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...and had enough to retire comfortably, would you?
I have often thought that the job I am doing is sufficiently interesting in its own right that I might not give it up straight away.
On the other hand I am developing other software for fun so would have more time for that.
I had also always wanted to travel the world (difficult at the moment) and have done a fair amount already having been to places as different as Tunisia, Hong Kong, Barbados, Crete, Corfu, Great Britain, most of Europe and a fair amount of the USA and some of Canada. Could I fit this in with sticking to my existing job?
What would you do, money no object? (Within reason, no Moon or Mars trips, etc.)
- I would love to change the world, but they won’t give me the source code.
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I'm retired, have traveled the world and still enjoy coding...but at my own pace!
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Quote: still enjoy coding...but at my own pace!
I'm in the same boat. Coding just for fun. 
Get me coffee and no one gets hurt!
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yep, if you go to my site that's the byline; "Coding for the fun of it"
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That's one of my measures of how good a job is. If I won the lottery would I keep doing it? If so, it's a pretty good job. My current one is has about a 70% chance of me keeping it after a lottery win because I really like what I'm doing.
"They have a consciousness, they have a life, they have a soul! Damn you! Let the rabbits wear glasses! Save our brothers! Can I get an amen?"
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I'm retired and have visited quite a few parts of the world; but there are still places I would like to see. I, and SWMBO, are fairly comfortable financially, but our children less so. If I won a lot of money it would mostly be shared out amongst them.
Oh, and coding I still learn and do for fun. One day I might even be good at it.
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Curious question... What is the difference in how you value money and how your children value money?
I often find that people like you think of money in terms of effort required to acquire it, and people who can't seem to hold onto it seem to think of it as "a medium of exchange", meaning "something I must give up, in order to get what I want".
I say all of this, because throughout my life, I can say that this seems VERY TRUE to me:
The last thing a person with financial problems needs is more money!
This is why most people who do win the lottery are worse off 5+ years later.
The problem is usually their value system... That must be fixed first.
I am proud to say my daughter values money like I do. "A storehouse of prior work effort", and at a young age has a retirement plan, owns a little BITCOIN, and only has a car payment to develop her credit after college. While using Covid as an excuse to live in as many states as possible, willing to pay that rent vs. staying at home for free (so, not being stingy, but extracting maximum value)...
I hope your children find their footing. Dave Ramsey, The Wealthy Barber, FIRE are all things I would share with them. (I usually start by explaining Net Worth vs Monthly Expenses, LOL)
modified 22-Feb-21 11:32am.
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Kirk 10389821 wrote: What is the difference in how you value money and how your children value money?
They have the same set of values as we do. I think you made a mistaken assumption from what I wrote. When I said they were less financially comfortable, I just meant that they still need to work for a living. A lottery win would give them the freedom to choose whether to continue or not.
ps Why the huge text? We are all capable of reading standard size font.
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First, apologies... Glad to hear that.
Second, thank you, I don't usually work with Markdown, and my "==" separator is some kind of MD to use a big font, not my intention, I fixed it!
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Kirk 10389821 wrote: Markdown
It is a bit of pain, and often catches me out.
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... I'd stop believing in the laws of probability ... 
"I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony
"Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt
AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!
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"In testa che avete, Signor di Ceprano?"
-- Rigoletto
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There's very little chance of that.
- I would love to change the world, but they won’t give me the source code.
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I would likely do more Open Source Development... Most likely some extensions that I have on the back burner that would tie into the product I currently develop for my employer. Perhaps also pull out some archived shareware I wrote long ago, update it and re-release it as open source, as I've not found anything like it available on the web, but I know that there is a desire for it in specific circles.
I would also start up several (4 or 5) side businesses that I've wanted to implement, unrelated to software development, and specifically beneficial to the small community that I live in (I live way out in the country on forty acres).
I'd also likely try to purchase some of my neighbor's land so that I could raise more cattle.
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Would still work at least for a while. My wife's wanderlust would eventually pull me away or maybe they'd keep me part time. Have laptop, as long as there's an internet connection I can work wherever.
Money wise:
Pay off any debt I still had.
Set up grandkids for college.
I know we'd be traveling.
Set up aid/help for children in the foster system in my area, technology stuff, sports fee funding, life skill and tutoring help.
We have done fostering for 6 years. Currently taking a break because of new granddaughter, but we will do it again.
I’ve given up trying to be calm. However, I am open to feeling slightly less agitated.
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... buy a Caribbean island ...
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� Forogar � wrote: ...and had enough to retire comfortably, would you?
I for the most part quite enjoy the software development work I do, so I would keep doing it.
Frankly, I'd probably give most of the money away so that younger people I know could more easily pursue their dreams. (They tend to be the starving artists sort.)
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"I didn't mention the bats - he'd see them soon enough" - Hunter S Thompson - RIP
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I've had some coding ideas in my head for decades, none of which would unfortunately pay any bill.
If I didn't have to worry about money, then yes, I'd be quitting my job and work on my own fun little pet projects.
I used to work on them evenings and weekends, but eventually I burnt out. It's been years I've written anything on my own time. I miss it, but no longer have the energy to do coding beyond "regular" hours.
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Quote: I miss it, but no longer have the energy to do coding beyond "regular" hours.
I have the same problem. The enthusiasm that kept me going, and enjoying it seems to have faded in the last couple of years. Maybe lots of money would reduce other stresses enough to enable renewed effort and joy in coding for myself.
- I would love to change the world, but they won’t give me the source code.
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I would retire, then gamble it away on bad investments and give it away to bad people.
I would then have to go back to work, wondering when I will win the lottery again, so I could retire.
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This exactly. 
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I'd split the money in three parts, and spend one third on women, one third on wine and spirits, and be free to spend the last third on things that have no lasting value.
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Yes. Any coding would be for myself (e.g. useful utilities, etc.)
I like mountain biking, so it would be nice to be able to travel and go ride trails across the world.
After that... spend time on hobbies, tinker in the garage, etc.
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I can retire at any time with a diversity of other so-called 'income streams' able to supply more than I need. There's little holding me to where I work. So what to do with the money?
First, invest enough in a diversity of low-risk incoming producing things so don't have to ever worry about running out of money.
Maybe add an additional '0' to the end of donation amounts.
But I'd like to spend a bunch on ranting publicly (purchase newspaper/TV/Radio ads) to call out people/groups who are pandering and thereby exacerbating instead of curing problems. Call down damnation upon those (left/right/black/white/asian/religious/atheists) who make their living off of strife - spell it out so even a simpleton (i.e., nearly everyone) can finally begin to understand. Manipulate them into understanding how they're being manipulated.
In other words, buying a great big megaphone so I can Phart Into The Wind.
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