"The car is paid off. Putting the monthly payments towards cash for a new one. #sweeps #my360independence @capitalone360 bank360.com/my360"
Yeah...I've spoken to my BFF a little about my FI journey. She's seemed interested, and is not horribly irresponsible with money (school loans and car loan but does not carry cc debt, saves up before taking trips, tries to watch spending, etc), but it became clear to me that she's misunderstanding when she mentioned that she wishes that she too can be FI one day and not have any debt outside of her mortgage, but doubts she'll ever be able to buy a car in cash. Pretty sure she thinks FI means "no debt" (although I think my original explanation was clear), and I'm guessing she's not alone. I didn't correct her and will avoid pushing it too much, just mentioning it when it comes up here and there when she seems receptive and hopefully she'll figure it out.
Frankly, I think the idea that someone not from extreme wealth could live a good life completely on passive income, let alone starting in their 30s or 40s, is just too mind blowing. They hear what we say and change it in their brains to mean something else b/c it is just so far-fetched.
