So........ You Hate Rich People?

[ginormous]

When after all is accounted for, you have no choice but to write a tax check of $200k...

with a gold tipped Waterman pen...

on a desk made of Manhattan schist, solid old-growth rosewood & mahogany...

and you smile, 'cause they couldn't touch your Cayman Island stash!


When Bill Gates knocks on your door and asks you for a cup of Benjamins.

When you can call room service in your own house.

When you look at the video for "I'm On A Boat" and say, "Shut up, Samberg, you gap-tooth fool! Your film crew left cigarette burns on my carpet!"

[lp_junkie]

I do not consider myself to be rich, just comfortable. The IRS took out $41,000 last year in taxes, and my refund on that was a whopping $1500, might as well have let them keep all of it.

But I'm content and debt free............ the hardest decision I have to make after if I want to get out of bed or not, is which guitar I am going to take to rehearsals, I have a rough life

[ericmeyer4]

When the hell did Michigan become the midwest? Furthermore, why the fvck was I not notified?

It happened some time after the US expanded past the Mississippi river.

[ginormous]

The IRS took out $41,000 last year in taxes, and my refund on that was a whopping $1500, might as well have let them keep all of it.

Hey, if you don't want it, PM me.

[lp_junkie]

I bought my 4 year old a new flat screen and dvd player for her room.

[Will S-T]

I'm rich about 4 weeks a year when I go to Indonesia

Seriously though, for me it's being debt free and going to work for a hobby.

[Gearjoneser]

I do not consider myself to be rich, just comfortable. The IRS took out $41,000 last year in taxes, and my refund on that was a whopping $1500, might as well have let them keep all of it.

But I'm content

You're not comfortable. YOU'RE RICH!!! hahahahaha

[super rad stuff]

If someone made $5000 a month / $600,000 a year, I would say they were rich.

dude, that's only $60k, not $600k

[RushOfBlood]

dude, that's only $60k, not $600k

60k is what i meant!

[super rad stuff]

60k is what i meant!

[Kam]

I bought my 4 year old a new flat screen and dvd player for her room.

Just out of curiosity, what is it that you do?

[lp_junkie]

My brother and I used to own a telecom services company we had multi million dollar service agreements with both Verizon and AT&T to install and maintain the wireless equipment nationwide, we sold it a couple of years ago so all I do now is play guitar and record music.

[Kam]

My brother and I used to own a telecom services company we had multi million dollar service agreements with both Verizon and AT&T to install and maintain the wireless equipment nationwide, we sold it a couple of years ago so all I do now is play guitar and record music.

That's pretty awesome, man. You built yourself up from the ground with nothing but hard work. I respect that. You're living the dream, bro. Keep it up.

[lp_junkie]

If you met either myself or my brother you'd never know we had any money, just regular guys.

I drive a Ford F150 truck, drink Bud Light and just like to have fun- most of my money went into a trust fund for my kids.

[Kam]

Now to me this is what being rich is : having the ability to live life on your own terms.

The guy isn't bragging and isn't being all showy,just a plain and simple 'this is what I have - whatever,but this is who I am'.
This is the sort of person that after you meet them you feel happy for their success.

I was about to type something along these lines but I'm feeling lazy so a simple +1 will do.

Kudos.

[Butch Snyder]

I consider some to be financially wealthy or rich when their money works for them instead of them working for their money....

[lp_junkie]

It is all in how you live your life, I would still be happy without the money I always was, it just makes things a little easier to enjoy without the pressures of worrying about finances.

I am still a regular guy, go grocery shopping at Krogers, hang out with my kids and dogs.

I have friends that live in extravagantly large homes and drive high dollar vettes and porsches, but that just doesn't appeal to me.

I helped out my kids school last year with a donation for their music program, but insisted it was to remain absolutely anonymous.

[sosomething]

I don't really start to think "rich" until we're talking a yearly income of 7 figures..

Of course that's thinking in numbers only... in keeping with the OP.

[GuitarStv]

I'd say rich is the point where you no longer need to work to sustain your standard of living. I think that I worked out a couple of years ago that I need about 2 mil to retire and never look back. I'm on track to be there in about 52 years . . .

:P

[lp_junkie]

Make wise investments it doesn't take a fortune to make a comfortable lifestyle just good planning, I remember living in my car and the only things I owned was a Les Paul and some clothes it was my brother that put it all together and changed everything.