Comment by abustamam
2 hours ago
I want extra money so I can pay for simple things like food and pay my mortgage and send my kid to a school, and help family members out.
Realistically I probably need $5m and I'd be set for life.
If I had $10m instead of $5m I don't see how my life would meaningfully change.
That's the difference between builders and consumers. People who are mostly consumers have a realistic number where they could stop contributing to society. Smalltime builders can imagine a lot of wealth, but at a certain point don't want to get too big. Big Dreamers are only limited by what they can imagine and make happen, and only infinite capital, labor, and time could achieve their dreams. Once you surround yourself with people dreaming of humans as multiplanetary, earthly levels of labor and wealth are obviously not going to make it happen.
Hmm... I think I could be set for life with, like, $1m.
Obviously age, family, lifestyle and current savings matter.
As long as all the basics are paid for house, car, know how to cook maybe have a small garden and no other debt you probably can.