Rich people don't blow a lot of money on cars
09-11-2008, 01:19 PM
#101
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Haha...
I know people that make lots money but only have $25-30k allowances for cars. To them that means an Accord, Hyundai, etc where they'd normally drive a $50-80k car, but they see the value in a free car.
I know people that make lots money but only have $25-30k allowances for cars. To them that means an Accord, Hyundai, etc where they'd normally drive a $50-80k car, but they see the value in a free car.
09-11-2008, 01:57 PM
#102
Originally Posted by MDXLuvr,Sep 11 2008, 09:18 PM
A nice "date" would be sharing a Ben and Jerry's icecream while walking on the seawall in Galveston.
09-11-2008, 02:18 PM
#103
Originally Posted by wickerbill,Sep 11 2008, 12:29 PM
So your best year was the year you two hardly ever saw each other? 
Now I'm wealthier, have a bigger house on an island, better job w/ less travel, nicer toys, etc. but I still miss our previous life. It's probably time to sell all my possessions and start over .
09-11-2008, 06:23 PM
#104
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Originally Posted by QUIKAG,Sep 11 2008, 08:02 AM
That is EXACTLY the reason many people don't go on to advance their education. They are too lazy to spend the time and money. They have kids at 19 years old, they get a $9/hr. job, work their all the way up to $14/hr or something being an assistant manager at some place and are generally OKAY where they are in life.
Not everyone strives to make a lot of money and even those that do sometimes don't do what they need to do to make it. That is why over half the people in this country live on less than $60k/yr household income. But, realize that many are fine with that!
I make several times what I made right out of school 8 years ago because of dumb luck, a bit of skill, and an ability to communicate and fix problems. But, I am absolutely not any happier than I was back then. I have more crap and a better financial future, but my general happiness level is the same because I don't derive happiness from money or possessions.
It may sound passe to those that are still "trying to get there", but it's the truth. If you think that once you make $100k, $200k, $1M, $$ whatever and get that Porsche GT3 and the big house that everything will be hunky dory then, you are deluding yourself. Nothing is free in life.
Not everyone strives to make a lot of money and even those that do sometimes don't do what they need to do to make it. That is why over half the people in this country live on less than $60k/yr household income. But, realize that many are fine with that!
I make several times what I made right out of school 8 years ago because of dumb luck, a bit of skill, and an ability to communicate and fix problems. But, I am absolutely not any happier than I was back then. I have more crap and a better financial future, but my general happiness level is the same because I don't derive happiness from money or possessions.
It may sound passe to those that are still "trying to get there", but it's the truth. If you think that once you make $100k, $200k, $1M, $$ whatever and get that Porsche GT3 and the big house that everything will be hunky dory then, you are deluding yourself. Nothing is free in life.
More money = more shit, not more happiness...........
Sociology is so interesting to me. The majority of BMW owners lease their car and make less then $50,000.00 a year...............yet the single most common car among millionaires is a Ford F-150 pickup..........
09-11-2008, 07:09 PM
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Originally Posted by JoeyBalls,Sep 11 2008, 07:23 PM
The majority of BMW owners lease their car and make less then $50,000.00 a year...............yet the single most common car among millionaires is a Ford F-150 pickup..........
Those were my thoughts exactly. I'm guessing not...
09-12-2008, 05:28 AM
#108
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Originally Posted by Voodoo_S2K,Sep 11 2008, 07:09 PM
Do you have data to back this up?
