LOL.
I am one step up from being dirt poor and I do not consider myself free at all. If I can't afford petrol to drive, then I can't drive and I'm stuck where I am. That's not freedom at all.
I used to have a lot of money, but drove an old car, didn't buy a mobile, didn't buy a rolex or any other toys that rich people think important. It's quite easy to not be a consumer slave. I spent it on women in Thailand and the rest I wasted.