Wealth: all in the mind?

[Henry17]

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Completely understand where you are coming from. I always find myself wishing I had more and more money, but it's not like I really even spend nearly close to the amount of money I'm pulling in. It doesn't make any sense, but it seems like the more I make the more I want, even though I'm not even spending much of it.

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While I'll concede that a lot of people are like this I just don't understand. I have friends with the same mentality. One guy in particular isn't rich but he has a net worth of about $300k and makes $80-90k/year yet drives a [censored] box car, had to move because his apartment got condemned for mold, and prefers to pre-drink when going out so he can spend less. I find this baffling.

For me the whole point of making money is to consume. Once you hit a certain number you'll be fine for the rest of your life. After that it is just a number printed on a statement. If I cut my burn rate I'd save a lot more but I think my income would decrease as I'd stagnate.