thanks for all the comments guys, it has made me think about things.
of course i may completely burn out and turn into a social retard (whos to say this hasnt happened already to some degree?
i also dont feel that your 20-30 age range are the best years of peoples lives, i think generally, people pissfart around and waste these years. i want to maximise my earning potential during these years so i have a large nestegg that can support me when i am 35 so i will never have to think about money again for the rest of my days.
i guess the main answer to why i want financial freedom is that i dont like working. i dont want to work for the next 40 years of my life. i cannot think of one "job" i can possibly enjoy, poker included. i think i just have to get this next decade of working life out of the way.
from my rough calculations, with compounding interest and adding to my investments each year, i need to work pretty much nonstop for 10 years to have a nestegg of around 3 million (not including my house). i cant think of any other way around this without taking unnessary risks.
if you could enlighten me im all ears.