Not Nevada but Lisa Bloom is demanding prosecution against Swalwell and the new victim she presented to the press claimed that she did not seek justice before because Swalwell was an attorney and politically powerful and she feared retribution.
To add clarity to the above, the new victim stated her drink was drugged by Swalwell before the rape occurred. She had one glass of wine, was taken to a room and could not move. She presented pictures of her with him and then stated she told friends, therapists and a rape outreach group. This is the 8th victim to come forth with accusations.
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April 14, 2026 9:55 am
$274,355/yr? I make more than twice that amount and have never felt “rich”.
Doesn’t really matter how you feel, you are rich at that level. Some people (not sure if you’re one of them) complain that they’re living “paycheck to paycheck” at that income, but it’s because they’ve chosen to spend a ton of money on luxury items – two fancy cars, a huge house, private school for the kids, etc.
Your feelings are irrelevant. If you make more than double $274,355–or more than $550,000 per year–you are in the 98th/99th percentile of income in the United States. Just because you’re not a billionaire with a yacht doesn’t mean you aren’t rich.
Confused by 11:53
“Bob” does not have prisoners. Catholic Charities does extraordinary charitable work in Las Vegas, feeds, provides temporary housing, and aiding people trying to transition into self-support. Works with Hands, a successful housing projects. Not a penny is sent to Rome.
$274,355 is absolutely a high standard of living, but it is not “rich.” If you try to live like you’re rich at that household income you will in fact end up poor.
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April 14, 2026 10:03 am
Got my ballot for the Board of Governors this morning. I voted for Terry Coffing, Andrew Craner, Joel Henriod and coin toss between Robert Draskovich and David Westbrook. Draskovich won the coin toss. I think we could use one attorney with a dedicated criminal practice background.
One of the unintended benefits of serving an LDS mission was living on almost nothing each month. It was a controlled, safe environment, not existential poverty that too many on this planet experience. I lived without materialism and experienced deep purpose, sustained joy and real freedom from materialism. Living with nearly nothing for two years is a material baseline that I will forever be grateful for.
Money cannot buy happiness, but it can create the space where happiness is possible. Happiness and joy come from family, serving others and liberating oneself from materialism. It is nice to have enough money that when life’s problems come, there is no financial stress. I am grateful for that.
No matter how much money I make, there will always be others who make more. No matter how nice my car is, there will always be someone with something more impressive, nicer. I am grateful for my liberation from materialism and the 12 year old sedan that I drive. That car has needed very little maintenance, and has been a reliable source of transportation for many years. I feel very fortunate to have had it.
As for my money, it gets saved for my future and my families future. I try to be generous with it. I never want to be trapped or imprisoned by it.
It’s not the same when you know your plight is temporary and that a comfortable life awaits your return home. A mission does not give someone first-hand knowledge of subsisting through impoverishment.
10:18 AM here. 1:21 PM, you either willfully misread my comment to rebut a position I didn’t take, or lack basic reading skills. Try reading this again: “It was a controlled, safe environment, not existential poverty that too many on this planet experience.
My claim isn’t that I lived in poverty. I did not. I did have a unique experience that detached me from materialism in a way that I have benefitted from for decades.
How much to be considered rich? Well a lot demands on your spending. If you bought your house before the pandemic “bump up” in prices you need less. If your house is paid for, you need less. If your cars are paid for you need less. There is an old saying it does not matter how much you earn but how much you keep. I pay cash for everything and have little to no debt. I don’t drive expensive cars but drive Hondas and Toyotas.
This. I remember well moving for law school and my wife interviewing for a couple jobs, one at the library, one with the boy scouts, and one with three square. She had minored in non profit management and wanted to work in that area. I distinctly remember talking with her about what we would do with the money if she got one of these jobs like we were looking at millions. The salary range for these positions? 40-50k. Of course now I make much more than this, but the money often seems to disappear hahaha. It really isn’t how much you make, but how much you spend.
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April 14, 2026 11:00 am
I did not fully appreciate what being “rich” was until I became a girl dad. Once having a daughter, I realized the real wealth was not material, and all my wants are geared towards my child’s best interest. In the end, i am simply thankful i can provide for my family.
