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The week's question
In March 2025, in the thread "Re: OT, out", Umm asked the members: "Do you think it is because America is made up of magical soil that makes businesses based in America magically profitable?" This week it is put to everyone again. The button below opens the small thread re-asking it - read what others have said so far, then give your own answer as an ordinary reply.
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Author: Bluehorseshoe ✧  😊 😞
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Subject: Re: From broke to $23 MM net worth w/ index funds
Date: 01/20/26 10:40 AM
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To assist my colleagues in understanding what worked well for me and what ended up as money-losing purchases, I am recounting the lessons that I have learned over the past 42 years—lessons that have allowed me to build a total net worth of $27 million.
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Now we spend about 10k per month (after tax.

The $27M number made me very happy for this author.
The $10k/mo in the comments section made me quite sad.
Everyone values peace of mind and deriving joy from their money/assets in their own way. I personally hope to derive much more joy from mine while mentally and physically able.

Jeff
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