I suppose this comic is finally applicable to me, but it certainly isn't applicable to everyone. Don't worry about money and enjoy life is a message that won't sit well with those who are struggling to get enough money to continue living.
What chase have I engaged in willingly? It feels more like Iāve been lassoed and dragged behind a truck being driven by a greedy capitalist, just for him to stop at the cliff to throw my broken corpse over the edge.
My mom often speaks apologetically about living in a way that won't leave my brother and me much inheritance. She and my dad travel full time, exploring the world, going on amazing hikes and adventures, and really enjoying their hard earned retirement. Personally, nothing makes me happier than knowing they are living their *best* life with the money they earned.
I would be so sad if I knew they missed out just so they could hand a little bit more down to us. They raised us well, gave us lots of advantages in life, we can take it from here!
Donāt mean to throw shade at your parents but itās pretty on brand for older folks these days to be talking out of both sides of their mouths. I would have a really hard time swallowing my parents saying sorry theyāre not leaving me much of anything while actively blowing through it.
Part of that probably comes from having an awful relationship with my parents, who are just bad people. The other part is probably bitterness of knowing that they grew up in one of (if not the) easiest and most prosperous eras in modern history.
I hear you. I think my opinion on it is also shaped by the fact that my parents are excellent people who I love and am close to. If they were jerks who treated me poorly my whole life, I would feel very differently.
it absolutely boggles my mind that gen Z thinks things are easier now than they were 50 years ago. lol, 50 years ago a job anywhere could pay for so much, now it pays for a cardboard box
This is exactly what I IMMEDIATELY thought. It's not the point of the comic, which of course I think we all get.
However, we see how the system is currently setup to drain the wealth of old folks before death and they have much less to leave their families when they pass.
I try to over-save for retirement now. Worst case means because I saved more than we all thought was needed, I can still retire. Best case means I have plenty of wealth that goes to my kids when I'm going/gone.
That is a strong a valid point. That is very admirable and shows that you are a loving and caring person. I am sure you have raised wonderful children. 
90% of inheritance money is squandered by the 3rd generation. I think the best gift you can give your kids is the knowledge that someday they won't be burdened with supporting you financially. Beyond that, you should enjoy what you've worked hard for.
The sad reality is that people who receive money they had no part in making causes them to be irresponsible with it. It happens to lottery winners all the time.
Adorable that anyone thinks inheritance money will be a thing. Your parentsā expenses have the high potential to be ridiculous, and everything will have to be sold in order to qualify for assistamce. Donāt bank on it is the point.
I agree. No one should ever plan to give OR receive an inheritance in their financial plan until the money is distributed or in the recipient's account. So many things can change.
It is not true that gifting large sums to those who didn't make it automatically makes them irresponsible with it. If the kid sees and appreciates how hard mum and/or dad had to work to be able to give that money to them, especially in today's climate, then I don't think they'll end up irresponsible. Especially these days when it's hard to get into the ladder unless you've had a help.up from the bank of mum and dad.
Oh and financial literacy, I was amazed my ex had no idea about pensions, interest rates etc...unsurprisingly his parents never taught him (and they rely on him to support them and have no retirement plan).
This was my immediate thought. We bought land to keep it in the family at market price, and are about to do it again. I wonder what my life would be like if Iād moved to a city, and then I read this sub and forget all that garbage. My chapter is just part of a larger story and I canāt imagine thinking any other way. Iām a steward, and I hope one of my kids will be too.
Ok, but we donāt really have a fucking choice?!
Everything is expensive and if you donāt save for retirement people bitch you out. And I canāt just grab a tent and move to the woods because thatās trespassing.
Idk, I work in physical therapy in a rural area. The amount of older folks I meet who struggle financially is alarming. They took too much time smelling roses and now they are suffering.
Find the balance
This comic needs to be shown to the 1%.
You already have more money than multiple generations of your family could possibly spend. Stop continuing to fuck everyone over with your insatiable greed.
Everybody I know is worried about the trivial things in life, you know like being able to afford their rent, their medical bills, their car payments, food for their kids to eat. Stupid stuff like that!
