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So how much is enough? Can there ever be enough? There used to be a cliche that some people in the entertainment industry liked to throw around .... That you could never be too thin or too rich... Was it just a joke? I read somewhere once that the ultra-rich billionaires could never stop making enough money because there was something very basic in their lives that they had missed out on when they were growing up and this was a way to compensate for that.. Was that just pop psych?
So how much is enough? Can there ever be enough? There used to be a cliche that some people in the entertainment industry liked to throw around .... That you could never be too thin or too rich... Was it just a joke? I read somewhere once that the ultra-rich billionaires could never stop making enough money because there was something very basic in their lives that they had missed out on when they were growing up and this was a way to compensate for that.. Was that just pop psych?
For some people there is never enough but yes you can be too thin and too rich. Too thin to the point of health issues, anorexia, and even possible death. Too rich and I think people can become easily dissatisfied and bored. Just look at some young stars who have it all way too soon.
Also mentioned above look at the mess and rifts money causes after someone dies.
Money is mostly good if handled properly by mature people. However, if you lose your beloved mate after nearly 50 years, nothing means much including $$$$. Perspective is essential.
Until you are in a situation where no amount of money can save your love ones life, can you truly understand that money doesn't buy happiness.
So true. Where it comes to light is when your loved one needs some treatment which you cannot afford and will die without it. Then money potentially has the benefit to buy happiness. Otherwise, its just a bunch of materialistic crap.
So true. Where it comes to light is when your loved one needs some treatment which you cannot afford and will die without it. Then money potentially has the benefit to buy happiness. Otherwise, its just a bunch of materialistic crap.
That is just so sad.
Perhaps I'm irresponsible (I've been responsible my entire life) but I'd go ahead with the surgery, and then let them suck my finances dry. At least me and significant other would be alive, even if penniless. There must be something such a couple could do with their remaining lives.
It touches on a lot of things..... like overshopping, addiction of wealth, security issues, isolation from the rest of society, love issues, problems affecting rich children, and others..... very interesting from a psychological standpoint. How much of it is true?
If the pursuit is single minded, then yes. If it comes from serving other people well in a job or business, living a modest lifestyle, and saving/investing the difference, then it's fine.
The key is that pursuit of wealth is ok as long as it isn't to the exclusion of everything else (health, relationships, spirituality, etc.).
Money can ease many situations and thus it can ease some of the stresses of life. But it can also cause many stresses in life.
Money is just a thing, like any other "thing." At the end of the day, no matter where we are and what things we have surrounding us, we still have to live with ourselves.
The exception that I think looms largest is access to quality medical care. In times of illness, good medical care and comfort measures make a huge difference and sometimes that boils down to what we can afford to buy to provide those things to ourselves or our loved ones.
Perhaps I'm irresponsible (I've been responsible my entire life) but I'd go ahead with the surgery, and then let them suck my finances dry. At least me and significant other would be alive, even if penniless. There must be something such a couple could do with their remaining lives.
Well, most people do have comprehensive health insurance in the US.
I don't think that wealthy people are any happier than middle class people. Being in poverty would affect happiness. Having more material possessions does not effect peoples happiness, however not having enough money to take vacations or buy food does effect happiness.
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