This. I do not live ostentatiously. I have always followed the Buffett model of wealth from work and not the womb. And yet being a girl dad made me change my mind a little. So I put a financial safety net under each of my children that can catch them if they fall, something that can spin off enough every year to sustain them reasonably if they have a calamity in their lives. I thought peace of mind was ensuring my financial health. However ensuring my childrens’ financial health has turned out to be much more assuring.
maybe it’s the slight whiff of paternalism from the “girl dad”? Would the OP have achieved the same realization about “real wealth” and providing for his family if his child had been a masculine child (Godfather reference intentional)?
There is no paternalism in fathers taking pride in their daughters and building relationships (especially financial) with them. For the longest time wealth passed to sons (especially oldest sons). Fathers wanting that legacy to go to their daughters on par with their sons is what we have strived for as a society. None of the posters above stated that their daughters were weaker or not able to take care of themselves. Frankly the nature to read insidious and invidious motives into responses is exhausting.
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April 14, 2026 12:01 pm
Perhaps it is me being a devils advocate, but do you guys not feel worried about money because you make a decent living / are in a field with a high earning capacity?
I live in constant fear that one these bastard greedy clients are going to take it all away from me. I try to follow the advice I give my business clients which is adequate insurance offers the protection required but yeah I live in constant fear that I am going lose it all.
I’m content and I have the feeling that my needs will be met. I don’t feel worried about money because for the past 15 years I’ve consistently spent less than I’ve earned, I’ve saved enough that I’ll be okay in the event I am forced to retire, and I own my home free and clear. There are other reasons I don’t worry; but those are the big three. I’ve never felt deprived and neither has my family.
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April 15, 2026 8:44 am
Wealth. I felt as if I was “well off” back in Trump’s first term around 2016. I avoided the stock market ups and downs. While friends kept buying bigger and more expensive homes, I stayed put. I paid off my house more than ten years ago. I paid cash for cars.
I did not realize that I was implementing Dave Ramsey’s program till I heard it on the radio and the “Financial Peace University.” My friends got BMWs, Mercedes and Range Rovers. I drove Hondas and Toyotas. I regret not investing more in real estate. But I know folks who got wiped out in the real estate crash in 2007 to 2012. I stayed put. The main issue now is the inflation and the cost of living. I don’t feel well off. I don’t have a fat PERS pension. I made decent money and even dabbled in personal injury. Still not enough. I will have enough to retire but not enough to live lavishly. How many millions is enough to retire. I used to think 2 to 3 million now I am thinking 3 to 5 maybe 6 million.
Well thought out. But ask yourself this question: When you think about how much is enough to retire, how much are you spending today? Put aside catastrophic injury and long-term disability which can be addressed elsewhere. Candidly I have no definitive idea because I make enough to be able to save and invest enough it feels.
$2,000,000 at 8% average annualized rate of return would spin off income of $160,000 per year which is $13,333 per month without touching principle. I could live like royalty as a retiree on $13,333 per month (assuming house is paid and kids out of nest by time of retirement). Best wishes.
The 8 per cent rule is the stock market model over a 30 year period. What if we have a 30 to 40 per cent drop in the market? Then what. You need to have a chunk of safe money. What is the old adage, I am not concerned on the rate of return on my money as much as the return of my money. Is the stock market risky if you are near retirement. I think it is. What say you?
Not exactly. Over the last 50 years (roughly 1976–2026), the S&P 500 has delivered an average annual return of approximately 11% to 12% (with dividends reinvested). When adjusted for inflation to show real purchasing power, this average return is closer to 7.5%–8% per year. But if our OP put $1M in the market and put $1M in lower risk vehicles for safety, I suspect he/she could still live comfortably even if there had to be drawdowns. For example we understand that IRAs have minimum annual distributions so the notion of not drawing any monies is not feasible. Yet even if inflation, the OP can probably chart a path that $2M at retirement will keep OP comfortable.
Not Nevada but Lisa Bloom is demanding prosecution against Swalwell and the new victim she presented to the press claimed that she did not seek justice before because Swalwell was an attorney and politically powerful and she feared retribution.
To add clarity to the above, the new victim stated her drink was drugged by Swalwell before the rape occurred. She had one glass of wine, was taken to a room and could not move. She presented pictures of her with him and then stated she told friends, therapists and a rape outreach group. This is the 8th victim to come forth with accusations.
