Why EVERYTHING Changes After You Save $10K
Published: 2025-04-28
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Charlie Munger emphasizes the critical importance of reaching the first $100,000 in savings, suggesting extreme measures are justified to achieve this goal, after which one can relax financial efforts slightly.
"Charlie Munger famously said that your first $100,000 is a But you got to do it. I don't care what you have to do if it means walking everywhere and not eating anything that wasn't purchased with a coupon. Find a way to get your hands on $100,000. After that, you could ease off the gas a little bit."
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An 8% annual return on $100,000 yields $8,000, significantly more than the $80 generated from $1,000, highlighting the exponential impact of a larger principal.
"As an example of this, let's just say you have $1,000 invested. At an 8% return, that means you'll have $80 in a year, which is good money, but it's still just 20 cents a day. On the other hand, when you have $100,000 invested, that 8% return amounts to $8,000, which is pretty significant money."
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An initial investment of $100,000, with no further contributions and an 8% annual return, can grow to $1 million in 30 years due to compounding.
"To take this a step further, if you have $100,000 and you never contribute another dollar to this ever again at an 8% return if you just wait 30 years, that'll grow to an amount of a million."
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A net worth of $500,000 provides significant financial security, alleviating pressure from daily budgeting and mitigating the impact of unexpected large expenses.
"$500,000, on the other hand, really is able to cover most of that. Sure, at this point, all of your financial worries aren't magically going to go away, but it does take the pressure off constantly budgeting, checking prices at the grocery store, and it lessens the sting of these unexpected $100 to,000 expenses that just come up out of nowhere."
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While $500,000 offers a strong sense of freedom, it is not yet sufficient to enable not working.
"And to me, this is where you really start getting into a stronger sense of freedom. However, as great as $500,000 is, you're still not at a point where you could afford not to work."
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Achieving a net worth of $1 million invested is considered the point of financial independence, allowing one to cover all expenses without needing to work.
"From my perspective, from every financial milestone I have ever reached, this one to me was probably the most significant. Like, in my mind, as long as I didn't screw it up, a million dollars invested would be enough to cover all of my expenses and overhead without ever having to work a job ever again."
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A 5% annual return on a $1 million real estate investment would generate $50,000 per year, sufficient for a comfortable lifestyle.
"To give you an idea of what that would look like, if I had it invested in real estate at a 5% return, that's $50,000 a year. And I could easily find a way to be very happy living on that income."
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Financial freedom is defined as the ability to choose whether or not to work and to decline activities one does not wish to do.
"This meant that to me, I had achieved financial freedom. I didn't have to work if I didn't absolutely want to. I could say no to the things that I just didn't feel like doing."
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Even with a net worth of over $1 million, the speaker maintained a frugal lifestyle similar to that at $100,000, but with the key difference of not needing to rely on income.
"My daily driver was a used Prius. I paid for all of my trips and credit card points. I never bought designer clothes. I bought the cheapest food from the grocery store. I didn't have any TV subscriptions. I never splurged on restaurants. So, in terms of lifestyle, I was basically living the same as I was at $100,000, except now I was no longer reliant on having to keep an income."
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Upon reaching $1 million, individuals can become more selective about work, prioritize well-being over income, and afford small luxuries like eating out weekly without significant financial strain, while still being mindful of costs.
"But for most people, when they hit a million, they could start to be a bit more selective of where they work. They could choose to walk away if something doesn't align with their goals. They could prioritize happiness and health over money. They don't need to check grocery store prices. They could easily afford to eat out once a week without making a financial impact, but they're still very much aware of how much things cost."
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With $1 million, individuals are still significantly affected by market downturns, including stock and housing market declines, leading to severe financial and psychological consequences.
"You're still at the whims of the market. the economy directly impacts you, any sort of stock market or housing market downswing is going to have severe financial and mental repercussions."
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A net worth of $5 million, combined with living below one's means and having reasonable expectations, enables individuals to 'buy back' their time by outsourcing tasks like car washing, cleaning, and errands.
"From my experience, if you live below your means and have reasonable expectations, this starts to become the level where you could begin buying back your time. This might include paying someone to wash your car, clean the house, or run errands in your behalf."
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At $5 million, basic necessities require no budgeting, subscriptions become insignificant, and one can comfortably afford an upper-middle-class lifestyle in most parts of the world, excluding a few major cities.
"You don't really need to budget for the basic necessities. All of those $100 subscriptions really just become white noise, even if you don't end up using them. And really, you could live a solid upper middle class lifestyle throughout most of the United States or world for that matter outside of just a few select cities."
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Beyond $5 million, wealth accumulation is primarily driven by investment returns rather than income and savings rates.
"And from this point onwards, your ability to build wealth has a lot less to do with your income and savings rate and a lot more to do with investment returns."
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$5 million is colloquially referred to as the 'poorest rich person' status, implying a state where one is too wealthy to work but not wealthy enough to fully retire or enjoy significant financial freedom.
"However, it's funny. You know, as much money as $5 million is, in certain circles, $5 million is known as the poorest rich person. Or as they say in succession, $5 million is a nightmare. You can't retire, but it's not worth it to work."
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With a $5 million net worth, high living expenses in expensive areas, including rent, insurance, food, a nanny, car payments, and an annual vacation, can consume the entire annual income generated, leaving no surplus.
