I pay in taxes.

Haruki MurakamiKafka on the Shore interview, 2005, BOMB Magazine

Insight

The real luxury isn't stuff—it's not having to do mental math about money constantly. Most of us spend energy tracking bills and budgets that wealthy people outsource entirely, so they're free to think about literally anything else. That cognitive space might be worth more than the money itself.

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Haruki Murakami

Haruki Murakami is a Japanese writer known for his unique blend of magical realism, surrealism, and elements of pop culture in his fiction. He has written several internationally acclaimed novels, including "Norwegian Wood," "Kafka on the Shore," and "1Q84," establishing himself as one of the most prominent contemporary novelists.

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