schultz
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Wealth is a decent indicator of intelligence and work ethic. It is also extremely beneficial if you're trying to support a large family.
It can be. I personally don't like the whole system in general (go to school, get an office job, 9 to 5, all that bull****). You can make money that way but IMO it's a depressing way to live. I didn't want to follow that path just because everybody else does. There are ways where you can make less money, off-setting that in certain ways, while feeling fulfilled. For example, I can fix and build almost anything. I don't need to hire people (which costs money) to renovate my home. So I decided to start my own business, working in my shop on my property, building high-end artistic furniture, homeschooling my kids, having livestock and property. I write off part of my property, vehicle, internet, electricity, save on gas (no driving to work), save time (no driving to work lol), use wood to heat my buildings, chop firewood. I pay less taxes because my income on paper is not super high after deductions which also allows me to get money from the government for my children (in Canada you get money for each child every month, but you get less the more money you make).
So I am not rich, but I am happy with my lifestyle and I am able to do things most people can't because I've planned it well (big property, homeschool kids, wife doesn't need to work, raise my own meat, and I don't have to work that hard and can pick jobs that are more artistic and interesting).
Making a lot of money working at an office your whole life is not the smart path IMO. There is too much I want to do in life to waste it doing that. Plus I like seeing my children during the day, or walking outside my shop to watch my animals for a bit or just lay in the sun or something.
Ray doesn't seem to make a lot of money, but he is definitely intelligent and probably pretty happy with his choices in life.