how much money do you need

cool i like that

 

It may not buy peace but it makes the path so much easier. Less worries and more free time.

 

Eh, perhaps for some people that's true. I've just never been one who sought to accumulate unnecessary wealth. As long as I have enough to live on, I'm thankful for that and content. I've had times of little and times of plenty, contentment was the same for me in both, it's a state of mind that's in no way dictated by your bank balance.

 

correct you should nt run up behind the jonesses because they may be deep in depth

 

True, I don't desire to compete with anyone in that aspect. I don't care how much someone else has, what they may have that I do not, I'm content as is. Sadly I know too many people who measure their own worth by what they have, rather than who they are.

 

so darn true. it is hard to believe that peoples self worth is wrapped up in what they have to impress others.

trust me I would love to ride in a BMW but I will not cry i never bought one or go deep in debt to do it.

 

funny how i see people envying Bill Gates or Donald Trump for their money, no one is envying the garbage man or the bus driver on the poor lady standing in the food stamp line.

people can say they dont care about wealth but i watch what they do not what they say and the cars they desire, the house they are interested in , the clothes they talk about and vacations dont come from out of the sky

most people love money

 

reminds me of a guy i know, who says you aren't supposed to go to work for money blah blah...

meanwhile, all he does is brag about his Audi cars (yes plural) and show everyone magazines of more cars he wants to get

ffs people

 

more like love the things money can get you.

 

Only at the beginning.. Of course that daily fight for money, how you pay the rent of your appartment or how you pay the shoes for your children is annoying, but it seems that we all need that small problems. Money definitly doesn't make one happy, at the end it bores you.
People with a lot of money search for adventures, sometimes it looks very scurrile, what they do - just to run away from their boredom.

Switzerland, which I would call a rich country for everybody with a GDP per capita of US 70 000 (what is around place 6 worldwide)- is constantly on place two or three of suicide statistics in Europe.

Money at the end makes you feel lonely, but it's correct you can feel that loneliness in a golden cage.

 

So its not the money but how people react to the money that makes all the difference. I could never be bored if I were wealthy, this has so much to offer and those who fail to realize it have no imagination.

 

I love that sentiment Christine!

I think the issue is that many people who seek fortune and fame are simply the type who are unable to be satisfied or happy with themselves. They have a base discontentment and they think that the next million dollars, or shiny bauble, or luxury car, or mansion will alleviate that... when it doesn't, they just move on to the next thing they can acquire. It's a never ending process for people like that. The problem being until they learn to be content with who they are, they'll never be happy with what they have, regardless of how much of it there is. So unless you have the ability to achieve inner peace, no amount of money in the world will bring you peace, and conversely if you have inner peace, nothing in the world, including lack of money or things, can rob you of it.

 

the thing is people love the rich mans wealth but they dont love the toil they he had to endure to get there

 

I always saw that idiom "money cannot buy happiness" as a load of crap, but as I've gotten older the truth of it becomes more and more apparent to me. A few short years ago, I made about 40k less than I currently make and I can say with 100% certainty that my level of happiness has not scaled with it. That being said, I feel that seeking happiness in ones career progression or bank account will often leave us on a wild goose chase. No matter what you earn or what material possessions you have, there will always be more money to be earned or a bigger TV or faster car to purchase. In order to achieve the monetary goals we have to invest more of ourselves into our careers. More hours in the office or on business travel than with our friends and families. We are beginning to lose sight of what REALLY matters. On a whole.,. as our corporations grow stronger, our family structures weaken.

Back to the original question. How much money do I need? Not much... especially at the expense of family and self growth.

 

The idiom is true that money can't buy happiness. It just so happens to be connected to things that can.

 

What do you mean?

 

Simply owning money won't make you happy. Using it towards people or things that could bring you love and happiness does work.

 

I don't know man. It seems that the things that we can purchase with money only bring a temporary illusion of happiness. It's just 'stuff'... made of plastic, nuts and bolts that someone assigns a cost to. Eventually something bigger, faster, newer and accordingly costlier will come along which we HAVE to get.

However, the more I think about it..... you're right. For example, I enjoy Scuba diving... there is a rather high initial cost when getting into it.

I suppose the key is finding that balance between having enough and the being greedy.

 

the only thing money can buy is a certian amount of freedom. meaning if you manage it correctly (and not let it manage you) you can be debt free thus if hard times come then you will not be stressed to deal with it. IE.. if your car broke down and it will cost you 3300 to fix it. then at the same time you had to go to the doctor for a sprain knee in which you had to come up with another 1200 but you had a good savings acct and you are debt free for the most part then it will not be a big thang. it will just be a bump in the road

 

How much money do I need?

More than what I'm making now. I a lot more. :smt043