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1. At 75, I'm not sure how much longer I have to live, so...

Sat Jun 18, 2022, 07:35 PM

Jun 2022

I want to frame my answer a little differently.
My wife and I could live quite comfortably on $100,000 per year, after taxes.

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How much money is needed for ideal life? Most are OK with 8m, study finds [View all] Nevilledog Jun 2022 OP

At 75, I'm not sure how much longer I have to live, so... patphil Jun 2022 #1

Sounds good to me plenty of money Tree Lady Jun 2022 #6

In the brokerage industry, the level for "UHNW" starts at $30 mil A HERETIC I AM Jun 2022 #3

"you would still have every cent of the principle. " brooklynite Jun 2022 #7

There are only two ways to lose your principal on a U.S. treasury GregariousGroundhog Jun 2022 #9

You didn't read my post. A HERETIC I AM Jun 2022 #12

people are ridiculous (Hedonic Treadmill) markie Jun 2022 #4

I am living quite comfortably on PoindexterOglethorpe Jun 2022 #5

That's about where we will be with our pensions Thtwudbeme Jun 2022 #16

That sounds absolutely wonderful! PoindexterOglethorpe Jun 2022 #19

The planet cannot support it. roamer65 Jun 2022 #8

LOL. 29% of American kids want to be a YouTube star too. NCLefty Jun 2022 #10

🤔 I could live comfortably on about 15 million $ after taxes because electric_blue68 Jun 2022 #11

Imagine having enough money to do a hostile takeover of Fox Silent3 Jun 2022 #13

I hear that! DFW Jun 2022 #14

Where's John Beresford Tipton when you need him? Buns_of_Fire Jun 2022 #17

I wonder how old the respondents were Victor_c3 Jun 2022 #18

$3 million NickB79 Jun 2022 #20

$5 million is a nightmare. Ace Rothstein Jun 2022 #21

Ridiculous. Raftergirl Jun 2022 #22

For me, 1.5 million after taxes. LuckyCharms Jun 2022 #23