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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Like a dragon sitting on its hoard and guarding it, you have lost all perspective and will never feel safe, comfortable, or content.  Perhaps start giving back so that you can change your awful mentality.[/quote]

We are hovering around 3M in our late 40s/early 50s, but don’t envy you at all. Maybe because it seems you lack empathy and awareness of the world around you. I’m definitely not motivated to work forever or much longer. I can’t relate to your hoarding behavior at all. The world has so many people in desperate need. It’s gross. [/quote]

You don’t really know how much she gives away.  We give away 10% of our pretax income every year (and pay close to 50% of our income in taxes) but the stock market has been so insane for the past 15 years that the money just has grown insanely.  We drive beat up cars, send our kids to public school, have never stayed at a Four Seasons or similar fancy pants place, and buy most of our clothes at places like Costco and Target.  We don’t pay for house cleaners or lawn care or really eat out much or drink wine or play golf or  buy jewelry or fly first class or have any other expensive habits.  We give away a six figure number every year and I expect we’ll give away more when we die.  But I don’t want to give it all away now and then not have money for assisted living, or to pay for medical care if one of my kids gets some rare illness.  I don’t think that makes me Smaug.  [/quote]

People OP is a troll post. She is not giving away money. There is no way she saved that in stocks with her salary and spend and ages. [/quote]

lol, 12:02. OP here. Not a troll post. Thank you for all of the sincere responses, it is helpful to hear. Yes, we do give to charities. We underspent the majority of DHs career.[/quote]

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