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[Timsup2nothin]

Why not get paid for what you like to do? You get money and you like doing whatever it is you get paid for.

Not enough room in the gigolo market?

No positions for professional Civ players?

 

[reddishrecue]

Not enough room in the gigolo market?

No positions for professional Civ players?

No because then you stop liking what you used to do for money, so whatever you liked to do will no longer be liked by you with no money profit.

 

[Kozmos]

Eh...Depends on how bad it sounds

It's Enteprise software so I work with a handful of companies and have regular work/troubleshooting calls with a few people. I don't get cold calls from or anything, but it is pretty boring.

I know IT is loaded with money but isn't that a significant waste of your skills? Unless you want to make some bank first before deciding to pursue doing what you like which isn't such a bad call.

 

[Hygro]

In the making of money I've found that the most fun ways to make money are either illegal or at least frowned upon.

Also, are you complaining about bathroom cleaning for $30/hr or celebrating it, I can't tell? Cuz $30/hr for that type of work is quite good.

Celebrating. I get to pay back debt owed to my bank and to my friends, and get drinks with womyn and not mooch. Mooching, strangely, can get you laid more easily as a tactic but as a strategy if you feel it's not that tight to regularly, you start feeling bad about yourself and that's suboptimal. As someone who can't miss a day thinking about money I've borrowed personally (rather than from an institution) it's very suboptimal to my game.

On another note, I gotta pay Wells Fargo a lot more back than they advanced me via my Visa, but the truth is they helped finance a pretty nifty lifestyle I had in my earlier 20s, being able to fudge things on credit and act spontaneous. Worth it. Glad I stopped though, because I gotta grow the black side of the balance sheet.

 

[downtown]

I got a raise a little while ago, but I think I'm going to use almost all of that increase in money to help me move to a different apartment with a slightly better commute (it takes me about an hour to get to my office), and one that is nice enough so I don't have to worry about bugs in my house or drugs in my hallway.

I have my absolute dream job, but I get opportunities to "sell out" (leave my industry to go work in way less fun ones for dramatically more money), and I'm not sure if I can turn them down forever. My wife and I combine to make a decent chunk of change as a family, but given where we live, we don't really get to enjoy much....no car, crappy apartment, and we seldom go out. Almost half of my wife's income goes to paying for child care, and I expect that to go up. I'm trying to save a lot so we can finally pay off all of our student loan debt, and have some money to buy a house.

I think I'll hold off for at least one more football/basketball season. Then, I may need to be responsible and cash out.

 

[warpus]

I have been "saving" money for my Norway trip by being a lazy shopper. "Oh, I need new shoes? I'll get them next week". "I need some stuff up on my walls around the house? I'll take care of that later.".. " .. I really hate shopping, so I don't really go out of my way to buy stuff.. even online. So basically I'm "saving" money for a trip all the time anyway, because it doesn't get spent on "enough".

So what happens is each month my income exceeds my expenditures and the money slowly piles up in my chequing account. I log in to online banking every once in a while to pay bills and stuff and look at my chequing account and it's like.. "sweet! Turns out I'm actually saving money for my norway trip! I wasn't even really trying."

If I was a bit organized about all this, I would probably end up with more money saved. I mean, I should probably be putting it into some sort of a different type of bank account than my regular chequing/spending account? I'm not really sure.

 

[illram]

I recently changed over from earning a regular wage to irregularly making a profit on my business. In many ways a feeling of wealth or poverty arises from not just how much money you make, but how you earn it. For instance if you make nothing for a few months and then get a pot of money, psychologically it can actually be more satisfying--and spent in some more immediately gratifying ways--than a steady stream of regular wages that would add up to more money over the same period.

 

[Borachio]

Link to video.

The ultimate addiction.

 

[Godwynn]

I recently changed over from earning a regular wage to irregularly making a profit on my business. In many ways a feeling of wealth or poverty arises from not just how much money you make, but how you earn it. For instance if you make nothing for a few months and then get a pot of money, psychologically it can actually be more satisfying

 

[Cutlass]

My expenses are really low these days. But my income is up. I don't know that I can keep this job in the long run, because it's so exhausting. But recently the money is piling up. I don't spend half my takehome.

 

[Perfection]

Money = Freedom

 

[CaptainF]

Money can't buy happiness, but it's one hell of a down payment.

 

[Birdjaguar]

Wealth is not about income; it is about accumulating assets that can grow in value over time. For the best results, start early and "donate" to your future often.

 

[gozpel]

The races are on, you have $10 in your pocket.

You eyeball those 4 stubbies, then read about this nag: 3 times the money! PERFECT WINNER!

I bet the ten and that grumpy old horse finish last.
I buy me 4 stubbies and the horse of course win.

It's like playing Civilization.

 

[Borachio]

Wealth is not about money at all. It's about your skill-set. Invest all you have in your future.

 

[Loppan Torkel]

Retirement fund or kids..?

I just got my 6-month raise in my first post school job, $75,000 certainly feels nice.

That's real good. Not something socialist Sweden would approve. Not easy to secure/invest nowadays though. Bubbles everywhere.

 

[aelf]

Nor capitalist Singapore. Wages are really low here despite high living costs because employers are free to drive down wages since there are few laws and regulations and growth is not driven by productivity. Income tax is low, but you start with a small amount anyway.

 

[Birdjaguar]

Retirement fund or kids..?

That's real good. Not something socialist Sweden would approve. Not easy to secure/invest nowadays though. Bubbles everywhere.

In my opinion start early with your own retirement fund. The power of compounding can help steady, small, invested amounts accumulate over time. I don't know anything about European investing beyond US mutual funds that include European stocks. In the US market, though, if you have some money and time and don't know much about investing, I recommend index funds like the S&P 500 or Total stock market. The fees with a company like Vanguard are minimal and you will never do worst that the market. I do not know if Europe has an equivalent. Such funds are not glamorous and you cannot brag daily to your friends about how much you made today (or lost), but over time they do the job.

 

[Loppan Torkel]

There are plenty of index funds in Europe too, some have no fee at all. I have made some investments in various forms, index funds included, but at the moment I'm kind of expecting everything to collapse again. The interest rates are in an all time low, people wanting their money to grow look elsewhere to a greater degree, most other investments get overvalued --- > bubble bursts. Still it seems to be less of a bubble than the housing market. Thanks for the advice though.

 

[Narz]

Money can't buy happiness, but it's one hell of a down payment.

I always liked money can't buy happiness but you can avoid many kinds of misery by having it.

I'd also add money without imagination is worthless. Take a look at all the lottery winners, pro-athletes & celebrities who throw their's away on typical luxury items & lavish lifestyles & end up even broker than before (and with fewer friends).

Also, on the subject of money. You have to be careful who you show it to. No matter what I will always dress low-key & act a little off-kilter, I wouldn't want women thinking I'm rich & sophisticated (would rather have a slow love life than attract anyone for the wrong reasons).