When you said that you have spent 3 decades on the Planet... Gosh it sounds like so much lol. Imagine when you will be 80 and saying that hahha or telling to your grandkids how granpa was smart to invest in bitcoin lol
When you make a living you get paid for value/perceived value. So I guess that those who end up being free and financially independent find ways to be efficient with their time and have their business work for them and not the other way around. Getting to that point is not easy though, everybody strives to get there