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I have spent some time watching some you tube vids. about handling money. If you have seen any of my threads as of late I have started to buy used items when possible. Some advise given in the vids. led me to be more frugal.

A common word used was "rich", as in how to get rich or acquire a lot of wealth. I will admit that I like being comfortable ( a relative term) having some cash on hand, a decent ride and food in the freezer. However, I have never had a drive to be rich as some would count being rich. Not that I see wealth as being evil or wrong. Perhaps more of a hindrance to the greater joys that can be found in our brief time in this world.

To measure success by one's bank account rather than the amount of peace or happiness to me seems backwards. Mind you, I doubt that there are many happy homeless or hungry people... but I haven't seen many truly happy rich folks either.

What are your thought on true success?
 
No interest in being rich - my ex was obsessed with it and he made me sick to my stomach.

Success for me is being true to myself and showing up for my life in the present "BE HERE NOW"
 
I view rich as an idealized dream, like in the Richie Rich comics. Wealth brings its own woes. They are just different. Trust becomes very difficult when accountants embezzle, relatives deceive, and so many flatter.

As for the homeless, yes it is easier to be not miserable when one is not subject to the elements, but a lot of those people are unable to cope with paying bills and maintaining indoor living, too. I wouldn't so much ask whether they are "happy" any more than I would if they were not homeless. If you turned the dial back, many of the homeless were as unhappy or more when not homeless.
 
peeonme said:
I have spent some time watching some you tube vids. about handling money. If you have seen any of my threads as of late I have started to buy used items when possible. Some advise given in the vids. led me to be more frugal.

A common word used was "rich", as in how to get rich or acquire a lot of wealth. I will admit that I like being comfortable ( a relative term) having some cash on hand, a decent ride and food in the freezer. However, I have never had a drive to be rich as some would count being rich. Not that I see wealth as being evil or wrong. Perhaps more of a hindrance to the greater joys that can be found in our brief time in this world.

To measure success by one's bank account rather than the amount of peace or happiness to me seems backwards. Mind you, I doubt that there are many happy homeless or hungry people... but I haven't seen many truly happy rich folks either.

What are your thought on true success?
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I do daydream about winning the lottery but realistically I don't see how it would particularly enrich my life
OK I could go on more specialised holidays (I have mobility issues). But having just moved to a more manageable bungalow I wouldn't want to move again.
Maybe with a little more money I would employ a gardener. But apart from that I am settled and comfortable
 
I never know what people consider as being rich in terms of material wealth.

If you have a million dollars in the bank, is that rich? But then why not ten? And if you are worth ten million then why not twenty? Or a billion.

I cannot imagine living life just in the pursuit of money or toys.

And watching what billionaires are doing these days makes me happy I am not them.

I am not a bit happier after 35 years of accumulating 'wealth' than I was when I was 23 and a poor student. It is all a burden at the end of our days.
 
I was happiest when first out of college and teaching, had close friends my age and another circle my grandmother's age. Only rented a room from a widow across the street from my school. She was a real character, the stuff novels are made of.

As I bought this and that recently, I was thankful that I didn't have to give up something in the budget to buy something, which is rich compared to my siblings, but the pleasure wasn't by comparison with them, only in contrast to my younger self and the privations then.

When I left Costco last night from buying some treats to take a family gathering on the 30th in Memphis, I didn't have to care what the total would be at the register. But I had a ROM in my head anyway, and I was under guesstimating $20 more than it totaled. Old habits die hard.
 
You calling me a biatch? That's it!

Step outside! :mad:

I'm staying inside. Its chilly out.
 
Can you tell my cat has irritated me with her pickiness and bossy complaints?
 
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