Of course, I’d do all the obvious things, such as getting a bigger house, a newer car, and quitting work, but beyond that, I have no interest in an extravagant lifestyle—or at least that’s what I tell myself.
By a bigger house, I mean one typical of upper-middle-class living. I’ve watched plenty of videos of people touring million-dollar mansions, and they all look too big, open, and sterile to me. I’ve seen cozier tiny homes than those. And by a newer car, I mean a 2017 model or so instead of the 2007 one I drive now.
Really, give me a nice cottage by the lake with some land and a big garage for all my tools and toys, and I’m all set. I much prefer the idea of “hidden wealth” over showing it off. I’m just kind of worried that I wouldn’t be able to live up to my own expectations if push comes to shove, and there’s really no way of testing that. Am I just kidding myself here?
I feel the same way about fame. Many people aspire to become successful YouTubers or such, but the idea of people recognizing me on the street sounds awful.
Still rambling on with jealousy eh? I feel good about myself surrounded by my loving family and friends. I don’t feel good about myself because I can afford a house and others can’t.
You are jealousy is preventing you from accepting reality. It’s also quite clearly what’s holding you back.
You’re so confused. You alternate between saying I’m trying to impress people and then I’m trying to deny it. I’m doing neither. I’m simply stating reality. A reality that you seem too dense to grasp and yes, you’re absolutely impoverished and when I say that I’m not talking about your bank account, I’m talking about your mental abilities.
You keep bringing up jealousy 😂😂 you can’t try to use that as an attack on me. You are the one who brought it up again and again. You literally brought it up again, and unironically called me jealous again.
And what is this assumption that I’m unhappy with my life lmao. I don’t want two cars and a big house, I don’t want anyone to have that. It’s unsustainable. I’ve had wealthy people tell me they are jealous of my life because of my career … I am not jealous of wealth I am angry at resource hoarding that prevents people from accessing basic amenities and people like you acting like they aren’t participating in it or aren’t even able to recognize their place in society as amongst the wealthiest.
You are trying to impress people, and simultaneously trying to downplay yourself as “upper middle class” instead of wealthy. You are in the top percent of income earners, and somehow think that you are not wealthy.
I keep bringing up jealousy because it’s so evident how pathetic your mindset is when it comes to other people.
You’re a failure. Not everyone who isn’t a failure is wealthy. Some of us are just normal people living normal lives. A normal middle class life is exactly what I’m fortunate enough to be living.
