Quote Originally Posted by RL... View Post
Making this thread to gauge the diverse opinion of some of the members of importatlanta.com. According to my facebook's newsfeed, people my age regard being successful simply as not having a child out of wedlock and not that much debt making 25k a year full time. lol

I consider being financially successful when a person makes atleast 70k-80k a year but works less than or equal to 40 hours a week. I specified hours worked per week because I know someone who works 6-7 days a week and makes around 70k a year, but he has no time to do anything or take vacations which is pointless to me.

I will say that I have not yet met my definition of being so...far from it still.
Anyones answer to a question like this is completely subjective. It's a state of mind and a matter of whether or not you're achieving personal happiness. There are those that make hardly any money and work extremely hard and are happy and there are those that work hardly if at all and aren't. It's a matter of perception that cannot be defined well by a specific number. One may think that making $80,000 a year is great until he becomes aware that another is making that in a month. I believe you'll find that the harder you search for the answer to be defined with numbers the more you'll be aware of how much others make and then possible end up being less happy when you're seeking satisfaction in what you just achieved. You'd be best served to just look at what you've done so far to see if something important is missing. If it is fix that and if not simply enjoy what you have.