Reply #10: I guess everyone must become a businessperson in this society

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Personally, I hate that kind of life. It seems now in this society that everyone must be tax savvy and be aware of every possible tax break, know how to invest in the stock market and diversify their portfolio, do real estate investment on the side and always pay attention to the market, worry about their IRA, the cash value of their life insurance, shop for the best health insurance, etc., etc., etc.

It seems to me that just mere survival within the middle class requires significant work and an awareness beyond just whatever skill you have or whatever profession you practice. You must also become an entrepreneur in your own finances just to keep up. You must not only work and do whatever thing in life you do for a living, but you must also put your money to work and manage it to the fullest possible extent on a continuing and relentless basis.

Sometimes I wish I could send myself back into simpler times in the past.