▲ 20 ▼ I've officially made enough to be financially independent without a "real" job. (lemmy.today) submitted 1 year ago by DonaldJMusk@lemmy.today to c/positivity@lemmy.today 15 comments fedilink hide all child comments Hey all, I just put in my notice at work. I actually have enough in savings and investments to not work. No more rat-race for me. I feel amazing, even on this cold winter day!
[+] DonaldJMusk@lemmy.today [S] -7 points 1 year ago (1 child) Exactly what I did. And I didn't even wanna wait until my 60's. lol permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] IMALlama@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (1 child) Very cool! When did you start seriously putting aside money? I got out of college somewhat late and didn't start seriously putting aside $$ in my 401k until I was 30. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] DonaldJMusk@lemmy.today [S] -6 points 1 year ago (1 child) When I was 15. Grew up in a very conservative atmosphere. Self-reliance was a huge thing. Also grew up listening to Dave Ramsey. He was a huge influence on my financial life. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] JackbyDev@programming.dev 1 point 1 year ago (1 child) I got a lot of second hand Dave Ramsey stuff. I think most of the bad advice I didn't hear. I think it was probably overall negative for me, because I was left to believe credit cards are evil. I got my first one on my 33rd birthday. Should've gotten one when I was 18 and never used it just so the age of my credit file is longer. (I have stuff like mortgages in there, it's not empty.) permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] DonaldJMusk@lemmy.today [S] -6 points 1 year ago Yeah, fair point. I don't necessarly think credit cards are evil. But I think the are a bad idea for a lot of people who aren't aware of how to use them. I have one but I pay it off every single week and never run a balance on it. I use it for gas, groceries, amazon, etc. Then just pay it off every saturday. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] IMALlama@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (1 child) Very cool! When did you start seriously putting aside money? I got out of college somewhat late and didn't start seriously putting aside $$ in my 401k until I was 30. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] DonaldJMusk@lemmy.today [S] -6 points 1 year ago (1 child) When I was 15. Grew up in a very conservative atmosphere. Self-reliance was a huge thing. Also grew up listening to Dave Ramsey. He was a huge influence on my financial life. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] JackbyDev@programming.dev 1 point 1 year ago (1 child) I got a lot of second hand Dave Ramsey stuff. I think most of the bad advice I didn't hear. I think it was probably overall negative for me, because I was left to believe credit cards are evil. I got my first one on my 33rd birthday. Should've gotten one when I was 18 and never used it just so the age of my credit file is longer. (I have stuff like mortgages in there, it's not empty.) permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] DonaldJMusk@lemmy.today [S] -6 points 1 year ago Yeah, fair point. I don't necessarly think credit cards are evil. But I think the are a bad idea for a lot of people who aren't aware of how to use them. I have one but I pay it off every single week and never run a balance on it. I use it for gas, groceries, amazon, etc. Then just pay it off every saturday. permalink fedilink source parent
[+] DonaldJMusk@lemmy.today [S] -6 points 1 year ago (1 child) When I was 15. Grew up in a very conservative atmosphere. Self-reliance was a huge thing. Also grew up listening to Dave Ramsey. He was a huge influence on my financial life. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] JackbyDev@programming.dev 1 point 1 year ago (1 child) I got a lot of second hand Dave Ramsey stuff. I think most of the bad advice I didn't hear. I think it was probably overall negative for me, because I was left to believe credit cards are evil. I got my first one on my 33rd birthday. Should've gotten one when I was 18 and never used it just so the age of my credit file is longer. (I have stuff like mortgages in there, it's not empty.) permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] DonaldJMusk@lemmy.today [S] -6 points 1 year ago Yeah, fair point. I don't necessarly think credit cards are evil. But I think the are a bad idea for a lot of people who aren't aware of how to use them. I have one but I pay it off every single week and never run a balance on it. I use it for gas, groceries, amazon, etc. Then just pay it off every saturday. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] JackbyDev@programming.dev 1 point 1 year ago (1 child) I got a lot of second hand Dave Ramsey stuff. I think most of the bad advice I didn't hear. I think it was probably overall negative for me, because I was left to believe credit cards are evil. I got my first one on my 33rd birthday. Should've gotten one when I was 18 and never used it just so the age of my credit file is longer. (I have stuff like mortgages in there, it's not empty.) permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] DonaldJMusk@lemmy.today [S] -6 points 1 year ago Yeah, fair point. I don't necessarly think credit cards are evil. But I think the are a bad idea for a lot of people who aren't aware of how to use them. I have one but I pay it off every single week and never run a balance on it. I use it for gas, groceries, amazon, etc. Then just pay it off every saturday. permalink fedilink source parent
[+] DonaldJMusk@lemmy.today [S] -6 points 1 year ago Yeah, fair point. I don't necessarly think credit cards are evil. But I think the are a bad idea for a lot of people who aren't aware of how to use them. I have one but I pay it off every single week and never run a balance on it. I use it for gas, groceries, amazon, etc. Then just pay it off every saturday. permalink fedilink source parent