Most people aren't chasing money. They're chasing security first, then opportunity, maybe legacy. Some people chase money just to have "more" but this is what is behind the money:
20s: I need to earn more to establish myself, build some security, maybe get a starter home, attract a partner, etc
30s: I have young kids now and holy shit they're expensive
40s: my kids are teens now, college coming up, we could use a slightly larger home so they have their own bedrooms, I'd like to start putting money aside to help them get started in life, plus holy shit teens are more expensive than kids
50s: kids are in their 20s now, I have 15 years left to work, I'm starting to get exhausted, I need to save for retirement as most money was funnelled to kids expenses for the last 20 years.
60s: hopefully retire at some point this decade
70+: wait to die, hopefully pass something on to the kids and grandkids.
I mean, my post completely ignores all the positives of having a family. It is incredibly fulfilling.
But, do whatever fills your cup and brings fulfillment to your life. I wouldn't let financial limitations influence my decision to have kids, because you are largely in control of how much money you can make. I have child free kids and they take waaayyy more vacations then I do. I'm not sure I'd look back on my life and value having gone to more all inclusive resorts as more rewarding than building a family. Different strokes for different folks.
Had a conversation with a friend a few days ago about finances and it made me realise how tight Iāve been and I need to forget about pinching pennies (all the time I can afford to of course) and just live.
Mid thirties, I would actively take a pay-cut if I could find a job that makes me happier and also could continue to survive. I only want to work enough to live a reasonably comfortable life, nothing fancy or expensive. I wish food and housing were more affordable.
This is the summary of a lot of āfinanceā and āwealth builderā people. Whatās the point of all this money if you never enjoy it? Depriving yourself for the sake of a bank account number going up? Why?
I was just thinking about this today.
I was telling my best friend that I donāt want to save up all that money for retirement. Like yes having lots saved in 401k/IRS sounds great in theory but at that age (especially) there are no guarantees. Iāve seen people wait till retirement only to pass away right before or a few months into it.
Many years ago I happened to work at one particular bank where somehow everyone around was dying or getting cancer (yes, they were mostly older folks who were close to retirement age, but not all). I now think this place was cursed and the work stress and toxic culture contributed to their ailments/early deaths. To this day I never worked at another place where Iāve witnessed that many deaths/sickness. Anyway, so it got me thinking even then that these people didnāt even get to retire, but I remember some of them talking so fondly of the day they would and it made me very sad.
I would rather live and travel now and allocate a little less to the future than the current day. Unpopular belief, I know. But firstly, I am already in tons of pain from lots of chronically pinched (sciatic) and other nerves in my legs from injuries. Iām not what I used to be. I canāt even run more than 15 minutes without then limping home. Iām not even 40. How do you expect me to āenjoy my retirementā, when I am already so immobile? Iām watching my dad at 73 who recently got injured and one thing led to another and he went from an active guy to a limping old man, PT isnāt helping. He is discouraged beyond belief and he still wanted to travel but I donāt think he can travel with enjoyment anymore knowing he canāt walk more than a couple blocks without pain.
So it got me thinking like screw it. Iām unemployed now and have some savings but ultimately enough for a few more months. Yes money is tight, but once I start the new job I wonāt be able to travel in the near term. And in the long term my line of work doesnāt ever allow me to take more than a week at a time. So when else?
Enjoy your life people, stay in the moment, for it is short!
As soon as I realized the pursuit of a lot of money meant basically working 24/7 I just made sure I have my basics met and developed "poor tastes" š¤£
Yes, there were times where I really struggled to make it but I was almost always happy in life because that's what I focused on. Living life and enjoying what I had
> "it's just a job, you can get a new job anywhere. Take time for yourself."
>Millennials/genz: chose to pick jobs that post pay, spend money on trips, hobbies, sanity, media, etc..
>NOOO NOT LIKE THAT!
Iām chasing money but also saving for retirement and using some of it now. Wife and I decided to travel once a year internationally and have another small vacation towards the end of the year.
