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Mar 17

"F*ck You" Money

This article is from Young Money which contains a lot of insights, if you find it helpful please give him a follow.In a 2018 Esquire interview, essayist and statistician Nassim Taleb gave the following description for the optimal amount of wealth: Money can’t buy happiness, but the absence of money can cause unhappiness. Money buys freedom: intellectual freedom, freedom to choose who you vote for, to choose what you want to do professionally. But having what I call “f*ck you” money requires a...

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