Declan Murphy wrote:

> > Why are you so willing to work at three or four jobs for so long for no salary?
>
> Thats basically 2 questions. Why work hard?

No, that's basic. I'd do more if I wanted more.

> and (why) for no salary?

Here's the kicker. I don't expect even already wealthy people to work for free.

> There are salaries, I just don't receive them. We pay the taxes, then
> leave the funds in the accounts for cash balance purposes. If and when
> the situation improves I then have the option of receiving the money. On
> the plus side, it means that my savings rate is ridiculously high, and
> the payoff would be much greater than any interest a bank could offer,
> or the likely return from the average stock portfolio. On the downside,
> if/when an entity was shut down, I'd lose all of those deferred
> payments. I might end up being able to put down a 50% deposit on a nice
> house, I might end up basically in the same situation I was in say, 10
> years ago.
>
> Why work my arse off? Partly because I can. There are no dependants to
> support, not even a goldfish, so I can afford to take a few risks. I
> expect I'll be more risk averse in the future, especially if I have any
> sprogs, but for now if a business goes under, it is just a matter of
> some days you eat the bear and some days the bear eats you. And partly
> because I want to. I've been a corporate drone in the past and didn't
> like it. I like what I do now. Its more fulfilling than trying to work
> out if a particular widget can be made in 52 minutes 16 seconds instead
> of 52 minutes 37 seconds (which is what 8 months of my tragically wasted
> life was once spent on). I don't enjoy the lifestyle that goes with it,
> but put up with it because I hope/think it will only be for a few years.
>
> Does this answer your question?

Why yes, thank you.