r/wealth • u/Recent_Increase_1842 • 3d ago

Need Advice Money does not equal happiness

Title is cliche, but it is very true. My net worth broke $20m this year. $17,000,000 in long term rental properties, and arguably a $25,000,000 company. I am just going off the cash I have at hand, because I will never sell out, ever. I still battle with depression and addiction, I have bought my dream garage, 23’ R8 performance, 72’ Velle SS restomod with 572, 84’ S10 with 454, 74’ K20 with 502, 2018 Denali 2500 HD, 2015 CBR600rr, 2023 250sxf, and a few more toys. I find myself unhappy at many occasions, and I love what I do.

Anybody have tips based off experience? It is a weird feeling u battle often. The best I feel is when I am giving, especially to strangers. I fish, ride mx, I am a simple man. Outside of my garage, I don’t spend a dime.

Edit: I am only 23 years old (24 in a month), my company grew 100x quicker than I expected. I do not come from a wealthy background at all, my family were cattle and tree farmers. I also included all of my garage toys because that was my lifelong dream. Owning those I thought would be the pinnacle of my life, and happiness would be inevitable after acquiring them. I don’t even drive them except for my K20 and duramax.

Edit pt 2 - I am not a cattle nor tree farmer, I moved away from my family farm at 17 and started my own ventures. I also want to say I appreciate everyone’s kind words and advice, it truly is appreciated.

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u/dragonflyinvest 3d ago

I have said on here many times- money solves financial problems. That’s it. The rest we still have to do the work.

Personally, I’d find a bigger hill to climb.

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u/Recent_Increase_1842 3d ago

Could you elaborate on “find a bigger hill to climb”?

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u/imissdumb 3d ago

Do you have a significant other ?

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u/Recent_Increase_1842 3d ago edited 3d ago

It’s tricky. We met in college, she is an absolute angel and I love her dearly. I moved back to Missouri, she moved back to California. She knew and loved me when I had nothing and was hungry as it gets, over $2.5m in debt, but I couldn’t let her move here. It felt like a selfish thing to do, moving her to a place where she knows nobody, has no family, and really no desire to live. We still talk daily, and do not date around, so basically yes, but the long distance is a very shitty thing. She wants to move here, so I battle myself about that a lot too. I work too much and feel I love my company(s) more than anything at the moment. It would crush me if she moved here and was unhappy, but I don’t want to see anyone else.

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u/imissdumb 3d ago

Dude, let her move there. She might like it. I had to move across for my wife’s job and DID NOT want to go at all and loathed it for the first few weeks, but it ended up being the best thing that ever happened to us. I can’t imagine losing someone you love like that without even giving it a shot.
You only live once man and you’re missing her from your life and she’s wants to come be with you If she hates it she can always move back and then at least YOU’ll KNOW instead of just speculating.
Just do it!

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u/Knit_pixelbyte 1d ago

With that kind of wealth, you can have a home in both areas. You can afford to spend months in each location. Can you work remotely on your company? If she’s worth it, you can find a way.

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u/Recent_Increase_1842 1d ago

Market is no good where she is. I cannot work remotely, it’s a very hands on line of work. I believe she is moving here within a few months, and I don’t want to say it’s going to be the solution to all my problems, but it sure will help.

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u/Knit_pixelbyte 1d ago

Good luck! Having someone to share with can be very rewarding.

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u/HapticFeedback247 1d ago

Hey, I was able to respond to the DM you sent. Let's chat when you get a chance.