I never had disposable income, so I'm realizing I have a weird relationship with money and things. Now that I'm making enough to feel rich (without actually being rich?), what stuff would make my life way better? What do normal people spend money on? I can get over this on my own, right?
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posted by anonymous
on Sep 10, 2012 -
76 answers
I'm about to have, for the very first time in my life, total personal savings of $10 thousand. How should I save it?
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posted by kensington314
on Sep 1, 2012 -
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I'm looking for examples of songs that deal with poverty v. wealth in mate selection.
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posted by CoinOp
on Jul 13, 2012 -
42 answers
Is there a solid independent study showing the percentage of 1% wealthiest who were born into money vs. those born poor who worked for it?
posted by critzer
on Nov 29, 2011 -
9 answers
If all the people in all the world took all of their cash (whether it's in a bank or not) and divided it equally amongst everyone, how much would each and every person in the world end up with?
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posted by HopStopDon'tShop
on Jul 18, 2011 -
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My parents, who became fairly wealthy after I left home, have (unintentionally) turned my little sister into a horrible human being. How can I (a) help fix her; (b) forgive them; (c) help them break their enabling patterns?
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posted by anonymous
on Jun 17, 2011 -
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Let's say that I am about to come into life changing amount of cash. What is the best way to manage this new wealth?
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posted by anonymous
on Apr 28, 2011 -
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Pinko-filter: If all wealth in the US were completely evenly distributed how much would a given person have?
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posted by cirrostratus
on Feb 10, 2011 -
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I'm sick to death of all the junk I've accumulated and would love to purge, but feel emotionally attached to my stuff. Please tell me some pros, cons and experiences involving donating (selling?) your worldly goods. Personal accounts of post-purge regret or enlightenment equally welcome.
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posted by Vrai
on Oct 3, 2010 -
44 answers
Where do people (in Seattle, specifically) who've cracked the seven-figure income bracket shop? Eat out? If my fairy godmother appeared today with her phat bankroll for a three-day makeover spree, where would she take me?
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posted by scaryblackdeath
on Sep 23, 2010 -
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I'm crazy over my new girlfriend. However, I recently discovered that she's from a very wealthy family. And, I grew up very, very poor. What should I know?
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posted by anonymous
on Sep 1, 2010 -
59 answers
Approximately how much of the productivity gains of the past 125 years has been a result of using fossil fuels?
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posted by TheOtherSide
on Jun 30, 2010 -
11 answers
How can I evaluate objectively a wealth management firm/financial independent advisors firm?
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posted by theKik
on Feb 15, 2010 -
8 answers
How can I set myself and my family up to be the next Rothschilds? (In terms of structure of family wealth etc)
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posted by anonymous
on Apr 23, 2009 -
11 answers
Just what exactly is it that hedge fund managers do that warrants the exhorbitantly huge amounts of money (IMHO) they apparently make?
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posted by qurlyjoe
on Apr 13, 2009 -
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I'm looking for philosophical treatises that touch on the subjects of taxes, wealth, income and the like for a blog post I'm thinking about writing. Specifically, I'm looking for philosophical musings on the government's right (or lack thereof) to collect taxes and the right (or lack thereof) of an individual to do whatever he wants with his earnings. It would be more helpful if you could point to a specific chapter/section/passage, rather than saying "try reading Marx."
posted by ekroh
on Apr 13, 2009 -
11 answers
Were can I find a list of the wealth of the current members of the US Senate?
posted by mac-way
on Aug 24, 2008 -
2 answers
What happens to rank-and-file tech guys after they strike it rich in a tech boom? Do they keep working? How do they spend their money? Do they waste their lives away?
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posted by vizsla
on May 14, 2008 -
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Seeking hard stats on how much of the wealthy population is genuinely rich (owns outright solid assets, stocks, cash, gold, real estate) as opposed to living rich (owns much of above but with borrowed money). I'm curious as to how many people living on, say, Fifth Avenue or in Atherton or Greenwich can actually afford it and how many are simply spinning plates on borrowed time, borrowed money, and a (for now) high income. (Time will tell, of course, and perhaps sooner rather than later, but I'm curious
now.) Many thanks.
posted by IndigoJones
on Apr 25, 2008 -
18 answers
Is obesity actually rare among high-income people compared to low-income people? Or is this a stereotype? And if many high-income folks are in fact slim, does the availability of more wholesome foods really explain it all? One would think that a big bank account would buy pantries full of richer, tastier food that's harder to resist than the cheap stuff.
posted by tinkertown
on Mar 11, 2008 -
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Recommend me some resources (online or otherwise) - books, articles, videos, movies, websites, etc - that has challenged and possibly even changed your perspective of things - especially with regards to money and wealth.
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posted by arrowhead
on Feb 25, 2008 -
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My mother-in-law is under the impression that my wife and I are far wealthier than we actually are, and it's threatening to drive a wedge between us and the rest of her family. Help!
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posted by anonymous
on Dec 17, 2007 -
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I saw a website last year that allowed me to type in my annual income. The result was that it showed my modest income to be in the 97-percentile of the average income across the globe. It was helpful to put things in perspective. Now I want to share that webtool with a friend, but can't find it.
Anybody know the site?
posted by rdauphin
on Sep 27, 2007 -
5 answers
Which are the top five wealthiest neighborhoods in Seattle or top five wealthiest cities in Washington?
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posted by Bob Dobbs
on Aug 17, 2007 -
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Are there any statistics on what portion of the US GDP is now and historically (over the past 100 or 200 years) has been spent on luxury goods? I'll refrain from defining that term and hope that any studies referenced will do the work for me. Any international comparisons would be greatly appreciated as well.
posted by shivohum
on Jul 5, 2007 -
2 answers
Should parents help their children pay for grad school if they can afford it? My parents are divorced, but both are in households considered in the top 1% of the US in terms of income and net worth. After limited financial assistance from them during undergrad, I am getting no help at all for grad school. Am I out of line to expect that I should?
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posted by anonymous
on May 26, 2007 -
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I have a net worth of $x. Therefore y% of people in country, z, are more wealthy than I am. Where do I find tables of this information? Even just for an individual country like US etc? The more detailed the tables are for values of x the better.
posted by zaebiz
on Jan 10, 2007 -
5 answers
Could someone be richer than the usual suspects (Gates, Buffet, et al.) and not have that fact be known to the world at large?
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posted by maxwelton
on Jan 1, 2007 -
22 answers
Can you think of women born into significant wealth and status who have gone on to public and powerful careers of their own, not on the basis (even in part) of having married someone famous, powerful, or rich? Anywhere, anytime . . .
posted by fourcheesemac
on Jul 28, 2006 -
52 answers
MoneyFilter: Where would a 21 year old college student look for investors willing to help said student get started building wealth?
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posted by Galen
on Jul 13, 2006 -
28 answers
How realistic is the idea that you can shelter your personal assets as well as many typical expenses under the umbrella of a corporation?
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posted by arimathea
on Jun 7, 2006 -
14 answers
Just got done with an extended discussion of how weird my family is, after we decided to go to a buffet for thanksgiving rather than get together with the in-laws. Part of the problem is that my side of the family is "economically disadvantaged" and spouse's side of the family is middle class.
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posted by craniac
on Nov 2, 2005 -
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