How much is enough sits under almost every money decision, and almost nobody actually answers it. So the target keeps sliding. You hit the number you once wanted, the number moves without you noticing, and you are chasing again.
Enough is not a feeling you wait to receive. It is a number you define. What does the life you actually want cost to run each year, and what pile of money reliably funds that for as long as you need it? Once you can name that, a lot of noise falls away. You can see when you are truly behind and need to push, and you can see when you have already won and are just running from habit.
Without that number, more is the only setting you have, and more never says stop. Defining enough is not about lowering your ambition. It is about aiming it at something specific instead of at a horizon that keeps backing away from you.
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