26-year-old Sun Yuchen: Why do most people work hard but remain poor?

—— Sun Yuchen shares the path to financial freedom: focus on self-investment, break free from traditional constraints, and achieve spiritual freedom.

A few days ago, I came across a paid audio program that Sun Yuchen did on Himalaya in 2016, where many viewpoints were truly enlightening. At the same time, I discovered an unsettling fact: Sun Yuchen was only 26 years old when sharing these views.

Below is a transcript based on the audio:

Hello everyone, I am Sun Yuchen, the founder of Pei Wo APP. I want you to join me on the path to financial freedom revolution. I am waiting for you on the other side of financial freedom.

Actually, the main topic of our program is the path to financial freedom revolution. I will repeatedly emphasize that financial freedom itself is primarily a form of spiritual freedom, not just about having so much money that you can't spend it all. Personally, when I communicate with employees, I often mention that a person's money should be enough that they can't spend it all. Even in Beijing, as long as you don't buy a house, don't buy a car, and don't get married, I think a monthly salary of 10,000 is already quite sufficient and can be completely unspendable. For me, in my days as a poor student at Peking University, I think a monthly salary of 5,000 is already enough. Because renting a place might cost about 1,000 yuan a month, and the remaining money is for food. Many companies provide meals, and in our company, dinner is usually provided, so you really won't spend much money. Unless you get married and take on a pile of responsibilities, many people are already in a state where they can't spend all their money before that.