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That depends on your definition of success. At a certain level how much money you make doesn't really increase our happiness (http://blogs.wsj.com/wealth/2010/
by austenallred 13y ago
That depends on your definition of success.
At a certain level how much money you make doesn't really increase our happiness (http://blogs.wsj.com/wealth/2010/09/07/the-perfect-salary-for-happiness-75000-a-year/ http://blogs.wsj.com/wealth/2010/09/07/the-perfect-salary-fo...). It's tough, without knowing him, to know what his real goals and desires are, but it seems to me like "make more money" isn't the answer.
- frankphilips 13y agoHe always talks about how he wants to be "free". And he's not "free" yet. Even though he makes money, he still has debt (school loans, mortgage, car payments, daycare, etc etc)..
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- tostitos1979 13y agoI'm surprised no one here has said it yet. But your friend is actually quite smart. While he and his wife are making 250K now, there is no guarantee they will be making this much in 10 years. My wife and I had pretty high student loans ... we are doing a somewhat decent job getting these paid off. Sadly, because of all the debt, our net worth is pretty low even though we are in our 30s. Unlike your friend who is lucky/smart enough to earn such a high salary in a place where a decent house costs 250K, my wife and I would need just under a million to get a decent house. tldr. 250K isn't that much these days when you factor taxes, child care, housing costs and student loan replayments.