"But throw in rent for the most basic home in a good area at $5,500 a month, $1,500 health insurance for a family of four, a $1,500 food budget, $1,000 for a nanny so you and your spouse could have a few date nights. $1,500 for two car payments, gas and insurance, $8,000 for a 5-day vacation once a year. And all of a sudden, you have nothing left at the end of the year."
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While $5 million provides financial security, it is insufficient for ultra-luxury expenditures like first-class flights, private jets, exotic cars, mansions, or yachts, especially during economic downturns.
"To me, $5 million is an amount where absolutely you are considered financially secure, but you're nowhere near the level of being able to buy first class plane tickets, flying private jets, driving exotic cars, living in mansions, or chartering yachts, especially if the economy sees a downturn."
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Reaching $10 million signifies having 'won the game,' allowing for global living, pursuit of most desires, immediate resolution of financial emergencies, immunity to recessions, and a high probability of never facing financial ruin.
"The way I see it, when you've hit this point, you have effectively won the game. With $10 million, you could live practically anywhere you'd want to in the entire world. You could do almost anything that you'd want to within reason. Any financial emergency could be solved in a minute by writing a check. A recession is not going to have a material impact on your life. And as long as you don't massively screw this up, you are almost guaranteed never to be broke."
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With $10 million, passive income covers expenses and emergencies, enabling spontaneous decisions like purchasing a car immediately, hiring top medical care, and booking last-minute travel without significant financial concern for 95% of expenditures.
"At this point, your wealth could generate substantial passive income to cover all of your living expenses without even worrying about most financial emergencies. Like your car breaks down, no big deal. Just buy a used one the same day. Health emergency? Hire the best doctor and pay out of pocket. Your friend plans a ski trip last minute. Book the hotel and tickets a few hours beforehand even though it's the busy season. Real talk, at this level, unless your expenses are out of control, you could afford to do 95% of things and really not even have to worry how much money it costs."
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At the $10 million level, basic tasks are considered too time-consuming and can be outsourced, as an individual's time becomes extremely valuable.
"This is also the point where almost every basic task really isn't worth it to do anymore from your time perspective, and you could afford to hire out and outsource almost anything that you'd not want to do on a case- by case basis because your time is becoming incredibly valuable."
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Despite having $10 million, it is not yet a point where money is irrelevant. Prudence is still required for major purchases, and individuals may not be taken seriously by private bankers.
"However, on a deeper level, I think it's important to clarify that even though $10 million is still a lot of money, you are not rich enough to the point where money doesn't matter, private bankers still aren't going to take you seriously, and you still need to be prudent and careful with major purchases just to make sure you're not overextending yourself."
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With $10 million, a used Lamborghini is affordable, but a new one is not. International first-class travel is possible, but private jet chartering requires cost-sharing.
"Like, sure, you could easily go out and buy a 2014 used Lamborghini Huracan, not have to worry about it, but a brand new Lamborghini Revolt is still out of reach. Yes, you could occasionally fly international first class, but don't even think about chartering a private jet unless you split the cost amongst 10 of your friends."
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A 30% market downturn can cause significant anxiety for those with $10 million, particularly if they have become accustomed to an extravagant lifestyle.
"A recession might seem like a good buy the dip opportunity on paper, but a 30% hit to your net worth is going to cause some serious anxiety, especially if you've gotten used to a much more extravagant lifestyle."
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For individuals with $25 million, the focus shifts from wealth growth to wealth conservation, aiming to secure their current lifestyle indefinitely.
"Really, I think wealth conservation is more important for people at this level, and they just want to lock in their lifestyle without running out of money."
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At the $25 million level, time is highly valued, leading individuals to pay a premium for convenience and ease, outsourcing tasks to avoid dealing with them directly.
"And at this point, their time becomes the utmost of importance. After all, at this level, time is something that means so much more to you than an extra few thousand. So, you'll pay for convenience. You'll pay for things to be easy. You'll pay for things just to get done without you having to think about it."
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The lifestyle impact of increasing wealth diminishes significantly at higher levels; a $900,000 gain from $25 million to $25.9 million has no material effect on lifestyle and can be easily gained or lost in a week in the stock market.
"Like going from $100,000 to a million is a huge step upwards, but going from 25 million to 25.9 million makes no material difference in your lifestyle whatsoever. In fact, this difference could just be the point of a good week in the stock market, and most days you're up or down $100,000 in the market without even realizing it."
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A net worth of $100 million is considered the minimum threshold for affording private jets, yachts, and multiple global residences.
"Although a lot of that does become possible at $100 million. Now, I've spoken with quite a few people at this level and beyond. And surprisingly, they say that $und00 million is the minimum they would want to fly private jets, get yachts, and multiple residences around the world."
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Individuals with extremely high net worths ($100 million+) report no additional enjoyment from more money and would trade it all to be 25 years old again.
"A lot of them have said that any additional money they make brings them no extra enjoyment whatsoever. And if they had the opportunity, they would trade all the money away just to be able to start over again and be 25 years old."
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The desire of the extremely wealthy to trade $100 million for youth highlights the immense value of being 25 years old, suggesting that young people often take this prime time for granted.
"Yeah, seriously, let that sink in. If someone's willing to pay $100 million just to be 25 years old again and you're 25 years old or you're in your 20s just wasting your time, that's someone else's milliondoll opportunity that they would gladly pay for that a lot of people just take for granted when they don't realize that right now is the best time to be alive."
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