You become financially free when your passive income exceeds your expenses.
Thoughts lead to feelings. Feelings lead to actions. Action leads to results.
Get really rich and then help the people who didn't have the opportunity you did.
I will be rich or I will die trying.
Saying "I'll start managing my money as soon as I get caught up" is like an overweight person saying "I'll start exercising and dieting as soon as I lose twenty pounds."
If you are willing to do only what's easy, life will be hard. But if you are willing to do what's hard, life will be easy.