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Are You Rich?

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TalonStrike said:
Are you rich? I saw a thread where people were showing off their really nice apartments/houses and a lot of neat stuff that they bought. Are you rich or well off? If so, what type of job do you have? I want to be making that kind of money. I'm still a poor college student. I don't even have an HD TV :'(
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It is really a subjective and fleeting thing, this wealth. If I were working as much as I did 3 years ago, I'd consider myself quite well off by my own standards. Instead I'm largely out of work. Nothing else has changed, but I did not have enough set aside to quit working, not by a long shot.
 
skyking said:
It is really a subjective and fleeting thing, this wealth. If I were working as much as I did 3 years ago, I'd consider myself quite well off by my own standards. Instead I'm largely out of work. Nothing else has changed, but I did not have enough set aside to quit working, not by a long shot.
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This. I'm still not sure if that denotes income or having money in a bank account or a 1/2 mil house (hope you didn't buy 2 years ago) or what.
 
Rich and poor are relative terms for most people. I could be considered rich compared to some. I can't be considered poor though. If you're above poverty level, you're not poor.
 
Texashiker said:
Yes, I am rich, very rich.

My parents are still alive and we are on good terms
My brother is still alive and we are on good terms
I'am in good health
I''am able to spend spend time with my kids and grandkids - go camping, fishing, hiking, hunting,,,,.

Those are the things that money can not buy.
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If you're impartial to material things, you can send a paypal donation my way.
 
Rich? No, I don't think I'm rich. Comfortable? Yes, I've got everything I need, enough of what I want to be happy, and enough stashed away for any feasible emergency.

If your happiness is mostly dependent on buying expensive stuff you're never going to be happy.
 
i'm comfortable, but i still live paycheck to paycheck.

Bignate603 said:
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If your happiness is mostly dependent on buying expensive stuff you're never going to be happy.
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uh, no. i'm most happiest when i can afford expensive stuff. right now, the thought of buying a Galaxy tab would make me happy, but not going to so i'm sad.
 
Brainonska511 said:
What is your area and are you going for a masters or PhD?
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MS in computer science, maybe middle class once I enter the work force. I suppose I get paid OK for a research assistant, but most importantly, do not have to worry about tuition (which is quite high for out-of-staters at a flagship).
 
Yes because unlike the rest of NA I'm not obsessed with buying tons of useless crap and living in a big house that I have to fill with all my useless crap.
 
cyclistca said:
Yes because unlike the rest of NA I'm not obsessed with buying tons of useless crap and living in a big house that I have to fill with all my useless crap.
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Actually, I think that is really starting to go away with this latest recession (at least temporarily). People are paying down debt and going for much smaller houses (if they can get one at all).
 
There is a difference between having a nice apartment/house and being rich. It is very easy to live beyond your means for a short time. Even the very poor could get into a nice house a couple years ago. The problem is that now they are getting kicked out of them and will have to live the rest of their life working hard in poverty.

I personally define "rich" as in the way we say a car is running rich. Meaning there is a lot of flow coming in (and maybe out). In that definition, I'm borderline with what I'd call rich. I got that way by getting a degree in a relatively high paying field (chemical engineering). An engineer is rarely poor, but we often aren't rich either. I just happen to be in a field that lies in the upper end of engineering salaries.

The other way to define rich is meaning you have a lot of wealth. Even someone with a low income can become quite wealthy if that person simply spends less than what he/she earns year after year. In that definition, no, I'm not rich yet. But, I'm slowly getting there assuming nothing big happens to stop me.
 
dullard said:
There is a difference between having a nice apartment/house and being rich. It is very easy to live beyond your means for a short time. Even the very poor could get into a nice house a couple years ago. The problem is that now they are getting kicked out of them and will have to live the rest of their life working hard in poverty.

I personally define "rich" as in the way we say a car is running rich. Meaning there is a lot of flow coming in (and maybe out). In that definition, I'm borderline with what I'd call rich. I got that way by getting a degree in a relatively high paying field (chemical engineering). An engineer is rarely poor, but we often aren't rich either. I just happen to be in a field that lies in the upper end of engineering salaries.

The other way to define rich is meaning you have a lot of wealth. Even someone with a low income can become quite wealthy if that person simply spends less than what he/she earns year after year. In that definition, no, I'm not rich yet. But, I'm slowly getting there assuming nothing big happens to stop me.
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Great answer as usual Dullard.

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i think what the OP meant was fairly obvious by his post. he means by having nice things, an apt that looks nice as in not unkempt, new paint..etc. A nice computer new cpu/gfx, HDTV...things like that.
if he's still in college, then like i had it he prolly has a cardboard box with a sheet over it for his kitchen table.
 
i think what the OP meant was fairly obvious by his post. he means by having nice things, an apt that looks nice as in not unkempt, new paint..etc. A nice computer new cpu/gfx, HDTV...things like that.
if he's still in college, then like i had it he prolly has a cardboard box with a sheet over it for his kitchen table.
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If you have a nice computer, nice house and nice car, but struggle to pay the bills, then no. You're not rich.
 
Mr. Pedantic said:
If you have a nice computer, nice house and nice car, but struggle to pay the bills, then no. You're not rich.
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thats more than homless people have isnt it? and sounds like more than the OP has, but you can define it however you want. But who said their struggling to pay bills with all that stuff? i missed that post.
 
thats more than homless people have isnt it? and sounds like more than the OP has, but you can define it however you want. But who said their struggling to pay bills with all that stuff? i missed that post.
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"Rich relative to homeless people" is not "rich". Nor is "rich relative to OP".

And it was only a hypothetical situation.
 
System_Mechanic said:
i'm comfortable, but i still live paycheck to paycheck.

uh, no. i'm most happiest when i can afford expensive stuff. right now, the thought of buying a Galaxy tab would make me happy, but not going to so i'm sad.
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Even if you got that tablet it sounds like you will only be happy for the week or two before something cooler is released.

dullard said:
There is a difference between having a nice apartment/house and being rich. It is very easy to live beyond your means for a short time. Even the very poor could get into a nice house a couple years ago. The problem is that now they are getting kicked out of them and will have to live the rest of their life working hard in poverty.

I personally define "rich" as in the way we say a car is running rich. Meaning there is a lot of flow coming in (and maybe out). In that definition, I'm borderline with what I'd call rich. I got that way by getting a degree in a relatively high paying field (chemical engineering). An engineer is rarely poor, but we often aren't rich either. I just happen to be in a field that lies in the upper end of engineering salaries.

The other way to define rich is meaning you have a lot of wealth. Even someone with a low income can become quite wealthy if that person simply spends less than what he/she earns year after year. In that definition, no, I'm not rich yet. But, I'm slowly getting there assuming nothing big happens to stop me.
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Great response.
 
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