For example, did you make any quality of life upgrades? Being able to fix your car or randomly drop $100 and not worrying when your next check would arrive, etc.

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  1. I didn’t worry about every stupid little purchase that comes along.

    Also, I had enough money coming in that I was able to save up some investment capital. The investment I eventually made has started paying me out some ROI. I’m using that to beef up my nest egg. I can’t retire just yet. But things are look pretty good, let’s say that.

    It was sort of nice to be able to pay cash for a new car. Always wanted to do that. So, that’s an item that got checked off the bucket list right there.

    Oh, and my ex-wife suddenly realized how much she’s always loved me. She tried to come crawling back. Yes, I told her go fuck herself.

  2. Yeah basically that, I live on my own and can now afford stupid shit like a motorcycle and a non shitbox car. But success is only relative, and I could go back to living with my parents and driving a moldy old car pretty quick if I fuck up.

  3. Able to afford better place, newer cars and eating better still fckn broke… 2 years ago we had plenty in the bank, it’s draining slowly.

    But hey at least I got health problems to look forward to … ugh

  4. I started a business in my mid 30’s and it relieved so much stress. I now enjoy giving others checks along with a lot of free time.

  5. I’m not stinking rich quite yet but I will say that I find myself not worrying about how much is in my accounts. I very seldom even check them. I don’t spend money like it’s going out of style but if I need something or decide that I want something expensive (I’ll usually debate this for a while, broke boi habits for hard) I’ll buy it without being worried about being broke because of it.

  6. Well, lemme tell ya somethin’ bud. Life ain’t all sunshine and rainbows just ’cause you got a fancy job title now. Sure, I can afford to get my car fixed without havin’ a mental breakdown over it, but that doesn’t mean I’m livin’ the high life or anythin’. My wife is still naggin’ me about the budget and bills every damn day. But hey, at least I can treat myself to some decent whiskey once in awhile without feelin’ guilty as hell.

  7. Got a nicer car, was able to take my family on real vacations. Am actually able to buy things just because I want them without having to worry about going into CC debt. It is a life changer for sure.

  8. It didnt. In the past 50 years Ive had a tons of trauma. Therapists are astonished when I tell them the things that Ive been through. So after I started making a lot of money, I was the same guy, with the same feelings, same challenges. Buying stuff and taking trips only feels good for a moment. If we’re talking about happiness, I believe its an inside job.

  9. Less stress, better car (i.e., no longer a junker), capital to invest, starting to think about having a family in the future

  10. I stopped worrying about every little cost and stopped turning down opportunities due to the price. I also started picking up the check when I’d go places with people.

  11. I graduated college almost 8 years ago, I still live on the same spending money budget now as I did then. I make more money now but I just couldn’t justify increasing my spending money fund after being on it for 6 years through college.

    The difference now is if I go over for an emergency or unexpected expense I am fortunate enough to have some savings so help absorb those costs.

  12. I got more attention from women, even though by most outward measures I regressed. Talked with far fewer people cause I was no longer in retail. went down to wearing hoodies and jeans/warmups because fuck it, I’m a lab rat and the sample freezer is cold.

  13. i was able to travel out of country multiple times. Help my mother pay for her house. Got married, moved, got a new car, without going upside down. God’s been good.

  16. Oh, you betcha! Once my career took off and I became more successful, I definitely made some quality of life upgrades. I was able to fix my car without stressing over the cost, and if I randomly dropped $100, I didn’t have to worry too much about when my next paycheck would come in. It’s a pretty nice feeling not constantly sweating the small stuff, I gotta say. Life just got a bit easier, you know?

  17. I’m only middle class, but I’m working for myself and making more money than I ever have before. I have some money saved, a 401k, and I’m not living paycheck to paycheck.

    I’m careful with money, never buy on impulse and always look for discounts. But when my car needs an expensive fix I do it. And when I need to (as you say) drop $100 I can. But I still carry anxiety about making sure I’m saving enough and preparing for the what-if’s.

    Less stress about surviving, but not stress free. They just find other things to focus on.

    It’s a funny thing about quality of life upgrades. They are only exciting until you get use to it. Then it becomes normal, and then it’s not enough. It’s why many people who look rich aren’t really; they spend everything they make.

  18. I used to think of pay as an event that happened every two weeks. At some point I had enough buffer in the checking account I felt of money like a flow. Money comes in, goes out. Sometimes the account’s lower sometimes higher but would never approach 0.

    My cars’s reliable so no need to replace with something to show off my net worth. I go grocery shopping without looking at the prices. Some better vacations. Put the kids through college so they graduated without student loans. That’s generational wealth.

  19. Life became “easier” in some ways

    Car breaks down? No problem – I can pay the 2-3 thousand it will take to repair easily and I can rent another car in the mean time, or take Uber until it gets fixed.

