When did you start to care about money?

When I started reading the wisdom of Flagpole.

Always. I never buy anything because I'm so cheap but I have a crapton of money now so I guess that is nice.

In all seriousness, age 5. I remember the day it happened. It was summertime (so I was close t turning 6), and I marveled at all the things in our house. How in the world would I ever make enough money to pay for things such as these?

Paperboy money at age 13-14 mostly went to video games, but I worried about not saving it. McDonald's money and then later on professional journalism job money while in college went toward college tuition.

Started investing after college.

I'm 65 and still haven't started.

Flagpole wrote:

In all seriousness, age 5. I remember the day it happened. It was summertime (so I was close t turning 6), and I marveled at all the things in our house. How in the world would I ever make enough money to pay for things such as these?

Paperboy money at age 13-14 mostly went to video games, but I worried about not saving it. McDonald's money and then later on professional journalism job money while in college went toward college tuition.

Started investing after college.

Give it a rest, Steve. You started this thread and everyone KNOWS IT!!!

When I was a kid, my family used to struggle paying all our bills. That made me an extremely stingy guy. That changed in my late 30s when I finally paid off my student loans. I save enough for my retirement, but I don't really worry about money now. And I probably never will, not to the extent I had to when I was a teen.

I'm a trust fund baby, I don't worry about money. If I did, I would have sold this site a long time ago.

Since I was a kid. Grew up poor. Divorced parents constantly worried about money. Local church members bringing food to our house.

Now, at 29 I am doing very well. but, still am very frugal. My friends give me a hard time because they think I am cheap. i drive a beater, live in a very modest home. Most of my money goes to savings and investments. They all grew up wealthy and have never struggled with money. I was a finance major in college and understand the time value of money. I know every dollar i spend on frivalous items is lost time in the future.

Sixth grade in grammar school.

Captain Ovour wrote:

Flagpole wrote:

In all seriousness, age 5. I remember the day it happened. It was summertime (so I was close t turning 6), and I marveled at all the things in our house. How in the world would I ever make enough money to pay for things such as these?

Paperboy money at age 13-14 mostly went to video games, but I worried about not saving it. McDonald's money and then later on professional journalism job money while in college went toward college tuition.

Started investing after college.

You started this thread and everyone KNOWS IT!!!

Nope. WEJO, DO AN IP CHECK, AND IF I LIE, BAN ME FOR LIFE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

In my 40s and now care about retirement. I've just always needed enough to be comfortable and secure and wasn't worried about making any certain amount. My focus has now shifted to being able to retire at age 60 without the wife and I living on cat food.

Flagpole wrote:

Captain Ovour wrote:

You started this thread and everyone KNOWS IT!!!

Nope. WEJO, DO AN IP CHECK, AND IF I LIE, BAN ME FOR LIFE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa. Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa.

for as long as I can remember. both my parents grew up relatively poor and ended up well educated with secure jobs and pensions and retired in their early 50s. it rubbed off on me. I'm 35 and can retire right now if I wanted.

moist wrote:

Flagpole wrote:

Nope. WEJO, DO AN IP CHECK, AND IF I LIE, BAN ME FOR LIFE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa. Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa.

Flagpole appeared tired with bags under his eyes, and his bitterness over Hillary losing the election to Donald Trump clearly remained.

3 mil in the bank wrote:

for as long as I can remember. both my parents grew up relatively poor and ended up well educated with secure jobs and pensions and retired in their early 50s. it rubbed off on me. I'm 35 and can retire right now if I wanted.

Um.... $3 mil isn't quite enough for a 35 year old to retire. Sorry.

fsdfsdfsdf wrote:

3 mil in the bank wrote:

for as long as I can remember. both my parents grew up relatively poor and ended up well educated with secure jobs and pensions and retired in their early 50s. it rubbed off on me. I'm 35 and can retire right now if I wanted.

Um.... $3 mil isn't quite enough for a 35 year old to retire. Sorry.

Of course it is.

Coach wrote:

fsdfsdfsdf wrote:

Um.... $3 mil isn't quite enough for a 35 year old to retire. Sorry.

Of course it is.

I mean, if you want to live like a pauper.

When I had kids. I really do not car about getting rich, but want to provide for my kids, eat at a nice restaurant now and then, have a few decent vacations with my kids and retire with a few bucks.

fsdfsdfsdf wrote:

Coach wrote:

Of course it is.

I mean, if you want to live like a pauper.

Seriously? You could take 3.5% of that 3 million beginning year one and have an income of $105,000. You could easily buy a decent home somewhere nice for about $200,000 and pay for it on that income and live a fun life; certainly not a pauper. When taking only 3.5% each year, you are very likely to give yourself a raise most years as you should be able to make more than 3.5% on that invested money. Then, when he's 62 he can take SS also and up it to 4% withdrawal at that point if he wants