how much money is enough money?

blueedwards

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i used to think i knew the answer but, i dont know anymore. it seems that, the more i get...the more i want. its kinda depressing.

greed is good? not sure about that gordon.

 

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"How many Yacht's can you ski behind?"

 

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It's addictive isn't it?

blue edwards said:

i used to think i knew the answer but, i dont know anymore. it seems that, the more i get...the more i want. its kinda depressing.

greed is good? not sure about that gordon.

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blue edwards said:

i used to think i knew the answer but, i dont know anymore. it seems that, the more i get...the more i want. its kinda depressing.

greed is good? not sure about that gordon.

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Money is good if you invest it. Money that comes in quickly can go out quickly as well.

 

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Money will never satisfy, reason I dont buy lottery tickets, would not want that much.

 

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Its not hard to get off that wagon Blue. Just remember no matter what you make, be sure you are living 20% below that. Then no matter how conspicuous your consumption, you are still taking care of yourself for the future well.

 

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My goal was to be 30 w/ 2 million net and no debt, then regroup and see what direction I would go in live, now this looks impoosible.


:finger: DOJ :finger:

 

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You need somewhere between 3 and 5 million cash - safely invested you can earn 150 tax free a year - so about 12k a month for life - you can't buy yachts but you can live real nice and never hear an alarm clock unless you have an early tee off time.

 

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I just assume I will always be broke. Saves me the time worrying about it.

 

blueedwards

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WildBill said:

Its not hard to get off that wagon Blue. Just remember no matter what you make, be sure you are living 20% below that. Then no matter how conspicuous your consumption, you are still taking care of yourself for the future well.

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i live below my means and save a decent % of my income. however, as the bank account grows, it is not nearly as satisfying as i thought it would be.

i dont look to money for the source of all satisfaction. its just that its less satisfying than i thought. once i hit a goal of x amount of dollars saved, i just look at it and think, thats really not that much...i need more.

 

blueedwards

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Judge Wapner said:

I just assume I will always be broke. Saves me the time worrying about it.

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you might be onto something there.

 

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1 million at 10% a year will do for me.

 

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Who's kidding who?..Judge you have to be getting fat after all this time.

 

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blue edwards said:

i live below my means and save a decent % of my income. however, as the bank account grows, it is not nearly as satisfying as i thought it would be.

i dont look to money for the source of all satisfaction. its just that its less satisfying than i thought. once i hit a goal of x amount of dollars saved, i just look at it and think, thats really not that much...i need more.

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You always need more, but still nothing wrong if you are saving and not just trying to collect nothing but material things.

 

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Saving to me always > spending. I just like to check my balances on the + side and see them going up rather than the balances on the things I owe.

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i think if you had 4 million you could be secure, have some nice things, give to charity and have "enough" Does not mean you will be happy, you can be happy on $25K a year that comes from within.