"No salary increasing for the next year", announced in CEO's letter to all employees today.

Actually, the $10M money was already allocated, but was called on hold yesterday. Then, followed by this 'no salary increase' news.

Almost everybody I ran into expressed his/her disappointment to this news. However, I was different. I did not feel depressing nor angry about this decision. Actually, I felt relieved. I was finally relieved from what holds me. I became a mentally free man.

I remembered there was a book called "Who moved my cheese" published around three or four years ago. Now, my cheese was moved away and I shall put on my running shoes again to look for cheese somewhere else.

Another thought is that we shall try to have finanically freedom as soon as possible. Take Gary for example. If he was not wise to be financially cautious, he would be in trouble soon since he may not be able to build a good financially net egg for his family. I am not as wise as Gary, so I should be more financially cautious, so I would be better preparred for this mid-year crisis.