10122018

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by 10122018 5y ago
Hey Oleander, I'm not sure if you will see this reply as I'm a little late to the "party" but if you would like somebody to chat to anytime, please put an email address or something in your bio so I can get in touch (or
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by 10122018 7y ago
> Money is nothing. Poverty won't make you unhappy. I'm sure the millions of people living in poverty, dying of treatable diseases and starving to death right now are ecstatic about it. Or are we just pretending those people do
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by 10122018 7y ago
My brother killed himself recently. So yes I do. And nowhere at all did I suggest "a person's life is not worth the money."
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by 10122018 7y ago
Nope. I'm in Australia and enduring a living hell due to not being able to afford medical (dental) treatment. Affordable healthcare is not a problem that is exclusive to the US.
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by 10122018 7y ago
Spoken like somebody who has money. Do you have any idea how much pain and suffering a person can endure due to having no money? I don't think it's your place to say that person's life is worth living.
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by 10122018 8y ago
Thank you for doing that. As somebody who has recently received a discount from their dentist on an emergency procedure, I can't begin to tell you how much we as patients appreciate these acts of consideration and kindness. Even if we
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by 10122018 8y ago
It's almost midnight on the 25th where I am and this is the first time somebody wished me "Merry Christmas" today. Thank you. Merry Christmas and best wishes to all of you as well.
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by 10122018 8y ago
> I was talking from the silicon valley perspective. You need to adjust it based on the country you live in. Yes, I can appreciate that. And I appreciate your offer. It's honestly pretty nice just to know that somebody here understa
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by 10122018 8y ago
I agree, that is an assumption built into my belief, and possibly a foolish one. I would still maintain that it is possible to live on much less than $10M, although some may not enjoy the change in lifestyle.
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by 10122018 8y ago
> Seriously, read the thread again. This has nothing to do with comfort, it's about FU money. I was responding to the HN comment, not the Reddit thread. If you're talking about having "FU money" and I'm talking a
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by 10122018 8y ago
> I care about my finances. But I don't worry about them. I think that is the key to understanding much of the disagreement here. Some people seem to concentrate on the possibility that something catastrophic could happen, which adm
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by 10122018 8y ago
> i would even suggest $10MN is also a risky bet If you had to guess, what percentage of people outside HN, outside Silicon Valley, do you think would consider having $10M to be a risky bet? I'm sorry, but I believe that is very, ve
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by 10122018 8y ago
> I think one of the disconnections here is that you are talking about extra cash (over what you currently earn), whereas rgbrenner (and probably others) are talking about all income. Agreed. > And I think they have a point: $100k is
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by 10122018 8y ago
Thank you. I was beginning to feel like an extraterrestrial here.
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by 10122018 8y ago
> you’ll just find yourself arguing with a self-selected subset of people targeting it when you post on a place like HN Very true, and thanks for my first chuckle of the day. I certainly don't wish ill on anyone. I've suffered
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by 10122018 8y ago
Yes. What has become clear to me in this discussion is that some people, when talking about being "comfortable", are talking about maintaining a much more lavish lifestyle, funded by passive income, than many people like myself, a
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by 10122018 8y ago
> This shows a pretty big disconnect. Yes it does. That was my point. For starters, you're assuming I'd want to live off the investment, instead of continuing to work. Regardless, I shouldn't have mentioned the arbitrary f
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by 10122018 8y ago
I appreciate your comment. I know that having more than $100K in the bank would be a better safety net. Hell, having $5K would feel fantastic right about now. My point is merely that many people feel happy and comfortable with so much less
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by 10122018 8y ago
> I would be very surprised if you could live worry-free with the investment proceeds of $100,000. I think you have made the assumption that I would stop working. That might be the goal of many people, but it's not mine, and it&#x27
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by 10122018 8y ago
Nowhere have I said that $10K per year is comfortable. I have a dentist appointment tomorrow that I don't yet know how I am going to pay for. I can't remember the last time I got a Christmas or birthday present, or the last time I
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by 10122018 8y ago
I feel disheartened that you read my entire comment and chose to focus on one number and the ineptitude of my hypothetical investment strategy instead of focusing on the overall point I was trying (and I guess failing) to make. I regret say
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by 10122018 8y ago
> in the $10-30 million range you can live a comfortable life without having to worry about finances again This statement strikes me as very disconnected from the reality that the vast majority of people on this planet live in, and hones