$274,355/yr? I make more than twice that amount and have never felt “rich”.
Doesn’t really matter how you feel, you are rich at that level. Some people (not sure if you’re one of them) complain that they’re living “paycheck to paycheck” at that income, but it’s because they’ve chosen to spend a ton of money on luxury items – two fancy cars, a huge house, private school for the kids, etc.
Your feelings are irrelevant. If you make more than double $274,355–or more than $550,000 per year–you are in the 98th/99th percentile of income in the United States. Just because you’re not a billionaire with a yacht doesn’t mean you aren’t rich.
I make less than that and feel like I have too much money. Different strokes for different folks I guess.
Good for you. Catholic Charities could use some of that “too much money”. How about it?
And fund that “Soft on Crime” Pope? Never. I refuse to support all of the people that Leo has released from his jails.
Next you’re going to tell me this guy is anti-death penalty.
Confused by 11:53
“Bob” does not have prisoners. Catholic Charities does extraordinary charitable work in Las Vegas, feeds, provides temporary housing, and aiding people trying to transition into self-support. Works with Hands, a successful housing projects. Not a penny is sent to Rome.
All roads lead to Rome.
Rome if you want to. Rome around the world.
Maybe not the Vatican
$274,355 is absolutely a high standard of living, but it is not “rich.” If you try to live like you’re rich at that household income you will in fact end up poor.
Got my ballot for the Board of Governors this morning. I voted for Terry Coffing, Andrew Craner, Joel Henriod and coin toss between Robert Draskovich and David Westbrook. Draskovich won the coin toss. I think we could use one attorney with a dedicated criminal practice background.
exactly who I voted for.
One of the unintended benefits of serving an LDS mission was living on almost nothing each month. It was a controlled, safe environment, not existential poverty that too many on this planet experience. I lived without materialism and experienced deep purpose, sustained joy and real freedom from materialism. Living with nearly nothing for two years is a material baseline that I will forever be grateful for.
Money cannot buy happiness, but it can create the space where happiness is possible. Happiness and joy come from family, serving others and liberating oneself from materialism. It is nice to have enough money that when life’s problems come, there is no financial stress. I am grateful for that.
No matter how much money I make, there will always be others who make more. No matter how nice my car is, there will always be someone with something more impressive, nicer. I am grateful for my liberation from materialism and the 12 year old sedan that I drive. That car has needed very little maintenance, and has been a reliable source of transportation for many years. I feel very fortunate to have had it.
As for my money, it gets saved for my future and my families future. I try to be generous with it. I never want to be trapped or imprisoned by it.
It’s not the same when you know your plight is temporary and that a comfortable life awaits your return home. A mission does not give someone first-hand knowledge of subsisting through impoverishment.
Amen
10:18 AM here. 1:21 PM, you either willfully misread my comment to rebut a position I didn’t take, or lack basic reading skills. Try reading this again: “It was a controlled, safe environment, not existential poverty that too many on this planet experience.
My claim isn’t that I lived in poverty. I did not. I did have a unique experience that detached me from materialism in a way that I have benefitted from for decades.
Thank you for your attention to this matter.
1:21 here. I agree with a lot of what you say. Maybe you should also re-read your post and see how it comes across.
Please, tell us more about where “happiness and joy” come from. I’m sure that’s a universal truth.
Glad for you that you found your happiness through cosplaying.
Glad the tithers and their super duper steeple at anti-materialism.
maybe hug a tree today, bud
I agree with you and appreciate what you said
How much to be considered rich? Well a lot demands on your spending. If you bought your house before the pandemic “bump up” in prices you need less. If your house is paid for, you need less. If your cars are paid for you need less. There is an old saying it does not matter how much you earn but how much you keep. I pay cash for everything and have little to no debt. I don’t drive expensive cars but drive Hondas and Toyotas.
This. I remember well moving for law school and my wife interviewing for a couple jobs, one at the library, one with the boy scouts, and one with three square. She had minored in non profit management and wanted to work in that area. I distinctly remember talking with her about what we would do with the money if she got one of these jobs like we were looking at millions. The salary range for these positions? 40-50k. Of course now I make much more than this, but the money often seems to disappear hahaha. It really isn’t how much you make, but how much you spend.
