Money doesn't bring happiness, my ass!
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Winston_Smith
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People who say that crock of silliness have NO idea where to spend said money at or how fortunate they are to have any at all.
Don't you mean if it does not?
radarsurge
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God gives a person purpose. Purpose gives individuals a calling. Fulfilling your calling gives you happiness.
Don't sell yourself short, $$+Faith+good relationships= happiness. You, my friend, can have all three.
Don't sell yourself short, $$+Faith+good relationships= happiness. You, my friend, can have all three.
DamageX
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God has nothing to do with it.
Oukast
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I don't believe in any of the Gods available, just not my thing to believe into stories too fanatically, but I'm still happy with what I do and how I live - a bit contradicting, ain't it?
small_town_boy
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Only poor people say it.
The same way only ugly people say that "Looks don't matter."
People are pathetic and like to delude themselves that their lives aren't shit, so they have a point of living. Money is pretty much #1 thing. It makes the world go round.
You would need to be extremely hot to do that.
I can attest that money does buy happiness. All I know that if I had the money I could afford to fulfill my life long dream which costs about $100k and get my psychological issues sorted out. It might have even prevented me from suicide attempts in the past. Yes, money can actually buy life.
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DamageX
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It should be read "Money alone doesn't bring happiness"... You interpreted it wrongly
Reading comprehension isn't your strong point, is it?
If your happiness is dependent on the amount of money you have it's already consumed and enslaved your mind. Money for the most part an illusion - it's more of a psychological state of mind since around 90% of our monetary system is just numbers in a database. Unless you plan on liquidating all your money into material objects it's just going to sit there.
It's also an illusion to think that money makes you happy - those who do have a lot of money forgetting about the high levels of responsibility and stress they carry also fear losing their money. You only need to look at the stock market to see trillions of dollars of paper vaporizing into thin air. Unless you're in the 1% of the 1% - I'd say your happiness is pretty much inline with the rest of society.
It's also an illusion to think that money makes you happy - those who do have a lot of money forgetting about the high levels of responsibility and stress they carry also fear losing their money. You only need to look at the stock market to see trillions of dollars of paper vaporizing into thin air. Unless you're in the 1% of the 1% - I'd say your happiness is pretty much inline with the rest of society.
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janebrendan
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money is every thing in our life if we don't have money no one likes us .
radarsurge
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Maybe God has everything to do with it.
Don't be so naive as to say money=happiness. Why do millionaires kill themselves? I'm not telling you to believe in my beliefs and I'm not preaching to you. In my circles are a lot of high end cars and multi million dollar houses. On the inside, they're just like you and me bro, looking for their place in this world. I am happiest when I Have faith, friends and enough money to be generous - I think if you're honest with yourself, you may agree.
YES IT DOES. AND HERS IS THE PROOF!!! Survey of 600,000 says the following
"Below 60,000 dollars a year, people are unhappy, and they get progressively unhappier the poorer they get. Above that, we get an absolutely flat line. I mean I've rarely seen lines so flat."
"Clearly... money does not buy you experiential happiness, but lack of money certainly buys you misery," he said. But the real trick, Kahneman said, is to spend time with people you like.
from TED talks
more info here : http://www.mymoneyblog.com/happiness-is-earning-60000-a-year.html
"Below 60,000 dollars a year, people are unhappy, and they get progressively unhappier the poorer they get. Above that, we get an absolutely flat line. I mean I've rarely seen lines so flat."
"Clearly... money does not buy you experiential happiness, but lack of money certainly buys you misery," he said. But the real trick, Kahneman said, is to spend time with people you like.
from TED talks
more info here : http://www.mymoneyblog.com/happiness-is-earning-60000-a-year.html
Money can bring happiness, but it takes more than money to truly enjoy life. For me, there is no better experience than being around my cousins, aunts, and uncles. I am a 17 year old teen who is an only child. I have no brothers or sisters. At times, I get oftentimes lonely. I wish I had a brother or sister because in the future, they are almost your best friend. You know you can count on them if you are struggling or going through rough times. The worst part is that most of my relatives live outside the US. Some live in Canada, others in Lebanon, Australia, and Germany. I just wish we were all near each other.
