# How does one measure wealth

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**Created:** [July 23, 2007, 6:41am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-does-one-measure-wealth/32801 "2007-07-23T06:41:54Z")\
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**Post date:** [July 25, 2007, 6:14pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-does-one-measure-wealth/32801/69 "2007-07-25T18:14:33Z")

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I plan, I budget and I save up in the correct ways. I haven’t lived with my parents in 6 years, I have an average paying job, and I live an average life.

But my car/autocrossing is THE most enjoyable hobby in my life, and as such I make sacrifices to be able to afford it. I’m not talking sacrifices like I don’t save any money or just put everything on credit cards, that’s far from the truth. I budget properly so that I can afford my hobby, and I avoid things like shopping sprees, or expensive gadgets like a Wii or iPhone. I just simply don’t need them.

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