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@Jacquesm, I agree with your FU money concept and I am actively working on that. I think this comment is a byproduct (side-effect?! (-;) of your having achieved

by Surio 14y ago

@Jacquesm, I agree with your FU money concept and I am actively working on that. I think this comment is a byproduct (side-effect?! (-;) of your having achieved FI. But what you mentioned here is what I would consider "Let them eat cake instead" advice. :) Not well thought out. Nostalgia is a very powerful emotion, and besides historical perspectives are based on whatever set of lenses you choose to wear. Actually, our grandparents (even parents) had more time in their lives, more variety in their lives that was completely unrelated to their 9-5 routines, their professional lives were (mostly) on autopilot, so they had more free time to pursue all kinds of hobbies and tinkering, while still working on a daily job! So, yes I am looking at grandparents too, but I chose to wear different lenses.

jacquesm 14y ago
My grandparents would have been very happy with time and energy left over for 'hobbies and tinkering'.
- saraid216 14y ago
  I think you both need to remember that you probably have different sets of grandparents living in different circumstances.
  - Surio 14y ago
    Exactly what I wanted to point out, especially in the context of his original comment about "choosing your own projects that you like to work on" (paraphrased). When I wrote that line, it was really not about grandparents or about relative quality of life, but of "circumstances" that one finds themselves in, which then go on to dictate various other things in the person's life as well. And I think you got it :-)
Evbn 14y ago
By grandparents were busting their hump building new businesses after fleeing genocide in their home country, I wouldn't trade my life for theirs.
Surio 14y ago
@Both, That has been my point exactly. All of this "my life is worse or better than before/my-ancestors" is context/situation/location dependent to a very large extent. Same goes for jacquesm expert advice on "you can pick the projects that are fun".

by Surio 14y ago

jacquesm 14y ago

My grandparents would have been very happy with time and energy left over for 'hobbies and tinkering'.

saraid216 14y ago
I think you both need to remember that you probably have different sets of grandparents living in different circumstances.
- Surio 14y ago
  Exactly what I wanted to point out, especially in the context of his original comment about "choosing your own projects that you like to work on" (paraphrased). When I wrote that line, it was really not about grandparents or about relative quality of life, but of "circumstances" that one finds themselves in, which then go on to dictate various other things in the person's life as well. And I think you got it :-)

Evbn 14y ago

By grandparents were busting their hump building new businesses after fleeing genocide in their home country, I wouldn't trade my life for theirs.

Surio 14y ago

@Both, That has been my point exactly. All of this "my life is worse or better than before/my-ancestors" is context/situation/location dependent to a very large extent. Same goes for jacquesm expert advice on "you can pick the projects that are fun".