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Finally making "good" money, realized it's all stupidly pointless

Make just under 200K* all in comp, some of that going direct...
hairraiser incel dysfunction
  10/23/17
Made a thread about this exact subject recently. Any thought...
Cobalt Odious Mad Cow Disease Kitty
  10/23/17
hack the nicer money and use it to live a nicer life now ...
fantasy-prone zombie-like trailer park
  10/23/17
I admittedly do use it to live nicer now, but it's mostly st...
hairraiser incel dysfunction
  10/23/17
trips are cool enough do you fee any more relaxed at 200...
fantasy-prone zombie-like trailer park
  10/23/17
what did you think the point was beforehand?
Impressive charismatic telephone death wish
  10/23/17
it's a treadmill, you just keep going
hairraiser incel dysfunction
  10/23/17
...
fantasy-prone zombie-like trailer park
  10/23/17
i always feel like the biggest benefit to making "good&...
pea-brained locale
  10/23/17
cr.
Curious Jet-lagged Boiling Water
  10/23/17
that's how I view it.
Impressive charismatic telephone death wish
  10/23/17
This is the CR. Having money makes you feel more secure. I...
snowy big-titted hominid really tough guy
  10/23/17
Not having cash or resources on hand to deal with emergencie...
Cobalt Odious Mad Cow Disease Kitty
  10/23/17
tcr.
claret wrinkle nowag
  10/23/17
I've noticed a turn on XO toward Boomer-esque thinking on sp...
Blue sneaky criminal
  10/23/17
(gen-xer baffled by someone opting out of the pre-approved G...
Cobalt Odious Mad Cow Disease Kitty
  10/23/17
it gives you the confidence to plan for the future. that's a...
Curious Jet-lagged Boiling Water
  10/23/17
You gotta get off the hedonic treadmill bro. It'll just make...
Jade Hilarious Weed Whacker Corner
  10/23/17
you have a good head on your shoulders
Curious Jet-lagged Boiling Water
  10/23/17
I’m glad I figured this out before I finished my twenties
Disgusting location
  10/23/17
...
navy internal respiration
  10/23/17
real peterman?
Doobsian Gay Wizard
  10/23/17
yes
navy internal respiration
  10/23/17
correct put away all the excess beyond this and bring clo...
chest-beating antidepressant drug
  10/23/17
IRL women and families won't accept this, GC certainly won't...
Doobsian Gay Wizard
  10/23/17
don’t marry those women
chest-beating antidepressant drug
  10/23/17
they either expressly demand it or internally expect it
Doobsian Gay Wizard
  10/23/17
if you don't DOMINATE them why marry?
chocolate zippy school water buffalo
  10/23/17
Not all women demand this, and if they do, you aren't forced...
Jade Hilarious Weed Whacker Corner
  10/23/17
#notallwomen
Doobsian Gay Wizard
  10/23/17
This is why dorky 'tradchad' alt right bros marry mail order...
Cobalt Odious Mad Cow Disease Kitty
  10/23/17
my interesting hobby is collecting exotic cars
tantric maize chad ticket booth
  10/23/17
Hobbies that cultivate knowledge and skills are the most CR,...
Jade Hilarious Weed Whacker Corner
  10/23/17
This is very true
snowy big-titted hominid really tough guy
  10/23/17
It’s not pointless, you just have to understand what the ben...
internet-worthy ocher spot affirmative action
  10/23/17
OP's a critique of "retirement" as being potential...
Doobsian Gay Wizard
  10/23/17
He can't simply look at it as a "retirement" quest...
Jade Hilarious Weed Whacker Corner
  10/23/17
My "good money" has mostly gone to accumulating st...
confused hall
  10/23/17
this could pay off in the future. But don't become addicted
tantric maize chad ticket booth
  10/23/17
Hai me! More money is so i can gamble for more money!
180 nursing home
  10/23/17
Wagecuck
yellow bawdyhouse
  10/23/17
fix your priorities
tantric maize chad ticket booth
  10/23/17
I just want a cabin in the woods, that's it
lascivious half-breed travel guidebook
  10/23/17
180. go buy one and get an 80s truck & 80s muscle car to...
Cobalt Odious Mad Cow Disease Kitty
  10/23/17
I'm all for escaping GC but LJL at the thought of poasters w...
Blue sneaky criminal
  10/23/17
Rockauto ships everywhere, you've got a year to figure it ou...
Cobalt Odious Mad Cow Disease Kitty
  10/23/17
How old?
mentally impaired topaz selfie
  10/23/17
the problem is 200k isnt really good money in a high COL are...
laughsome rose casino
  10/24/17
unless signed up for cryonics, all is meaningless
chestnut nofapping orchestra pit
  10/24/17


