life is short...

[texasmade]

it really is and im going to quote Sal on this one..

"life is too short and therefore enjoy the little pleasures while you can"


so i ask if most people why do people worry about becoming rich...i dont think one should live life chasing money...because when they die what do they leave behind except ...well money...why not strive for more and leave behind a legacy of something more than material things??

[outsidelinebacker20]

I could not agree more. I just want enough to live comfortable.

Kevin

[texasmade]

same here i used to be worried about money and even though im young(as cliche as this sounds) i have an old soul...i sit with my teachers at lunch and discuss government,politics and philosphy...its been that way since i was 14...(yea weird hobby for a kid huh) and ive realized that money isn't everything...ive grown up in poverty stricken areas my whole life(no pity reccomended lol) and ive seen my parents struggle with house payments and i used to worry and always want to be rich to help them(came to realize not a big probability) but...ive come to see that if one does something for the betterment of the world,even if alot of people dont care(most wont) you will be rich in the sense that you have helped someone..i used to laugh at people that did community service to help people or just clean up a city...and one day i tried and you know what i did feel better that i did something good...(alot of i statements but hey there is a point) dont give in to others expectations for you set your own and live your life to satisfy you..

[outsidelinebacker20]

I am 44. It took me a while to figure things out. My good deed has been helping raise my girlfriend`s and wife`s kids, as their fathers did not give a shit.

Kevin

[outsidelinebacker20]

The girlfriend came before the wife, BTW. :-)

Kevin

[Sal1000us]

I was wondering about that, Kevin.

On the subject of life and money. I truly believe that many, many of us have the brains and also the ability to become extremely rich and the only reason we are not there is because we don't believe in it for obvious reasons. We are happy and satisfied with what we have and enjoying life with good friends, family and of course snus.

I personally know couple of very miserable and unhappy millionaires who live nervous lives and always in a state of anxiousness worrying about the loss of their wealth or unfair and unhealthy means to make it more. That is when I know it is not worth it at all and that we are the lucky ones.

Have a good night.

[texasmade]

kevin
i fully understand your situation as i am in a similar one
and i dont regret it because ive seen how sum "fathers" can be
im glad i made the decision i did
and rich or not i dont intend on changing my life
and i know some people say that but i have had short times of wealth and i wasnt greedy i actually used it to help my parents with their bills at times and expected nothing back..ve come a long way from how i used to be as a child and i do not regret it

[MN_Snuser]

It maybe kind of lame, and could have been said before by someone else. But in the movie "Fight Club", Brad Pitt said something to the effect of "The things you own end up owning you." For some reason this had an effect on me.

Also Notorious B.I.G. said " Mo money mo problems." He was right IMO.

To those guys raising kids that are not biologically their's, you may not be their father, but you are their Dad. Thank you for giving a child who had no say in the matter a Dad, everyone needs one.

[TBD]

I would like to be wealthier than I am. I'd like to not have to worry about finding the extra cash for snus, or ammo. BUT I have a house that isn't falling apart, 4 kids who know they are loved and don't need anything,(want is different), a beautiful wife who makes everything work. We are poor in money, rich in life. I am content. Do I want more? Of course! Do I need more to be happy and enjoy my life? NOPE!

[sagedil]

My father is quite wealthy. I grew up in Beverly Hills. My father was also the most selfish man I have ever met. I have always said that I learned everything about how to be a man from him. I just watched what he did and did the opposite.

I sometimes wish I would have chased the money too. But in the end, I am most grateful for the man I have become. i doubt i would be that man today, had I chosen to chase the money.

[Harry]

I like money because I like to eat at nice restaurants.

I also like to go to concerts.

I also like to give.

I do not drive a nice car (had the same honda for 12 years), don't live in an expensive house (tiny little bungalow) and do not own a lot of things.

I use money to DO what I like, not OWN what I like.

I also hope to amass as much money as possible, so I can stop amassing as much money as possible.

Then I will have time to DO more than I do now.

[sagedil]

Money is certainly useful. Not so much to buy "stuff" as I don't have much use for "stuff" but I love to travel, and I would certainly enjoy it if I never had to work another day, and could travel the world as I want to.

So, there are most definitely good uses I could find for money.

But the point is, I don't, unlike my Dad, define myself by money. My identity has nothing to do with what I do, or how much money I make. Nor do I judge other people by those things either.

[BMasiak]

Re: life is short...

so i ask if most people why do people worry about becoming rich...i dont think one should live life chasing money...because when they die what do they leave behind except ...well money...why not strive for more and leave behind a legacy of something more than material things??

One's happiness is a matter of opinion. What you leave behind is too. Securing your families financial independence for generations to come is leaving something behind. To each their own.

[spirit72]

So, there are most definitely good uses I could find for money. But the point is, I don't, unlike my Dad, define myself by money.

Hear, hear.

I view it similarly. I don't hate money. It's a great tool. But I refuse to allow it to control my life.

Really, I think the day I started really finding joy in life was the day I stopped chasing the money and the 'stuff'.

[Starcadia]

Thoreau was correct about chasing money, I think, essentially that chasing money means one has to trade life for it. How much life is one willing to sell/trade/sacrifice for a certain amount of life's equivalent in money?