Nitro and ShoeShineBoy both gave good responses here.
money equals happiness ???
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this question is often asked by those on the way up financially. my thoughts on the matter is that the PROPER use of money brings one happiness---
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When money is used to bring happiness to others first, it then would also bring oneself happiness easily.
I have a side question related to this thread:
What is it like to be a billionaire businessman? What is a typical day like for a Michael Dell or a Bill Gates? Do they have hectic stress filled 12 hour days? Do they wake every morning saying, "I love this! I can't wait to get started today!" What do you think it's like on a daily basis to be one of these guys? What's their life truly like?? Any insights or links, or books you'd recommend ?
What is it like to be a billionaire businessman? What is a typical day like for a Michael Dell or a Bill Gates? Do they have hectic stress filled 12 hour days? Do they wake every morning saying, "I love this! I can't wait to get started today!" What do you think it's like on a daily basis to be one of these guys? What's their life truly like?? Any insights or links, or books you'd recommend ?
They hop into a limo, a Mercedes, a helicopter, one leg at a time just like normal folks enter a bus, an 8 year old Dodge, or a subway and step into their transportatoin one leg at a time too.
Good post. I know exactly what you mean. I'm not suicidal or anything, but it does really suck when you have no money. I contain my frustration good when I'm around my friends, I'm still one of the best people to drink with etc., but when I'm alone, inside my mind I'm very frustrated.Quote from Runningbear:
The saying "money can't buy happiness" was a term invented to make poor people feel good about themselves
My view is completely subjective, but I've been really broke before and pretty well off before and all I can say is this - when you can't afford to pay to have the holes in your teeth fixed or buy the people you love even a small gift at Xmas, then life is pretty shit. When you're thousands in debt and you know that within a few weeks you're probably going to be bankrupt, have your credit rating destroyed and possibly never have another chance at a reasonable life, the stress crushes you. You lose the ability to laugh, even to smile.
The worse thing about having no money in a country where nearly everyone has it, is the personal feeling of failure that accompanies the situation. You hate your life and you hate being who you are and you regret every decision you ever made that led to the point you're at. At this point, killing yourself becomes a real option.
Maybe money can't buy happiness, but it can buy freedom, comfort, first class medical and dental, high quality food, and a plane ticket to a warm beach when you feel you need to get away from it all.
Runningbear
Do you think these billionaires get the adulation and attention that say a Rock Star or a Movie Star receives? For instance, when M. Dell walks down the street do people point at him and say "Pssst look ...That's Michael Dell isn't it!!?? I can't believe that's actually him!!" Do people bow down and constantly kiss his a$$? Is there always an entourage of people around him?? Does he have bodyguards?? Is he treated like a demi-god wherever he goes?? what do you think?
For me, freedom is happiness... money is a means to freedom...