Re: Why the rich stay rich and the poor stay poor
Originally Posted by
Vaniy
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This Rich poor thing is all a matter of degrees
What may be rich to one person is a pauper to another and vice a versa
It all depends what you want and expect out of life
I don't consider myself rich but others might because of where I live and that I retired at the age of 57
Totally agree. Rich/poor are subjective terms.
I consider myself rich. I don't have a great deal of money, but I have a 4 bedroomed detached house which I own outright. I packed work in at age 48. I have a decent pension. I have few wants and desires and am content to just be. I am relatively free. I get up when I want, I do what I want, I go where I want. I no longer wear a watch. Time is of no interest to me. I have no schedules to keep.
There are people with far more money than myself but who are still working, still paying off mortgages and debts. Good luck to them. When they get old and realise none of their possessions can go with them they will realise, too late, that there were more important things in life to be concentrating on than making money.