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What's your "American Dream"?

AreaCode707

AreaCode707

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Using the term "American Dream" generically, not just for US forum members.

The generic American dream used to be a house with a white picket fence, a wife, a car, two kids and a dog, maybe a tv set, and it was generally attainable.

So my question is: what generally attainable goal do you have for your life that, if you were to reach it, would define your success and mostly happy life?

For me, already married to a great guy, it would be us having some acreage in Northern California, animals (goats, donkeys, dogs, rabbits, chickens, maybe a cow), gardens, building a nice house and being able to make good food and wine to share with friends. It's probably attainable; I prefer rural areas to settle in long term, and we're making the short term sacrifices of living in an urban area and working our tails off to save towards our dream.
 
Immigrate to america
get a good education
get married
make a lot of money
repeat steps 2-4 w/ my kids
 
Become independently wealthy with my own invention that lots of people will use to make their lives better. Like the clapper.

Want to not have to worry about money by the timer i'm 40. (12 years)

I'm working on it!
 
1) Find a job I like (not just tolerate) that pays decently and allows me to 2) travel a lot.
 
I want to :

(1)- Make enough $ that I can live modestly off of interest and investments for the rest of my life (target age : ~50-55)

(2)- Get some land and a decent little home built up in Montana or Wyoming perhaps, with some self-sustenance ability if need be.

(3)- Write a book or two.

(4)- When I pass, I'd like to be able to leave some help with college and so forth to my descendants. By the time I die, my son (and other future children) will probably be well on their way, so perhaps I'll set things up so that my assets are primarily used to help the young adults and college-age grandkids get a good start. I'm not going to be a mogul by any means. Also a decent chunk to various favorite charities.
 
I want to help people and leave the world a little better.
And have a family

I know it sounds like a pile of steaming BS, but it's what I want.
 
Originally posted by: bonkers325
Originally posted by: Mo0o
Immigrate to america
get a good education
get married
make a lot of money
repeat steps 2-4 w/ my kids
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you want to marry your kids for a lot of money?
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i havent workd out all the kinks in the plan
 
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