I make decent money, own a nice home, have a wife of 24 years, two awesome children, a few vehicles, reef tank, investments, retirement, food on the table, and great health. I feel I'm living the American dream. It's all what your dream is. Mine is to live comfortable, have a healthy family, and decent career. The American dream doesn't have to mean being rich.
Well said Mark
I will ad to it, what's the American Dream.......................
Sure we all know financially taken care of will help a little.
If you’re willing to work hard, you can be successful and build a good life for you and your family.
That’s what millions of Americans have believed for generations.
But is it still true?
So..........what’s happening to the American Dream?
Some say that the American Dream remains a beacon of hope, but many more say they believe that the dream is dead...................
Then there are those that say somewhere in the middle, who believe the dream is still alive
but needs a lot of work.
Years ago, wasn't the American Dream all about owning your own home, free and clear?
Today, according to these responses, you would be correct in assuming that the idea is more about simply surviving.
The goal almost seems just to be able to make it to retirement...
and then you can breathe and relax.
What was your dream 10 years ago?
What is your American Dream now?
If you were like most people who would have answered this question even just a few years ago, the responses certainly would be a lot different.
Just what Mark said, most likely, it would certainly have involved owning your own home.
There would probably also have been 2 kids or more ,
a few cars
in the garage (paid for), and a comfortable and secure retirement.
It would seem the younger generation has lost quite a bit of this optimism
It is interesting to know that just before the crash, the ideas were quite different.
Instead of simply looking forward to making it to some type of retirement, the young people of that time felt getting rich was their top priority
Making money fast in a short time.......
.......is that the dream?
The economic downturn seems to be primarily responsible for much of this resulting pessimism.
The average student will graduate from college owing $27,000 in student loans
as my financial adviser told us just a week ago
Not to mention that most young people of today may not have good examples of financial responsibility to observe, as many parents are
upside down on their mortgages
Since it seems more and more people are struggling with basic financial stability, maybe these new attitudes to what the promise of America holds are simply natural.
They are, after all, simply expressions of our outlook for the future
There is no doubt that the economy is in trouble
No matter what Obama and the talking heads on TV/WWW try to make you believe, you're not stupid you know what you see.
Don't want this to bring it in to a political No-Bama rand
We simply don't know anymore what the American dream is about.
Country is changing and your view on that dream is changing with it.
Maybe it's time to live your own dream, one step at the time
Pay off your bills first before you buy high dollar luxury like expensive corals from me, LOL!
No kidding, stick with your goal, if you have one.
Still putting at least 10% of your net income in some kind of savings, financial market?
Just look at your own situation first, look into your history, what have you done in the last 10 years and what can you do in the next 10 years?
Cause living the dream doesn't come overnight, it's a process and it need adjustment all the time
I'm not here to tell you how to plan your future/dream, you know if you on track or not.
More importantly is do something about it, not saying go back to the apartment and ramen noodles but tell yourself, something that cost you money and not secure it for you need to simply go for awhile, aiming at a nice car, vacations, hobbies, just a few but there are tons more that can save you money and secure it for your dream to come.
Ok, I was on the
to long, enjoy your fifth day of a wonderful year