For me, I realize that in possibly 10 years I am the one who is going to have to take care and pay for my parents care. We still have a mortgage to pay off. Now at a young age, I hope to start on something that can generate some money and hopefully 10 years from now down the road, will generate some serious revenue. My goal is to generate enough revenue to live a simple, middle-class life with my future wife (whoever she'll be). I want to make sure she doesn't have to work. I want her to stay home and relax. I want to best for my future children.
I am still learning the ropes of internet marketing. This forum is very useful. People here are much nicer and helpful than the ones at WF. No offense, but the people over there only try to sell me their stupid offers and techniques. I gained nothing over there.
And to those who say hard-work does pay off, I call bs. My father came the US roughly 19 or 20 years ago with little money. For almost 8 years, he began working in a liquor store/deli shop, while attending plumbing school at night (I do not know how long he trained to become a plumber). In 1998, he decided to quit his job and start his own plumbing company. Now, 14 years later, he has provided me with not the richest life style, but a middle-class comfortable living style. Any time I am hungry, I just go to the fridge and there is something available to eat. I have attended private schools for my whole life. I have the luxury to shower in clean water everyday and to wear clean clothes. I don't feel well? He offers to take me to the doctor. My uncle (who lives in Canada) is the same. In his early years ( I would say until his early 40s or late 30s), he lived a frugal lifestyle life. He was almost the cheapest guy you could of known. But all that paid off. He used the money he saved and bought some real estate. he flipped some of those houses and made an actual profit. Now, all he does is stay home and enjoy time with his family (Once every like 4-5 months he comes visit us for like 2-3 weeks). He gets passive income every month from the rent he collects every month for his apartment complexes. So don't say hard-work doesn't pay off. If you are smart, spend your money wisely, and actually manage your expenses, it will all pay off at the end.
For me, I realize that in possibly 10 years I am the one who is going to have to take care and pay for my parents care. We still have a mortgage to pay off. Now at a young age, I hope to start on something that can generate some money and hopefully 10 years from now down the road, will generate some serious revenue. My goal is to generate enough revenue to live a simple, middle-class life with my future wife (whoever she'll be). I want to make sure she doesn't have to work. I want her to stay home and relax. I want to best for my future children.
I am still learning the ropes of internet marketing. This forum is very useful. People here are much nicer and helpful than the ones at WF. No offense, but the people over there only try to sell me their stupid offers and techniques. I gained nothing over there.
And to those who say hard-work does pay off, I call bs. My father came the US roughly 19 or 20 years ago with little money. For almost 8 years, he began working in a liquor store/deli shop, while attending plumbing school at night (I do not know how long he trained to become a plumber). In 1998, he decided to quit his job and start his own plumbing company. Now, 14 years later, he has provided me with not the richest life style, but a middle-class comfortable living style. Any time I am hungry, I just go to the fridge and there is something available to eat. I have attended private schools for my whole life. I have the luxury to shower in clean water everyday and to wear clean clothes. I don't feel well? He offers to take me to the doctor. My uncle (who lives in Canada) is the same. In his early years ( I would say until his early 40s or late 30s), he lived a frugal lifestyle life. He was almost the cheapest guy you could of known. But all that paid off. He used the money he saved and bought some real estate. he flipped some of those houses and made an actual profit. Now, all he does is stay home and enjoy time with his family (Once every like 4-5 months he comes visit us for like 2-3 weeks). He gets passive income every month from the rent he collects every month for his apartment complexes. So don't say hard-work doesn't pay off. If you are smart, spend your money wisely, and actually manage your expenses, it will all pay off at the end.