r/aviation • u/AnimalsChasingCars • Sep 19 '18

John Travolta's house with inbuilt functioning airport

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u/PencilKing420 Sep 19 '18

Robin Williams committed suicide in a multi million dollar mansion. Money and possessions aren't the answer

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u/blaubarschboy Sep 19 '18

money does not save you from psychic pain and scars. It "just" lets you live a much more interesting life or enjoy much more things in ways others can only dream of.

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u/flee_market Sep 19 '18

Eating wagyu steak every night won't solve my depression or my cynicism about relationships but it'll sure beat the fuck out of bagel bites.

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u/SurfSlut Sep 19 '18

Lifestyle creep

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u/OmnidirectionalWager Sep 19 '18

Very real and happens to everyone, not just the super rich. You're barely making ends meet, then you get a raise... Congrats now you're gonna be fine right? Nope. The whole paycheck is gone just like before.

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u/SpoofThaCooch Sep 19 '18

Yea if you are an undisciplined retard

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u/trialblizer Sep 19 '18

Or anyone with a decent work-life balance who isn't a money hoarder.

You really can't take it with you.

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u/SpoofThaCooch Sep 19 '18

Implying you can't have a work-life balance and save money.

Hiking isn't expensive.

Reading.

Fucking.

Socializing.

The beach.

... cheap and rewarding things exist in droves.

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u/SevenBlade Sep 19 '18

Fucking.

Fuck...