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05-22-2018, 01:59 PM
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05-23-2018, 04:18 AM
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Originally Posted by street
I can relate to your response. I knew what poor meant from an early age also. We never went hungry and had only what we needed nothing more. I consider myself wealthy and blessed in life. There is a lot more people with a lot more money then I have but I'm wealthy in many ways.
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I love buying groceries and not worrying about the prices. It's the best money I spend every week!
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05-23-2018, 09:41 AM
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I like being able to go into a store and know I can buy whatever I want, even if it is only the dollar store. 
We live in a Whole Foods kind of neighborhood. WF is the most expensive but the other stores are not too much less. I used to spend $10K+ more a year than I do now for the same kinds of foods so price shopping, discovering 99 Cents Only and Grocery Outlet and having the time to cook more from scratch has been pretty cool for our retirement budget. I got a coupon in my email today for $1.27 for one avocado at a neighborhood retail grocery store when yesterday I bought a bag of avocados at 99 Cents Only for $1.99.
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05-23-2018, 10:11 AM
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Originally Posted by daylatedollarshort
I like being able to go into a store and know I can buy whatever I want, even if it is only the dollar store.
We live in a Whole Foods kind of neighborhood. WF is the most expensive but the other stores are not too much less. I used to spend $10K+ more a year than I do now for the same kinds of foods so price shopping, discovering 99 Cents Only and Grocery Outlet and having the time to cook more from scratch has been pretty cool for our retirement budget. I got a coupon in my email today for $1.27 for one avocado at a neighborhood retail grocery store when yesterday I bought a bag of avocados at 99 Cents Only for $1.99. |
Just curious, but how many avocado's come in the bag?
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05-23-2018, 10:40 AM
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Originally Posted by aja8888
Just curious, but how many avocado's come in the bag?
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I counted them just for you - 15 small avocados (2 pounds).
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05-23-2018, 11:35 AM
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15 small avocados for $2 is a heck of a good deal. Where I am, the typical sale is 3 for $1. Once in a while, during the season, 5 for $1.
I like these small avocados as they are just the right size for one serving, and we eat one a day. Sometimes, we even share one.
It is great in the US that food cost is so low. If one knows how to shop, the food expenses should be a small part of the total budget, and one does not even have to be a millionaire.
PS. We do not eat as much as we used to. So, I derive the pleasure from cooking and learning new dishes, in order to complement the joy of eating.
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05-23-2018, 11:42 AM
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05-23-2018, 11:45 AM
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Being Healthy, is being Wealthy in America. You can easily end up broke if you are not.
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05-23-2018, 12:46 PM
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Originally Posted by daylatedollarshort
I counted them just for you - 15 small avocados (2 pounds).
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Great deal! 
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05-23-2018, 01:46 PM
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I love buying groceries and not worrying about the prices. It's the best money I spend every week!
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To me, this is the best answer here as to what being rich is.
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05-23-2018, 02:02 PM
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Someone told me a long time ago, being rich was having choices. I always liked that definition.
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05-23-2018, 04:19 PM
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Someone told me a long time ago, being rich was having choices. I always liked that definition.
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Yes.
As in "Do I take the usual 1st class seat to Paris for this weekend trip, or do I blow some dough and charter a private jet?"
I am definitely not rich. Still trying to get my wife to go for business class seats, let alone first class. Private jet? Not in this life.
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05-23-2018, 07:49 PM
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^ yep that is a great answer.
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05-23-2018, 07:55 PM
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To me, this is the best answer here as to what being rich is.
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So: What about "those folks" that don't have to even go shopping. They open the frig and the pantry and the food they desire is already stocked for them. Are they the Mega Rich?  Are they less rich if someone behind them says "make sure you get some broccoli with that"? 
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05-23-2018, 09:03 PM
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"How much to have to be wealthy?"
That depends on whom it may concern. I just saw this article on Bloomberg that said for a banker, his clients do not join the "economy-class" rich until they have $25M.
With $25M, one does not flinch at paying $12K for a first-class RT ticket to Sydney, but cannot really charter a private jet for the same trip (it costs 10x more). And that's why it is called "economy-rich".
See: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/artic...ave-25-million.
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05-23-2018, 09:20 PM
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Many of us are so lucky. We could easily cut out our travel and entertainment and still have a great life. I went without this for most of my life. I totally agree with the poster that said animals bring more joy and benefits than what we spend on them.
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05-23-2018, 09:25 PM
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I'm first class domestic rich and backyard grilled wagyu rich. With truffles and caviar. And XO of course.
Soon to be my first brand new car rich too! I'm enjoying my level of "richness" thoroughly -
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05-23-2018, 09:46 PM
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Remember, you can't take your money with you. So enjoy the truffles on your risotto with that Brunello wine and Wagyu or Kobe beef steak with Maine Lobster while you enjoy the apartment class experience on your next flight overseas.
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05-23-2018, 09:54 PM
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Yup. All about choices.
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