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I get that everyone's priorities are different, but I'm always amazed that ultra high income earners don't do this (this being live well below means, invest the
by cpursley 8y ago
I get that everyone's priorities are different, but I'm always amazed that ultra high income earners don't do this (this being live well below means, invest the rest in index funds then go work on passion projects, hobbies, focus on family). Lifestyle inflation and projecting status is a pricey hedonistic treadmill that is ultimately unrewarding.
- taurath 8y agoPeople get addicted to the power that resources bring. Buying things because you like them, eating whatever you want whenever you want (and not having to travel for it), the ability to follow whims and flu around the world. The problem there is you’re just responding to whims, and everything will start to feel the same.
- fierro 8y agolifestyle creep is real
- beefalo 8y agoMost people that make a lot of money probably like their jobs. It is probably quite difficult to get really good at something you don't actually like doing.