CompensationOct 2, 2018
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What do you do with all your money? (Serious answers please)

Lots of people on Blind make lots of money. I'm starting to accumulate quite a bit ($2.5MM) and not sure what to do with it. (Sorry, I don't believe in charity). What do you guys do with your excess capital? I have it invested in stocks/ETFs, but after a while it feels like it's just sitting pretty and I'm not living life to the fullest. Younger, I was excited about financial independence (FIRE) but now I realized that working is pretty fun/easy, and I can still do whatever I want on the weekends. I've already traveled around the world on my vacation days, so no need to do that again. Learning from people in the similar boat would be helpful! TC: $367k

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Google Sergey Oct 2, 2018

Lol. Someone from Amazon who thinks working is fun and easy and traveled the world already. Someone pinch me asap

Google tech_ninja Oct 2, 2018

YOE? Could you please say how you got to $2.5MM?

Apple HdtE61 Oct 2, 2018

He/she sounds very old.

Microsoft return(0) Oct 2, 2018

Easy: Step 1: Start at Microsoft circa 2009, keep all shares. Step 2: Buy a house in Bellevue for $350k in 2011. Step 3: Join Amazon in year 2013 and get 100k RSU, keep all shares. Fast Forward to 2018 tada~

Google doslapqz Oct 2, 2018

I spend 10% of my TC, save 3%, and then donate the rest after taxes.

Microsoft 6ixGod Oct 3, 2018

You must not have kids

Google doslapqz Oct 3, 2018

I have 3. (I don't live in Silicon Valley, though, which helps)

Microsoft VvzF82 Oct 2, 2018

Check out /r/fatfire and see what they think.

Microsoft PokeHuman Oct 2, 2018

Buy a nice car and house. Start decorating the house then problem solved.

Collective Health SpoonMorn Oct 2, 2018

I say your goal should be to hit $10-$20mil. $2.5mil is great don’t get me wrong but you still have to be somewhat cautious of how you spend your money. Once you start raising a family you won’t feel as rich.

Microsoft Tier 1 Oct 2, 2018

You could consider founding a startup.

Get a few mistresses. Have wild parties.

Microsoft ishhhsss Oct 2, 2018

OP - how old are you? Any kids or spouse?

Kids and spouse add up too. Have lots of kids, soon even your $300 tc won't be enough.

Collective Health SpoonMorn Oct 2, 2018

He definitely doesn’t have kids. Only a single person would think $2.5 mil is too much money to know what to do with.

Cisco Djauqbs Oct 2, 2018

Get a cat and boop its nose

Monster uuuoooaaa Oct 3, 2018

This is the only right answer here.