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- paraselene0
yes, money makes you happy.
no, you do not need money to be happy.
how's that?
- ********0
haha blaw.
ps. one of my best friends is wealthy, well not rich in cash on the bank but by income(which is massive!). he also spends most of it. he buys stuff for family and friends, but i never got anything, but i never asked either. but i do get to drive his Porsche now and then.
The thing is, we knew each other from the time he had little money and nothing ever changed, despite the fact he got this huge villa and 3 big a$$ cars.
so does money make a difference on how -real-friends go about treating ya?
i think not.
he is ALWAYS there to help people out when he sees someone in trouble, the guy has such a good soul i used to wonder how these things combine..
- scarabin0
yeah, i'd say that works
- paraselene0
fair play.
- blaw0
i like hearing stuff like that, crouwel. cheers to your friend.
i gotta say, if i were financially independent i'd be in a pretty good mood. much like i am now, but more on the well-rested side of things.
- Goozebump0
money does'nt make you happy, what you use the money for can make you happy. be it charity, helping out, or just buying stuff for yourself.
- dijitaq0
i never really see money as a source of my happiness.
but it's also nice to know that i dont have to beg for food.
appriciate what you have is what my parents always taught me.
- codfather0
Granted money lets you do things - travel, nice pad, nice car, nice women who pretent or think they like you but they like your money...
...I think that unless you're lucky enough to be in a job where you feel fulfilled and you're making bucks then there may come a point where you have to choose between the two.
For example, I have one friend who works in the city and is making huge sums of money but is really unhappy and another who gave up work in a bank and works in a bar in south america who is having the time of his life (and he plans to live there permanently).
- mrdobolina0
being self-reliant makes me happy.
- ********0
well, blaw, i think it is also important to say he made all the money himself with his own company. some people with "old money" i know are not always as nice and straightforward.
i think this guy achieved something and the joy he gets out of that is projected on his friends etc.
so all in all you can say money is a side effect of his success and hard labour.
- scarabin0
edgar allen poe was so poor he and his wife were often forced to eat the dandelions growing in his yard
they were often seen outside playing leapfrog with each other despite this
i always think about that when shit gets tight
thankfully now that i have graduated that's less often
- ********0
being self-reliant makes me happy.
mrdobolina
(Aug 23 05, 05:42)exactly.
also, i want to add:
being able to help a relative or friend out in need gives you a good feeling about having the means to do this!
- its_only_me0
I guess it depends on your background.
Ive not always had money and now I do.
So, being able to send my mother away on holiday and things like that makes me happy.
...its all about the benjamins baby.
- mrdobolina0
yep, without me making money my mother would have lost her house this past year. that makes me feel good. now give me a freelance contrat so I can knock out september!
- spongebob0
money doesn't make me happy.
spending it does.
- spongebob0
edgar allen poe was so poor he and his wife were often forced to eat the dandelions growing in his yard
they were often seen outside playing leapfrog with each other despite this
scarabin
(Aug 23 05, 05:44)They must have damn lots of dandelions to fill the stomach. Why don't they just sell it instead?
- scarabin0
i'd imagine because there's not a huge market for common weeds
- vwsung18t0
superpowers would make me happy
- ********0
for a time
- chossy0
I have always been happy where money is concerened, when I have had no money I have been happy and when I have loads of money I am at the same level on my happyometer.