3 ms·
> I don't do things that have a payoff time that is past my expected passing. > Starting an investment program that won't pay off for decades doesn't make sen
by david-gpu 1y ago
> I don't do things that have a payoff time that is past my expected passing.
> Starting an investment program that won't pay off for decades doesn't make sense at my age, either.
I continue saving money because I want my kids to have opportunities that I didn't have, and avoid stresses that I did have. I will not live to see the consequences of my actions today, but they matter a whole lot to me.
Same with other decisions that will affect future generations beyond my family. I want, in some way, to leave this Earth in better shape than when I was born.
I'm not the only thing that matters.
- WalterBright 1y agoInvesting with the goal of passing it along to your children is perfectly reasonable. If at age 70 you decide to become a concert-level pianist, you're wasting your time.
- taylorius 1y agoNot if the process of trying to become one is itself enjoyable. I am a habitual setter of improbable goals. I decided I would become a world class acrobat (if you knew me, you would laugh at that idea). Did I do it, of course not. But did I learn to cartwheel, handstand etc. Yes.
- david-gpu 1y agoGood for you! My mom is in her seventies, and she is about to graduate in Fine Arts.