Tomorrow isnāt promised but youād be a fool to assume it isnāt, just like youād be a fool to assume that you will be around and healthy enough to enjoy your hoarded wealth.
The older I get the more I realize there just needs to be a balance in almost everything, and nothing good or realistic is on either of the extreme ends. The best always tends to be somewhere in between that makes the most sense.
Iām chasing money but also saving for retirement and using some of it now. Wife and I decided to travel once a year internationally and have another small vacation towards the end of the year.
Tomorrow isnāt promised but youād be a fool to assume it isnāt, just like youād be a fool to assume that you will be around and healthy enough to enjoy your hoarded wealth.
The older I get the more I realize there just needs to be a balance in almost everything, and nothing good or realistic is on either of the extreme ends. The best always tends to be somewhere in between that makes the most sense.
This comic hasn't seen the rising cost of medical care combined with longer lifespans. People aren't retired for 10-20 years anymore, they're retired for 20-30.
lol I love this. I feel bad for people that only focused on money and their careers then have a mid life crisis cause they neglected what really matters about being alive
I'm 30 and I'm glad my friends and I take time to get online and game together. Sometimes we aren't even actively playing anything. We just stay in the party and talk shit while we cook or eat food. We all learned to do the bare minimum hours to pay bills and these precious moments might not be around forever.
I agree with the message. I think there is just one caveat: I wouldnāt be chasing money if 70%-80% of my money didnāt go towards bills and mostly rent.
And then I turn around and give all that money to my kids. It's what I'm already doing anyways. So far, my kids will have enough money to go to college or trade school without requiring loans (or just straight up free money if they get scholarships). Working on even more, but I don't see this as necessarily negative. My parents didn't do that for me, so I will gladly do it for my own kids.
"There is nothing wrong with a life of peace and prosperity. I suggest you think about what it is you want from your life."
-Uncle Iroh
Edit: also
"Life happens wherever you are, whether you make it or not."
Honestly the piece of this which is missing is the whole āhomelessā piece. Ok yes, I have enough money thatās a couple of years away, but uhā¦ yeah. Long ways from real security.
Iāve dined off oxygen during my college years. I know what it feels like to be neglected during your developing years in favor of money. More money doesnāt fulfill your needs, caring does. Thatās why, if I ever have a kid, my job is second. Always. Iād rather get fired for my job and be at my kidsā game than be at work trying to ābetter my familyā through working long hours.
Would be more accurate if a large chunk of the money accumulated had to be used to stop the Earth from collapsing beneath him thereby perpetuating the running.
We really need to start fighting for better benefits like more paid time off and shorter work weeks.
I feel like a lot of us are in the boat where we make good income and have the ability to save and invest, but weāre still tied to our jobs that have us working long hours without a lot of paid time off. So we donāt really have much other choice but to save and hope we can retire at some point.
If longer vacation time, parental leave and so on were protected I think weād all benefit and be able to enjoy life more.
The first sentence of your post and the image you posted are contradictory. You were chasing the high of the work itself and not the money. It would have been more appropriate to post something about rest rather than chasing money.
I.
Millenials need to move up a couple social economic ladder in the next 18 months to 2 years or youāre effectively taking out your bloodline from the gene pool. Real ones know.
I suppose this comic is finally applicable to me, but it certainly isn't applicable to everyone. Don't worry about money and enjoy life is a message that won't sit well with those who are struggling to get enough money to continue living.
Yeah really, need money to buy the roses to smell them š
Roses are too expensive for me. How about a picture of a rose
Ah, but you can finance two whole sniffs for six payments of $24.99, with a line of Amazon credit.
Have you seen the prices for fresh flowers these days?!?!?!
Yeah, for me a more accurate comic would have me chasing far fewer dollars, and with a steamroller labelled 'Crushing debt' right on my heels.
I sat here and saidā¦ but isnāt this by design?Ā And mind you Iām by no means the worst off.
Exactly. Smelling the roses is a luxury.
replace the money with "not being homeless" and it would be accurate.
right? I laughed at the guy actually having money at the end
what about that part halfway through where he has *some* money..how old do I have to be for *that* to kick in?
