I found the greatest financial asset

Surprisingly, it doesn't cost me management fee and has been immune to the ebbs and flows of the market.

It compounds and pays dividends that are invaluable. Well beyond what we can measure.

Where other assets fluctuate between boom and bust, this one slowly compounds and keeps giving regardless of external conditions.

The greatest financial asset I found is contentment woven with curiosity.

The knowing of what enough is and why. Growing a pile, without being attached to it. Creating experiments, without an attachment to any of the potential outcomes.

I love the dance between the two. Contentment creates a safe ground for curiosity. Curiosity prevents contentment from becoming complacency. You can be at peace with what is, working on what could be without attaching your happiness to it.

The truly wealthy people I know have this asset. You may not find it on their balance sheets, but you know it when you see it. Some of the least wealthy people I know can't stop buying everything their hands can touch. While they accumulate, the truly wealthy cultivate by following their curiosity - making what matters.

One shows us what money can buy, the other shows us what money can't measure; the quiet dignity that makes life worth living.

The greatest financial asset is within reach if we choose to find it. And if we are willing to look 'foolish' for owning it. There is wisdom in that foolishness.