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OftenBen  ·  3252 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Tell-Tale Signs of the Modern Yuppie

It is not a bad thing to want to be rich. It is a bad thing to signal that desire without socially appropriate cushioning.

I want to be rich. But I don't say that. I say that I want a few acres of mixed forest and field with water access in Northern Michigan for a cabin and a permaculture garden/food forest. But you can't buy that with good intentions and charm.





user-inactivated  ·  3252 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I just want enough money and a paid off house to use as collateral to get my wholesale marijuana grow up and running when Missouri legalizes. Is that better?

OftenBen  ·  3252 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Close.

But most people don't think of 'Not in debt and owner of a modestly successful business' as 'Rich.'

When they think of 'Rich' they think of this

user-inactivated  ·  3252 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I just want enough money for a seaplane.

EDIT: To be more specific, like the one from Tailspin which looks like $595,000.