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post 10000024768 01-25-2026, 06:22 PM
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Originally Posted By SoutheastBeast1⏩
Have fun sneaking into fancy hotels I stay at without concern
Wook at da big dawg flexing all over the internets 😂
post 10000024777 01-25-2026, 06:24 PM
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Originally Posted By SoutheastBeast1⏩
That's the point. You act like sitting around when retired is worthwhile. Those people retired because they were too old to work and have enough to support their existence until death but that's not enjoying life like you make it seem to be.

My point is if you can't really live life which does cost money I hate to burst your bubble then you're better off working.

Let's put it like this. You are 40 years old with 1.5 million allowing you to withdraw 60k per year. You have these 2 options given that situation:

Scenario A: Keep working 40 hours each week and use your vacation time take 2 trips each year traveling to expensive locations like Europe or exotic islands staying at luxurious resorts and doing once in a lifetime activities like seeing the Great Pyramids or skiing the Alps or sailing on the Mediterranean for a few weeks.... whatever floats your boat

or

Scenario B: Retire early, sit around reading, playing video games, or cleaning your house every week with 3-4 road trips in the US to Myrtle beach staying at Holiday Inn for the next 40+ years of your life... because 60k to spend per year really won't go that far and allow you to do much more than that. But you are retired YAY mission accomplished!


Which of these sounds better to you? Who do you think actually lived life more in the end? The guy working in scenario A
Not everybody wants the same things. I've travelled enough for 1 lifetime. It holds 0 appeal for me.

On the other hand I really like gardening, cooking, working out, reading, and investing. These things cost essentially 0.

My parents are the same way. They are in good health sitting on millions of dollars, retired. I've tried to convince them to spend some of it on travel before they get too old but they refuse. They prefer to volunteer at their church, garden, take free university classes, run a small dance club, play cards, spend time with friends and family, and volunteer on their condo owner's association board. Despite having a low 8 figure net worth they live on my dad's social security check.
post 10000024787 01-25-2026, 06:27 PM
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Originally Posted By edwardhaskell⏩
Wook at da big dawg flexing all over the internets 😂
"One day I won't be able to lift any more. Not I won't want to lift. I mean physically unable. That day could be decades from now or it could be tomorrow. All I know is that's the day I'll wish I could lift more than ever. The day I'd give anything for one more workout, one more set, or one more cardio session. So go hard and enjoy every workout, every set, every rep. Because one day you will wake up and you will never get it back."
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post 10000024791 01-25-2026, 06:28 PM
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What a fkn cunt

Gets run off for being exposed as a fkn cuck

Hasn't been back 3 hours ,and already has diarrhea of the mouth telling yet another guy to leave

You're your own worst enemy fucko

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post 10000024798 01-25-2026, 06:31 PM
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post 10000024799 01-25-2026, 06:31 PM
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Originally Posted By MiscDetective⏩
Not everybody wants the same things. I've travelled enough for 1 lifetime. It holds 0 appeal for me.

On the other hand I really like gardening, cooking, working out, reading, and investing. These things cost essentially 0.

My parents are the same way. They are in good health sitting on millions of dollars, retired. I've tried to convince them to spend some of it on travel before they get too old but they refuse. They prefer to volunteer at their church, garden, take free university classes, run a small dance club, play cards, spend time with friends and family, and volunteer on their condo owner's association board. Despite having a low 8 figure net worth they live on my dad's social security check.
I do think society overrates travel. I love where I live so I don't feel a strong desire to travel, but I still enjoy it in moderation. and I love not having to worry about money when I do. I see people taking 5am flights with a shit layover to save $100. fuck that.
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post 10000024802 01-25-2026, 06:34 PM
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Originally Posted By MiscDetective⏩
Not everybody wants the same things. I've travelled enough for 1 lifetime. It holds 0 appeal for me.

On the other hand I really like gardening, cooking, working out, reading, and investing. These things cost essentially 0.

My parents are the same way. They are in good health sitting on millions of dollars, retired. I've tried to convince them to spend some of it on travel before they get too old but they refuse. They prefer to volunteer at their local church, garden, take free university classes, run a small dance club, play cards, spend time with friends and family, and volunteer on their condo owner's association board. Despite having a low 8 figure net worth they live on my dad's social security check.
You can also throw in things like spending time with family, helping elderly parents, plenty of time to learn in detail about things you're interested in, nature, trails, exploring the area you already live, swimming, basketball, sauna (😁), bars if you like on a random wednesday, smoking if you care to partake, etc, etc.

