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To Die Rich is to Die Disgraced : Sacrifice Today to Give More Tomorrow : Don't Be a Lazy Sack of Shit (Work Until You Physically Can't)

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  To Die Rich is to Die Disgraced Sacrifice Today to Give More Tomorrow Don't Be a Lazy Sack of Shit By Adam Mundorf To Die Rich is to Die Disgraced I forget what I was reading when I came across this quote by Andrew Carnegie but it really resonated with me.  To die rich is to die disgraced.  What does this mean to me?  Well, I've always been pretty reserved when it comes to my wealth, lifestyle and money.  I have the financial ability and flexibility to do anything (if I pay some tax penalties) but I don't have the want or the need.  This leads me to the next question of why do we hoard all of our money, even when it is in great excess of our lifestyle needs?  Here I am.  I already won the game but yet I still maintain a high savings rate and still invest most my income.   Why? Why do we continue to hoard away our cash, even when the proverbial game is already over? Sacrifice Today to Give More Tomorrow We continue to save and invest be...