1/31/2024 0 Comments Kick the buddy free money![]() Can we agree that all wealth is relative? Net worth goes from $10 million to $1 million: Despondency. > Net worth goes from $0 to $1 million: Ecstasy. There were a few months where the only thing I would do is log in, do about 6 daily quests I enjoyed doing that were dead easy, collect my 1000gp or however much it was and walk around town for a bit debating if I want to level up before quitting. I played this game called Tibia pretty seriously for a period of time and then got bored and was going to stop. I don't care much for upgrading to bigger and better things or end-game content. Every single online MMO I play I'm happy making tiny amounts of money and watching the balance go up. The last one is the biggest mindfuck to me because I can relate to it so much. The change, not the accumulated amount, is the thrill. Can we agree that all wealth is relative?Ī lot of people like making money more than they enjoy having money. Net worth goes from $0 to $1 million: Ecstasy. “People like you more when you are working towards something, not when you have it.” - Drake Three that resonated with me about money: I never really thought of this seriously (or why) until reading that "Some Things I Think" post was on here yesterday and a few were along the lines of that. The real outsized car costs are incurred with car nerds who max out on having more cars than drivers, and/or "upgrading" every year, constantly eating max depreciation. again not a huge number to have a reliable, safe, modern car at all times. Your house probably cost $1M.Įven if you trade-in every 4~5 years at the end of the warranty period to minimize random maintenance costs, then maybe you eat like $3-4k/year of depreciation during ownership. The insurance, maintenance and gas/charge over that 10 years probably adds up to $30k at a bare minimum. If you make 6 figures / live in a HCOL area, then the difference in a $25k or $40k or $50k car over the course of a 10 year life is kind of whatever. ![]() ![]() Nor is driving around in a relatively decent & recent model vs trying to keep an old model in working order with all the maintenance costs. Nor is their monthly cost if financed particularly expensive next to the ongoing forever cost of insuring, fueling/charging, maintaining and garaging them. In the grand scheme of things past a certain income level as a lump sum cost, they are not a large expense compared to housing. Especially if you come from a more modest background and now make 5x what some of your friends/family do. It gets very awkward when you are trying to host & treat people, but they insist on compensating with cash.įor me, I don't get the point of having wealth/resources if I can't share them freely. Even more so when dining out.Įven the difference between ordering an array of dishes in advance vs asking what they want / ordering once they've arrived totally changes how people respond. If you invite people over for dinner & cook, or its a catered party, they all feel comfortable.Īs soon as you order takeout or ask what they want, they feel compelled to split the check. As soon as there is an explicit, incrementally attributable transaction triggered by their attendance, people often feel compelled to offer cash. While logically money is fungible, it is the illusion of not seeing the transaction happens that makes people feel welcome to enjoy hospitality in case of a friends beach house, dinner guest, catered party guest, etc.
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