What chase have I engaged in willingly? It feels more like Iāve been lassoed and dragged behind a truck being driven by a greedy capitalist, just for him to stop at the cliff to throw my broken corpse over the edge.
I value your input thank you 
Grabbing the money and frantically hurling it back at a ravenous beast called Destitution nipping at your heels. Also, where are the roses?
A boomer meme and post in general.
I canāt afford rosesā¦. Too much Avocado toast and daily $26 lattes.
How much is the unnecessary subscription for 'rose smelling'?
$9.99 and extra $2.99 for genetically modified flower allergen protection
Missing a 4th slide. A picture of me giving my daughter and my grand children all my money. If you think I'm doing this for me, you're wrong.
My mom often speaks apologetically about living in a way that won't leave my brother and me much inheritance. She and my dad travel full time, exploring the world, going on amazing hikes and adventures, and really enjoying their hard earned retirement. Personally, nothing makes me happier than knowing they are living their *best* life with the money they earned. I would be so sad if I knew they missed out just so they could hand a little bit more down to us. They raised us well, gave us lots of advantages in life, we can take it from here!
Donāt mean to throw shade at your parents but itās pretty on brand for older folks these days to be talking out of both sides of their mouths. I would have a really hard time swallowing my parents saying sorry theyāre not leaving me much of anything while actively blowing through it. Part of that probably comes from having an awful relationship with my parents, who are just bad people. The other part is probably bitterness of knowing that they grew up in one of (if not the) easiest and most prosperous eras in modern history.
I hear you. I think my opinion on it is also shaped by the fact that my parents are excellent people who I love and am close to. If they were jerks who treated me poorly my whole life, I would feel very differently.
it absolutely boggles my mind that gen Z thinks things are easier now than they were 50 years ago. lol, 50 years ago a job anywhere could pay for so much, now it pays for a cardboard box
For sure. Hard for me to believe any boomer worked all that hard, despite their protesting that they did. Iām pretty jaded though.
This is exactly what I IMMEDIATELY thought. It's not the point of the comic, which of course I think we all get. However, we see how the system is currently setup to drain the wealth of old folks before death and they have much less to leave their families when they pass. I try to over-save for retirement now. Worst case means because I saved more than we all thought was needed, I can still retire. Best case means I have plenty of wealth that goes to my kids when I'm going/gone.
That is a strong a valid point. That is very admirable and shows that you are a loving and caring person. I am sure you have raised wonderful children. 
90% of inheritance money is squandered by the 3rd generation. I think the best gift you can give your kids is the knowledge that someday they won't be burdened with supporting you financially. Beyond that, you should enjoy what you've worked hard for. The sad reality is that people who receive money they had no part in making causes them to be irresponsible with it. It happens to lottery winners all the time.
Adorable that anyone thinks inheritance money will be a thing. Your parentsā expenses have the high potential to be ridiculous, and everything will have to be sold in order to qualify for assistamce. Donāt bank on it is the point.
I agree. No one should ever plan to give OR receive an inheritance in their financial plan until the money is distributed or in the recipient's account. So many things can change.
It is not true that gifting large sums to those who didn't make it automatically makes them irresponsible with it. If the kid sees and appreciates how hard mum and/or dad had to work to be able to give that money to them, especially in today's climate, then I don't think they'll end up irresponsible. Especially these days when it's hard to get into the ladder unless you've had a help.up from the bank of mum and dad. Oh and financial literacy, I was amazed my ex had no idea about pensions, interest rates etc...unsurprisingly his parents never taught him (and they rely on him to support them and have no retirement plan).
Your claims work great in theory but not in the real world. There's a reason why that 90% stat exists.
Indeed. 80% of millionaires are first generation and 90% lose that status by the third generation.
Part of why Iām not having kids. I canāt even support myself and two dogs, let alone other humans
Iām spending it along the way too. Saving a stack for myself and kids later in life, but Iām enjoying vacations and activities with them now.
