Do you ever wonder what life would be like if you were rich?

Tom_Cruise · 19-10-2013 12:03AM #1

Sometimes i wonder what i would be doing, who i would be with and how i would spend my weekends if i was rich.

I wonder would you get tired of flying around the world in a private jet, staying in top hotels and partying in exclusive clubs every night? If that doesn't sound appealing you could just do what ever you wanted all day.

dodderangler · 19-10-2013 12:05AM

In this day and age I'd consider someone who makes over 35k a year as being rich

pharmaton · 19-10-2013 12:05AM

no but for a minute there I pondered how I would spend 10,000 euro in Harvey Norman.

Birroc · 19-10-2013 12:06AM

Where did it all go wrong Tom?

Love2love · 19-10-2013 12:06AM

Yes, firstly with my lotto win, I would bring all my family on holidays then buy myself and all of them houses. Then I'd give the rest to charity because that amount of money isn't healthy for just one person :rolleyes::rolleyes:

I just want the chance to prove that all that money wouldn't change me

anncoates · 19-10-2013 12:07AM

But would I be happy?

Yes I fucking would.

Mariasofia · 19-10-2013 12:07AM

No one wonders what it would be like if one was poor..

Khannie · 19-10-2013 12:08AM

Tom_Cruise wrote: »

Sometimes i wonder what i would be doing, who i would be with and how i would spend my weekends if i was rich.

I wonder would you get tired of flying around the world in a private jet, staying in top hotels and partying in exclusive clubs every night? If that doesn't sound appealing you could just do what ever you wanted all day.

Surely you're minted, Tom. After all those films and all.

anncoates · 19-10-2013 12:09AM

Tom_Cruise wrote: »

Sometimes i wonder what i would be doing, who i would be with and how i would spend my weekends if i was rich..

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kkAB-sc7rCo

Tom_Cruise · 19-10-2013 12:09AM

Mariasofia wrote: »

No one wonders what it would be like if one was poor..

I wonder why god hasn't blessed me with any talents and made me extremely ugly, greatly reducing my chances of getting rich.

DazMarz · 19-10-2013 12:10AM

If I wasn't happy, I could at least be miserable in comfort...

blindside88 · 19-10-2013 12:10AM

dodderangler wrote: »

In this day and age I'd consider someone who makes over 35k a year as being rich

Hardly....... I wouldn't consider myself rich unless I made at least 3 times that a year

FixdePitchmark · 19-10-2013 12:10AM

dodderangler wrote: »

In this day and age I'd consider someone who makes over 35k a year as being rich

But that is below the average industrial wage.

It is very very far from rich - you couldn't even own a house.

Everybody should imagine they can get a job. These times won't last.

Tom_Cruise · 19-10-2013 12:14AM

FixdePitchmark wrote: »

But that is below the average industrial wage.

It is very very far from rich - you couldn't even own a house.

Everybody should imagine they can get a job. These times won't last.

Can i ask, when people say '35k' or '50k' a year is that after or before tax?

35k a year is 700 a week, that's a lot of money. You could live extremely comfortably on 700 a week.

Temptamperu · 19-10-2013 12:15AM

Scientology mop it all up Tom?

uch · 19-10-2013 12:16AM

I'd have more money than I do now

FixdePitchmark · 19-10-2013 12:19AM

Tom_Cruise wrote: »

Can i ask, when people say '35k' or '50k' a year is that after or before tax?

35k a year is 700 a week, that's a lot of money. You could live extremely comfortably on 700 a week.

Most people talk gross - before tax.

So to have 35 k a year you would need to earn 70k

You need to be earning 100k + to be comfortable in Ireland.

That is a House
2 cars
2-3 holdays
go out for a meal 1 / 2 times a weak
no limitation on clothes or pub
no limitation on sports or hobbies.
Kids in a good school - no limitation on their hobbies or college needs.

And even at that, you couldn't do all that with 70 k gross too easy. (You couldn't in fact, you would need 100 k ++)

Ush1 · 19-10-2013 12:24AM

FixdePitchmark wrote: »

It is very very far from rich - you couldn't even own a house.

Say what?

Temptamperu · 19-10-2013 12:24AM

FixdePitchmark wrote: »

Most people talk gross - before tax.

So to have 35 k a year you would need to earn 70k

YOu need to be earning 100k + to be comfortable in Ireland.

That is a House
2 cars
2-3 holdays
go out for a meal 1 2 times a weak
no limitation on clothes or pub
no limitation on sports or hobbies.
Kids in a good school - no limitation on their hobbies or college needs.

