How much money are you worth

**anomander** · 06-30-12 at 06:57 AM

Was just curious thinking about the kind of people we have on here (other than the obvious mental peculiarities of some of you!) I know most of us come here to sort of acquire free stuff to some extent and sometimes its a totally financial decision as opposed to lifestyle or ease .....so was just wondering if you realised all your assets today (cash,investments,pension already accrued,cars,property etc minus debts....everything) what you would be worth roughly? I,m sure a fair few will be nothing or even negative but I,m sure there must be some who are worth a million maybe? Maybe we could swap a few financial advice tips as well in these troubled times?

I,ve had to do this recently as I was thinking about buying a new property so I will go first!! lol and between me and the wife if we wanted to cash everything in today and we got market value we would probably get ..........£260,000-£280,000

A money tip?
Was told by my old maths tutor at an early age "If two brothers both earn £100 every week ones outgoings are £99.99/week and one,s £100.01 then one is permanently happy and content one permanently being chased for debts all over a difference of 2p!! ...LIVE WITHIN YOUR MEANS YOUNG MAN!!"

kikkerbeer · 06-30-12 at 07:09 AM

going to school so i dont have that much.

well.. i could sell my liver kidney and lungs on the black market.
other than that 3.000 to 5.000

dethofseth · 06-30-12 at 08:02 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by kikkerbeer

going to school so i dont have that much.

well.. i could sell my liver kidney and lungs on the black market.
other than that 3.000 to 5.000

haha

**PhoenixBSD** · 06-30-12 at 08:23 AM

I have more than enough to get by on but not as much as I would like.

dannie9 · 06-30-12 at 08:33 AM

lol im not worth a damn thing

**anomander** · 06-30-12 at 08:34 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by PhoenixBSD

I have more than enough to get by on but not as much as I would like.

Haha I,m sure most of us would echo that phoenix!

Out of curiosity and knowing where you live now ....how much income per month or year would you think a westerner would need to live a reasonably comfortable life over there?

Adanaliyik · 06-30-12 at 08:42 AM

A little less than half of what you've got Ano (~$200,000 USD). But that's not bad considering I had to start from scratch 9 years ago... Divorce is hell on the finances...

:)

**FirtY** · 06-30-12 at 09:09 AM

I haven't got a pot to piss in but i live reasonably well.. No assets no pension plan and few cares to furrow my brow.

snanime · 06-30-12 at 09:27 AM

5 dolla.

Notorious_dog · 06-30-12 at 09:49 AM

My creativity is worth more than all the money in the world. My real paper value isn't really that high though.. Cough* cough* anyone spare some coin so I can by some bread/beer?

Save a notorious_d0g today before they go extinct! A small donation of just £10,000 will help provide them with clean drinking water for dry mouth, magical medicine for that morning illness and Ill'ness in general, a roof over their head for those rainy days, and tortillas.

**Omega_Prime** · 06-30-12 at 10:31 AM

I don't want to underestimate so... let's say 1 bazillion pounds?

Adanaliyik · 06-30-12 at 10:35 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by Omega_Prime

I don't want to underestimate so... let's say 1 bazillion pounds?

So about $10 in real money then.... :)

Adeno · 06-30-12 at 10:41 AM

If life were a movie, I'd probably be one of those people who gets killed during war/alien attack/disaster without even being shown or heard from. I'd just be part of the group who gets reported as "casualties".

I'm in the -$1000, just a few more months and I'll be debt free and I can finally make some money again. I guess the lesson I learned is, it's better to go hungry than to go in debt.

**pudgie11364** · 06-30-12 at 11:10 AM

About the same as you Anomander.
My tips would be to-
>Live within you're means.
>Pay in Cash.
>Know the difference between things that you need and those that you want.
We live in an outer borough of NY(Not Manhattan) and would need $3,500 a month to live comfortably.
Our son lives in Manhattan and pays $3,600 a month for his apartment.
Owning our own home saves us about $1,000 a month.

