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I have to remind myself that there are people comfortable with such a 'wild and crazy' lifestyle. While I wouldn't mind being very well off, I have a visceral
by wing-_-nuts 4y ago
I have to remind myself that there are people comfortable with such a 'wild and crazy' lifestyle.
While I wouldn't mind being very well off, I have a visceral gut reaction to any of the sort of flashy spending that draws attention to myself. I also find that it isolates you from the experience of the common man, and life is lonely enough as it is.
- type-r 4y agoit's interesting that it's very common to have a disdain / discomfort with showing that you have that money, but no such corresponding problem with just having it. if you're not going to give the money away, i don't see how there's any benefit to not spending. you're still way richer.
- lanstin 4y agoBecause it changes your experience in such a way that you will not fit in as well with your fellow humans, something many of us conscipusly enjoy and most of us somewhat need.
- wing-_-nuts 4y agoEh, any money you have invested generates income. That income can be used for your expenses or given to charity, depending on what your needs are for a given year. After I hit my 'retirement number', if I can find a job that will give me the flexibility I want in retirement, I plan on continuing to work 2-3 days a week and donating half my salary to charity. God knows local charities can use my money far more than they can use me as a volunteer. I like coding, and if I get paid and do good in the world, so much the better.