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by diffxx
516 days ago
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My definition is very different. It is about my ability to have control over my life in the areas that matter most to me. I value my time and personal development above material wealth (to a point). I don't need a giant house. I don't need regular fancy vacations or to own a car. I personally have been not working and living comfortably on much much less than 5mm in a high cost of living city for over five years. I do have to make many tradeoffs but I am happier than working a soul sucking job. It's not a path for everyone. |
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That's a young man thing. Still trying to grow, to attract mates, etc. It switches (at least for those who develop correctly), to be able to provide for offspring and descendants material wealth is key.
>I don't need a giant house.
Perhaps, but we were talking about fuckyou money. Living in a crackerbox isn't an indication or test of fuckyou money... if Warren Buffet drives a beat up pickup truck, he's not interested in signalling fuckyou money. But he could also drive 31 different Ferraris, one for every day of the month right? My point was that fuckyou money has changed, and that by any measure even lottery jackpots aren't really fuckyou money anymore. Those are "yay, we get to send the kids to college without them being debt slaves" money. It's a strange world now days, that didn't used to be the case.