I grew up in a lower-middle-class family. Through a combination of hard work, opportunity and luck, I find myself in my 30's with a very decent net worth. It's enough to allow me to feel very secure about retirement, job/career changes, health issues, supporting family, etc. and this security is probably the most important aspect of money to me. For me, money means security, safety, freedom. I maintain a very middle-class lifestyle, continue to work full-time and save at a reasonable rate.
I've started to realize how much this factors into my thinking about long term relationships, especially marriage (and its attendant family joining) and financial co-mingling, and am looking for some perspectives on positive ways of managing these kinds of issues.
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posted by anonymous
on Apr 27, 2013 -
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Where in London or surrounding areas can I hole up with my laptop and work, without having to get drunk or wired, or incur the ire of the management?
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on Mar 11, 2013 -
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How fragile are kindles nowadays? I had a kindle keyboard and... it died.
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posted by Jacen
on Dec 19, 2012 -
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Kindle keyboard w/ lines on screen... Amazon does NOT seem interested in replacing (this time). Any options on repair?
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on Jul 25, 2012 -
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How comfortably can a family of four live in Silicon Valley on a single income of $150-160k/year?
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posted by anonymous
on May 10, 2012 -
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USA federal income tax question relating to AMT and state income tax refunds. Very much a #firstworldproblems sort of thing.
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posted by commander_cool
on Feb 18, 2012 -
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My iPhone is suddenly working five times as fast. Great! How can I keep it from slowing down again?
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posted by theodolite
on Sep 27, 2011 -
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Help me reduce the footprint of my home theater components. Any and all options welcome.
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posted by bondcliff
on Sep 17, 2010 -
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What field am I supposed to be in? I always tested very well, went to an Ivy League school and got both computer science and liberal arts degrees...
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posted by anonymous
on Dec 9, 2009 -
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