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Money – it’s not everything…or is it?
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anna!
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I love money. I feel great when I have lots of money. I feel shitty when I have little money. I LOVE MONEY! YAY!
In 10 years, I hope to have at least 5 times as much money as I have now. I'm very, very greedy.
In 10 years, I hope to have at least 5 times as much money as I have now. I'm very, very greedy.
Charlie Brown
Bluelighter
Money isnt it everything but it helps you get want you want...and helps you have more opportunities than you otherwise would.
In order of priority mine would go as follows
1. Good health
2. Love
3. Money
But then again the first two are usually blessed to alot of people like you and I thats why we have the luxury to dream about money, but to someone suffering from a deadly disease money cannot only help ease the pain but not take it away.l
In order of priority mine would go as follows
1. Good health
2. Love
3. Money
But then again the first two are usually blessed to alot of people like you and I thats why we have the luxury to dream about money, but to someone suffering from a deadly disease money cannot only help ease the pain but not take it away.l
punch e punch
Bluelighter
Perhaps the real question is-
Is money more important than people?
Cos some people seem to think that it is (not referring to anyone on this forum).
I found out that for me money isn't the be-all-and-the-end-all a few years ago when I unwittingly became involved in a pyramid scheme. Every week I was made to attend motivational sessions where I was repeatedly and insistantly told that i had to know what kind of sports car I would buy and what suburb I would build a mansion in when I became "filthy stinkin' rich".
I actually enjoyed the job I was doing for its challenges and the skills that I was learning. For me it wasn't about the pursuit of money and I couldn't be motivated in that way.
I think people who worry too much about financial security should look at other aspects of life, like communication skills, understanding of other people and enjoyment of life. Cos these are the kind of things that really help you get somewhere in this world.
Is money more important than people?
Cos some people seem to think that it is (not referring to anyone on this forum).
I found out that for me money isn't the be-all-and-the-end-all a few years ago when I unwittingly became involved in a pyramid scheme. Every week I was made to attend motivational sessions where I was repeatedly and insistantly told that i had to know what kind of sports car I would buy and what suburb I would build a mansion in when I became "filthy stinkin' rich".
I actually enjoyed the job I was doing for its challenges and the skills that I was learning. For me it wasn't about the pursuit of money and I couldn't be motivated in that way.
I think people who worry too much about financial security should look at other aspects of life, like communication skills, understanding of other people and enjoyment of life. Cos these are the kind of things that really help you get somewhere in this world.
onetwothreefour
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heh, capitalism is the problem 
money itself isn't always bad - the basic idea of capitalism isn't, even - but the extremes to which its use and value have been pushed is really quite troubling, for me.
though i certainly aspire to be rich, i sometimes wonder exactly how much more or less comfortable i'd be living in a society in which this wasn't the common goal?
i guess it's just my inner communist or something, but i certainly think there's got to be something said for a world where material posessions and the like aren't quite so important. it's hard to know; i'm sure some of us would be happier, and some of us not.
money itself isn't always bad - the basic idea of capitalism isn't, even - but the extremes to which its use and value have been pushed is really quite troubling, for me.
though i certainly aspire to be rich, i sometimes wonder exactly how much more or less comfortable i'd be living in a society in which this wasn't the common goal?
i guess it's just my inner communist or something, but i certainly think there's got to be something said for a world where material posessions and the like aren't quite so important. it's hard to know; i'm sure some of us would be happier, and some of us not.
quiet roar
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It's interesting to note whether rich people seem happier than not-so-rich people. I can honestly say that, knowing both rich and average working class folk, there doesn't seem to be any difference in their overall happiness.
And 1234, I agree with your post although I don't think I aspire to be rich anymore (I'll take it if it happens). I often like to indulge the little commo inside of me and imagine a society not based on greed. It all seems wonderful until the cynic inside reminds me it will never happen.
We are definitley taught by society that money makes you happy and those of us not chasing the all mighty dollar are underachievers and lazy.
And 1234, I agree with your post although I don't think I aspire to be rich anymore (I'll take it if it happens). I often like to indulge the little commo inside of me and imagine a society not based on greed. It all seems wonderful until the cynic inside reminds me it will never happen.
We are definitley taught by society that money makes you happy and those of us not chasing the all mighty dollar are underachievers and lazy.
haste
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My boss, who makes a packet and half....and then some, told me the greatest trap with money is that its never enough no matter how much you have.
The thing he was getting at was that the richer you getting, the more expensive the life style - houses, rates, cars, insurance, clothes blah blah - its one thing to be rich and achieve such things, but another to keep the lifestyle up.
I'm sure many have heard of the people winning lotto only to be dead broke not long after, and you think to yourself how? Easy, they build a lifestyle with all they have, but fail to realise it also takes money to service that lifestyle.
The thing he was getting at was that the richer you getting, the more expensive the life style - houses, rates, cars, insurance, clothes blah blah - its one thing to be rich and achieve such things, but another to keep the lifestyle up.
I'm sure many have heard of the people winning lotto only to be dead broke not long after, and you think to yourself how? Easy, they build a lifestyle with all they have, but fail to realise it also takes money to service that lifestyle.
quiet roar
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^^^ exactly what I was getting at.
Instead of driving a Hyundai, you drive a Merc. Instead of living in a three bedroom house in Footscray, you live in a mansion in Toorak. Do those types of differences make a difference to your overall happiness? I don't think so.
Instead of driving a Hyundai, you drive a Merc. Instead of living in a three bedroom house in Footscray, you live in a mansion in Toorak. Do those types of differences make a difference to your overall happiness? I don't think so.
doofqueen
Bluelighter
the more you get the more you spend and the more you want and the greedier you get in my opinion
KraZeeY
Bluelighter
wants are endless......
that is a fact, no matter how much money you have, you will always be something else you can spend it on. So be happy with what you have, and focus on more important things in life.
