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Hey Oleander, I'm not sure if you will see this reply as I'm a little late to the "party" but if you would like somebody to chat to anytime, please put an email address or somethin…

> Money is nothing. Poverty won't make you unhappy. I'm sure the millions of people living in poverty, dying of treatable diseases and starving to death right now are ecstatic abou…

My brother killed himself recently. So yes I do. And nowhere at all did I suggest "a person's life is not worth the money."

Nope. I'm in Australia and enduring a living hell due to not being able to afford medical (dental) treatment. Affordable healthcare is not a problem that is exclusive to the US.

Spoken like somebody who has money. Do you have any idea how much pain and suffering a person can endure due to having no money? I don't think it's your place to say that person's …

Thank you for doing that. As somebody who has recently received a discount from their dentist on an emergency procedure, I can't begin to tell you how much we as patients appreciat…

It's almost midnight on the 25th where I am and this is the first time somebody wished me "Merry Christmas" today. Thank you. Merry Christmas and best wishes to all of you as well.…

> I was talking from the silicon valley perspective. You need to adjust it based on the country you live in. Yes, I can appreciate that. And I appreciate your offer. It's honestly …

I agree, that is an assumption built into my belief, and possibly a foolish one. I would still maintain that it is possible to live on much less than $10M, although some may not en…

> Seriously, read the thread again. This has nothing to do with comfort, it's about FU money. I was responding to the HN comment, not the Reddit thread. If you're talking about hav…

> I care about my finances. But I don't worry about them. I think that is the key to understanding much of the disagreement here. Some people seem to concentrate on the possibility…

> i would even suggest $10MN is also a risky bet If you had to guess, what percentage of people outside HN, outside Silicon Valley, do you think would consider having $10M to be a …

> I think one of the disconnections here is that you are talking about extra cash (over what you currently earn), whereas rgbrenner (and probably others) are talking about all inco…

Thank you. I was beginning to feel like an extraterrestrial here.

> you’ll just find yourself arguing with a self-selected subset of people targeting it when you post on a place like HN Very true, and thanks for my first chuckle of the day. I cer…

Yes. What has become clear to me in this discussion is that some people, when talking about being "comfortable", are talking about maintaining a much more lavish lifestyle, funded …

> This shows a pretty big disconnect. Yes it does. That was my point. For starters, you're assuming I'd want to live off the investment, instead of continuing to work. Regardless, …

I appreciate your comment. I know that having more than $100K in the bank would be a better safety net. Hell, having $5K would feel fantastic right about now. My point is merely th…

> I would be very surprised if you could live worry-free with the investment proceeds of $100,000. I think you have made the assumption that I would stop working. That might be the…

Nowhere have I said that $10K per year is comfortable. I have a dentist appointment tomorrow that I don't yet know how I am going to pay for. I can't remember the last time I got a…

I feel disheartened that you read my entire comment and chose to focus on one number and the ineptitude of my hypothetical investment strategy instead of focusing on the overall po…

> in the $10-30 million range you can live a comfortable life without having to worry about finances again This statement strikes me as very disconnected from the reality that the …