Quote:

This is my biggest worry for people just starting out in adult life......seems nearly impossible to live a cheap and cheerful life nowadays like we did.While we saved and built it was quite easy to live on next to nothing but everything now costs a fortune

Very true and sad anomander.

06-30-12 at 11:10 AM	#14
pudgie11364 Elite Join Date: Jul 2010 Posts: 2,487	About the same as you Anomander. My tips would be to- >Live within you're means. >Pay in Cash. >Know the difference between things that you need and those that you want. We live in an outer borough of NY(Not Manhattan) and would need $3,500 a month to live comfortably. Our son lives in Manhattan and pays $3,600 a month for his apartment. Owning our own home saves us about $1,000 a month. Quote: This is my biggest worry for people just starting out in adult life......seems nearly impossible to live a cheap and cheerful life nowadays like we did.While we saved and built it was quite easy to live on next to nothing but everything now costs a fortune Very true and sad anomander. Last edited by pudgie11364; 06-30-12 at 05:05 PM. Reason: correction

06-30-12 at 07:09 AM	#2
kikkerbeer Newcomer Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 82	going to school so i dont have that much. well.. i could sell my liver kidney and lungs on the black market. other than that 3.000 to 5.000

06-30-12 at 08:02 AM	#3
dethofseth Apprentice Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 497	Quote: Originally Posted by kikkerbeer going to school so i dont have that much. well.. i could sell my liver kidney and lungs on the black market. other than that 3.000 to 5.000 haha

06-30-12 at 08:23 AM	#4
PhoenixBSD Luminiferous Ether Sailor Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Thailand Posts: 1,614	I have more than enough to get by on but not as much as I would like.

06-30-12 at 08:33 AM	#5
dannie9 Expert Join Date: Dec 2011 Posts: 645	lol im not worth a damn thing

06-30-12 at 08:34 AM	#6
anomander Reborn Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 4,025	Quote: Originally Posted by PhoenixBSD I have more than enough to get by on but not as much as I would like. Haha I,m sure most of us would echo that phoenix! Out of curiosity and knowing where you live now ....how much income per month or year would you think a westerner would need to live a reasonably comfortable life over there?

06-30-12 at 08:42 AM	#7
Adanaliyik Master Join Date: May 2012 Location: Turkey Posts: 1,162	A little less than half of what you've got Ano (~$200,000 USD). But that's not bad considering I had to start from scratch 9 years ago... Divorce is hell on the finances... :)

06-30-12 at 09:09 AM	#8
FirtY Elder Join Date: May 2009 Location: Eire Posts: 2,955	I haven't got a pot to piss in but i live reasonably well.. No assets no pension plan and few cares to furrow my brow.

06-30-12 at 09:27 AM	#9
snanime Novice Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Easter Islands Posts: 161	5 dolla.

06-30-12 at 09:49 AM	#10
Notorious_dog Elder Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 3,974	My creativity is worth more than all the money in the world. My real paper value isn't really that high though.. Cough* cough* anyone spare some coin so I can by some bread/beer? Save a notorious_d0g today before they go extinct! A small donation of just £10,000 will help provide them with clean drinking water for dry mouth, magical medicine for that morning illness and Ill'ness in general, a roof over their head for those rainy days, and tortillas.

06-30-12 at 10:31 AM	#11
Omega_Prime Autobot Supreme Commander Join Date: Jul 2010 Posts: 3,569	I don't want to underestimate so... let's say 1 bazillion pounds?

06-30-12 at 10:35 AM	#12
Adanaliyik Master Join Date: May 2012 Location: Turkey Posts: 1,162	Quote: Originally Posted by Omega_Prime I don't want to underestimate so... let's say 1 bazillion pounds? So about $10 in real money then.... :)

06-30-12 at 10:41 AM	#13
Adeno Master Join Date: Jul 2010 Posts: 1,158	If life were a movie, I'd probably be one of those people who gets killed during war/alien attack/disaster without even being shown or heard from. I'd just be part of the group who gets reported as "casualties". I'm in the -$1000, just a few more months and I'll be debt free and I can finally make some money again. I guess the lesson I learned is, it's better to go hungry than to go in debt.