• Donald J. Musk@lemmy.todayOP
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    3 months ago

    Me too! Actually I am LOVING the stock market meltdown. It’s affected me ZERO percent because I was never rich enough to have millions involved in the stock market anyway! I spent all my income on paying off my debt and staying out of debt. Debt-free life is the only way to be totally free.

    I’m totally free. :)

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      3 months ago

      My only involvement with the stock market is my retirement account and that’s far enough in the future I don’t really care.

      Congrats on the debt free life! That’s a great achievement!

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        3 months ago

        Thank you! I retired at 50. Not because I was rich, but because I can live on basically nothing since I don’t have debt. So I’m rich in “time” at least. Money, not so much. lol

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          3 months ago

          lol Nice! I’d like to be at that point in a few years myself.

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            3 months ago

            You got this, man. Just keep chipping at it, little by little. Put the goal date on your fridge, and keep at it.

            I paid off my house and land and I never made more than 40K a year my entire life. It’s all about just being smart and cutting expenses to the bone.