I did not fully appreciate what being “rich” was until I became a girl dad. Once having a daughter, I realized the real wealth was not material, and all my wants are geared towards my child’s best interest. In the end, i am simply thankful i can provide for my family.
This. I do not live ostentatiously. I have always followed the Buffett model of wealth from work and not the womb. And yet being a girl dad made me change my mind a little. So I put a financial safety net under each of my children that can catch them if they fall, something that can spin off enough every year to sustain them reasonably if they have a calamity in their lives. I thought peace of mind was ensuring my financial health. However ensuring my childrens’ financial health has turned out to be much more assuring.
Who downvotes someone thinking about their kids? Hate to see what you do to someone who gives to the protection of animals.
maybe it’s the slight whiff of paternalism from the “girl dad”? Would the OP have achieved the same realization about “real wealth” and providing for his family if his child had been a masculine child (Godfather reference intentional)?
There is no paternalism in fathers taking pride in their daughters and building relationships (especially financial) with them. For the longest time wealth passed to sons (especially oldest sons). Fathers wanting that legacy to go to their daughters on par with their sons is what we have strived for as a society. None of the posters above stated that their daughters were weaker or not able to take care of themselves. Frankly the nature to read insidious and invidious motives into responses is exhausting.
Perhaps it is me being a devils advocate, but do you guys not feel worried about money because you make a decent living / are in a field with a high earning capacity?
I live in constant fear that one these bastard greedy clients are going to take it all away from me. I try to follow the advice I give my business clients which is adequate insurance offers the protection required but yeah I live in constant fear that I am going lose it all.
I’m content and I have the feeling that my needs will be met. I don’t feel worried about money because for the past 15 years I’ve consistently spent less than I’ve earned, I’ve saved enough that I’ll be okay in the event I am forced to retire, and I own my home free and clear. There are other reasons I don’t worry; but those are the big three. I’ve never felt deprived and neither has my family.
Wealth. I felt as if I was “well off” back in Trump’s first term around 2016. I avoided the stock market ups and downs. While friends kept buying bigger and more expensive homes, I stayed put. I paid off my house more than ten years ago. I paid cash for cars.
I did not realize that I was implementing Dave Ramsey’s program till I heard it on the radio and the “Financial Peace University.” My friends got BMWs, Mercedes and Range Rovers. I drove Hondas and Toyotas. I regret not investing more in real estate. But I know folks who got wiped out in the real estate crash in 2007 to 2012. I stayed put. The main issue now is the inflation and the cost of living. I don’t feel well off. I don’t have a fat PERS pension. I made decent money and even dabbled in personal injury. Still not enough. I will have enough to retire but not enough to live lavishly. How many millions is enough to retire. I used to think 2 to 3 million now I am thinking 3 to 5 maybe 6 million.
Well thought out. But ask yourself this question: When you think about how much is enough to retire, how much are you spending today? Put aside catastrophic injury and long-term disability which can be addressed elsewhere. Candidly I have no definitive idea because I make enough to be able to save and invest enough it feels.
$2,000,000 at 8% average annualized rate of return would spin off income of $160,000 per year which is $13,333 per month without touching principle. I could live like royalty as a retiree on $13,333 per month (assuming house is paid and kids out of nest by time of retirement). Best wishes.
The 8 per cent rule is the stock market model over a 30 year period. What if we have a 30 to 40 per cent drop in the market? Then what. You need to have a chunk of safe money. What is the old adage, I am not concerned on the rate of return on my money as much as the return of my money. Is the stock market risky if you are near retirement. I think it is. What say you?
Not exactly. Over the last 50 years (roughly 1976–2026), the S&P 500 has delivered an average annual return of approximately 11% to 12% (with dividends reinvested). When adjusted for inflation to show real purchasing power, this average return is closer to 7.5%–8% per year. But if our OP put $1M in the market and put $1M in lower risk vehicles for safety, I suspect he/she could still live comfortably even if there had to be drawdowns. For example we understand that IRAs have minimum annual distributions so the notion of not drawing any monies is not feasible. Yet even if inflation, the OP can probably chart a path that $2M at retirement will keep OP comfortable.