How much are you worth?

[UglyBuzzard]

Originally Posted by 1MOREMOD

Is that how 50 cent got his name?

Good question. I can't believe some of these polls and question on OT though.

[AlphaOmega4]

With all these Great New Threads started recently.


Can we step it up a notch already..

Where is the Post your name, social security, current address and credit card info thread.

[jtodd_fl]

Originally Posted by AlphaOmega4

With all these Great New Threads started recently.


Can we step it up a notch already..

Where is the Post your name, social security, current address and credit card info thread.

And a high res photo of your house key for easy 3-D printing?
And put it on a shared Google map where you can conveniently place this information with a pin!

[csu87]

I was worth a bacon breakfast burrito, but I ate it so I had to click in debt.

Now if my wife can ever figure out how to kill me and make it look like an accident, I'd be worth millions.

Also, $20 says OP lives in his parents basement. Who wants this action to help me get into the $0-500k category?

[MightyMouseTech]

How much is a case of empties worth?

[Taskmaster]

Poor.

[P1]

Originally Posted by The Wind Breezes

The retirement thread tip-toes around the subject so for everyone's enjoyment this thread is for sharing your personal net worth.

I'll start, I'm in my mid-late 20s and not yet a millionaire but I plan to be in a few years.

edit: the poll is anonymous!

How sad is it that for someone in their 20s, their only goal is to be a millionaire in a few years. I suppose you've been reading "motivational" quotes on Instagram this morning?

The world's a sad, sad place sometimes.

[PoorLurker]

I am not sure why people here get so weirded out about polls like this. (especially anon ones)

Visit any forum dedicated to finances, financial freedom, and frugality and you will see that people share every aspect of their financial lives without hesitation. Yes, the clientele and purpose of those forums is much different than an OT section of a car forum, but these types of discussions are still valid in the grander scheme of things. Though the question is poorly written to facilitate discussion, often times members will end up guiding these discussions to have to save more or achieve more.

OP - go to one of those boards discussing finances or try using questions that will allow people to be more upfront and honest that involve percentages or ratios.

For example,

"What percentage of your income do you put away for retirement?"
"What percentage of your household income do you have in savings/retirement?"
"What is the ratio of your car loans to your mortgage?"
"Are you debt adverse or do you like to leverage money and assets?"

These are a bit harder to calculate but then will give you an idea of financial ideals of others.

I remember reading a book where this woman made low $100k per year, however, she had credit card debt in the $20-30k range. Yes, she may look like she has it all together from the outside, but in reality she was returning clothing so she wouldn't have to pay minimums because AMEX at the time saw that returning items counted as a "purchase".

Plus on forums, I have found that many people are cautious/insecure/oversecure/... of their "worth" because of backlash from others. Many people may look down upon people who may have had a helping hand in establishing their financial position. (helping hand is very subjective to different members) From the many boards I am a member of I have seen people who are basically retired because they have wealthy parents who fund everything including purchasing 6 figure cars and 7 figure houses to people who literally came from nothing.

To answer your question - I am worth more dead than I am alive. Unless you count sentimental things like how I make people feel. Then I might be worth almost the same dead or alive.

[PoorLurker]

Originally Posted by P1et

How sad is it that for someone in their 20s, their only goal is to be a millionaire in a few years. I suppose you've been reading "motivational" quotes on Instagram this morning?

The world's a sad, sad place sometimes.

You are mistaken. If he was reading instagram motivational quotes, he would have said he wanted to be a billionaire in a few years.

[Verbiage]

Originally Posted by PoorLurker

You are mistaken. If he was reading instagram motivational quotes, he would have said he wanted to be a billionaire in a few years.

Crap!! Dat macro lens!!

[EALm4]

This thread sucks

[1MOREMOD]

Originally Posted by EALm4

This thread sucks

Don't be mad cuz you can't match my 12.50

[silvergray545]

Originally Posted by P1et

How sad is it that for someone in their 20s, their only goal is to be a millionaire in a few years. I suppose you've been reading "motivational" quotes on Instagram this morning?

The world's a sad, sad place sometimes.

You don't realize that Instagram is life. I'm two Ferraris and 16 perfect 10 models away from living that lifestyle. Should obtain all within the next 1.5-2 years. Follow me!

[08njSTEP]

Im worth knowing, that's about it.

[PoorLurker]

Originally Posted by silvergray545

You don't realize that Instagram is life. I'm two Ferraris and 16 perfect 10 models away from living that lifestyle. Should obtain all within the next 1.5-2 years. Follow me!

But please make sure that you only post things in your life that spell excess and money! And then every once in a while make sure that you forget that I can see the details of your life panning out in the most honest way.

I see all of these models posting photos from all over the world traveling with their LV gear, etc... and then you see them in their bathtub which looks like it's from a secondary bathtub made to bathe children.

[PoorLurker]

Originally Posted by 08njSTEP

Im almost worth knowing, that's about it.

Don't be hard on yourself. Once you can take a photo with your phone and post that photo and not a photo of a photo to the internet, your life will change dramatically for the positive.

[silvergray545]

Originally Posted by PoorLurker

But please make sure that you only post things in your life that spell excess and money! And then every once in a while make sure that you forget that I can see the details of your life panning out in the most honest way.

I see all of these models posting photos from all over the world traveling with their LV gear, etc... and then you see them in their bathtub which looks like it's from a secondary bathtub made to bathe children.

You mean to tell me that's all fake!? No! I don't believe you! All those 18-21 year old models paid for their own tits and private flights by themselves!

[UglyBuzzard]

Originally Posted by silvergray545

You mean to tell me that's all fake!? No! I don't believe you! All those 18-21 year old models paid for their own tits and private flights by themselves!

I have not bought tits in this lifetime. Might have paid to see them back in the day though.

[08njSTEP]

Originally Posted by PoorLurker

Don't be hard on yourself. Once you can take a photo with your phone and post that photo and not a photo of a photo to the internet, your life will change dramatically for the positive.

Gotta have goals!

[silvergray545]

Originally Posted by UglyBuzzard

I have not bought tits in this lifetime. Might have paid to see them back in the day though.

Shit, I think it's cheaper to buy them. You'll drop like $6k on a pair of tits and they're good for 10 years. Beats paying $20 for 3 minutes of fun, many times over.

[qba335i]

Originally Posted by P1et

How sad is it that for someone in their 20s, their only goal is to be a millionaire in a few years. I suppose you've been reading "motivational" quotes on Instagram this morning?

The world's a sad, sad place sometimes.

I think the wisdom comes with age. When I was 20 I was also impressed with nice cars, money and plastic girls...
Now money is just money... There are so many more enjoyable/fulfilling things in life that money can not simply buy.

[1MOREMOD]

No. Money rules everything some rapper told me.