Hell, my normal relaxed paced might make the typical "gym session" last 3-4 hours...7 pull-ups, walk around the track a bit, swim, sauna, steam room, talking to people, long hot shower, no rush getting dressed. The worker bees on the other hand come in like they're on meth trying to squeeze a workout into 30-45 minutes.
post 10000024808 01-25-2026, 06:35 PM
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I worked hard on my business early so I can take it a bit easier now, and enjoy the fruits of my labour. I'd still be working my ass off if I didn't meet my girlfriend, but now I can share my wealth with her, and her with me - she's recently been promoted in her job which brings in more money again. I'm looking to get out around 50 and spend the next however long enjoying life - we live very comfortably now, but part of what makes our downtime so good is the fact we spend a bunch of time working so it's like a reward of sorts. If I spent all day every day living my lifestyle and not working (I could now, but like money too much) I'd end up bored as fuck after the first two years.
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post 10000024811 01-25-2026, 06:36 PM
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Originally Posted By Zere0wn⏩
I do think society overrates travel. I love where I live so I don't feel a strong desire to travel, but I still enjoy it in moderation. and I love not having to worry about money when I do. I see people taking 5am flights with a shit layover to save $100. fuck that.
Plenty of places you can travel that aren't all that expensive for the times you just want to get away. Talked to a dude in the sauna the other day that travels all over the world...he liked Brazil...said the women are beautiful and he lived on like $50/day.
post 10000024822 01-25-2026, 06:41 PM
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Originally Posted By LargePeter⏩
I worked hard on my business early so I can take it a bit easier now, and enjoy the fruits of my labour. I'd still be working my ass off if I didn't meet my girlfriend, but now I can share my wealth with her, and her with me - she's recently been promoted in her job which brings in more money again. I'm looking to get out around 50 and spend the next however long enjoying life - we live very comfortably now, but part of what makes our downtime so good is the fact we spend a bunch of time working so it's like a reward of sorts. If I spent all day every day living my lifestyle and not working (I could now, but like money too much) I'd end up bored as fuck after the first two years.
what about kids
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post 10000024851 01-25-2026, 06:54 PM
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yeah that's super true. that's why kids now are smart, they see the tom fukerry from western governments. so they are adapting as such
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post 10000024887 01-25-2026, 07:14 PM
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Originally Posted By MoistQueef⏩
yeah that's super true. that's why kids now are smart, they see the tom fukerry from western governments. so they are adapting as such
kinda smart if they get it...even if getting out of the system takes being unconventional. tons of people out there gave their life to unrewarding work until 65-70 only to have a pretty basic existence once they were used up.
post 10000024893 01-25-2026, 07:21 PM
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wuld only want work part time even if it brings tons in income. wuld rather not work and live in small apartment and never travel then av need work 40+ hours and make 7 figs. thankful for trust from parents tho so dont av needs work and get to travel whenever and some times coastie even hook me up with sloots
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post 10000024894 01-25-2026, 07:24 PM
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Originally Posted By Puckers⏩
wuld only want work part time even if it brings tons in income. wuld rather not work and live in small apartment and never travel then av need work 40+ hours and make 7 figs. thankful for trust from parents tho so dont av needs work and get to travel whenever and some times coastie even hook me up with sloots
bingo...the option to travel is just icing on the cake if you can make it happen. i think a lot of the worker bees just cope by having travel as the carrot on a stick to keep them going.

i'd rather live like a middle class college kid that only travels once in a while than have to pull myself out of bed day after day for decades for mostly unrewarding work.
post 10000024983 01-25-2026, 08:17 PM
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Originally Posted By Zere0wn⏩
I'd honestly rather work than spend my life cutting the grass and watching sportsball "retired". but that's what so many retirees do.
That’s because they are boring people if I was retired I’d do tons of cool stuff
post 10000024990 01-25-2026, 08:20 PM
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Originally Posted By Basedbabyy⏩
That’s because they are boring people if I was retired I’d do tons of cool stuff
if you do the cool stuff too much it'll start to become less cool. my cousin made $70-80+ million playing ball but even he and other players he's friends with settle into relatively normal lives.
post 10000024994 01-25-2026, 08:21 PM
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Originally Posted By Basedbabyy⏩
That’s because they are boring people if I was retired I’d do tons of cool stuff
part of the point is you to have the money to do it
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post 10000024998 01-25-2026, 08:26 PM
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Originally Posted By Zere0wn⏩
part of the point is you to have the money to do it
really depends on what you like. a lot of people (especially with age) don't fall for hype as easily. for example the people i know with money that are now 50+ don't really live anything like miscers envision themselves as living with similar money.
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Originally Posted By edwardhaskell⏩
really depends on what you like. a lot of people (especially with age) don't fall for hype as easily. for example the people i know with money that are now 50+ don't really live anything like miscers envision themselves as living with similar money.
cope
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post 10000025026 01-25-2026, 08:57 PM
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Originally Posted By edwardhaskell⏩
my cousin made $70-80+ million playing ball