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Date: October 23rd, 2017 1:33 PM
Author: hairraiser incel dysfunction

Make just under 200K* all in comp, some of that going directly to my 401K

I can live a little nicer, sure, but you just end up saving more for retirement which (1) may never happen (2) may be socialized away by the government (3) is so many years from now you hardly care now

so with the extra 50K in my new job, I'm basically putting most of it in a pot that I can only *hope* at the end of my life will be full enough, otherwise life is the same

*realize this is xo where only 400K is "good money"

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3772395&forum_id=2#34509508)



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Date: October 23rd, 2017 2:41 PM
Author: Cobalt Odious Mad Cow Disease Kitty

Made a thread about this exact subject recently. Any thoughts?

http://zozo.xoxohth.com/thread.php?thread_id=3771704&mc=10&forum_id=2

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3772395&forum_id=2#34510129)



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Date: October 23rd, 2017 1:36 PM
Author: fantasy-prone zombie-like trailer park

hack the nicer money and use it to live a nicer life now

don’t compound the grind

what did you used to tell yourself you’d be able to do once you made “good” money?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3772395&forum_id=2#34509522)



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Date: October 23rd, 2017 1:39 PM
Author: hairraiser incel dysfunction

I admittedly do use it to live nicer now, but it's mostly stupid consumption; a better dinner, a nicer electronic device

every single adviser out there says to "take advantage of compound interest," I just don't really believe we'll ever be able to retire

To me, "good money" was basically necessary before even starting a family or being able to retire, so good money didn't mean much to me other than a next step in life, I never had a laundry list of must dos -- maybe take a trip or two

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3772395&forum_id=2#34509543)



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Date: October 23rd, 2017 1:43 PM
Author: fantasy-prone zombie-like trailer park

trips are cool enough

do you fee any more relaxed at 200k?

nicer could just mean not letting the stress and striving block your ability to just be - to just enjoy the things that matter most to you

starting a family seems like tcr if you want things to feel a little less pointless

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3772395&forum_id=2#34509578)



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Date: October 23rd, 2017 1:40 PM
Author: Impressive charismatic telephone death wish

what did you think the point was beforehand?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3772395&forum_id=2#34509547)



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Date: October 23rd, 2017 1:40 PM
Author: hairraiser incel dysfunction

it's a treadmill, you just keep going

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3772395&forum_id=2#34509549)



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Date: October 23rd, 2017 1:40 PM
Author: fantasy-prone zombie-like trailer park



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3772395&forum_id=2#34509554)



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Date: October 23rd, 2017 1:41 PM
Author: pea-brained locale

i always feel like the biggest benefit to making "good" money like $200k vs, say, $50-100k, is that you worry a lot less about the little decisions.

for example, you don't really need to worry if you have already gone out to dinner once during the week and friends invite you out to dinner on saturday. or if there's a concert coming to town that you want to see, it doesn't have to fit in a budget.

understand this doesn't mean you can be a spendthrift, just that you don't have to worry about all that shit.

and if something breaks on your car or in your house and you have to cough up $5k to fix it, you can do that pretty easily. it still stings, but you aren't necessarily worried about getting a loan from the mob to cover you.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3772395&forum_id=2#34509561)



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Date: October 23rd, 2017 1:45 PM
Author: Curious Jet-lagged Boiling Water

cr.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3772395&forum_id=2#34509591)



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Date: October 23rd, 2017 1:46 PM
Author: Impressive charismatic telephone death wish

that's how I view it.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3772395&forum_id=2#34509597)



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Date: October 23rd, 2017 3:03 PM
Author: snowy big-titted hominid really tough guy

This is the CR. Having money makes you feel more secure. It's not a "plus" so much as it enables you to avoid a lot of the little stressors in life.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3772395&forum_id=2#34510279)



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Date: October 23rd, 2017 3:05 PM
Author: Cobalt Odious Mad Cow Disease Kitty

Not having cash or resources on hand to deal with emergencies is retarded. only thing stupider is giving said cash to 'retirement funds.'

