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I am astonished about the amounts you are talking about!

Jee some rich guys here!

When my doctor said a few years ago, that my nerve-system and lack of serotonine would bring me in trouble, I slowly sold all that I had....

As I was not 40, I did not see me retire, so I tried for 6 months to work on a wine-estate. I could not cope with it, I was lying cramped in my bed, and was fighting to keep on going for a lousy salary.

Then I said to myself, that it was ridiculous to have sold my house in Belgium so well, and instead of calming down, now be slave of somebody else! With a panic-disorder, I made it even worse for my self, as I could not slow down, when I was feeling it was getting too much.

So since then I do not have a real job. A year ago I stopped my pills for serotonine, and as long as I don't take to much on my back, I manage. I take the bad moments/days and do everything to enjoy the good ones.

But money stays a concern, as I do not have a real income. I don't have 2 milj $, much less. If I live on my money, it would all be gone before my real retirement-age. So I had to invest. And I have not be too lucky, although I did not invest in stupid things. The ones I did myself, did not give me enormous benefit, but fair, considering the market now our days.
The % that the bank invested, was almost completely lost, they could not have done worse! They lost about 75.000 $ of my savings.

So Jaybee deal, seems not bad. If I would live in CA, I would certainly talk to him.

As I lost so much money, I tried to find a solution. My own investements have been very prudent. But now I needed more income, with the loses I had.
So I had to take risks again. O started a new , very small company. My partner and I had to invest half each, so most of my savings, are in it.
But....., every time since one year, there is an excuse not to start the construction. First I found out after a couple of months, that my partner had no dime, I was the only one, who had put money in the account and further, the pople who have to do the project know only one word: "demain"!

So deep in the shit again, but nothing is lost. The land is ours, we have no debts, so if ever, we can not get this going now, I can recuperate my money, if there is no law-suit with my partner......

So investing is a "damn" job on his own. I try to stay calm, but here to get 5 % return on your money is getting, really, really dificult.

So retire in los, with that kind of money you are talking about, and invest it well, must not be "a piece of cake", and beyond most of our dreams!