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Originally Posted by instantneedles
I similarly feel like we all have different career goals as well and have to weigh out the pros and cons. One of my friends who grew up dirt-poor (literally), immigrated to Canada for a better life. Fast-track many years later, and he's in a pretty comfortable position now working in healthcare making $200,000 per year.
For me, I grew up with my mom driving me to school, paying for piano lessons, summer camps, sports. I wouldn't say we were filthy rich, but there was never a struggle. Which is why I've never been hungry for money.
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I didn't grow up with piano lessons, summer camps, sports, tutors, TV. I grew up reading the same comic books every day. However, we always had food to eat like instant noodles/microwave dinners. We owned our house so I can't say if we were super poor. Maybe house poor.
I guess that's what drives me to maximize the value of every dollar I make. I can't order everything on the menu without thinking about the price and the opportunity cost. I don't think I will ever be able to order freely like Civic Blues to be honest. Nowadays my relationship with money is to save and invest as much as I can so I can be financially independent and retire early and spend my days mastering hobbies. Been focussing on that for the last 3 years since I was 21.
Even when I purchased my cars, I only bought them because they were 20-35% below market value. That way I could break even or lose minimal amounts of money due to depreciation after owning and driving them for a few years. I don't think I'd ever buy a new car either. The only time I'll upgrade is when the next car is a steal haha.