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I have decided that I am over this working for a living malarky.

Amisja 8 Jan 17
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I have the perfect way to do that and get rich at the same time. Ready. "Start a church, claim that God has chosen you to speak his word. Pass the collection plate to the sheeple because God needs money to spread his word through you, and never pay taxes again."

Won't work, I'm English. We have a state religion and no one goes to church

@Amisja . If you were in the United States that would be the way to go.

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I am selfish, I have two fab jobs. Just would like a rest.

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I sometimes feel the same, I love my work but hate the pressure that sometimes comes with it and the daily sameness sometimes. Yet one thing you have to understand is that sometimes you can end up earning more money by taking it easy and not trying too hard, than you do when pedaling like mad, in part because you do a better job of what remains.

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It really is hugely over-rated, and outdated too: it's clear that due to automation there aren't enough jobs to go round and as artificial intelligence takes over more and more tasks there'll be even fewer - so it makes sense to free up all the remaining jobs for those who define their worth in terms of the job they do so that they can be happy while all those of us who would be far happier not working and doing creative stuff live on a basic income paid for by a tax on robots.

Do you ever read The Idler? It's a magazine for people who have decided they have no wish to work themselves into an early grave simply in order to have a bigger TV/the latest BMW/better stuff than their neighbours/three holiday homes/kids at public school/insert other trapping of conspicuous consumption here, and would far rather live an easy life content with what they have. You might enjoy it... [idler.co.uk]

(Two notes... Firstly, it will soon become apparent that most of the people who write for The Idler already have quite a lot to feel content about. Few, if any, have ever wondered if they should spend the last five quid from their giro on food for the kids or a token for the pre-paid electricity meter. Secondly, for the benefit of our American friends here, in Britain a public school is a private school, which rich people and social climbers pay to indoctrinate... er, I mean, educate their children away from the influence of common oiks. This may seem odd, but there's a very good reason we call it that. The reason we maintain this system is it prevents common oik kids, who generally turn into perfectly reasonable adults, turning into the next generation of David Camerons, Boris Johnsons, George Osbornes and Jacob Rees-Moggs. Believe me, I know: I went to public school.)

(A third note... if any non-Brits are unaware of who David Cameron, Boris Johnson, George Osborne and Jacob Rees-Mogg are, they're best summed up as "a physical representation of everything that is wrong with Britain".)

Jnei Level 8 Jan 17, 2019

You are top notch

Re. your last para. How about just calling them Trump clones.

@Fernapple In the case of Johnson and Osborne, yes - terrible people who reached the positions they held due to money rather than intelligence. Cameron and Rees-Mogg, meanwhile, are different - terrible but intelligent people.

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A friend once told me that there are four ways to get rich:

  1. Marry someone who is rich but there is a curse that usually comes with it, the man or woman.
  2. Rob a bank but then you have to obey the 11th commandment, don't get caught.
  3. Because a famous musician, writer or inventor.
  4. Do something so different that the government pay you to go away.
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Buy a RV, get on the road and join the nomadic revolution.

Too poor

@Amisja You are too poor or my late friend's suggestions are too poor. I'm sure we would all love to hear any suggestions that you would like to share.. 🙂

@ASTRALMAX I am too poor.

@Amisja Tis surely a temporary state of affairs..

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'Be a loyal plastic robot for a world that doesn't care' - Frank Zappa.

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I guess I am lucky... I love my job so it isn't really working to me. I could retire if I wanted... But I wouldn't be able to spend money like I do now. I like not having to worry about things.

I love both my jobs and I could give up one of them, I suppose. Its the getting out of bed thing I can't do. Plus I have so many other things I need to do.

What do you do that you love?

@Bigwavedave me?

@Bigwavedave I stay on the road locally to service auto dealers for a national lender. I work from home and make my own hours.

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Lol arent we all. You have what you need to quit?

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Me too!
I just haven’t figured out how to get away without doing it?

I have the same problem. ?

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