MJ DeMarco
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There have been some postings here about this Money Moustache character here in the forum (public) and on the Inside.
A question I'd like to pose to the audience here is this ...
WHO REALLY IS THE MILLIONAIRE?
JOE
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Joe is 35 years old and has a net worth of $3.1 million dollars and is a successful lawyer. He works 6 days a week usually 8-10 hours a day. While Joe is successful and respected in his career, he really doesn't enjoy his work. After years in law school and a career that quickly got on the FastTrack, Joe feels compelled, or "guilted" into continuing his work, and his career. He lives in a nice 5,500 square foot house with a $900K mortgage and drives a $60K Audi. Joe really doesn't have much free time as it is usually spent sleeping or in case preparation. Joe is the "go to" guy at the firm and is well respected. He epitomizes the American Dream and is a MILLIONAIRE in terms of MONEY.
MANNY
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Manny is 35 years old and has a net worth of $620K and lives in a 1,200 square foot home that he owns outright with no mortgage and no HOA. Manny's spends his days doing as he pleases, usually crafting metal sculptures out of old discarded appliances. He sells them at the local craft fair every week. Manny is excruciatingly frugal and he has enough money to fund is lifestyle for years. Aiding this of course is that Manny was never was one for expensive cars, clothes, or gadgets - he simply likes his time. His car is a 13 year old Toyota with 144,000 miles and is tax deductible since he only uses it to transport his metal sculptures to fairs. (Manny does not need a car - he doesn't have a job and everything he needs in terms of living is just in walking distance.) Manny epitomizes an American Failure because he doesn't have a job, doesn't have an iPhone, and he drives around in a ratty Toyota wearing old clothes ... and yet, MANNY is a MILLIONAIRE in terms of TIME.
So the question is ...
Who really is the MILLIONAIRE?
And how are you evaluating the "term" Millionaire?
Some of you might be closer than you think...
A question I'd like to pose to the audience here is this ...
WHO REALLY IS THE MILLIONAIRE?
JOE
----
Joe is 35 years old and has a net worth of $3.1 million dollars and is a successful lawyer. He works 6 days a week usually 8-10 hours a day. While Joe is successful and respected in his career, he really doesn't enjoy his work. After years in law school and a career that quickly got on the FastTrack, Joe feels compelled, or "guilted" into continuing his work, and his career. He lives in a nice 5,500 square foot house with a $900K mortgage and drives a $60K Audi. Joe really doesn't have much free time as it is usually spent sleeping or in case preparation. Joe is the "go to" guy at the firm and is well respected. He epitomizes the American Dream and is a MILLIONAIRE in terms of MONEY.
MANNY
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Manny is 35 years old and has a net worth of $620K and lives in a 1,200 square foot home that he owns outright with no mortgage and no HOA. Manny's spends his days doing as he pleases, usually crafting metal sculptures out of old discarded appliances. He sells them at the local craft fair every week. Manny is excruciatingly frugal and he has enough money to fund is lifestyle for years. Aiding this of course is that Manny was never was one for expensive cars, clothes, or gadgets - he simply likes his time. His car is a 13 year old Toyota with 144,000 miles and is tax deductible since he only uses it to transport his metal sculptures to fairs. (Manny does not need a car - he doesn't have a job and everything he needs in terms of living is just in walking distance.) Manny epitomizes an American Failure because he doesn't have a job, doesn't have an iPhone, and he drives around in a ratty Toyota wearing old clothes ... and yet, MANNY is a MILLIONAIRE in terms of TIME.
So the question is ...
Who really is the MILLIONAIRE?
And how are you evaluating the "term" Millionaire?
Some of you might be closer than you think...
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