Mike Andes argues that financial stability is foundational to achieving personal goals (like spending time with family) and that many problems in family life, relationships, and physical and mental health often tie back to financial pressure. He acknowledges money isn't everything but frames it as a requirement to enable desired life outcomes.
The goals that you have, the ambitions you have, many of them are actually tied to money. Say, oh, no, I just want to be able to spend time with my kids. Probably a good idea to build a business that can run without you and build it on systems. Might take you a few years, but it's absolutely important to nail this part of life, because it is the number one thing I see in families, relationships, and even in people's physical health. When it comes to what is the root cause of it, it's a lot of times physical and all the mental and psychological and all that pain, a lot of times will some way shape or form tie back to financial pressure. Obviously, it's not everything, but it's required in order to be able to do the things that we want in life.
