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Originally Posted by Mill
Wow! 33k a month after taxes! I cant even fathom making that kind of dough. I dont know what your job is, but Id stay at it full time for the next 8 years or so regardless. Then retire fully. Youve earned it.  If you need motivation...think about people making 33k a year hauling bricks. |
Thanks for that perspective. I worked most of my 20's making 30K(20 years ago)/year. I was single then, so that was plenty for me. I would have thought back then that 33K/month after taxes is a lot of money, and it is, but it is amazing that we don't really feel wealthy-- Our primary home is worth $1 million, and it is very nice, but certainly not fancy or opulent in anyway. It is just the part of the country we live in (and hopefully would stay in retirement) and us wanting to be in a safe neighborhood with good public schools for the kids. We have a weekend home, which maybe our one splurge, but the family time we spend there makes it worthwhile. We take nice vacations, but don't stay in spas or 5 star resorts, maybe a modest mid-priced condo when we go, or even Best Westerns. We don't eat out a lot, and when we do, it is usually PF Chang's or Macaroni Grill. We drive a Subaru and a Honda. I compare prices in the supermarket aisles. I often wonder how much money one has to make to actually feel wealthy in an unlimited way.
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