This article is part of the series 30 Days to Change Your Financial Destiny — A Structural Wealth Series . If you haven’t read the structural foundation yet, begin with: Why Your Salary Is Not Your Problem . There is a belief so deeply embedded in modern culture that most people never question it. Work harder. Earn more. Life improves. It sounds logical. It sounds disciplined. It sounds like success. And for a while, it works. You increase effort. Income increases. Lifestyle improves. But then something strange happens. Progress slows. Stress increases. Freedom does not expand at the same pace as income. You feel financially better… but not financially free. That feeling is not psychol...