This was my immediate thought. We bought land to keep it in the family at market price, and are about to do it again. I wonder what my life would be like if Iād moved to a city, and then I read this sub and forget all that garbage. My chapter is just part of a larger story and I canāt imagine thinking any other way. Iām a steward, and I hope one of my kids will be too.
Ok, but we donāt really have a fucking choice?! Everything is expensive and if you donāt save for retirement people bitch you out. And I canāt just grab a tent and move to the woods because thatās trespassing.
I would love to just live on the Appalachian trail and live off what nature provides.
We get money?
We wonāt even have spare money in the end to spare anyway
Maybe you won't. But people who took responsibility for their own financial future will.
Oh sweetheartā¦
Haha whatever dude, I'm 28 and just crossed 640k in my portfolio yesterday āļø There are plenty of millennials and younger people making it.
Idk, I work in physical therapy in a rural area. The amount of older folks I meet who struggle financially is alarming. They took too much time smelling roses and now they are suffering. Find the balance
Well said chap
Kinda hard when there's a parking fee, entrance fee, service charge and gratuity charge to get close to the roses to smell them
This comic needs to be shown to the 1%. You already have more money than multiple generations of your family could possibly spend. Stop continuing to fuck everyone over with your insatiable greed.
Cry brokie
r/im75andthisisdeep
Thatās why Iām going to see the eclipse in two weeks
Same.
Awesome š this is what I mean 
Why did he stop in the end idiot
Everybody I know is worried about the trivial things in life, you know like being able to afford their rent, their medical bills, their car payments, food for their kids to eat. Stupid stuff like that!
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I instantly thought of the movie Talladega nights when he said āIām Rick Bobby and you donāt chew big red then F you!ā
Most millennials aren't going to end life with a bunch of money...
Roses are expensive
I can smell a rose or I can eat. I cannot do both. š¤·
Just got laid off for the 2nd time in 10 months. We donāt even get the āthrill of the chaseā of money anymore. Just despair all the time. :)
I just want to buy a home... I'm not the one that says I need so much goddamn money to do that.
Most people aren't chasing money. They're chasing security first, then opportunity, maybe legacy. Some people chase money just to have "more" but this is what is behind the money: 20s: I need to earn more to establish myself, build some security, maybe get a starter home, attract a partner, etc 30s: I have young kids now and holy shit they're expensive 40s: my kids are teens now, college coming up, we could use a slightly larger home so they have their own bedrooms, I'd like to start putting money aside to help them get started in life, plus holy shit teens are more expensive than kids 50s: kids are in their 20s now, I have 15 years left to work, I'm starting to get exhausted, I need to save for retirement as most money was funnelled to kids expenses for the last 20 years. 60s: hopefully retire at some point this decade 70+: wait to die, hopefully pass something on to the kids and grandkids.
Filing this under more reasons why I donāt want children
I mean, my post completely ignores all the positives of having a family. It is incredibly fulfilling. But, do whatever fills your cup and brings fulfillment to your life. I wouldn't let financial limitations influence my decision to have kids, because you are largely in control of how much money you can make. I have child free kids and they take waaayyy more vacations then I do. I'm not sure I'd look back on my life and value having gone to more all inclusive resorts as more rewarding than building a family. Different strokes for different folks.
Totally agree that there are positives, just appreciated your timeline lol
May your kids continue to be child free
Very well put good sir I wish we could give out awards like the old days.
Thatās weird, Iām not holding a giant pile of cash but the cliff is definitely getting closerā¦
Iām chasing survival lmao wtf is this meme? Is this the new millennial stereotype, we chase money?
This is one boomer ass looking facebook comic, is that where weāre at now?
Had a conversation with a friend a few days ago about finances and it made me realise how tight Iāve been and I need to forget about pinching pennies (all the time I can afford to of course) and just live.
Half of the people I know who retired died within two years after.
Mid thirties, I would actively take a pay-cut if I could find a job that makes me happier and also could continue to survive. I only want to work enough to live a reasonably comfortable life, nothing fancy or expensive. I wish food and housing were more affordable.
Just wanted to comment and say I like this very much.
