EPTAdvice from really rich people - Page 3
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Trainninja
Australia105 Posts
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Philozovic
France1677 Posts
On May 05 2016 22:38 opisska wrote: If you are not a complete idiot, any job in a developed western country will provide you with more then enough money to have a pleasant life. The not being idiot part comes in twice, firstly in not being completely useless so that your job isn't something really bottom feeding and secondly in not wasting money on every nonsense around just because that's what other people do. I have a below-average wage in a rather poor central-european country and I am essentially swimming in money just by not spending them uselessly. So if you don't live in the "third world" (whatever that means today) you do not really need to care about having enough money, despite everything you may hear daily in the media. Then the only question left is what you enjoy doing. I don't know much about you, but I remember your username and have a vague idea that you are a rather smart person, so I feel like you really can do anything you want at this point. I would personally go for the spaceship way then, but that's really a matter of personal prefference. I can only back up this statement When I was young I wanted money, because hey everyone was only talking about that around me. I though If I earned money I would be around smart and cool people and shit. I never asked myself what would I do with that money. Now I've graduated, I earn a lot and I realized 6 months ago what was the point ? I'm under a lot of pressure from work, I hate everyone around me, they all talk about nothing but money, sex and money (and then sex). When I travel I like going to youth Inn to meet new people, that is cheap as fuck. When I don't I like lifting cooking reading and learning new stuff, that is even cheaper. I like expensive clothes not made by slaves, but I'm not going to spend 5K a month in that shit. Being rich is nowhere as cool as I though (well to be fair being a Millionaire as to be the best thing ever cause you don't have to work no more, reading Solje all day without leaving my house that as to be the dream). | ||
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mantequilla
Turkey779 Posts
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Makro
France16890 Posts
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Node
United States2159 Posts
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Snijjer
United States989 Posts
On May 04 2016 19:41 Shady Sands wrote: So who should I listen to? Should I take the steady corporate job, chase the next great social network as a VC, or hitch myself to a rocket ship? I don't see where there is conflicting advice? | ||
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EJK
United States1302 Posts
You should be at the point in your career that you know what kind of career in what area you want. Are you a venture capitalist type? entrepreneur type? Or are you private equity? Whichever one you resonate with the most is the direction you should go towards | ||
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[UoN]Sentinel
United States11320 Posts
On May 05 2016 20:42 spinesheath wrote: Not much of a difference between the moon and a certain star in terms of difficulty to reach it. You can pretty much launch any direction and eventually reach the sun, assuming you can get out of the Earth's gravity well. Even if you miss, you'll land on the moon (or a very small chance of hitting another planet) But I'm actually reconsidering doing AI now. Was planning to go the quantitative analysis route. And one of my favorite quotes in response to the people saying you shouldn't try to get rich: Money can't buy happiness, but it's nicer to cry sitting in a Mercedes than it is sitting on a bicycle. | ||
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snailz
Croatia900 Posts
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Cluster__
United States328 Posts
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Dingodile
4137 Posts
opisska's post is so damn true. My act with my money is like him. And yes, believe me or not, you can have a pleasant life in an easy way with it. | ||
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