How much is enough? Trey Stone draws his retirement line
The investor tells Jack Selby why he stopped chasing a larger fortune, and what eventually brought him back to real estate.
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How Much Money Is ACTUALLY Enough to Stop Working? | Trey Stone
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- 0:33Stone recalls a mentor urging him to prioritize family time once he had enough to support them.
- 1:16He describes how repeatedly raising financial targets can turn wealth-building into an unhealthy obsession.
- 2:25His answer to the title: beyond $10 million, he thinks additional wealth changes little about everyday material happiness.
- 6:14Stone says his children's growing independence gave him time to return to rehabilitating Houston apartment complexes.
- 9:07He recalls Rich Dad Poor Dad's influence and his move from single-family rentals into apartment syndication.
- 10:35The interview excerpt ends and a sponsored advertisement begins.
Jack Selby wants to know why someone would walk away from a lucrative real estate career. Trey Stone's answer starts with a mentor who asked him to consider what earning more would cost him in time with his family.
In an excerpt posted by The Iced Coffee Hour Clips, the podcast's official clips channel, Stone describes a finish line that kept moving as his wealth grew. Reaching the next financial target could simply become a reason to set another.
His own threshold is substantial: "I don't think that beyond 10 million much changes in your life if you live any kind of reasonable lifestyle." That is Stone's answer to the title's question, not a calculation of what every household needs. Selby also asks about the luxury purchases that complicate the conversation, including a Lamborghini Urus and a mansion once owned by Dwight Howard.
The interview has drawn about 79,000 views in its first half-day, already well beyond the channel's usual full-day audience for regular videos. The excerpt includes a sponsored advertisement at the end.
Viewers are offering their own definitions of enough. Some name a multimillion-dollar target; others start with a paid-off home, manageable expenses and savings. One commenter in Australia frames comfort as a weekly budget rather than a fortune.
Stone's retirement was not permanent. He explains that as his children became older and more independent, he had time to return to work rehabilitating distressed apartment complexes in Houston. For him, stopping work and returning to it both came down to how he wanted to spend his time.
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What viewers say
U don’t need millions, u need enough to cover ur expenses and enough to have a savings
@RebeenAmin1980See it on YouTubeProvided your home is paid off, you own your car outright and you have no other debts.
As a single guy, living in Melbourne Australia, 1k NET a week is comfortable.@Mark-ih4zxSee it on YouTubeThere's no iced coffee?
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I would imagine a $3M house, about $1M worth of cars, and $500k a year to just live a very nice lifestyle is plenty.
@steezmonster92See it on YouTube5M is the perfect number
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- October 14, 2026
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Who wrote Rich Dad Poor Dad, the book Stone recalls in the interview?
Robert Kiyosaki is the author named on the Rich Dad Poor Dad cover shown during the interview.