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damn - i have to spread my kudos a bit more. you are exactly right. i was pondering why some people are driven to strive versus others who are content with whatever stage they are at and don't strive any further than their current situation. i am one of those driven ones and was trying...

have seen the story before - and my immediate thought is always "what happens when he reaches 60-65-70 and cannot work any more so has no income, needs a double hip replacement as is living a life in pain, the house is falling into disrepair, the kids have all grown up and move to another...

sucks bespoke - you are wonderful. we MUST meet up some time. i think you nailed it about the need to 'achieve'. now - gotta do the school run (sigh).

actually - quite the opposite. we are currently neck deep in a reno/landscape, plus elderly family stuff, school stuff, internet store, getting several books off to publishers and write a new one etc. if i think about it - that is usually when i feel restless - when i haven't got time to...

ummm - errrrr - yep - but not looking for such a dramatic change in personal circumstances having been thru that. i know quite a few things i want to achieve over the next few years - but the process is soooooo slow (being a "do it yesterday" type of person).

but that's just it ... i drive a 12 yr old car, and would like to buy something newer but only because i want something smaller and might as well get a newer second hand one at the same time (go down from a corolla to an echo). i have a 9yr old lounge suite which is very comfortable, looks...

i was talking to an investing/developer girlfriend at length on the phone the other day (for several hours as we do) and one topic came up that has been puzzling me since i began this investing journey. why is it that some people are happy and content to live in the same house, in the same...