Wealth is a lot more than having money in the bank and luxurious items. It’s also about having a debt-free lifestyle. If you’re living the high life but are drowning in credit card debt, you’re really just trying to keep up with the Jones’s (and failing miserably). It’s common for the wealthiest people to actually live a pretty frugal lifestyle, and with good reason. Mashable just compiled the best tweets on living debt-free, and I’m happy to be included with “Financial freedom is having the ability to become and work on your passion whenever and wherever you want.”

How you define financial freedom may be a little different, but it always includes being debt free. Other tips on Mashable include working because you want to, not being a slave to bills, and having the freedom to define your own vacation times. What can a debt-free life do for you?

It’s no surprise that living with debt means a lot of stress, and that will take a toll on you mentally, physically, emotionally, and spiritually. Remember the last time you were debt free (many don’t)? It was truly freeing, and you felt like you could do anything.

Find out more about living debt free by checking out the full article:

How to live a debt-free lifestyle-with John Rampton