Are you living the "good life" with $10 million?

Quote from KeithOmalley:

i would not mind living here in hoboken

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you mean this place?

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still not open....

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Quote from nursebee:

I do not need 300K a year to be happy. 10 million would be very good.

In general the key is to be happy with what you have. In general people want more than they have.
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Right on !!
 
Quote from saxon22:


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paranoid, humble, anti social hermit who eats pizza, drinks diet Coke and spend 20 hours a day in front of pc/tv combo.
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Actually I rather like the sound of that, although I do not like diet coke so I would probably substitute chilled fresh apple juice instead.
 
Quote from tetramorium:

Actually I rather like the sound of that, although I do not like diet coke so I would probably substitute chilled fresh apple juice instead.
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with pizza??? :eek:

To each his own. :)
 
Quote from tetramorium:

Actually I rather like the sound of that, although I do not like diet coke so I would probably substitute chilled fresh apple juice instead.
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sad.
 
Quote from saxon22:

You are missing the point. I want to get comfortable and start doing what makes me happy in life (see the list).
As for not needing the $$$ to do things mentioned on my list, please tell me how to achieve them without $$$$.

As for universal conclusions, I was never a fan of accepted dogmas and always preferred to think for myself.
So this is what I came up with: money will not bring you happiness but it could enhance it. If you are a sore individual, money will not change you. If you had a vibrant life, money will only make it more stimulating. Get it?

Example: I spent 2 months vacationing (actually 4, but the other 2 were devoted to family) in the Middle East and Europe. If I had the means I would have done exactly the same thing but instead of staying in a 3 star hotel, I would have made myself comfortable in a 5 star. Would have rented a better car, gave bigger tips, and spent more on meals in better establishments. Would have used air transportation more often and had restrained my wife less when it came to purchasing jewelry.
Now, do you see the power of $$$$? it is to enhance your life style and not to change your mental state.
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Yeah, I understand your points. My point is that, first of all, you don't get that money for free. You need to make sacrifices for it, unless you are very lucky. Sacrifices in terms of time, leisure, pursuing what you enjoy (rather than what makes $$$), less time with friends & family, becoming a bit more mercenary and so on. It is extremely debatable whether upgrading from 3 star to 5 star hotels, and a better rental car is worth that sacrifice.

Secondly, even if you get the $$$ after sacrificing, you get used to the extra materialistic stuff. Pretty soon, your enjoyment of a 5 star place is identical to how you enjoyed a 3 star place when you were middle class, or a 1 star when you were a broke 19 year old. So you haven't advanced your happiness one iota. The "lifestyle" is upgraded on paper, but long-term it brings no extra happiness, since you get accustomed to it.

So IMO, you underestimate the downside of pursuing money (it's not free, often it costs you dear in important aspects of your life). And you overestimate the advantages it brings (it doesn't make you more happy to have a better lifestyle). Wanting a "better lifestyle" IMO is not enough reason to seriously pursue money beyond a comfortable middle-class existence.
 
I think almost everyone likes apple juice.


I heard a great quote once regarding money and being happy and what not.

'Money cant buy happiness, but it can absolutely make 80% of the stuff that makes you unhappy, go away'

Stuff like excessive bills and 'needing' to go to a job that eats your soul (but has to happen to pay bills and eat) can make you unhappy.

Money cannot make things like insecurities and a lack of loving people(not with you for money) in your life go away.
 
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