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3772395&forum_id=2#34510306)



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Date: October 23rd, 2017 3:08 PM
Author: claret wrinkle nowag

tcr.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3772395&forum_id=2#34510328)



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Date: October 23rd, 2017 1:44 PM
Author: Blue sneaky criminal

I've noticed a turn on XO toward Boomer-esque thinking on spending. What's going on?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3772395&forum_id=2#34509579)



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Date: October 23rd, 2017 2:44 PM
Author: Cobalt Odious Mad Cow Disease Kitty

(gen-xer baffled by someone opting out of the pre-approved GC Life Plan For Dying Before Depleting Your 401k)

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3772395&forum_id=2#34510147)



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Date: October 23rd, 2017 1:46 PM
Author: Curious Jet-lagged Boiling Water

it gives you the confidence to plan for the future. that's a luxury for most americans.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3772395&forum_id=2#34509598)



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Date: October 23rd, 2017 1:59 PM
Author: Jade Hilarious Weed Whacker Corner

You gotta get off the hedonic treadmill bro. It'll just make you crave more and never bring any long-term happiness.

Actual happiness will stem from keeping yourself healthy, cultivating interesting hobbies (which doesn't necessarily require tons of $), and having a family if you want one. From there, good $$ is purely a matter of improving security and creating better opportunities. Don't obsess about it.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3772395&forum_id=2#34509730)



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Date: October 23rd, 2017 2:13 PM
Author: Curious Jet-lagged Boiling Water

you have a good head on your shoulders

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3772395&forum_id=2#34509870)



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Date: October 23rd, 2017 2:17 PM
Author: Disgusting location

I’m glad I figured this out before I finished my twenties

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3772395&forum_id=2#34509901)



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Date: October 23rd, 2017 2:18 PM
Author: navy internal respiration



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3772395&forum_id=2#34509911)



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Date: October 23rd, 2017 2:18 PM
Author: Doobsian Gay Wizard

real peterman?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3772395&forum_id=2#34509920)



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Date: October 23rd, 2017 2:46 PM
Author: navy internal respiration

yes

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3772395&forum_id=2#34510161)



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Date: October 23rd, 2017 2:19 PM
Author: chest-beating antidepressant drug

correct

put away all the excess beyond this and bring closer the day when you don’t have to work anymore if you don’t want to

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3772395&forum_id=2#34509929)



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Date: October 23rd, 2017 2:21 PM
Author: Doobsian Gay Wizard

IRL women and families won't accept this, GC certainly won't let you accept it, and so men are forced to be cucks ... for slimepits



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3772395&forum_id=2#34509942)



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Date: October 23rd, 2017 2:22 PM
Author: chest-beating antidepressant drug

don’t marry those women

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3772395&forum_id=2#34509952)



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Date: October 23rd, 2017 2:27 PM
Author: Doobsian Gay Wizard

they either expressly demand it or internally expect it

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3772395&forum_id=2#34509986)



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Date: October 23rd, 2017 2:42 PM
Author: chocolate zippy school water buffalo

if you don't DOMINATE them why marry?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3772395&forum_id=2#34510133)



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Date: October 23rd, 2017 2:25 PM
Author: Jade Hilarious Weed Whacker Corner

Not all women demand this, and if they do, you aren't forced to marry them.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3772395&forum_id=2#34509967)



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Date: October 23rd, 2017 2:27 PM
Author: Doobsian Gay Wizard

#notallwomen

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3772395&forum_id=2#34509983)



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Date: October 23rd, 2017 2:49 PM
Author: Cobalt Odious Mad Cow Disease Kitty

This is why dorky 'tradchad' alt right bros marry mail order slavs, russians, and latinxs. Modern women won't put up with anything their friends wouldn't do unless they get chadded into it

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3772395&forum_id=2#34510179)



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Date: October 23rd, 2017 2:46 PM
Author: tantric maize chad ticket booth

my interesting hobby is collecting exotic cars

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3772395&forum_id=2#34510159)



