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Originally Posted by OrangeBlossomBaby
all those other things that wealthy people (or people who were fortunate to be able to invest early and often)
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Don’t confuse making sacrifices and working very hard with being fortunate. There were lots of things I would have rather done from my 20’s through my mid 50’s rather than studying hard for 6 years after high school then having to put on a suit and tie every friggin day and commute 100 miles round trip to work in a high stress cut throat industry. I lost 35 of the healthiest years of my life where I would have much rather been doing lots of other things. I have friends who used to call me at work from ski areas after a major powder storm or from a golf course on a beautiful summer day just to bust my balls and tell me they wouldn’t change places with me for all the money in the world. Now they are jealous of me and complain they can’t afford to have a home in the Villages. I have to remind them of the reason why and explain that I am now reaping the benefits of sacrifices they choose not to make.