Back in 2012, I thought I had finally conquered financial FOMO after walking away from my well-paying finance job. But after having children, I’ve noticed more and more relapses. That creeping desire to make more money and the struggle to feel satisfied with what I already have are troublesome. If you’ve found yourself battling the same emotions, this post is for you.

Ever since returning to San Francisco from our 36-day trip to Honolulu, I’ve been feeling a deep sense of financial FOMO. The first week back hit especially hard when Figma IPOed and surged 333% on its first day. Suddenly, we were right back to frenzied markets, with retail investors piling in at sky-high prices.

In Honolulu, my focus was on mainly three things: 1) family, 2) exercise, and 3) remodeling my parents’ in-law unit. Those three priorities consumed all my bandwidth. Between supercommuting and construction, I was spent