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A general rant, when someone asks about how to make reasonable wealth, significant wealth, or to get richer than you would be as a salaried worker I assume they
by sosuke 11y ago
A general rant, when someone asks about how to make reasonable wealth, significant wealth, or to get richer than you would be as a salaried worker I assume they are interested in getting into the 1% or higher bracket of earners.
Someone making 6 figures asking how to get more wealth probably doesn't care they are in the top 10%. They are looking up, not down. Saving half their salary isn't realistic for a single income family, and would even be tough for a dual income family.
They probably don't care to listen to the "money isn't everything" advice from the rich. Yes, everyone knows that money isn't everything, and everyone knows that money isn't everything when you've already got it. I have relatives making choices between feeding themselves or their pet for the day, money means a great deal up to a point, and then there is a big gap where it doesn't make much difference. Then after that gap is breached is starts to make a huge difference again.
Unfortunately, for the number of times this question is asked, the number of times I've asked it of myself, there are no silver bullets or proven paths. I have to stop ranting now it is late, I am tired. (^_^)b
- soulbadguy 11y agoYou read my mind...
- AYBABTME 11y agoDepends, I make a reasonable amount of money. Enough to be happy and eat what I want, live where I want. But I don't make enough money to build a spaceship. So I need more.
- sosuke 11y agoWow, just made me think about Elon Musk, he got one payout and is now making his own spaceships. I want that.
- markyc 11y agoI have relatives making choices between feeding themselves or their pet for the day why would they have a pet if they can't afford to feed it?
- jmngomes 11y agoPerhaps they had adopted the pet before a completely unexpected event turned their lives upside down and out of their control?
- markyc 11y agowhen it's a question if my family eats vs the pet eats, there are only 2 possible answers: 1. sell/give the pet away or 2. eat the pet
- jamesdelaneyie 11y agoTime to chow down on Scruffles kids!
- pandler 11y agoConsidering cats and dogs can live for tens of years, it's safe to assume they didn't wait until they were having hard times to buy the pet.
- atmosx 11y ago> I have relatives making choices between feeding themselves or their pet for the day [..] Really? And why do they have a pet? If they are disabled (e.g. blind) then I understand the inherent value of a pet (a god that helps you walk through). If not, then I think owning a pet is a poor choice for someone who can't feed himself.
- chrisBob 11y agoIn the US depression kills more people than starvation. Even in that situation, a pet may be the right answer.