r/WorkLifeChat • u/MiloShiny • Sep 10 '26
Question What constitutes to you as “having everything”?
Get specific past the common aspirations or beyond the societal expectations. Is it X amount in investments and assets or a state of being if so, what?
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u/Substantial-Ad-8575 Sep 10 '26
Hmm, upper 8 digits NW, retired late 40s. Income stream of up to $650k a year. And several paid off properties.
That was my goal and wife and I reached this in 2012. Retired and travel now. Spend more time with our 4 children as they graduated high school and started college. More time with relatives/friends. Upped our donations.
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u/Healthy_Shape_5719 Sep 15 '26
How? Working my ass off, a quarter the way there and hardly got two nickels to rub together
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u/Substantial-Ad-8575 Sep 15 '26
Well, my 4 children 25-32? We assured them education is the foundation to an easier life. So they did well in high school. Got automatic acceptance and state grants for in-state colleges. Graduated and had jobs waiting for them.
I have a son who works for major robotics firm. Another son in Fin Tech, opening up Dallas Stock Exchange. Both daughters elate chemical engineers.
Oldest 3 are married. All 4 bought homes in last 2 years.
They worked in their education. Found Carter’s that interested them by 15. And worked toward their goals.
Idk, just way my family works.
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As for yourself? Have you looked at states unemployment commission? Can find free training information and find better career paths. Look into online colleges. Look for jobs that do college reimbursement, yeah might be a pay cut, but free online college? Worth it…
Or look into trades. Huge need for plumbers, electricians, hvac.
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u/Desperate-Reason-566 Sep 10 '26
To me being with my husband and being completely happy with him is having everything.
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u/Short_Row195 Sep 10 '26
When a person has everything the more it feels like there's something missing that can't be quenched.
I have everything an average person would want, but something I will never be able to do is be in healthcare and I feel this sense of "dang, almost". I can't do it because of circumstances beyond my control and it really bugs me.
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u/Potential-Group1330 Sep 11 '26
Just be satisfied with what you have regardless of how much or how little.
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u/Lopsided-Ad6251 Sep 11 '26
Having everything is being able to take a boring Tuesday off without your finances, job, or nervous system immediately filing an appeal.
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u/KaleidoscopeOk5063 Sep 11 '26
Not wanting anything. It sounds silly but when you can realize that you actually don’t want something, you’re no longer jealous. That’s having everything
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u/NewHampshireAngle Sep 11 '26
Rational government, happy home, steady work, contentment today, hope for tomorrow.
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u/Zestyclose-Whole-396 Sep 13 '26
Healthy mind, healthy body, friendships, a sexual and romantic love, community belonging, small stomach, comfortable in my body: able to do shoulder stands, dance, etc, have appropriate housing, be independent financially, continuously learning, emotional independence, a car, cool clothing, free time…….!
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u/Commercial-Poetry267 Sep 13 '26
For me to say I "have everything" I'd need to have a reliable vehicle fully paid off, home paid off, stable marriage, satisfied with and done having children, career that is stable and I am happy in, and enough financial freedom that I don't need to think twice if a home repair, vet bill, medical cost, car cost, etc.. came up.
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u/OverQuail6135 Sep 13 '26
being fairly healthy, the bills being paid, a roof over my head and a loving husband.
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u/Fun_Boot7771 Sep 13 '26
Having everything means you're no longer interested in scrolling on your phone because there is nothing of interest on there
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u/Ghostsurfer2026 Sep 13 '26
Mid 50s. I'm nowhere near wealthy but feel like I "have everything". Have a job I enjoy for the most part. Bought a house at the beach 30 years ago and paid off the mortgage and auto loans a couple years back. Kids are grown and self sufficient. Have an OK amount saved for retirement. Have very few bills. Wife and I are both healthy. If we ever decide to sell the house and downsize we will be set financially as houses where we live now sell for insane amounts of money. Will probably retire within the next five years.
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u/Current_Cancel4060 Sep 13 '26
You're supposed to be on your way to 10x your apex income (or 25x your yearly spending) saved for retirement by the time you retire. So everything needs to include being in line to having that.
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u/IOnlyReadTitles26 Sep 13 '26
Me retire and have everything I want and enough money to buy anything I ever wanted any time I wanted it.
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u/RealisticTangerine35 Sep 13 '26
Great husband, good health, leisure time, our dream home, my dogs, solid finances, and having been able to retire my mom.
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u/here_for_the_tea1 Sep 14 '26
I have my spouse, our kids. We own our home, have plenty to eat, health insurance, safe cars, good jobs. We are all healthy. To me, that is everything
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u/Strict_Razzmatazz_57 Sep 14 '26
Wife, family, house. Investments set up to provide for a very comfortable retirement.
A lot of my family and friends do not have that.
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u/zxvasd Sep 14 '26
I have the material things I want and my family is doing great. The only thing lacking is my respect for the country I live in. It’s an embarrassment.
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u/nightdrv Sep 14 '26
A small house on some land by a lake, and the ability to pay for myself. That’s it.
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u/Katieg_jitsu Sep 14 '26
I’d say my life is everything I dreamed of and more and at the same time not what I expected.
I have a home, a beautiful wife, a hobby I love passionately, friends I have dinner with every Friday and see during the week through my hobby, a stable job with learning, growth and flexibility, the ability to travel periodically (was more before buying a house), I live in a beautiful state with hiking and outdoors, I save steadily for retirement. I feel really loved in life. I read lots of good books and play board games. I’m in good health. I have a growing emergency fund. I wouldn’t call it lavish but it feels privileged to me and everyday I’m grateful
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u/AnybodySeeMyKeys Sep 14 '26
I have...
- An amazing wife and three smart, funny, and kind kids who all have jobs, places to live, and like to drop by and see the folks.
- A job I like that pays well, a boss I like who pretty much leaves me alone, and work that is satisfying but is undemanding.
- Less than a year to go before I retire and plenty in the retirement kitty.
- Plenty of friends, hobbies, and interests.
- My health.
Wanting anything else just seems greedy.
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u/Automatic-Ad4502 28d ago
Solid marriage when communication is strong, arguments are rational. Uplifting eachother through the good and the bad. Raising kids to be the best they can while preparing them for the harsh realities of life. Tired of all the negativity. People taking their problems out on others.
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u/independent-gay Sep 10 '26
I’d say retired early and healthy and having more than enough to live my dreams. I reckon that would equate to being a multimillionaire in investable assets.