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Date: October 23rd, 2017 3:02 PM
Author: Jade Hilarious Weed Whacker Corner

Hobbies that cultivate knowledge and skills are the most CR, and are often among the cheapest.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3772395&forum_id=2#34510276)



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Date: October 23rd, 2017 3:04 PM
Author: snowy big-titted hominid really tough guy

This is very true

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3772395&forum_id=2#34510294)



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Date: October 23rd, 2017 2:22 PM
Author: internet-worthy ocher spot affirmative action

It’s not pointless, you just have to understand what the benefit of more money brings. Money is for peace of mind in case something happens like a job loss, health problem, car got stolen etc. it’s also for peace of mind in the future for your retirement, your kids and family’s futures. Having more money doesn’t generally lead to a meaningful change in lifestyle, but that’s a shallow way to look at the benefit of having money.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3772395&forum_id=2#34509955)



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Date: October 23rd, 2017 2:28 PM
Author: Doobsian Gay Wizard

OP's a critique of "retirement" as being potentially flame (too many potential reasons why this could be true; certainly debatable)

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3772395&forum_id=2#34509993)



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Date: October 23rd, 2017 2:30 PM
Author: Jade Hilarious Weed Whacker Corner

He can't simply look at it as a "retirement" question. You aren't saving up money to buy something called "retirement" in 30 years. You're simply putting away money for the sake of flexibility and security. That could take the form of letting you retire when work no longer seems worthwhile, or it could give you the cushion needed to change careers, survive a downturn, etc.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3772395&forum_id=2#34510010)



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Date: October 23rd, 2017 2:34 PM
Author: confused hall

My "good money" has mostly gone to accumulating stocks and crypto. Lately I've even been skipping out on things I'd otherwise want to buy so I can afford more stocks and crypto.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3772395&forum_id=2#34510068)



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Date: October 23rd, 2017 2:47 PM
Author: tantric maize chad ticket booth

this could pay off in the future. But don't become addicted

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3772395&forum_id=2#34510169)



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Date: October 23rd, 2017 2:48 PM
Author: 180 nursing home

Hai me!

More money is so i can gamble for more money!

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3772395&forum_id=2#34510172)



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Date: October 23rd, 2017 2:35 PM
Author: yellow bawdyhouse

Wagecuck

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3772395&forum_id=2#34510073)



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Date: October 23rd, 2017 2:45 PM
Author: tantric maize chad ticket booth

fix your priorities

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3772395&forum_id=2#34510154)



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Date: October 23rd, 2017 2:54 PM
Author: lascivious half-breed travel guidebook

I just want a cabin in the woods, that's it

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3772395&forum_id=2#34510213)



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Date: October 23rd, 2017 3:04 PM
Author: Cobalt Odious Mad Cow Disease Kitty

180. go buy one and get an 80s truck & 80s muscle car to park out front, detox from GC for a year or two.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3772395&forum_id=2#34510288)



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Date: October 23rd, 2017 3:09 PM
Author: Blue sneaky criminal

I'm all for escaping GC but LJL at the thought of poasters with no survival or automotive mechanical skills standing in the yard of their cabin in the woods, flapping their arms beside their broken down 80s truck.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3772395&forum_id=2#34510336)



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Date: October 23rd, 2017 3:12 PM
Author: Cobalt Odious Mad Cow Disease Kitty

Rockauto ships everywhere, you've got a year to figure it out so long as you bring enough food. it's not about surviving outside the system, that's an entirely different aesthetic. it's about living, making the most of what you can afford.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3772395&forum_id=2#34510356)



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Date: October 23rd, 2017 3:06 PM
Author: mentally impaired topaz selfie

How old?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3772395&forum_id=2#34510315)



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Date: October 24th, 2017 12:04 AM
Author: laughsome rose casino

the problem is 200k isnt really good money in a high COL area. we've been over this ad naseum on xo

now, if youre in flyover cheaptown and still feel poor, you're doing something wrong

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3772395&forum_id=2#34514583)



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Date: October 24th, 2017 12:05 AM
Author: chestnut nofapping orchestra pit

unless signed up for cryonics, all is meaningless

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3772395&forum_id=2#34514590)