Trolling in my day meant something. And you described yourself as my worst nightmare lmao
"One day I won't be able to lift any more. Not I won't want to lift. I mean physically unable. That day could be decades from now or it could be tomorrow. All I know is that's the day I'll wish I could lift more than ever. The day I'd give anything for one more workout, one more set, or one more cardio session. So go hard and enjoy every workout, every set, every rep. Because one day you will wake up and you will never get it back."
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post 10000025029 01-25-2026, 09:00 PM
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Originally Posted By SoutheastBeast1⏩





Trolling in my day meant something. And you described yourself as my worst nightmare lmao
yes it would be sad trolling if i blew my load on claiming a cousin played pro sports 😂
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Originally Posted By edwardhaskell⏩
yes it would be sad trolling if i blew my load on claiming a cousin played pro sports 😂
You literally outed yourself being Indian in the other thread but your Indian cousin plays pro sports with a career banking $80 mil? I had no idea cricket players could make so much.
"One day I won't be able to lift any more. Not I won't want to lift. I mean physically unable. That day could be decades from now or it could be tomorrow. All I know is that's the day I'll wish I could lift more than ever. The day I'd give anything for one more workout, one more set, or one more cardio session. So go hard and enjoy every workout, every set, every rep. Because one day you will wake up and you will never get it back."
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Originally Posted By SoutheastBeast1⏩
You literally outed yourself being Indian in the other thread but your Indian cousin plays pro sports with a career banking $80 mil? I had no idea cricket players could make so much.
if by indian you mean part native american....you're right. my ancestors go back hundreds of years in america
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Originally Posted By edwardhaskell⏩
if by indian you mean part native american....you're right. my ancestors go back hundreds of years in america
I don't know bro is that what you meant....

Originally Posted By edwardhaskell⏩
you just wrote this on a random indian internet forum with a straight face.
If it is that's even worse cause I don't think Native Americans are pro's in any sport making money. Very few and far between but your cousin is one that banked $80 mil? Keep digging your hole deeper on me. Looks like I'm your worst nightmare
"One day I won't be able to lift any more. Not I won't want to lift. I mean physically unable. That day could be decades from now or it could be tomorrow. All I know is that's the day I'll wish I could lift more than ever. The day I'd give anything for one more workout, one more set, or one more cardio session. So go hard and enjoy every workout, every set, every rep. Because one day you will wake up and you will never get it back."
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Originally Posted By Zere0wn⏩
part of the point is you to have the money to do it
I can have fun cheap but that’s me I like walking in parks going to the gym a lot.
The retire early vs keep working debate has a lot to do with how much you like your job and how well your paid for it people who make 6 figures wfh as a finance manager will probably work as long as they can but a public servant who makes 70k a year has a pension and has to deal with terrible stuff all day or a tradie who does hard work should probably want to retire asap before the job kills you.
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Originally Posted By Zere0wn⏩
what about kids
None and never

Neither of us want kids, and there's no way we could maintain our current lifestyle with kids

Want to skip out of town for the weekend on a whim? Oh wait - do we take the kids or give them to family who all live 2000+ km away?
Fuck it, it's 6pm and we can't be fucked cooking, lets go out for dinner - oh shit, with kids we'll need a booking and the place needs to cater for children
Hey, our friends called and asked if we'd come for some drinks at the bar - sorry, can't bring kids, can't leave them home
Day trip? Damn, gotta take your old 4WD - car seats won't fit in the back of a Mustang, let alone kids above 3 years old
It's late afternoon, let's have a few drinks in the hot tub then smash - oh no, we've got kids running around
It's 10am, we've both just woken up with the day off, lets fuck each other stupid - oh shit, the kids are up and running around
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Originally Posted By edwardhaskell⏩
if you do the cool stuff too much it'll start to become less cool. my cousin made $70-80+ million playing ball but even he and other players he's friends with settle into relatively normal lives.
Fucken hell, the lies get worse!
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Originally Posted By SoutheastBeast1⏩
I don't know bro is that what you meant....




If it is that's even worse cause I don't think Native Americans are pro's in any sport making money. Very few and far between but your cousin is one that banked $80 mil? Keep digging your hole deeper on me. Looks like I'm your worst nightmare
Watch out getting an obsession with me...it doesn't work out for people once I start clowning them.
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Originally Posted By LargePeter⏩
Fucken hell, the lies get worse!
how many pro athletes do you know? i see his mom every week or two since her and my mom are so close. he's not out here making his life a performance for social media.
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Originally Posted By edwardhaskell⏩
Watch out getting an obsession with me...it doesn't work out for people once I start clowning them.
Don't worry you exposed yourself as a clown many hours ago today and no one is impressed by it. Already stumbling over your conflicting posts about being Indian and your cousin making $80 mil playing professional sports to the point you're deflecting instead of addressing the posts.

Add it to the list of wanting lower standards to be alpha, coping you are happy being poor, and being a no avi non-lifter kind of kill your chances of ever recovering against me.

Not going well bro. What's the next move? Please unleash this epic clowning so we can all witness it.
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