Originally Posted by quiet (Post 15421553)

i actually live that sort of life, and this is what i spend my time doing:

traveling the world, live in a resort town (Whistler, BC) whenever i'm not traveling, in order to snowboard pretty much every day in the winter, and downhill bike pretty much every day in the summer. hike in the spring and fall (mostly fall). head to the southern hemisphere every n.american summer to snowboard. read lots of books, write, do road trips, a bit of volunteering, bitch on a blog about local politics, and manage investments... all with a great girl by my side to enjoy it all with. you don't need to work all the time in order to get the best out of life. i will never understand these people who always want to work no matter what. over-rated. there are a million other more interesting things to do in this world besides 'work'.

Originally Posted by SomeCreep (Post 15421683)

That's all great, when you're older I guess. I couldn't imagine living an entire life that way though. I think most people need to feel a sense of purpose and accomplish productive goals. For me, living my whole life on vacation would not provide that and ultimately result in me feeling unhappy.

Originally Posted by SomeCreep (Post 15421683)

That's all great, when you're older I guess. I couldn't imagine living an entire life that way though. I think most people need to feel a sense of purpose and accomplish productive goals. For me, living my whole life on vacation would not provide that and ultimately result in me feeling unhappy.

Originally Posted by quiet (Post 15421713)

well, managing your money and investments is in and of itself a job of sorts. volunteering is far more purposeful than making money in a business imho. there is so much out there. sitting at a computer 18 hours a day is not the best way to live life. i did it for almost 13 years, i am happy to be done with it for the most part, and moved on to other things.

Originally Posted by quiet (Post 15421553)

i will never understand these people who always want to work no matter what. over-rated. there are a million other more interesting things to do in this world besides 'work'.

Originally Posted by Libertine (Post 15421542)

Why not just do that, then?

Interesting and obscure places aren't that expensive, usually, and writing fiction merely takes time.

Originally Posted by polish_aristocrat (Post 15422012)

same here



but I will never understand such atitude either ^

it'd require sufficient money in your bank or a stable passive income for me to just chill every day.... or explore obscure places around the world.. or do charity work in Africa etc

I'd hate to become seriously sick or disabled and come back from Africa or Asia and come back to my home country and be left with nothing...


money gives you a peace of mind, if you're 30 years old and do charity work in Africa then you're definitely a good person, but not safe or responsible if you're broke and have basically no income/savings....

if you have 2 million waiting for you in the bank, then you can do it with no problem

to sum up, I don't really need money to be "living large",.. but I need it to feel safe in this world...