And even at that, you couldn't do all that with 70 k gross too easy. (You couldn't in fact you would need 100 k ++)

Or you can take heroin. Tasty tasty heroin.

Tom_Cruise · 19-10-2013 12:24AM

FixdePitchmark wrote: »

Most people talk gross - before tax.

So to have 35 k a year you would need to earn 70k

YOu need to be earning 100k + to be comfortable in Ireland.

That is a House
2 cars
2-3 holdays
go out for a meal 1 2 times a weak
no limitation on clothes or pub
no limitation on sports or hobbies.
Kids in a good school - no limitation on their hobbies or college needs.

And even at that, you couldn't do all that with 70 k gross too easy. (You couldn't in fact you would need 100 k ++)

Thanks.

Im not well informed on the whole tax system, but why do people talk gross when as far as i know, you never actually get that amount - the tax is taken from you and you are left with the rest? You might earn 70k but realistically you will never see so you actually see it, is that it?

FixdePitchmark · 19-10-2013 12:27AM

Tom_Cruise wrote: »

Thanks.

Im not well informed on the whole tax system, but why do people talk gross when as far as i know, you never actually get that amount - the tax is taken from you and you are left with the rest? You might earn 70k but what good is it if you only see half of it?

Well there is a big scam of PAYE and Non PAYE in this country.

long story - PAYE pay every cent they earn near 50 %,

non PAYE have certain - lets just say options - the xmas party could be in Portugal for example.

Car - fuel etc etc.

complicated beast. But there is plenty of households in Ireland with 100,000 + coming in.

Ush1 · 19-10-2013 12:35AM

FixdePitchmark wrote: »

It is very very far from rich - you couldn't even own a house.

Say what?

FixdePitchmark · 19-10-2013 12:35AM

Ush1 wrote: »

Say what?

"what yes"

Ush1 · 19-10-2013 12:36AM

FixdePitchmark wrote: »

"what yes"

Are you saying you couldn't get a mortgage on 35k?

theblaqueguy · 19-10-2013 12:38AM

Ya I always wonder what life would be like if I was rich and I could finally get out of the ghetto they say money doesn't buy happiness but id rather cry in my Lamborghini

Sleepy · 19-10-2013 12:39AM

You might get a mortgage, but it wouldn't be high enough to buy a decent home in Dublin...

Ush1 · 19-10-2013 12:42AM

Sleepy wrote: »

You might get a mortgage, but it wouldn't be high enough to buy a decent home in Dublin...

With what savings and what would you call a decent home? You could easily get a 3 bed semi.

seenitall · 19-10-2013 12:42AM

I don't have to wonder, I know exactly how I'd be spending and investing, due to knowing someone who is very, very rich; they don't have to work, their potential children and grandchildren would never have to work, and believe me, they are as happy and carefree as a piggy in siht. The best of everything is the order of the day.

I do daydream on occasion!

FixdePitchmark · 19-10-2013 12:42AM

Ush1 wrote: »

Are you saying you couldn't get a mortgage on 35k?

We are talking about rich here - 2.5 times 35 K will get you what about 90,000 euro - yes you can get a house just about in a very small area of Ireland - not in a city - you are not going to be rich. I think that is what we are talking about.

To put it another way in 2006 when people were on 35 K and they were getting up to 9 times that on a mortgage. Everybody in the county imagined they were rich - but guess what,

SO maybe you can get a house - but you are going to find it very very hard to keep it going and have any life outside of bills.

I think the majority of people aspire to more.

Ush1 · 19-10-2013 12:47AM

FixdePitchmark wrote: »

We are talking about rich here - 2.5 times 35 K will get you what about 90,000 euro - yes you can get a house just about in a very small area of Ireland - not in a city - you are not going to be rich. I think that is what we are talking about.

To put it another way in 2006 when people were on 35 K and they were getting up to 9 times that on a mortgage. Everybody in the county imagined they were rich - but guess what,

SO maybe you cab get a house - but you are going to find it very very hard to keep it going and have any life outside of bills.

I think the majority of people aspire to more.

I know someone on that money an they got 165k loan, with 30k savings they bought a 3 bed semi in south dublin for 190k.

I assume the poster saying 35k was rich was joking though.

Mint Aero · 19-10-2013 12:47AM

If the rich could pay the poor to die for them, they would make a pretty good living.

Do you ever wonder what life would be like if you were rich?

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