Never having to wear pants again.
Unless I really really want to.
Ask HN: What do you consider "making it"?
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#42Earlier quoted context omitted.
I'm actually living on 15k per year right now. Free time + stuff to do + safety net + support family = ~100k per year. YMMV. But thanks for the good news anyway. :)
It would be cool to learn more about how you budget it, assuming you pay for some kind of housing. My rent is more than $15k/year.
Grad students do this all the time. A friend of mine managed to save $20k in 2.5 years on a grad student salary (~$20K/year).
The secret is really roommates + no car + long walk to mass transit + cheap food. If you're willing to walk about 20 minutes to the nearest T stop, you can get quite a few places in the Boston area for ~$400/month. Eat vegetarian with a lot of rice & pasta dishes and you can probably squeak in under $10k/year, particularly if the university provides health insurance.
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#43I have no illusions with myself about wanting to live a comfortable life at $100,000. Making it would be this:
Financially: $1,000,000/Year in passive income.
Socially: The Espada brand being universally recognizable and associated with my name.
Automotivally: Lotus Elise, Bentley, the biggest legal monster truck I can find.
Personally: Having no fear
Some might think this is superficial, though I know precisely what I want and don't apologize for it.
Re: Ask HN: What do you consider "making it"?
#44Net worth > $10 million
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#45Earlier quoted context omitted.
You're right there. All of the retired people I've seen look really old and worn down.
You should meet my Grandparents. My Grandma especially is a firecracker. She's done more this past year than some do in a decade.
> You should meet my Grandparents. My Grandma especially is a firecracker. She's done more this past year than some do in a decade.
Must... resist...
Re: Ask HN: What do you consider "making it"?
#46"Making it" is a journey of several steps:
1. Realizing you haven't been checking price tags on food or household items for a while now.
2. Making money faster than you can find things worth spending it on.
3. Being well-off without having to work full-time.
4. Being well-off through actively-managed passive income.
5. Being able to sail around the world and come back richer (through passive income, not sea trade nor piracy nor fortune hunting ;).
6. Being able to do what you want, where you want, when you want, without the permission or approval of anybody.
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#47Steadily growing business. Steady income that can provide me with the necessities and a few toys (about $50k/yr after taxes). Free time to deal start other projects and do what I want.
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#49"Making it" is a journey of several steps: 1. Realizing you haven't been checking price tags on food or household items for a while now. 2. Making money faster than you can find things worth spending it on. 3. Being well-off without having to work full-time. 4. Being well-off through actively-managed passive income. 5. Being able to sail around the world and come back richer (through passive income, not sea trade nor…
I like this list :)
I'd be fairly happy at number four already, because I could just decide to go hang out in various countries for x months at a time without having to worry about money.
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