JonZ
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Im with Buzz
I took some heat for a thread awhile back when I talked about living a simpler life. Living simply is how I put it. People mistook what I was saying for having no ambition or being against advancement which isnt what I meant at all.
'If you can be happy without money, that's great, but how many of us can really do that?"
No one can live without money, but if you limit the things you want and need you can live with less. If you want the jetski, hummer and 5000 sq foot house (and the bills it includes)well then youll have to work for it. For a long time. And you are accountable for those things - which means maybe a longer commute to make that extra 20K a year or possibly longer hours, depending on raises,etc
Is it worth it? Not to me. Id rather have a 1500 sq foot house and skip the hummer and jetski. Deal with less aggravation, and have more time to myself.
Now for someone who likes their job it may be easier to justify the time spent - but how many do these things without liking their job, but want the "stuff".
"The only way to win is to have no debts and have all of your assets in things that cannot be deflated in value (basically commodities)."
I paid off my debt years ago and even went without a credit card for a few years. I have one now, with a decent limit that I use for emergencies. My only debt is my house which I look at as a investment (w/ my G/F weve made about 50 K in upgrades). Basically with very few exepctions, if I cant buy it outright,I dont need it.
Ive been doing IT work at IBM for 10 years now. I hate it, I hate the company. I could right a book about the shit they do to employees and especially contractors(who they really shit on) every day.When I sell my house Im going to take some time of and if necessary get training for whatever it is I decide I want to do for the next 20 years.
I know one thing,it will be something I enjoy doing.
I took some heat for a thread awhile back when I talked about living a simpler life. Living simply is how I put it. People mistook what I was saying for having no ambition or being against advancement which isnt what I meant at all.
'If you can be happy without money, that's great, but how many of us can really do that?"
No one can live without money, but if you limit the things you want and need you can live with less. If you want the jetski, hummer and 5000 sq foot house (and the bills it includes)well then youll have to work for it. For a long time. And you are accountable for those things - which means maybe a longer commute to make that extra 20K a year or possibly longer hours, depending on raises,etc
Is it worth it? Not to me. Id rather have a 1500 sq foot house and skip the hummer and jetski. Deal with less aggravation, and have more time to myself.
Now for someone who likes their job it may be easier to justify the time spent - but how many do these things without liking their job, but want the "stuff".
"The only way to win is to have no debts and have all of your assets in things that cannot be deflated in value (basically commodities)."
I paid off my debt years ago and even went without a credit card for a few years. I have one now, with a decent limit that I use for emergencies. My only debt is my house which I look at as a investment (w/ my G/F weve made about 50 K in upgrades). Basically with very few exepctions, if I cant buy it outright,I dont need it.
Ive been doing IT work at IBM for 10 years now. I hate it, I hate the company. I could right a book about the shit they do to employees and especially contractors(who they really shit on) every day.When I sell my house Im going to take some time of and if necessary get training for whatever it is I decide I want to do for the next 20 years.
I know one thing,it will be something I enjoy doing.