View Poll Results: Average 928 driver's wealth status
$99K or less
25
23.58%
$100K to $249K
12
11.32%
$250K to $499K
20
18.87%
$500K to $749K
10
9.43%
$750K to $1M
6
5.66%
$1M to $1.5M
11
10.38%
$1.5M to $2M
6
5.66%
$2M to $3M
4
3.77%
$3M and beyond
5
4.72%
Fork you I am a rich bastard!!
7
6.60%
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Average 928 driver's wealth status
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Joined: Sep 2004
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From: Stockton, CA
Hmm.....lets see I don't own a house, owe $100K plus in the wifes students loans....have three cars but pay payments on two......
BUT I own my 928!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Isn't that all that matters!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
BUT I own my 928!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Isn't that all that matters!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Chronic Tool Dropper
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Joined: Oct 2001
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From: Bend, Oregon
For me there's a HUGE difference between before- and after-tax value right now. Just one house, the one just off the sand in OC, blows the top off the survey range if I think of it as pre-tax value. The one we are living in makes it more than half way to the top of the range. So maybe real estate in California shouldn't be counted, since it skews the results so much. 
Karen tells me that we have money. I usually have enough cash to get a chicken sandwich for lunch, but sometimes that's a push. I can usually scrape together enough plastic beans to cover the $50 fill-up every month or so, so I guess I can afford the car. New rear tires on Monday will ding the cookie-jar fund for a bit, but we don't want to go driving around on old tires do we?
The 928 was a cash purchase ten years ago, so no car payments. The light bill is smaller than the checks I squeeze out of the electric utilities. Our December gas bill came, almost $100 for heat/cook/hot water/clothes dryer. That was up about 50% from normal due to guests who take long showers, but no easy way to surcharge that cost back to relatives, darnit.
So in the end, we aren't cold or hungry, the lights are on and the garage is warm enough to work in. We won't be cold or hungry tomorrow either. Health-wise, nothing has broken off or fallen off yet, but some parts have worked better in past times. All things considered, things aren't too bad I guess. The numbers game is not necessarily the best indicator of the whole condition, though.
Karen tells me that we have money. I usually have enough cash to get a chicken sandwich for lunch, but sometimes that's a push. I can usually scrape together enough plastic beans to cover the $50 fill-up every month or so, so I guess I can afford the car. New rear tires on Monday will ding the cookie-jar fund for a bit, but we don't want to go driving around on old tires do we?
The 928 was a cash purchase ten years ago, so no car payments. The light bill is smaller than the checks I squeeze out of the electric utilities. Our December gas bill came, almost $100 for heat/cook/hot water/clothes dryer. That was up about 50% from normal due to guests who take long showers, but no easy way to surcharge that cost back to relatives, darnit.
So in the end, we aren't cold or hungry, the lights are on and the garage is warm enough to work in. We won't be cold or hungry tomorrow either. Health-wise, nothing has broken off or fallen off yet, but some parts have worked better in past times. All things considered, things aren't too bad I guess. The numbers game is not necessarily the best indicator of the whole condition, though.
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Joined: Apr 2006
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From: Patterson, Ca
I once got pretty excited, with thoughts of huge inheritance checks dancing in my head, when my Dad mentioned he had all the money he would ever need. Then he finished his sentence, referring to his monthly retirement check, ".......... unless of course the government goes broke". I was a little disappointed but I learned something that day about quantifying assets.
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From: Concord, CA
Originally Posted by ceedee
what the heck is up with all these polls lately?
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From: West Chester, PA
My Wealth - lets see:
I have excellent health for my age (closer to 70 than 69).
I have a wonderful wife who both tolerates and participates in my life interests and hobbies, as well as having her own interests that broaden me.
She has great MD's who treat her life threatening illness, allowing us to enjoy our lives together.
We have a warm house in the winter, cool house in the summer, along with a wonderful view of our beautiful PA countryside.
I have 4 'fun' cars to enjoy driving on highways and race tracks.
I have enjoyable and interesting friends.
I have more interests and activities in my retirement than I can keep up with.
We have sufficient income, savings, and insurance protection that we can enjoy our hobbies, travel interests, etc., and not have to worry about whether funds for our meals or medications are jeopardized.
WOW - I'm rich beyond belief - and well beyond any expectation that I might have had when working on the small farm in Nebraska as a boy/teenager.
I AM BLESSED. Thanks for asking.
Gary Knox
West Chester, PA
"Happiness does not come from not getting what you want. It comes from enjoying what you've got"
I have excellent health for my age (closer to 70 than 69).
I have a wonderful wife who both tolerates and participates in my life interests and hobbies, as well as having her own interests that broaden me.
She has great MD's who treat her life threatening illness, allowing us to enjoy our lives together.
We have a warm house in the winter, cool house in the summer, along with a wonderful view of our beautiful PA countryside.
I have 4 'fun' cars to enjoy driving on highways and race tracks.
I have enjoyable and interesting friends.
I have more interests and activities in my retirement than I can keep up with.
We have sufficient income, savings, and insurance protection that we can enjoy our hobbies, travel interests, etc., and not have to worry about whether funds for our meals or medications are jeopardized.
WOW - I'm rich beyond belief - and well beyond any expectation that I might have had when working on the small farm in Nebraska as a boy/teenager.
I AM BLESSED. Thanks for asking.
Gary Knox
West Chester, PA
"Happiness does not come from not getting what you want. It comes from enjoying what you've got"
Three Wheelin'
Joined: Sep 2006
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From: Banished to the SBC Wastelands
I once ordered a real estate investment program of late night TV and now I'm worth over $3M.. Good thing I didn't watch Hogan's Heroes that night..
Cost of living skews the results as mentioned above. We sold our house In the DC area when the market went nuts in the early '90s and paid cash for a larger house in Philly. Sold the house in Philly when the market went nuts 4 years ago and paid cash for the house in P-cola with enough left over to pay for all 3 girls to go to in state college. Same money in Cally would have gotten us a 1000sqft fixer up in comton. where you live is as important as how much you make. P-cola is still cheap and the sugar white sand beach is less than 5 minutes away...
The 928 is a labor of love and a true hobby for me. I have spend more a month on it so far than the payment on a new CaymanS. Hopefully I'll be done with the large investments in the next couple months. Then it's just gas and PM.
Cost of living skews the results as mentioned above. We sold our house In the DC area when the market went nuts in the early '90s and paid cash for a larger house in Philly. Sold the house in Philly when the market went nuts 4 years ago and paid cash for the house in P-cola with enough left over to pay for all 3 girls to go to in state college. Same money in Cally would have gotten us a 1000sqft fixer up in comton. where you live is as important as how much you make. P-cola is still cheap and the sugar white sand beach is less than 5 minutes away...
The 928 is a labor of love and a true hobby for me. I have spend more a month on it so far than the payment on a new CaymanS. Hopefully I'll be done with the large investments in the next couple months. Then it's just gas and PM.