    I went to vacation in the Dominican Republic, and my iPhone got wet and stopped working. Annoying for sure, but when I got back to the States I just immediately bought the newest and latest iPhone because I could.

    I can buy higher quality organic ingredients for when I cook. It tastes better and probably healthier for me as well. I don’t need to worry about the prices when I buy groceries and accidentally spending over my budget doesn’t hurt me.

    Overall, having money fixes a lot of things and makes my life easier. Also, to those who say that money doesn’t bring happiness; I’ve been dirt poor and I’ve been fairly wealthy, and let me tell you that 100% money does bring happiness. It’s not the end all to everything, but it fucking helps tremendously.

  20. I was able to stop worrying about $$. I could do things to improve mt life. Got lasik, had some dental surgery, built out my star wars collection. Paid cash for all of those things. I can takevmy family to dinner and never worry about the smsll things.

    I could take care of small emergencies without juggling things. No bill is ever late. One of my favorite things is to try to pick up the check before my Father-in-law. They have picked up the check for years.

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    However, I still know when my check arrives. I plan out my budget pretty meticulously.

  21. I was always kind of successful in my career in terms of being a good hard worker. But being a good hard worker does nothing for progression sometimes. So I didn’t get any life changing events happening because of it.

  22. As most are saying, no longer having to worry about day to day costs but also being able to save up enough so that if you lost your job you’d also still be okay is liberating, but there’s more there

    I grew up with a scarcity mindset and saved and cut wherever I could and retrospectively lived a pretty miserable life. Having the resources to appropriately challenge that is great. I’ve also learned that I don’t really want stuff I just want freedom. Having money and buying stuff is great but it wears thin quickly. Premium and luxury stuff is practically only marginally better than middle of the road stuff,. But having enough where you can choose whether you’re bound to a job or a lifestyle or not, that’s something most can’t buy

  23. My best quality of life upgrades have been all sleep related

    Quality big mattress
    Quality pillows for the way I sleep
    Expensive blackout eye mask
    Ear plugs
    Wish I knew this when I was a teen I might be a little taller. Slept like shit as a kid

  25. I started getting out of bed in the morning actually looking forward to work. Would get there early.

  26. Early in my career I had all the time to do what I wanted, but none of the money. Now I have all of the money and none of the time.

  27. Financial stability.
    New game? Sure. Another one? Nice. Go out drinking and not think about it? Yeah!

    Basically, financial freedom made me relax and not look at every cent I spent.

    Buying things because I like them, not because I needed them basically.
    I could babe saved up 2x more, but Im actually enjoying life tight now

  30. Spending money without having to worry about it and still had an influx of cash coming in.

    Your problems would be not having enough but having so much that you don’t know where to put it or to invest it.

  31. One thing that gets me is how when I make a mistake with money I just…don’t give a shit. Like my watch broke and I just … bought another watch.

  32. I felt more free and more confident, which is particularly important when you’re the boss. My Board of Directors understood my value, and compensated me well.

  34. Better I guess, better than when I was a broke college student. But success is a very broad term. If I only look up, I’m not very successful.

    Even though, I can drop $1k on stupid stuffs and toys without really care, I know people have monthly budget of 5 digits, like private chef already about 5k a month

  35. Well I’m in a bit of a wierd situation, I’ve been trading etfs, options and bonds since I became 18, now 22 and I’m making about 100 to 300 every trading day, used to do that everyday but now I’m trading about once a week as I have literally no expenses besides 20 euros of health insurance (EU, Extra physiotherapy package for sports)

    I had a job before I was doing all this and I guess I never had to worry about anything but it took me years to save up for things.

    Now everything I want I can get within a weeks time, less if the market suits my trading style.

    It’s pretty crazy how I literally buy everything I want.

    It’s come to the point where I have no idea what to ask for my birthday because I own everything I would ever want within a reasonable price range, I literally just ask for bathroom items like body scrubs from Rituals and some book series every now and than.

    Can’t wait to start working and increase my capital so I have an easier time puting more money into trading, I unitonically think I’m going to be a Millionaire from trading. (Think 1 to 2 million net worth as my dream house costs 600/700k and my dream car about 80/100k when I have thise I won’t need more money.

    TLDR: I’m 22 never worry about money and am so excited for the future I would like to skip to it, also wouldn’t because my life awesome.

  36. worry less about money and raise the base line of what is “cheap”

    before, anything more than $20 i thought.. hmm.. maybe i shouldn’t spend this

    now it’s somewhere 100$ or so where i begin to think whether i should spend it

  37. I travel and invest more. I realized pretty quick that buying more material possessions only brought a quick and superficial sense of contentment. My truck is paid off and my house is fine so there’s no need to upgrade

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