to win 1K a week for life? That’s $52K.
Wouldn’t “solve” our depression but it sure would help a lot!
I wouldn’t have to worry about rent, or living in a shitty place just bc it’s cheap.
I could live in a NICE apt in a NICE city in a NICE neighborhood, where it’s safe and nice to walk around.
Hell, I’d prolly go to Hawaii, or travel the world.
That isn’t a “ton” of money but that is enough, and that is security. To know you’d always have said amount, which means you’ll always have a decent place to live and always have food and all the basics. And it will never get pulled out from under you. People don’t realize how much having security (or not having security) changes a person. Maybe some of you can’t sleep or relax or just go for a nice walk bc you always have real life worries. Being told “just go for a walk!” doesn’t work for ppl with stress and worries.
Anyhow, I don’t have a guaranteed 1K a week for life ($52K a year).
I sure would be ~70% less depressed if I did.
Wouldn’t solve everything, but it would give me security and OPTIONS. aka some FREEDOM.
I’m sure some of you are missing some FREEDOM in your life. You’re feeling trapped bc you are -_-
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it’s not that much more than I’m making, $8k annually, though I only get my first “full” paycheck next week, and that’s with retirement, healthcare and taxes taken out. I only make $36k net and that’s not even getting into the expenses of the cars the highway eats, the gas…
so okay, we’re talking about a $20k raise at least, and 45 hours of my life back. I’d still have to wait. With that budget? I could actually get stuff done in 12 months, if I was really lucky. Sometimes I’m lucky, I wouldn’t bet on it though.
That’d be really nice. I’m working full tilt, and it would be nice to have a little less pressure. But it’s pressure I put on myself. It’s for goals I want. Right now I want my damn car back, and my debt under control…. both easier said than done.
Travel would be nice, TBH I’m just shooting for a couple short trips in the next few months, maybe by winter I can get a “real” vacation going. Luxuries are….. expendable right now. I don’t want experiences, I want to the exquisite pleasure of waving this cesspool goodbye.
how much more do you need to save to achieve your goals? how much is all your assets (just the house?) you can sell?
if you sell your home, you’d still need to buy a new home in MI (or whereever it is you want to go to). that’d eat up a lot of your money, no? it would take a lot to live on savings without working.
Damn, i made a mistake when i was younger. i should’ve worked, saved, invested, then quit after 10-15 years, vs going crazy and quitting a shit job with a shit boss right before the economy suddenly went to shit. -_-
It just kinda depends, what I do next, when I do it
I have an idea of what would be the “perfect” thing, I’d need to save another $80k or so at least, buy another car….. it’s not going to happen, I mean come on. I’m getting old and cynical. Who has time to wait for perfect?
So it’s somewhere between that and….. $20k ish. Get the cars fixed, everything packed, timing right. There’s some legal hoops too.
Yeah, I put on like a nutty hippy, but deep down I’m a cautious conservative investor. Every dime I ever got went into hard goods that provided some return either for the house or cars, or for me working on stuff. Didn’t drink much, never managed to get a decent vice.
I can keep doing what I’m doing now for the rest of my life, working or not, good investments I guess.
your job is only paying 44k? What’s the job title?
Family Support Specialist, and hey don’t knock it, best job I’ve had in a long time. No one thinks they make enough.
hey, if you like the job that’s all that matters. better than 80% of ppl who hate their jobs.
no one thinks they make enough bc companies just aren’t paying ppl decent wages anymore, just enough to stop ppl from revolting and striking/quitting -_-. also, maybe 44K goes a longer way where you live. especially since you don’t have to pay for rent. man, if i didn’t have to pay for rent all these decades, i would have 1M already >.<