Re:How to get rich without getting lucky (2018)
by onion2k on Friday June 07, 2019 @03:29AM
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To be honest, that just sounds like he's repeating what more than 2000 years of stoic philosophers have been telling us. Epictetus said "Wealth consists not in having great possessions, but in having few wants.” in about 100AD.
Re:How to get rich without getting lucky (2018)
by drjesusphd on Friday June 07, 2019 @09:26AM
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My thoughts exactly. I used to have a relatively high paying rock-stable job that enabled me to plan for an early retirement.
Then I made the "mistake" of thinking about what I would do after said retirement. Then thought, why not do that now, when Im still young? So off to grad school I went.
Re:How to get rich without getting lucky (2018)
by bubblewrap on Friday June 07, 2019 @08:25AM
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You are getting money from somewhere, though, and presumably, if you don't make progress on your PhD, that source will eventually dry up. Likewise, once you have finished your PhD.
> The reason you want wealth is because it buys you your freedom. So, you don’t have to wear a tie like a collar around your neck. So, you don’t have to wake up at 7:00 AM, and rush to work, and sit in commute traffic. So, you don’t have to waste away your entire life grinding all your productive hours away into a soulless job that doesn’t fulfill you.
I'm working as a researcher (pursuing a PhD), and this is exactly how I'm seeing my life currently. So I'm glad to learn I'm already rich, even if my salary is quite low!