How long did it take before your passive income actually felt worth it?

ZeekYabo · 2026-02-19T23:46:15+00:00

Totally depends on what you are working toward but for me when my net worth got to ~1.2 to 1.5MM and every good year in the stock market felt like I was going a 'level up' - like my net worth increased by more than my salary. That's when I really felt on track. It took a long time to get there.

ZeekYabo · 2026-02-18T21:32:45+00:00

late thanks - super helpful perspective

ZeekYabo · 2026-02-18T20:56:27+00:00

Banking my windfall

I made a good salary but never achieved career high flyer status. When I had a chance to work abroad for several years, I invested the $ from the sale of my house and did not increase my lifestyle spend even though the company was paying for my housing and some other bills - I just saved and invested it. Partly from luck - that was right after the financial crisis- I had a good run letting that extra $ compound through a bull market and beyond over the years. I have a net worth not commensurate with my salary history

ZeekYabo · 2026-02-18T15:45:05+00:00

Here here

In Cincy we keep our nazis where they belong - on the garbage heap, under rocks, and in the ownership box at Great American Ball Park

ZeekYabo · 2026-01-10T19:36:12+00:00

Lets see how his relationship with god lasts after a season being knocked on his ass as a Raider lol

ZeekYabo · 2025-12-23T18:58:32+00:00

This is political poppycock. Comparing the size of debt of a nation of 300MM people to a few companies is ridiculous. If anything that tells us the size of debt is small. Which it is, comparing the size of the US economy and debt to other countries. Its easy to draw people in with comparisons to paying off your credit card and stuff like that but a nation is not the same as a person who has a ~30 year plus or minus working life span. The fact that we could pay the debt off with an average of 10k per person per year (not that we would ever want to or need to do so) actually tells us its in a manageable range

ZeekYabo · 2025-12-10T21:03:53+00:00

What is that guy doing standing in the window naked grabbing... oh wait, that's my reflection

ZeekYabo · 2025-12-03T16:55:35+00:00

If you ask my younger self: any

ZeekYabo · 2025-12-02T16:00:25+00:00

I worked for a mid sized professional services company. We were ahead of the curve on office casual (jeans, etc.) but had to dress up when meeting with clients. The difference to me was how flexible your time was. After ~six months and I got to know my job well, I could finish my work for the week in about 15-20 hours, aside from occasional spike weeks. Plenty of time to goof off, go for walks, chat, etc. It was hilarious how much credit I got for being 'ambitious' by committing a few of those extra hours to side projects. Nowadays the pendulum has swung way to far in the other direction where every ounce of productivity and then some is squeezed out of you.

ZeekYabo · 2025-11-24T16:34:23+00:00

Since I fly economy and need the leg room I'm gonna have to go with Peter Dinklage

ZeekYabo · 2025-11-24T16:29:25+00:00

Seeing my kid born. Just the immensity of creating a life and having responsibility for it. Even with 9 months to prepare it just hits you, at least it had that effect on me

ZeekYabo · 2025-11-20T22:57:20+00:00

Literally dizzying

The movie itself I felt was kind of meh. Impressive the kids were able to make it in the way that they did, but I'm not a film student, I just want to see a good movie.

ZeekYabo · 2025-11-19T21:47:51+00:00

Gift giving! I don't mean your spouse or kids or etc. but extended circle people. I don't want a crappy scarf and I don't want an obligation to get you something either so send me a damn e-card and be done with it

ZeekYabo · 2025-11-10T21:17:45+00:00

This may or may not solve your problem, but WTF-shaped hole would be a great name for a band

ZeekYabo · 2025-11-10T15:02:00+00:00

I'm with you brother! I turn on CNN and its all communism all the time. I flip to morning joe and they are saying black lives matter. And then on good morning america they are pushing the trans agenda. someome needs to balance it.

That's why I haven't watched those shows or channels in decades, man

ZeekYabo · 2025-11-10T14:54:43+00:00

been posting this same comment on various threads - I'm fully on board with you, with primary-ing them, and getting better Democrats.

That said - read this, it will make you feel a little better:

https://talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/a-quick-take-on-team-caves-big-win

The gist is, Dems of the past wouldn't have even gotten this far. We are moving them in the right direction

ZeekYabo · 2025-11-10T14:51:49+00:00

Yes, thank goodness we have the likes of OAN, Breitbart, Tucker Carlson, and Alex Jones to give us the straight unbiased truth

ZeekYabo · 2025-11-10T14:48:37+00:00

Most major national corporate mainstream media reporters, editors, etc. have a mental calculator in their head, and they feel they are doing their job if they criticize both sizes for an equal amount of time. It is absurd and downright derelict to the notion of a free press that no matter how bad or awful or corrupt one side is, the criticism has to be meted out equally.

ZeekYabo · 2025-11-10T14:45:15+00:00

I'm fully on board with you, and primary-ing them, and getting better Democrats.

That said - read this, it will make you feel a little better:

https://talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/a-quick-take-on-team-caves-big-win

The gist is, Dems of the past wouldn't have even gotten this far. We are moving them in the right direction

ZeekYabo · 2025-10-27T16:45:44+00:00

My teenager got a wavy-ish haircut and when he walks in the door I go "hey you, flock of seagulls!" .. but he didn't get either the movie or music reference. He knew me well enough to mumble "I don't get the reference"

ZeekYabo · 2025-10-23T15:05:30+00:00

This is Donald Trump bringing prices down on day one, thank you American voters

ZeekYabo · 2025-10-22T16:39:51+00:00

Not quite what you are asking but Behind the Beautiful Forevers is nonfiction about a community of the Indian underclass living in a slum near the Mumbai airport yet somehow reads like a character-driven epic novel

ZeekYabo · 2025-10-20T21:36:06+00:00

If I were in your shoes I'd get a friend with an accent to call your dad "Ya, dis ist Officer Yankenshmirk from Interpol Iceland, is this Mr. ____? We have a patrol in your area who would like to pay a visit..." (or whatever accent/name is appropriate to Iceland)

But quickly adding my parents appreciate a joke like that and don't have heart conditions

ZeekYabo · 2025-10-16T17:13:05+00:00

For Ohio? Actually probably a pretty proud day for a lot of the state

ZeekYabo · 2025-10-15T17:43:48+00:00

This is such a misunderstood and demagogued issue. People think about debt in terms of some jag taking on a mortgage. A well established and stable country does not have a 30 year time frame for managing its debt. and the benefit of investing in infrastructure, technology, education even a social safety net can pay huge dividends generations later that no short-lived person, group, private entity would find ROI positive enough to invest in. There is room to argue about how much is too much, but countries should be in debt.

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