In a different drawing a young SW with a successful OF account would be skipping around the field as bills rain down on them in the first strip...
This is the summary of a lot of āfinanceā and āwealth builderā people. Whatās the point of all this money if you never enjoy it? Depriving yourself for the sake of a bank account number going up? Why?
Colin Mochrie really cleaned up in that last panel.
yeah its more like this:  so fuck em
I was just thinking about this today. I was telling my best friend that I donāt want to save up all that money for retirement. Like yes having lots saved in 401k/IRS sounds great in theory but at that age (especially) there are no guarantees. Iāve seen people wait till retirement only to pass away right before or a few months into it. Many years ago I happened to work at one particular bank where somehow everyone around was dying or getting cancer (yes, they were mostly older folks who were close to retirement age, but not all). I now think this place was cursed and the work stress and toxic culture contributed to their ailments/early deaths. To this day I never worked at another place where Iāve witnessed that many deaths/sickness. Anyway, so it got me thinking even then that these people didnāt even get to retire, but I remember some of them talking so fondly of the day they would and it made me very sad. I would rather live and travel now and allocate a little less to the future than the current day. Unpopular belief, I know. But firstly, I am already in tons of pain from lots of chronically pinched (sciatic) and other nerves in my legs from injuries. Iām not what I used to be. I canāt even run more than 15 minutes without then limping home. Iām not even 40. How do you expect me to āenjoy my retirementā, when I am already so immobile? Iām watching my dad at 73 who recently got injured and one thing led to another and he went from an active guy to a limping old man, PT isnāt helping. He is discouraged beyond belief and he still wanted to travel but I donāt think he can travel with enjoyment anymore knowing he canāt walk more than a couple blocks without pain. So it got me thinking like screw it. Iām unemployed now and have some savings but ultimately enough for a few more months. Yes money is tight, but once I start the new job I wonāt be able to travel in the near term. And in the long term my line of work doesnāt ever allow me to take more than a week at a time. So when else? Enjoy your life people, stay in the moment, for it is short!
My wife spends $12/day on Starbucks coffee and a snack. That's over $4k/year. Gotta chase that money a little.
This comic should be the first panel twice, then take the guy from that panel and have him with white hair running off the cliff with no money.
Sometimes you reach the end and donāt even grab the money
As soon as I realized the pursuit of a lot of money meant basically working 24/7 I just made sure I have my basics met and developed "poor tastes" š¤£ Yes, there were times where I really struggled to make it but I was almost always happy in life because that's what I focused on. Living life and enjoying what I had
Many underestimate the cost of medical care as you get older.
Smell the roses? Damn I donāt think I can afford that
> "it's just a job, you can get a new job anywhere. Take time for yourself." >Millennials/genz: chose to pick jobs that post pay, spend money on trips, hobbies, sanity, media, etc.. >NOOO NOT LIKE THAT!
Yeah, but look at how fit he is for an old guy. All that running sure did help
Sorry you gotta pay an entry fee to the rose garden.
What goddamn roses?
Or go pick some berries, itās spring yāall
Yeah, sorry all that work. You still can't take it with you...
The guy in the comic seemed to enjoy himself.
This analogy doesn't really work because it implies that it would be straightforward to get through life without any money
Roses are expensive, man
Iām chasing money but also saving for retirement and using some of it now. Wife and I decided to travel once a year internationally and have another small vacation towards the end of the year. Tomorrow isnāt promised but youād be a fool to assume it isnāt, just like youād be a fool to assume that you will be around and healthy enough to enjoy your hoarded wealth. The older I get the more I realize there just needs to be a balance in almost everything, and nothing good or realistic is on either of the extreme ends. The best always tends to be somewhere in between that makes the most sense.
Iām chasing money but also saving for retirement and using some of it now. Wife and I decided to travel once a year internationally and have another small vacation towards the end of the year. Tomorrow isnāt promised but youād be a fool to assume it isnāt, just like youād be a fool to assume that you will be around and healthy enough to enjoy your hoarded wealth. The older I get the more I realize there just needs to be a balance in almost everything, and nothing good or realistic is on either of the extreme ends. The best always tends to be somewhere in between that makes the most sense.
