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Re:The ‘semi-rich’: Millions of high-income Americans may no... by alistairSH on Wednesday October 27, 2021 @07:26PM (#29020357)
Uh no. $1.2 is my retirement fund. I have another 20+ years of work ahead of me. $20 million and I’m retiring tomorrow and earning 1.2+ in interest most years.

None of which is to imply I’m not rich to most of the country. I am. But I still have to work 40+/week to pay my mortgage.

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Re:The ‘semi-rich’: Millions of high-income Americans may no... by scruple on Thursday October 28, 2021 @12:56AM (#29022534)
> But I still have to work 40+/week to pay my mortgage.

...and child care (for 3 children under 3 years old), elder care (my parents are over 70 with existing and emerging conditions), etc. I just don't really expect to retire, to be perfectly honest, despite what my net worth is on paper.

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