25 and broke,

-or-

50 with $1M in the bank?

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1985 380SE Blue/Blue - 230,000 miles
2012 Subaru Forester 5-speed
2005 Toyota Sienna
2004 Chrysler Sebring convertible
1999 Toyota Tacoma

It's a curve

25-30 - Broke
30 35- Doing well
35 40- Somewhat Broke but doing well
40- Doing very well and not broke invenstments that broke you paying off.
45- Kids go to school - broke
50 - kids getting out of school - building again
55 - keep building
60 have a heart attack two days after retirement.

I've been 25 and broke; I'm now 38 and getting some cash. I'll take the age 38 stage anyday.

PS - $1m in the bank ain't much these days. You'd be wise to shoot for that total before 50.

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- Brian


1989 500SEL Euro
1966 250SE Cabriolet
1958 BMW Isetta 600

Tough question. Money comes and goes, no worry.

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'07 Yukon 2500
'13 Subaru Outback 3.6R
'13 Orbea Carpe 9-speed

Currently Benzless
Formerly: 300TD, S600, E55, 560SEL

---= The forest breathes, listen.
-Native American elder

Life is a journey. Each age has its plusses and minuses.

Tom W

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[SIGPIC] Diesel loving autocrossing grandpa Architect. 08 Dodge 3/4 ton with Cummins & six speed; I have had about 35 benzes. I have a 39 Studebaker Coupe Express pickup in which I have had installed a 617 turbo and a five speed manual.[SIGPIC]

..I also have a 427 Cobra replica with an aluminum chassis.

Perfect!

Money comes and goes, life just goes.

B

Given that I've been broke my whole life and am rapidly approaching 40, I'd go for the 50 with a mil.

- Peter.

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2021 Chevrolet Spark
Formerly...
2000 GMC Sonoma
1981 240D 4spd stick. 347000 miles. Deceased Feb 14 2021
2002 Kia Rio. Worst crap on four wheels
1981 240D 4spd stick. 389000 miles.
1984 123 200
1979 116 280S
1972 Cadillac Sedan DeVille
1971 108 280S

Rather be 50 with $3 mill in the bank. Done the broke-ass crap long enough. There is a future that is not so bright without extra help.

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No matter how many times you explain it to me, I'm still right.....Surf-n-Turf

[QUOTE=Botnst;1556761..., life just goes.[/QUOTE]

Not unless sombody comes{sp}.

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-Marty

1986 300E 220,000 miles+ transmission impossible
(Now waiting under a bridge in order to become one)

Reading your M103 duty cycle:
http://www.peachparts.com/shopforum/showpost.php?p=831799&postcount=13
http://www.peachparts.com/shopforum/showpost.php?p=831807&postcount=14

I'd rather be a sparrow than a snail
Yes I would, if I could, I surely would
I'd rather be a hammer than a nail
Yes I would, if I only could, I surely would

Away, I'd rather sail away
Like a swan that's here and gone
A man gets tied up to the ground
He gives the world its saddest sound
Its saddest sound

I'd rather be a forest than a street
Yes I would, if I could, I surely would
I'd rather feel the earth beneath my feet
Yes I would, if I only could, I surely would

-S&G

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-Marty

1986 300E 220,000 miles+ transmission impossible
(Now waiting under a bridge in order to become one)

Reading your M103 duty cycle:
http://www.peachparts.com/shopforum/showpost.php?p=831799&postcount=13
http://www.peachparts.com/shopforum/showpost.php?p=831807&postcount=14

whatchu talkin bout willis- Like Comes....and it keeps comin at cha!

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"It's normal for these things to empty your wallet and break your heart in the process."
2012 SLK 350
1987 420 SEL

To answer my own question, I'd take 25 and broke - but knowing what I know now.

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1985 380SE Blue/Blue - 230,000 miles
2012 Subaru Forester 5-speed
2005 Toyota Sienna
2004 Chrysler Sebring convertible
1999 Toyota Tacoma

as long as I am happy I dont care how much money I have

I'm broke now, might as well be 25 again.

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You don't need a weatherman to know which way the wind blows - Robert A. Zimmerman

I'd rather have good health than money

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1985 CA 300D Turbo , 213K mi