McSkziofren
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There are two ways to look at this: One, you’re poor. Thats self-explanatory. You… are poor… and probably staying that way (read: if you’re older than 22, you’re probably poor for a reason). The other is, you’re broke. Broke can be a temporary condition, subject to change. Myself, i love to tell myself that i’m broke. I live comfortably on less money in a year than most people spend on food alone. I say ‘broke’, because i am highly intelligent, strong, healthy, young (effectively), and can work harder than anyone i know. I also have connections and know a LOT of people in a lot of different places and situations. Making money is about the easiest thing in life. BUT… you have to want to. I, apparently… dont. I get a LOT done on my pitiful ‘income’, and i’m happier and freer, certainly saner and healthier than almost everyone i know. Whats zero stress mean to you? Whats health worth to you? Ask ANY old person. Go ahead.
But the fact is, i’m poor… because after 20 years of being an ascetic, well, i’m used to it. And while i would love to have the freedom more money offers, well, i value my free time more. With that free time i train my body, my mind, practice, i suppose… a spiritualism that has supercharged my existence. I also write; fiction, opinion, and that has expanded my mind, my charisma, even my social wit so far beyond expectation i would not believe it had to try to sell it to me 20 years ago.
Thats my long, indian elder way of explaining that if i had 30K a year i’d be bloody rich, or at least living like it. I have become so incredible at managing my money that 5K a year solves ALL my daily living problems. So 25K on top of that is buying me car parts in a month, and a new Corvette in a year. In five? I’ll be into real estate. In ten, i’ll own something (and i live in the most expensive place in North America). Thats 25K… free money per year. I dont know anyone making 100+K a year who has that. People with money are generally fools with money. ‘Poor’ me has more nice things (as in extremely high-quality) things than almost anyone else i know. Most people making 30K a year have a poor mindset, or are scraping to pay for an unrealistic lifestyle. Many are paying down bad life choices. Most of my friends make anywhere from 50–250K a year, and EVERY single one of them (save one) complains incessantly about money issues. Some of these people are literally dying of stress from it. I could not begin to express how utterly fucking galling that is. I might as well complain about how ‘pathetic’ my 525lb squat is to my friends who can barely stand up from their chairs without knee and back pain.
‘POOR’… is a mindset. It also has everything to do with circumstance, and life choices. 30K to my friends would be straight-up divorce, homelessness, and early death. 30K to me and i’m in multiple classic cars, soul-striking vacations, eating like a king, and living in a stunning home. I’d say it’d be living without any stress and in near-inhuman health too… but i’m already living that.
But the fact is, i’m poor… because after 20 years of being an ascetic, well, i’m used to it. And while i would love to have the freedom more money offers, well, i value my free time more. With that free time i train my body, my mind, practice, i suppose… a spiritualism that has supercharged my existence. I also write; fiction, opinion, and that has expanded my mind, my charisma, even my social wit so far beyond expectation i would not believe it had to try to sell it to me 20 years ago.
Thats my long, indian elder way of explaining that if i had 30K a year i’d be bloody rich, or at least living like it. I have become so incredible at managing my money that 5K a year solves ALL my daily living problems. So 25K on top of that is buying me car parts in a month, and a new Corvette in a year. In five? I’ll be into real estate. In ten, i’ll own something (and i live in the most expensive place in North America). Thats 25K… free money per year. I dont know anyone making 100+K a year who has that. People with money are generally fools with money. ‘Poor’ me has more nice things (as in extremely high-quality) things than almost anyone else i know. Most people making 30K a year have a poor mindset, or are scraping to pay for an unrealistic lifestyle. Many are paying down bad life choices. Most of my friends make anywhere from 50–250K a year, and EVERY single one of them (save one) complains incessantly about money issues. Some of these people are literally dying of stress from it. I could not begin to express how utterly fucking galling that is. I might as well complain about how ‘pathetic’ my 525lb squat is to my friends who can barely stand up from their chairs without knee and back pain.
‘POOR’… is a mindset. It also has everything to do with circumstance, and life choices. 30K to my friends would be straight-up divorce, homelessness, and early death. 30K to me and i’m in multiple classic cars, soul-striking vacations, eating like a king, and living in a stunning home. I’d say it’d be living without any stress and in near-inhuman health too… but i’m already living that.
