Levels Of Wealth...

Nice to have money. I have most of my life, I just worked hard and lost every one I loved. I never worked hard for the money. Money was a side effect of my labor and not knowing the value of money I never learned the cost of it and how people see you when you are making lots of money. I did research and long hours to help people. I never saw my pay because it was sent to a bank account. Money didn't matter. I think of how it hurt people that wanted to keep up with me. I never knew I was in a race, I tried to take care of the people I loved. I never wanted to buy them or buy them off so to speak. Money can only buy what people think you need and it will never buy happiness. It can sure piss all over every bit of happiness.
 
kevinpaul said:
Nice to have money. I have most of my life, I just worked hard and lost every one I loved. I never worked hard for the money. Money was a side effect of my labor and not knowing the value of money I never learned the cost of it and how people see you when you are making lots of money. I did research and long hours to help people. I never saw my pay because it was sent to a bank account. Money didn't matter. I think of how it hurt people that wanted to keep up with me. I never knew I was in a race, I tried to take care of the people I loved. I never wanted to buy them or buy them off so to speak. Money can only buy what people think you need and it will never buy happiness. It can sure piss all over every bit of happiness.
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I have yet to experience money making me sad or pissing on my happiness...maybe I don't have enough yet???
 
Robert Herndon said:
I have always been happy.... :-)
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I firmly believe happiness is available to all regardless of $ circumstance. Yes a positive $ circumstance can help by removing one area of stress.
Years ago I learnt the way to be happy is SIMPLY to make the decision to BE happy. Sounds simplistic but once the decision is taken it works. These days when I see a bad situation I think "Is it within my ability to correct or control?" if I can GOOD, I'll act, if not GOOD accept and move on. I'm now a "the glass is half full" man not half empty.
 
gasket said:
I firmly believe happiness is available to all regardless of $ circumstance. Yes a positive $ circumstance can help by removing one area of stress.
Years ago I learnt the way to be happy is SIMPLY to make the decision to BE happy. Sounds simplistic but once the decision is taken it works. These days when I see a bad situation I think "Is it within my ability to correct or control?" if I can GOOD, I'll act, if not GOOD accept and move on. I'm now a "the glass is half full" man not half empty.
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I'm a glass half full of Scotch man.....
 
Robert Herndon said:
I'm a glass half full of Scotch man.....
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But what Scotch? Every one gets bankrupt in some way at some point in life. I was out to dinner with a drug rep years back. I have always gone with what ever is the best route for my poor little sickies. I did take free flu shots from every one I could beat out of a case or two and like meds as well. Taking care of all these people was killing me in every way. So yes at dinner he asked if I ever tried $50.00 ounce very old scotch ? I never had and a bit curious of how things tasted back then. I drank a shot. He offered an but this stuff was $300 per shot. I tried it and not being much of a drinker I said that was great. It was just ok and not me in any way, he said if I wanted a bottle of each to be sent to my house it would be no problem. I was close to a kind of bankruptcy until I said no thanks. A taste was fine, I don't want more than that. Some way he would have bought me. I felt like it any way.
 
RVA said:
It is better to have than to have not, but it only solves one set of problems. I will let my friend Forest sum this up, because I feel he says it best

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Yes of course you are so correct. I hated being poor, I love my bills being paid and no one calling with treats of turning the lights off. I had stuff times like most people do and I hated every second of it. I love having a car service and calling to have my car brought about or better having someone else call. Extra money to fly a girl friend in for holiday with me. That all comes with hard work and knowing that the wolf is never far from the the door.
 
We live very comfortably. I lost everything in the crash of 2008, followed by a bitter divorce a couple of years later. So, quite literally, I found my self starting over from scratch at 43. I spent a few years living out of a backpack at people's homes or in my car. Probably the darkest period in my life.

These days, my wife and I - my only close friend - have a very wonderful and comfortable life. She bought us a beautiful new home recently. Our two little ones (9 & 14) are very happy and the high point of my days is getting to come home.

I make very good money, but its all cash, so that doesn't help with contract home purchases, but its great for investment.

I am getting to the point where I wonder if I will ever find a band to play with where I "fit in."

I guess that's my biggest concern these days...
 
I remember reading about a school teacher who had won the lottery...a few million I think. All of a sudden his friends or peers at work would ask him for money or to borrow. When he was reluctant to lend out the money he found out his friends were not true friends. They've ignored him and it made him feel really depressed. When you have a sh*tload of money, people you don't know all of a sudden become your friend so they can get a slice of your pie. If you are a loner and win a lot of money you don't have to worry about friends mooching off of you.


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BlackSG91 said:
I remember reading about a school teacher who had won the lottery...a few million I think. All of a sudden his friends or peers at work would ask him for money or to borrow. When he was reluctant to lend out the money he found out his friends were not true friends. They've ignored him and it made him feel really depressed. When you have a sh*tload of money, people you don't know all of a sudden become your friend so they can get a slice of your pie. If you are a loner and win a lot of money you don't have to worry about friends mooching off of you.
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I have a wealthy friend, $1,000,000 is small change to him.
When younger he dressed like a tramp and drove a 15 year old car. His reason was if he made a new friend he had a good idea it's him they like and not his $$$'s.
Like royalty he married into a family chosen by HIS family, but not the chosen daughter, the younger one, she's a nice lady.
 
gasket said:
I have a wealthy friend, $1,000,000 is small change to him.
When younger he dressed like a tramp and drove a 15 year old car. His reason was if he made a new friend he had a good idea it's him they like and not his $$$'s.
Like royalty he married into a family chosen by HIS family, but not the chosen daughter, the younger one, she's a nice lady.
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I can't get close to anybody except my wife....
 
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