Spark’s NotesJuly 20, 2026By Anthony Spark

The Math of Freedom

It's the machine that funds the thing that actually creates freedom.

Everyone wants “financial freedom,” but most people are looking for it in the wrong place.

They think they need to build a massive business to get there.

I’ve run the numbers.

I have a multi-six-figure business that’s solid and flexible.

But if I had taken the money I spent on tools, travel, and “extra shit” for that business over the last twenty years and just invested it at a 15% return, I’d have $6 million right now.

I’d be making more money sitting on my ass than I do running the company.

A business is a great tool for accelerating income, building skills, and finding flexibility.

But if those things aren’t your top priority, you don’t need a business.

You need a high-income skill and a smart investment strategy.

Investing is where the freedom comes from.

The business is just the engine that fuels the investment.

If you don’t love the engine, stop trying to build a bigger one and just focus on the fuel.

Are you building a business because you love the work, or are you just looking for a complicated way to avoid doing the math on your investments?