Kraz
that is a fact, no matter how much money you have, you will always be something else you can spend it on. So be happy with what you have, and focus on more important things in life.
Kraz
preacha
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so if you said to a homeless somalian...
"sure, your mum and dad died of starvation trying to keep you healthy, your open sores nourish millions of flies per day and there is no future for you except for fighting other skinny kids for porridge......but hey, you're breathing and the weather is always nice and sunny where you live"
do you HONESTLY think he is gonna go "gee, now that you put it that way, my life is awesome!"?
fuck
no
"sure, your mum and dad died of starvation trying to keep you healthy, your open sores nourish millions of flies per day and there is no future for you except for fighting other skinny kids for porridge......but hey, you're breathing and the weather is always nice and sunny where you live"
do you HONESTLY think he is gonna go "gee, now that you put it that way, my life is awesome!"?
fuck
no
up all night
Bluelight Crew
Thought this thread needed a little background music:
The best things in life are free
But you can keep them for the birds and bees
Give me money
Thats' what I want, thats' what I waaaaaaaaant yeah
That's what I want
Your lovin gives me a thrill
But your lovin don't pay my bills
Give me money
That's what I want, thats what I waaaaaaaaant yeah
That's what I want
Money don't get everything its true
But what it don't get I can't use
Give me money
Lotsa money
That's what I waaaaaaaaant yeah
That's what I want
Give me money
Lotsa money
A whole lotta money
Just give me some money
That's what I waaaaaaaaaant yeah
That's what I want
The best things in life are free
But you can keep them for the birds and bees
Give me money
Thats' what I want, thats' what I waaaaaaaaant yeah
That's what I want
Your lovin gives me a thrill
But your lovin don't pay my bills
Give me money
That's what I want, thats what I waaaaaaaaant yeah
That's what I want
Money don't get everything its true
But what it don't get I can't use
Give me money
Lotsa money
That's what I waaaaaaaaant yeah
That's what I want
Give me money
Lotsa money
A whole lotta money
Just give me some money
That's what I waaaaaaaaaant yeah
That's what I want
miss slingshot
Bluelighter
Being broke or being flush with cash generally doesn't bother me, sure bright shiny things are nice, but I've also learnt that the most unhappy periods of my life also strangely correlated to the times when I was earning the most cash. (OK, so it was more the corporate slavery and what I was doing to make the cash, but you get the point).
When a lack of money really bothers me is when it affects those who I love. From the horrendious fight it caused with my best mate a few years ago when I literally could not afford to pay her back, to not being able to spoil my mates and family with silly little gifts or unforgettable nights out, not having cash in situations like that rips me apart.
When I was doing the corporate slave thing (and my boss made me attend 'motivational sessions' each week too!) the one thing that kept me there for as long as I was, was knowing that I could afford help my friends and family out. Top of my 'Financial Motivational Imagery' list was being able to take my best mate away for the weekend to escape her asshole boyfriend or top up dad's in arrears overdraft payments on the farm so I'd know he'd be OK for another month.
That said Lt Collins st is at its most tempting and painful, I'm so ridiculously so fucking broke atm and all I wanna do is shop!!!
When a lack of money really bothers me is when it affects those who I love. From the horrendious fight it caused with my best mate a few years ago when I literally could not afford to pay her back, to not being able to spoil my mates and family with silly little gifts or unforgettable nights out, not having cash in situations like that rips me apart.
When I was doing the corporate slave thing (and my boss made me attend 'motivational sessions' each week too!) the one thing that kept me there for as long as I was, was knowing that I could afford help my friends and family out. Top of my 'Financial Motivational Imagery' list was being able to take my best mate away for the weekend to escape her asshole boyfriend or top up dad's in arrears overdraft payments on the farm so I'd know he'd be OK for another month.
That said Lt Collins st is at its most tempting and painful, I'm so ridiculously so fucking broke atm and all I wanna do is shop!!!
PsychoKitten
Bluelight Crew
I adore money, I wouldn’t work so hard if I didn’t but what I adore more than money is spending money. I have expensive tastes, I like my expensive lifestyle and if I have to work hard with long hours to get it then it’s worth it.
Money is a tool which allows me to live my life the way I want to live it.
Money is a tool which allows me to live my life the way I want to live it.
Strawberry_lovemuffin
Bluelighter
^^^ like shoes?
See I'd rather buy my shoes at Target and veg out on the couch watching the Simpsons.
I really do admire people who have the ability to work that hard though.
like shoes? See I'd rather buy my shoes at Target and veg out on the couch watching the Simpsons.
I really do admire people who have the ability to work that hard though.
CHiLD-0F-THE-BEAT
Bluelighter
I have always found no matter how much you're earning, there is the constant trap of living to your current means - - - as mentioned by Haste. ![:\](https://bluelight.org/xf/BL_Images/Orig_Emoji/wrygrin.gif "wry grin :\")
When I was a poor Uni student with no income, or even at high school being supported by my parents humble efforts, I still managed to get through the week on $90.
Upon joining the workforce, and earning multiple times that amount each week, I still manage to spend almost my entire paycheck every week, and still feel as if I require more to live the life I choose. 8)
Will it end?
I think not.
When I was a poor Uni student with no income, or even at high school being supported by my parents humble efforts, I still managed to get through the week on $90.
Upon joining the workforce, and earning multiple times that amount each week, I still manage to spend almost my entire paycheck every week, and still feel as if I require more to live the life I choose. 8)
Will it end?
I think not.