some of the early MSFT programmers retire after making a million,they are burnt out and turn into beach bums.
I hope they have gone back to work,as they are no longer young now.
Making a million is not easy,holding on to that million is even harder.
basically being a millionaire in a young age requires a lot of either luck, and/or doing something highly illegal,
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Google and FB have turned young folks into millionaires,who is that co founder of FB,he took his millions and moved to Singapore.
Some have moved to places like Spain and follow their dreams to start a vineyard,
I take wealth over happiness any time,with wealth I can generate happiness!
With wealth,I dont have to work my fingers to the bone,I can sleep like a baby,I can be generous ,hospitable,benevelent ,I can make other people happy
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Originally Posted by FlyTo
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Money is never enough. You always want to have more than you have, such human greed.
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thats not true,ask any multi billionaires,managing money can be very challenging !
Once you reach a certain age and xx billionaires,your interest in life indulgence wane,you start thinking of death ,and legacy you want to leave behind,in most cases,they want to do some goods before they are gone.
There is no need for wealth tax,you cant take it with you,just encourage them to do good deeds,your heirs dont need billions to live,in fact it could hurt them.
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Originally Posted by farazc
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100% agree with you. Do what makes you happy not what makes you rich.
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making yourself rich makes you happy,TRUST ME!
You just spare yourself the agony of meeting rent/mortgage payment,food on the table,utilities all paid,health insurance and medicine all paid,you are welcome everywhere you go,people tend to laugh at your jokes,before you open your mouth,they tend to agree with you more.
How many times have you been told by someone who is out of a job-he is not invited to functions,his phone calls are not returned,no one wants to have lunch or drinks with him,the longer he stays unemployed,the worse his resume looks,he is deemed a loser !
You start to shop for day old bread,lost and found,clip coupons,dollar store,bargain bins,cut your old hair or not cut at all.
Handwash your clothes and hang it dry the mother nature way,wear heavy underwear in winter.
Once I ran into a shopper and I pointed out chicken legs for 29 cents a pound is a steal BUT he said,it would take too long to cook,run up my gas bill !
Hawaiians once said we dont worry about the ones from the mainland taking over our islands,after 1-2 years,they all get homesick and they want to go home.
J Paul GETTY lived in England for many years,in his last years,he would like to go home but afraid to fly.
If you go to a foreign country because you can live cheap and good,you have to adjust,you may not like the way they brew their coffee,their customs,you hang out with people like yourself every day and soon you get tired,eventually you get homesick and want to come home.
They can eat leftover without refrigerator,just boil it again with some vinegar !
They wear the same clothes for several days,spots and stains are fine,these are battle scars to show you worked.
They dont whiten their teeth ,their teeth are crooked but they dont mind,they dont wash their hair or take a shower daily,they may not even have a shower stall,or bathroom.
They dont have napkins,they just wipe their mouth with the back of their hands.
They dont know what you are talking about-American football,baseball,streaming?
organic food,what is that?
Oh,dont be afraid to spit on the street !
not having enough money can make your life miserable,
yeah,gas is always more expensive overseas than here,ask those who live on the Carribean islands.
and healthcare,I have heard a case-someone went to India as tourist and come back in an urn.
Good luck if you miss a good hamburger the American way or a good juicy steak the American way,even in meat hound countries like Brazil and Argentina,their beef is different,
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Originally Posted by dan_ebay
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Comfortable yeah but not really luxurious atall. Luxury items tend to be more expensive like I said. Nice cars, good quality food etc as it's all imported and/or taxed to death. The only big saving is cheap (slave) labor, so I could get a cheap cook, maid etc if I wanted to but the last 1 tried to burn my house down so I don't fancy it to be fair lol.
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There are many Philipino women who work in Singapore,HK,Taiwan,Japan ,Saudi Arabia,Canada as maids,some are college educated,some are even wives of professional and politicians,it seems to be a fad that your kids go to boarding school and study and these wives left their family to make that extra money to afford children boarding schools,some are married to lawyers and even governor of a province.
It is sad that the men cannot afford to support the family and their women have to be doing menial work,in foreign countries and many are mistreated.
In the old days when that greenback is King,folks will take their SS$ and retire to where they come from,but not anymore,may be Mexico,do what locals do,take the bus,shop in open market,be happy with landline,DSL,and shop local produce and boil your water.
what good is health if you aint got the money,soon you will not be healthy if you dont have money to buy food or a place to sleep.
How many healthy homeless people have you met?
