[vampyregirl]

I have no plans of ever being fabously wealthy but i would like to have a good life and give my son a good life. And if i ever have more kids give them good lives as well. I see myself living comfortably with everything i could reasonably want.
Should i aim higher? What are other people heres goals?

[Flowerr]

The fabulously wealthy have no intentions of giving you the good life, they want the money that you have also.

[Narz]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('vampyregirl', 'W')hat are other people heres goals?

[Narz]

As to how high you should aim. I believe you should aim as high as your realistic imagination allows you too.

Life belongs to those who dream big. Them & roaches, parasites & scavengers. But that's no way to live.

[auscanman]

My goal is to earn as much money as possible over the coming years while living as simply as possible, and putting myself in a position to ensure that I can simply live once things start to go to shit.

You should forget about 'providing a good life' for any of your children or anyone you know, if by that you mean the materialistic, fossil fuel rich lifestyle now synonymous with that term.

[katkinkate]

Enough food to keep hunger pains at bay, enough activity to keep the blood flowing, stories to read, music to listen to, friendly people to chat with and a warm, comfortable and safe place to sleep.

[Ludi]

Goals of wealth: own my house free and clear

Goals of ambition: none, as I have achieved my ambitions

[lawnchair]

My ambition is to spend as little time as possible working. I could move somewhere "cooler" than Kansas. I could eat out and eat something fancier than rice and lentils. I could drive more miles than I do. I could wear something that wasn't from Goodwill. I could throw my clothes in a dryer rather than spend time hanging them on a line. But, that half-hour at the clothesline is *mine*, and it's mine in the sun, in nature. That dollar to run the dryer a few times is "the man's". Gardening is no profit either, but is at least my time is mine.

What I was given was 684,000 hours in my life (if I'm lucky). I'm not going to spend those going to meetings if I can avoid it. Too much swimming and multi-day bike touring I could be doing instead.

Moreover, the less I make and the less I spend, the less the government taxes me to do things I disapprove of. That is the philosophy of the Amish around here who technically make very little money (partially because they barter). I still pay some taxes, but not much.

Beyond that, my ambition is to help people when I can. Milk a neighbor's cow, fix a bike and pass it along, host a web page for the square dance association, do a little open-source programming, volunteer for emergency preparedness.

I am fed, warm, and have friends. I am freer than most people in history. I want for nothing more. The internet is a nice additional diversion.