Fair enough. No way it's deal related though - Vancouver is not exactly a financial center. Most likely candidate is trading, IMO.
Burnt out. Need a change.
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All trolling aside, the issue with making money in that range is that your lifestyle adjusts - upward. It does, take it from me! So just turning off the money taps is a challenge. The bigger problem though is that the next thing you know you have married some woman and bought her a house and a bunch of stuff and then you find out you really don't like her, so she keeps the house and just like that, that making too much money problem is fixed. Until you make more money.
Burning out is life telling you you are doing the wrong thing. No one can give advice as to what new gig someone should get into unless you either know the person well and/or are skilled in career counseling. Preferably both.
Burning out is life telling you you are doing the wrong thing. No one can give advice as to what new gig someone should get into unless you either know the person well and/or are skilled in career counseling. Preferably both.
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Amen. I still remember the day I realized I didn't have to drive around downtown looking for street parking, when I could just pay for underground parking. Little things like that.
I love to give the benefit of doubt, usually, but this makes little sense. It sounds nothing except like making an extreme statement and observe what the fishes will nimble at. Kind of a sick indulgence. Anyone with this kind of salary, over the years especially, no matter the age, would know how to look for solutions. Unless they are fake with ridiculous questions.
If the dude is real, hire a fucking coach for pennies in comparison to your salary. Pay advisors - not dudes here! If your wealth can't buy you happiness, you don't deserve it. The stupid proverb about money can't buy you happiness is as shallow as anyone saying it. Not happy having money - give it away! Start from scratch!
Sorry, but I just can't stand folks asking questions like this.
To those naïve talking about travel. Have you really done that? I mean, truly traveled? I did. Threw the key out and lived out of my backpack for 8+ years. I did came back a few times, but just to refill my account when absolutely broke. Still backpacking without home. And I mean it - zero. I did a return run from Vancouver to Ensenada, and back with $650. That is transport, foot + accommodation. It can be done. Almost a month. If someone making half a million doesn't know how to get back on track bringing back sense to his miserable life, he has no brains. 0r she. With such amount of money, anyone can take a safe step back and think.0r if they can't, pay someone to think for them.
This whole thread is useless, absolutely useless.
If the dude is real, hire a fucking coach for pennies in comparison to your salary. Pay advisors - not dudes here! If your wealth can't buy you happiness, you don't deserve it. The stupid proverb about money can't buy you happiness is as shallow as anyone saying it. Not happy having money - give it away! Start from scratch!
Sorry, but I just can't stand folks asking questions like this.
To those naïve talking about travel. Have you really done that? I mean, truly traveled? I did. Threw the key out and lived out of my backpack for 8+ years. I did came back a few times, but just to refill my account when absolutely broke. Still backpacking without home. And I mean it - zero. I did a return run from Vancouver to Ensenada, and back with $650. That is transport, foot + accommodation. It can be done. Almost a month. If someone making half a million doesn't know how to get back on track bringing back sense to his miserable life, he has no brains. 0r she. With such amount of money, anyone can take a safe step back and think.0r if they can't, pay someone to think for them.
This whole thread is useless, absolutely useless.
I lived in Vagina for 10 years. Nice place to work
As one of the very fine advertisers on here said to me "most of the men she sees (lots of money implied) don't spend their time posting on PERB..i believe that to be true and likely in this case as well.
This is neither the first..nor last useless thread posted here, especially in The Lounge. It is much ado about nothing, usually more intelligent than Twitter, too.
100%. Move to Thailand, Philippines. Or even somewhere in South America - Panama City, Costa Rica. Open up a cozy restaurant by the water and surf all dayI'd go buy a small hotel on a beach in Asia and leave the rat race of western society behindThat's my plan.
It's so true. I went from working a government job to running my own business. Much longer hours, no holidays/benefits, etc - but thought the trade-off would be worth it to make more money and hopefully retire earlier. While I have overall saved more money, I have spent significantly more than I used to on luxury items!
When I saw averaging $300K-$500k per year first thing I thought was real estate agent.
Not trolling here guys. I am a blockchain developer. I didn't use reddit because this account is completely private for me. Also this is not me bragging because I again this account is completely incognito. Just looking for ideas. I want something low low stress no commitments.
I think perb does have a global reputation for being the go to place for millionares looking for advice on how to chill when all that money making stuff gets old.
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I have felt the same way as you and I still kind of am so here is my take on it.
As much as we would like to blame it on the job/career for our burn out, there is something more to it than just that. Let's be honest. Once you make that much dough and have tasted the "fruit" that is the lifestyle you are used to, you can't go back to average $60,000/year job or anything really lower than what you are making now.
In my experience, the burn out comes from not having the emotional stability. I know it's easier said than done but the emotional stability I'm talking comes when you are in a stable relationship with a woman you love and who loves you back not because of how much money you make and who understands that you are working hard for her and the future family (but you need to convey that you have an exit plan and that you won't be working 80+ hrs/week forever).
In my field, I know many guys who rely on cocaine and hookers (I know, what a cliché) just to get by everyday and not jump off a bridge. They all make a shit ton of money and can tolerate their job but their unhappiness/burn out mostly comes from unhappy marriage or being single. However, it's always a two-way street and what is causing the marriage to be unhappy could be from their work stress projecting into their wife and family. At the end of the day, we can all retire right now and bang hot girls all day long until we die. But, it gets really boring after a while and you will be looking for the next fix, which you can't achieve.
First step, I suggest is you take a week long vacation (I'm suggesting one week because if it's your first time doing it, you will go fucking crazy if it's for more than one week) and go somewhere middle of nowhere or somewhere you can really disconnect with no phone, no internet, and etc.), preferably somewhere with no or less people. That way, you will really have a deep conversation with yourself about life because there will be nothing else to do.
Do that and message me if that didn't solve your burn out.
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