• qtj@feddit.de
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          10 months ago

          But with a million bucks you wouldn’t really be bound by location anymore. You could just retire somwhere that is cheaper and without the need to work most of your waking time you aren’t even really limited by language as you have plenty of time to learn a new language.

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          In my area the first 500k would buy you at least 150 acres, the 100k would buy a tractor to clear out enough woods for a house, put in a well, run power lines and septic. 200k would buy you the materials for any house you could imagine. 8 bedrooms 8 baths? Sure. A duplex with a workshop? Hell yeah. One ground floor and 3 sub-basement levels? Now we’re talking.

          The last 300k would buy you a business in the local town for some income.

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      10 months ago

      Depending on where you live. I moved away from the Bay Area because $1M wouldn’t get you a starter home an hour drive away from the city.

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    10 months ago

    A million bucks isn’t what it used to be, but it would still solve basically all of my problems and that would make me feel pretty great

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    10 months ago

    I mean, it’s not as great as it used to be, but if you have any extra million bucks, feel free to give them to me if you feel like it’s meh.

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    10 months ago

    Still sounds catchier than, “I feel like a month’s rent”.

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    It’s meh, but put it in saving account with 3%p.a. mean you’re getting 2.5k per month from doing nothing. It’s meh money as well, i know, but you won’t goes hungry in a stable economy at least.

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        10 months ago

        and need to go back to work

        Well, that’s the issue. The dividend of 2.5k from investment obviously won’t allow a comfortable living and should be treated as something extra. It’s pretty ridiculous to live in a big city with rent higher than the dividend and without job lol.

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    10 months ago

    “I feel like a million bucks” = “I’m OK” “I feel like a thousand bucks” = “I’m one misfortune away from total collapse”

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    10 months ago

    It’s wild when you watch a show like ‘The Rockford Files’ because Jim et al were always using specific sums when they talked. Someone boasting about owning a $1 million house in Beverly Hills or spilling their guts for $20 is pretty mindboggling.

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    10 months ago

    I feel like a million-gazillion-bajillion bucks today.