For
Free time is more valuable than extra income.
Against
You may struggle later without financial security.
Anonymous excerpts, translated where noted.
“Don’t regret early retirement. Everyday is like a weekend.”
“One of us could be gone tomorrow, and we might regret not making the most of our time together while we’re still fit and healthy.”
“We worry about our savings running down too quickly and ending up struggling financially in our later years.”
“The lower your income, the more frugal you have to be to save aggressively and the more the tradeoffs needed become very burdensome”