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11-05-2007, 07:07 AM
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Re: What do you want/where do you want to live when you are retired?
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Time is always going to be an issue no matter what you do. But I do agree with you that due to employment, most do not have enough time to do things outside their jobs. [/ QUOTE ] While I agree with this statement I am wondering how you reconcile it with your desire to never retire? [ QUOTE ] I agree. I always dream for the stars so that if I don't make it, at least I'll hit the sky. [/ QUOTE ] This I don't agree with. It is one thing to push yourself by setting your goals that little bit further but if someone has dreams that are clearly pie in the sky they lose credibility. If others don't take you seriously then the gradient just became that much steeper. There is a difference between being confident and being delusional. 
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11-04-2007, 05:33 AM
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Re: What do you want/where do you want to live when you are retired?
On a wineyard in Italian villa, that's my dream. I love italy [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]. I Want a big mansion on a hill and so on. Smoking big cigars there and drinking good whiskey, that'll be my ultimate goal.
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11-04-2007, 08:57 PM
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Re: What do you want/where do you want to live when you are retired?
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In Italia they drink wine. [/ QUOTE ] And limoncello... mmm, limoncello...
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11-04-2007, 08:13 PM
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Re: What do you want/where do you want to live when you are retired?
I'd like to live a minimalist lifestyle surrounded by family and dogs that doesn't waste money. Just learn as much as I can about the world through reading, watching tv/movies, and basically relaxing. I'm pretty close to that now, so life is great. [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]
Reaching for the stars chasing materialistic things seems silly to me. I plan to use my money to buy myself free time and not have pressures of any job. I'd like to start a non-profit in some form that teaches people how to be truly happy.
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11-04-2007, 08:21 PM
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Re: What do you want/where do you want to live when you are retired?
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I'd like to start a non-profit in some form that teaches people how to be truly happy. [/ QUOTE ] subsidized prostitution?
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#8
11-04-2007, 09:14 PM
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Re: What do you want/where do you want to live when you are retired?
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I'd like to start a non-profit in some form that teaches people how to be truly happy. [/ QUOTE ] zeebo, how so?
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#9
11-04-2007, 10:09 PM
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Re: What do you want/where do you want to live when you are retired?
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I'd like to live a minimalist lifestyle surrounded by family and dogs that doesn't waste money. Just learn as much as I can about the world through reading, watching tv/movies, and basically relaxing. I'm pretty close to that now, so life is great. [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img] Reaching for the stars chasing materialistic things seems silly to me. I plan to use my money to buy myself free time and not have pressures of any job. I'd like to start a non-profit in some form that teaches people how to be truly happy. [/ QUOTE ] Your definition of happiness is different than others. You can't say its rediculous to try reaching for the stars. Some people (like me) are perfectly happy trying to reach for the stars and would have it no other way. Everyone floats their own boat a different way.
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11-05-2007, 02:29 AM
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Re: What do you want/where do you want to live when you are retired?
i think that zeebo is trying to say that people try to reach for the stars, and even if they get there, often dont find themselves happy. People are driven by what society TELLS them should make them happy, but it ultimately leaves many dazed and confused.
fwiw, the most popular undergrad class at Harvard is something along the lines of "How to be happy."
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