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Precisely. As I get older, I see that the stuff I want is mainly for experiences and for gratifying other desires, not to get STUFF. I want to give more to charity, I want to spend more time with my family -- more than anything, I want to have time. Not just more time, but better time. Time to read, time to learn, time to write, time to travel. Oh yeah, and time to play golf!

I don't need fancy cars or fancy clothes, though it pleases me to give my wife nice things; thankfully she is a "quality over quantity" person (what Ayn Rand, bless her soul, called the wealth of selection rather than accumulation). I do want to be able to support causes I think are important, and money would help with that.