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[–] pedz@lemmy.ca 68 points 2 weeks ago (13 children)

Hey, that's me. More or less.

I have been living paycheck to paycheck for about two decades but things changed during the pandemic. I got a substantial raise, stopped smoking, and kept the same micro apartment in a high rise for years. I also live alone, refuse to pay for a car, and don't have any children.

So I was able to put some money aside in the last years and now, I take extended vacations (I took 8 weeks this year), I travel, and treat myself with what I want.

My sister wonders how I can afford to take that much time off work to go to different countries and think that I just recently found interest in traveling but really, it's just because I can afford it now.

[–] tostiman@sh.itjust.works 25 points 2 weeks ago (10 children)

Not smoking will save you a lot of money!

[–] BeardedGingerWonder 14 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I thought so too, then I discovered lego

[–] ivanafterall@lemmy.world 13 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

With enough of them, you can build your own house, though. You'd be stupid not to buy as many as possible. That's just good, common-sense investing.

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