| 26-12-2013 04:39 PM |
| walnutpaste |
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Originally Posted by Unregistered
When I was 30, I earned $60K pa, owned nothing, rented a HUDC flat, had a Mitsubishi Lancer and net worth of about $130K
When I was 40, I earned $210K pa, owned a 3-bedroom condo, had a BMW 316 and net worth of about $1m
At 50, I earned $700K pa, owned a landed property, had a Porsche 911 and net worth of about $4m
Today I have net worth of $12.5m
Point is, things can change dramatically over time. What you have at 30 is little reflection of how things will turn out.
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Hi, can you share on what occupation you are in and the investments you did to accumulate such a portfolio?
Thanks.
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| 14-10-2013 11:45 AM |
| Unregistered |
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Originally Posted by Unregistered
If you think this is successful, you're not successful.
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He will understand one day... hopefully
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| 12-10-2013 10:53 PM |
| Unregistered |
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Originally Posted by Unregistered
This is a typical profile of a successful 30 year old guy:
1. Married to a beautiful wife with a cute baby.
2. Earns $250k pa.
3. Lives in a condo.
4. Drives a big continental car.
5. Net worth of $3m.
Not easy to achieve though.
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If you think this is successful, you're not successful.
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| 12-10-2013 04:30 AM |
| Jeff |
That's too Simplistic. A father can spend lots of time with his kids and they are of weak character and loose morals too. Anyway, I dont think any doting father or mother thinks their kids have weak character and loose morals. Most of these type of fathers point at other kids or other fathers chastising them.
Further, it is none of your business to judge or care about how others behave as fathers, nor how their kids grow up into.
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Originally Posted by Unregistered
Success a relative concept. A successful father for instance is one who provides for his family just sufficiently and also builds the character of his children to be of a good character. A father who earns a lot but neglect his family until his children become scoundrels is a big failure. He raised children of weak character and loose morals.
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| 12-10-2013 04:05 AM |
| Jeff |
i would not put saddam as a failed dictator, even if that's what western press would like to keep saying. He brought stability to a country of political and religious strive in the 70s, 80s. It is 2013 now, and who would say (an impartial, not a sunni or shite or arab) that Iraq is today better than what it would have been if Saddam remained? Saddam didn't even have WMDs.
But I agree success is a personal thing. For me, changing the world for the better, even for a short space of time in history, is success enough.
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Originally Posted by lordlad
i have a good analogy....
I am sure many will deemed saddam hussein a sucessful leader when he was at his peak of his power (note: Successful leader doesn't mean a good leader). And yet, Saddam Hussein's life as whole? Regardless of where you stand in the Iraq war, Saddam Hussein is a failure of doing what he is supposed to be doing (whatever that is) as US invaded Iraq and he is captured and sentenced by the UN. I'm sure when Saddam is at his peak in the 90s, he felt invincible and never expected his fate to be such an end. And the conclusion of Saddam Hussein's life is that he is a failed dictator.
So for those who think 'they have made it' and is successful when at age 30. Think further. It's not how much you possessed and achieved now and 10 years from now. Success is defined by your entire life. I will much prefer to have a successful life as a whole than a successful adult life (and I'm sure you will agree that both are not necessary relative).
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| 11-10-2013 07:31 PM |
| Unregistered |
Success a relative concept. A successful father for instance is one who provides for his family just sufficiently and also builds the character of his children to be of a good character. A father who earns a lot but neglect his family until his children become scoundrels is a big failure. He raised children of weak character and loose morals.
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Originally Posted by lordlad
i have a good analogy....
I am sure many will deemed saddam hussein a sucessful leader when he was at his peak of his power (note: Successful leader doesn't mean a good leader). And yet, Saddam Hussein's life as whole? Regardless of where you stand in the Iraq war, Saddam Hussein is a failure of doing what he is supposed to be doing (whatever that is) as US invaded Iraq and he is captured and sentenced by the UN. I'm sure when Saddam is at his peak in the 90s, he felt invincible and never expected his fate to be such an end. And the conclusion of Saddam Hussein's life is that he is a failed dictator.
So for those who think 'they have made it' and is successful when at age 30. Think further. It's not how much you possessed and achieved now and 10 years from now. Success is defined by your entire life. I will much prefer to have a successful life as a whole than a successful adult life (and I'm sure you will agree that both are not necessary relative).
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| 11-10-2013 04:34 PM |
| lordlad |
i have a good analogy....
I am sure many will deemed saddam hussein a sucessful leader when he was at his peak of his power (note: Successful leader doesn't mean a good leader). And yet, Saddam Hussein's life as whole? Regardless of where you stand in the Iraq war, Saddam Hussein is a failure of doing what he is supposed to be doing (whatever that is) as US invaded Iraq and he is captured and sentenced by the UN. I'm sure when Saddam is at his peak in the 90s, he felt invincible and never expected his fate to be such an end. And the conclusion of Saddam Hussein's life is that he is a failed dictator.
So for those who think 'they have made it' and is successful when at age 30. Think further. It's not how much you possessed and achieved now and 10 years from now. Success is defined by your entire life. I will much prefer to have a successful life as a whole than a successful adult life (and I'm sure you will agree that both are not necessary relative).
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| 07-10-2013 08:52 PM |
| Unregistered |
This thread is just fine. It specifically and narrowly asked what net worth should a 30 yr old be expected to have. It did not ask about success. It was the other posters who tried to link net worth to success, which I thought was inappropriate to measure for a 30 yr old.
So let's just stick to net worth.
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Originally Posted by lordlad
the definition of this thread is too narrow......as in success is defined by net worth ($$) and other stuff are not considered..
what if an artiste is very successful and recognised even though he is not paid millions for his artwork? A street performer? A hawker that has operated for the past 20 years with a steady stream of customers everyday. Must he become a franchise owner and millionaire in order to be considered and deemed as successful?
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| 07-10-2013 06:58 PM |
| Unregistered |
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Originally Posted by lordlad
the definition of this thread is too narrow......as in success is defined by net worth ($$) and other stuff are not considered..
what if an artiste is very successful and recognised even though he is not paid millions for his artwork? A street performer? A hawker that has operated for the past 20 years with a steady stream of customers everyday. Must he become a franchise owner and millionaire in order to be considered and deemed as successful?
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The true success is your success in the hereafter.
Do a YouTube search on "Angel of Death" and "Jannah".
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| 07-10-2013 04:46 PM |
| lordlad |
the definition of this thread is too narrow......as in success is defined by net worth ($$) and other stuff are not considered..
what if an artiste is very successful and recognised even though he is not paid millions for his artwork? A street performer? A hawker that has operated for the past 20 years with a steady stream of customers everyday. Must he become a franchise owner and millionaire in order to be considered and deemed as successful?
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