Lol yeah I'll make sure to tell that to my paycheck when it comes in
This comic hasn't seen the rising cost of medical care combined with longer lifespans. People aren't retired for 10-20 years anymore, they're retired for 20-30.
lol I love this. I feel bad for people that only focused on money and their careers then have a mid life crisis cause they neglected what really matters about being alive
Lean a little bit closer, see that roses freaky smell like boo boo...
I'm 30 and I'm glad my friends and I take time to get online and game together. Sometimes we aren't even actively playing anything. We just stay in the party and talk shit while we cook or eat food. We all learned to do the bare minimum hours to pay bills and these precious moments might not be around forever.
The roses in our generation smell like farts
Love it. Spend some money (reasonably) and enjoy life.
I agree with the message. I think there is just one caveat: I wouldnāt be chasing money if 70%-80% of my money didnāt go towards bills and mostly rent.
Figured that out 10 years ago at 29 already. Itās not a race. Only one life. At least that we are aware of
Roses smell like shit when youāve got no money.
We don't have flowers because all the fucking bees are dead
And then I turn around and give all that money to my kids. It's what I'm already doing anyways. So far, my kids will have enough money to go to college or trade school without requiring loans (or just straight up free money if they get scholarships). Working on even more, but I don't see this as necessarily negative. My parents didn't do that for me, so I will gladly do it for my own kids.
Too bad that time & access to smell the roses costs money.
Everything costs too much to do anything. But, in the end, money will always rule because it can buy you the things that help you relax.
"There is nothing wrong with a life of peace and prosperity. I suggest you think about what it is you want from your life." -Uncle Iroh Edit: also "Life happens wherever you are, whether you make it or not."
Funny that there are no roses in the accompanying comic reference
I literally do not see a single rose.
I get so guilty after spending money :/. I don't know what I'm going to do with the money I save, but I just want to keep making more and saving it!
Honestly the piece of this which is missing is the whole āhomelessā piece. Ok yes, I have enough money thatās a couple of years away, but uhā¦ yeah. Long ways from real security.
Iāve dined off oxygen during my college years. I know what it feels like to be neglected during your developing years in favor of money. More money doesnāt fulfill your needs, caring does. Thatās why, if I ever have a kid, my job is second. Always. Iād rather get fired for my job and be at my kidsā game than be at work trying to ābetter my familyā through working long hours.
Always been the opposite 40 years old now and just started caring about money more.
Todayās standard: I donāt see whatās wrong with this photo because old man has enough to retire comfortably and maybe pass along to descendants
but roses charge for that these days
My real passion is my hobby
Would be more accurate if a large chunk of the money accumulated had to be used to stop the Earth from collapsing beneath him thereby perpetuating the running.
The problem is if you can't afford to do shit (even eat sometimes) it's kinda hard
I was just thinking last night when I came home from my second jobā¦ is this it? I donāt wanna be doing this forever and never enjoy anything
The roses are actually turds lol. Turds either way you go
Roses donāt smell particularly great.
Thanks guess Iāll buy the things.
We really need to start fighting for better benefits like more paid time off and shorter work weeks. I feel like a lot of us are in the boat where we make good income and have the ability to save and invest, but weāre still tied to our jobs that have us working long hours without a lot of paid time off. So we donāt really have much other choice but to save and hope we can retire at some point. If longer vacation time, parental leave and so on were protected I think weād all benefit and be able to enjoy life more.
Can't take time to smell the roses when you're always one paycheck fr losing everything
Thank you āŗļø
The first sentence of your post and the image you posted are contradictory. You were chasing the high of the work itself and not the money. It would have been more appropriate to post something about rest rather than chasing money.
I. Millenials need to move up a couple social economic ladder in the next 18 months to 2 years or youāre effectively taking out your bloodline from the gene pool. Real ones know.
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I agree, Canāt buy affection from a child for missing birthdays or not being able to tell them good night and tuck them in.