I want to be rich enough that I can walk down the street and just uplift people who need a helping hand. I also do not want to live in a world where the wealth disparity is so egregious someone getting a chance to succeed or not depends on my whim.

… and the amount of “set for life” money just keeps growing because we have to pay ever increasing amounts to rich people on things like housing.

… and the safety of one’s savings keeps going down, so you can be “set for life” only for your savings to be wiped out because they exceed the bank deposite protection threshold or you had to invest it in some supposedly safe thing to generate enough interest to live of and it ends up pretty much stolen from you with no recourse (as many will find out when they finally try to draw on their private pensions).

The system is rigged so that even being an entry-level millionaire is not enough.

In the excellent book, Your Money or Your Life the authors define wealthy as, “having what you need plus a little more.”

That’s all most people want. Since inheriting enough from my parents a few years ago to retire, the relief I constantly feel from not worrying about money is a treasure beyond value. Through my whole career I always looked forward to retirement simply for the free time it would give me. But the major effect has been freedom from thinking about money. It’s like going from treading water to sitting in a lawn chair. I’ve always been a fan of things like universal healthcare and UBI, but this experience has solidified that. Everyone should have this level of peace and security, not just those of us who are lucky enough.

A handful of people want to be Masters Of The Universe and neurotically own every single penny and paper piece of money that ever existed and will exist in the future even if it means they will never fully enjoy much of that wealth during their lifetime.

I feel like this is obvious.

Honestly, I don’t give a shit if I have to work for that security, but the job markets have gone to absolute garbage. Nobody has a lifetime career at a single employer anymore. Employers don’t do raises, and just rinse through the entire employable workforce with no care in the world because there’s always some bright eyed college grad willing to take the job for less than the person who has it now, so raises don’t serve companies. Long term experience and knowledge is both highly desirable, and completely worthless.

If you’re trying to get a job for anything beyond every level, you must have years and years is experience with the specific products and software that company uses to manage their company. Experience you could only have if you’ve worked there before.

Entry level positions have wages so low it’s barely better than working at McDonald’s.

The world is fucked.

Financial freedom refers to the ability of an individual to live a life free from financial worries, constraints, or limitations. It is a state of being where an individual has enough money to cover all their needs and wants without being enslaved by debt or having to work just for survival.

I achieved this about 8 years again and I have actually happy times now. A walk feels great because I don’t stress when getting back to life. Everyone should have this and taxes should match this purpose for EVERYONE. But people will support only billionaires having this life.

I mean it still means rich, rich and poor are vague terms that can have whole spectrum of meanings. But meme is still right.

There are some people who want to be wealthy to the tune of flaunting it, making other people figuratively or literally bow down to them. Those people should not be allowed to have power.

If I was somehow a billionaire, I like to think I’d be spending my money on socially useful stuff. More libraries. More infrastructure. Housing. Can an ultra rich person essentially run public housing and transit, at least on a city-wide scale? Probably. but the kind of person who gets to be ultra rich is probably an asshole.

I would like to be able to afford my own house. My residence has a hoarder and a messy person, and I am not allowed to clean up. I would like to be able to walk in the laundry room without tripping on clothes, and the front room is filled with trippables. Also, I never went on vacation. The distant shores of Hawaii, Japan, and Egypt will never be known to me. My life has been defined by a lack of fiscal agency.

Here’s hoping that the turmoil of today will allow future generations to have enough wealth to live a satisfied life. At this point, that is all that I can hope for.

If I suddenly had Elon’s money, I wouldn’t be a billionaire for long after I start funding a bunch of shit to help other people.

Can confirm, I have enough that I don’t really have to worry anymore. The only concern is over if I was to lose my job. So paying off debts faster would be nice as it then reduces how much I need to pay month to month. Vast majority of my expenses is paying back debts.

Due to the wonders of medical bankruptcy, that number you need to not worry gets higher every year

wanting to be a billionaire should be classified as a mental disease, some sort of power addiction

Yes, thank you. This is what I have been saying for a long time. But I came across so many temporarily embarassed millionaires and workbros who rub it in how they are going to be more successful than I am. I just cringe because I just want a simple life and don’t have to worry much about money. Some people can’t understand what humble means.