Trust funds...do they ruin people?

[Chimpy]

Sneering at $3,000/month with no other bills to pay is ludicrous.

There are people making due with poverty-level cash (sub $15/year) and raising a family while doing so.

 

[heehee]

Yeah, but the OP's friend has at least house and car paid for. It's just weird seeing people acting like $3000 is nothing when a lot of people actually do live on less than that.

Yes I know you can live off of $3000/month, I can too, but it's for sure not "has the world at his fingertips" type of living. Also, in 20 years, that $3000 will be worth alot less.

 

[sushi]

$3000 a month is indeed a lot! I'd take that for no work and be quite fine.

Agree. With a $3000 income per month and not house payment or car payment, it's worth more than that.

The best time of my life was back when I was making far less than three grand a month (paying for rent and a car as well). I was essentially living on Ramen and Coors Light, but boy was it a blast! 😀

Sometimes simple living is a form of freedom. 🙂

As soon as you acquire a family and a tax bill, it won't seem that much at all. 🙂

While I understand where you are coming from, many in the US survive on less. And when you factor in a free home and car, then it is very doable.

 

[GfPQqmcRKUvP]

No one is sneering at $3,000, I think they're just expressing the sentiment that they would in no way be satisfied making $3,000 per month.

What I consider an acceptable lifestyle and what you consider an acceptable lifestyle could be far different. Please stop judging what kind of person someone is based on what other people consider a livable wage.

Am I a prick for wanting to be able to afford a $2,500,000 house, a couple luxury cars, and have enough stored away to send my kids to college without breaking the bank? That's not insulting to people who survive on less than $3,000 per month or being ungrateful for what you currently have, it's just financial ambition.

 

[Peterkro]

Am I a prick for wanting to be able to afford a $2,500,000 house, a couple luxury cars, and have enough stored away to send my kids to college without breaking the bank?

IMHO yes.

 

[GfPQqmcRKUvP]

IMHO yes.

Shall I instead choose to live in a place I don't want to live, drive cars that I feel no aesthetic connection with, and be indebted to banks for my children's educations?

This is the fundamental reason I disagree with you on nearly every one of your opinions on this board.

 

[Peterkro]

Shall I instead choose to live in a place I don't want to live, drive cars that I feel no aesthetic connection with, and be indebted to banks for my children's educations?

This is the fundamental reason I disagree with you on nearly every one of your opinions on this board.

You can live wherever you like,driving a car is a dubious decision given the planet is choking to death because of them and no I don't think you should be indebted to banks for your children's education. I am saying that living in a world where most people survive on less than a $ a day and aspiring to owning a 2.5 million dollar house and two luxury cars makes you sound like a prick yes.

 

[heehee]

You can live wherever you like,driving a car is a dubious decision given the planet is choking to death because of them and no I don't think you should be indebted to banks for your children's education. I am saying that living in a world where most people survive on less than a $ a day and aspiring to owning a 2.5 million dollar house and two luxury cars makes you sound like a prick yes.

Are you telling me you don't have any luxury items? 🙄

 

[sushi]

If I had the choice to live on 3,000 per month, or 30,000 per month, of course I would choose the later.

But could I live on 3,000 per month with a paid for home and car. Sure.