Negative liberty is the freedom ‘from’ and positive liberty is freedom ‘to’. Relevant to this is the following excerpt.

From the book ‘Myths of Happiness’ :

‘ Because diminishing negative experiences (like the worry associated with debt) brings a three-to fivefold greater return on happiness than creating positive experiences (like buying a new television),

the wise course of action – and step one to embark on any strategy to enjoy living…is to reduce or eliminate debt before committing our money to any nonessential services or goods.’