The American dream is a recipe for failure now that stocks/housing will never produce decent returns.
Why would anyone trade 40 of their best years to get a house, a million or
two in the bank (if the economy does exceedingly well) only to realize
1. That's not enough $$ to live large
2. You're fucking 70 years old... to old to live large.
I used to buy into it with the houses, cars, plane. But living location-independent (thank you internet) is so much more rewarding. Traveling to countries where people actually have fun regardless of their bank account is where it's at. It opened up my eyes to how little it takes to live anywhere, do anything.
I say retire now. I say fuck the American dream.
Why would anyone trade 40 of their best years to get a house, a million or
two in the bank (if the economy does exceedingly well) only to realize
1. That's not enough $$ to live large
2. You're fucking 70 years old... to old to live large.
I used to buy into it with the houses, cars, plane. But living location-independent (thank you internet) is so much more rewarding. Traveling to countries where people actually have fun regardless of their bank account is where it's at. It opened up my eyes to how little it takes to live anywhere, do anything.
I say retire now. I say fuck the American dream.