Ask HN: Why are we addicted to getting rich?
I have a number, well 2.  The first being a stepping stone, a marker to reach, the point where I can step back for a year, re-evaluate and consider if I want to shoot for the next target. Neither of the numbers are high, the first with some savy investments I could make last the rest of my life but I&#x27;m a relatively simple guy, I could live on ~12k a year  easily. That includes rent, bills, food, clothes etc.<p>For me, it&#x27;s not about stopping work. I generally love the things <i>I</i> do, the projects and concepts I develop in my spare time. For me, that&#x27;s not working, it&#x27;s a passion.<p>My second number is all about that, it&#x27;s about being able to buy the ability to do what ever the fuck <i>I</i> want. Ideally I want a nice plot of land in a relatively remote area with some workshops and enough in the bank where I don&#x27;t have to worry about bills and I can fund whatever project takes my interest.