Exactly. If your rich, it might seem like your friends aren't even sincere or genuine, they just want to befriend you for your money. This can make people, even multi-millionares, feel lonely and depressed.
It's nice being poor and truly happy, but also at the same time have some really generous rich family/people surrounding you. That way I can be poor, happy, and have an ipad.
I don't get it. Also, most of you probably aren't even poor. Middle or just below probably. When i see poor, i think a janitor with 4 kids and a house wife.
Where to go with this? -Money doesn't buy respect/love -Money doesn't last forever (pro sports, Rappers like MC Hammer, many businessmen) -You appreciate life, friends and your few possessions more when you have less -You generally value your true friends when you have less and not those who are nearby because of your status. -As long as you're not drowning in debt and/or having to raise kids/other family members to support, you can live a very fulfilling life with little money and not have to work nearly as hard as someone whose eyes got bigger than their wallet and has to pay off/maintain what they have. -There is a price to pay for status in this world, generally selling out (however you define that term) at price of your soul (however you define that). Did I miss anything?
The point of money is to have something of value to exchange for goods and it doesn't even have to be paper money like we use but something concrete like food/seeds. Having enough money (in whatever form) to be self-sufficient is one thing but we don't all need a large two-story house in The Woodlands with two cars in the garage.
I disagree with the first two, but I agree with the rest: 1. You can pay people to love you and be your friends, and hang out. (I know maybe its not the same but you would have friends ) 2. money could last you forever, if you spend it wisely, a lot of athletes retire and are not in bankrupt.
The best thing about money is that when problems come along you can throw money at them; car troubles, illness etc etc. It doesn't buy happiness but it can buy off a lot of everyday common misery.
Poor and happy. I might consider being rich and miserable for a time...so I could give my money away to make others close to me happy...if I could go back to being poor and happy. Right now I am poor and often unhappy which is the worst of both worlds.
1. But do people really love you or do they love your status/money? If you lose it, will they still love you? In some cases yes, especially if you were gracefully (i.e. not a prick and thoughtful) while you had money but for 90% of people, no. Granted, a TV sitcom/movie star and/or pro sports player (regionally for most part in that case) may ride that respect train forever if they don't get a lot of bad press over the years but for the average Joe? Mostly not with most people. 2. And you couldn't be more wrong about athletes retiring with money. Google it real fast, as 78% of all NFL players are bankrupt or in severe financial straits (i.e. broke) within five years of retirement and 60% for all NBA players. Bad investments, multiple hanger-on's (you know, those so-called friends I keep telling you about?) including family that ask for money, baby momma drama, excessive materialism (especially right after first making it), poor money management (duh), lawyer and legal fees and debilitating injuries that can impair the ability to work after their career is done can leave athletes in hundreds of thousands if not millions of dollars in debt after retirement. And many have no hope in sight, with multiple baby momma's (not as common as you'd think but still...), they drown in debt, have few marketable skills both professionally and culturally (e.g. lack of an education), criminal history to hurt job searching... Well, you get the point. And that's just sports. Ever hear about lottery horror stories where winners go broke/bankrupt within months? MC Hammer and many other entertainers? Or if you're a businessman, your industry can go awry and leave you on the street. If you owned many high profile newspapers 30 years ago you'd be set but now they're dropping like flies. Money can last forever but far too often, it doesn't last forever and you shouldn't base your happiness on how much of it you have but be prepared to lose it all.
Rich and miserable. At least I could derive some sort of creative output from the misery and I could give all my money to family. Just because you're miserable doesn't mean the people you love have to be.
People hate you. Nobody is really your friend. People only hang out with you for your money. All the materialistic things you buy cannot be shared with anyone since nobody likes you as a person. Your family (if you have one) only comes around when they need money. your spouse is more than likely only with you for money and doesnt sleep with you (is having an affair). People hate that you have money. You are always criticized for what you do with your money. Money cannot buy you true happiness......
It is possible to be rich and unhappy, this is the case often if you are a trust fund baby, and you are born into a rich lifestyle. You know nothing about life other than being stinking rich, and you can surely be unhappy if you have no perspective on things. For me, part of the draw in becoming rich is the accomplishment of it, if I suddenly won the lottery, of course I'd also be happy too. I could also be poor and happy, I would be happy with my life if I were poor if I had a loving wife, loving children, and am surrounded by people I truly care for. Also, I need to have made a difference in lives of people, whether it be through charity work or whatever, if I can say to myself that I made a difference in the world, and I also had the loving of my friends/relatives, I would be happy.
