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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If it’s a good friend I will talk about money. People are so secretive for no reason. Maybe it’s because I’m an accountant, but I am emotionally detached from the idea of money. It’s a tool, I like to have it, but ultimately it doesn’t define me one way or the other. If I can help someone else plan better for the future I’ll do it. [/quote]

BS - it doesn't define you. We can approximate with your clothing, choices, anx lifestyle.  These are what defines you and money inevitably defines those.[/quote]

Hahaha. No. Some people spend way more than they should, others would have you think they are paupers. My uncle retired at 50, lived in a trailer with his wife (though they owned a small home in the city) and traveled North America for 35 years. They came home once a year. They gave everyone in their family (including cousins, cousins children) $5 for Christmas. No one knew they were worth multiple millions of dollars …. and never invested a dime outside of savings until their late 70s. Old municipal government retirement pensions, priceless!

I know a few people including relatives (without the pensions) who died like this. One family friend lived in a house with no indoor plumbing. It was an old family place passed down to him and didn’t want to remodel it. He anonymously donated money annually to keep the local parade and festival going. It is now a resort town with plenty of celebrity residents. LOL. He walked around barefoot most of the time and sometimes people thought he was a beggar. He was an extreme example of the millionaire next door. Both of my examples were both mentally sound, they just didn’t feel like they had to live by other people’s rules. [/quote]

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