Money isn't everything...

[Grumpy Old Man]

BikiniMom I have to give you mad props...I once was just like you...I was a Navy SEAL living on an income of only 5,000 dollars a year...With that said I moved into my parents house (top 25 wealthiest towns in America) barely surviving and after being a Navy SEAL I saw hope...My brother loaned me 5 million dollars to start my own military contracting business...His corporation now pays my corporation over 34 million dollars a year to protect his foreign assets overshore...I currently have a 19,000 dollar TL (tactical laser) on my M4...Now I also have to include the money that some other corporations pay me for my services...My corporation is currently valued at 96 million dollars and I live Wyckoff NJ...home of Jonas Brother and Tara Reid and many other famous people...damn...My life is so hard..I am barely surviving day to day...I nearly drown in all the money I have...If you ever need a dollar or 2 I think I can lend a few...Oh by the way I currently have 321 employees in my business..with 6 little bird helicopters, enough guns to supply a small army, and 12 search and rescure planes...and over 67 armoured vehicles (with 32 more coming next month)...oh and dont forget 157 of my 321 employees are some of the best trained soldiers in the world that get paid nearly 250,000 dollars a year give or take...damn life is so hard.

I lived in my mom's house too.

 

[Bikini Mod]

I lived in my mom's house too.

And this makes you special... how? I lived with my mom too.

Move-out day was especially happy.

 

[Frisky]

That is my second job, BM makes me work all but the 4 hours I get to sleep on the bus to my third job.

Glad I can help yet another Lady

Your help is kindly appreciated. I'll bake a cake for you tonight...

 

[Grumpy Old Man]

Your help is kindly appreciated. I'll bake a cake for you tonight...

I love cake, but I don't get to eat that much. Thanks!

 

[Jacob Creutzfeldt]

Money buys superficial happiness. In the end it doesn't last, so you need to buy more, get more, acquire more. It's why rich people are never rich enough, famous people are never famous enough. Material success has nothing to do with emotional/spiritual happiness. The wellspring of true happiness will never be found in your bank, purse or wallet.

This actually sounds like the perspective of someone with an obsessive personality disorder. Why would you feel this same type of person would find that not owning anything would make them happy? Why would they not simply rationalize how they do not have enough "spiritual/emotional" elements in their life to truly be happy?

 

[musclemom]

This actually sounds like the perspective of someone with an obsessive personality disorder. Why would you feel this same type of person would find that not owning anything would make them happy? Why would they not simply rationalize how they do not have enough "spiritual/emotional" elements in their life to truly be happy?

I didn't say "... same type of person would find that not owning anything would make them happy?" And considering you don't know me from a hole in the wall your implication that I have the perspective of a person with an obsessive personality disorder is pretty harsh.

Name calling aside, I said money is not the key to true happiness and implied that anyone who thinks that money can/does or will make them happy is living a fantasy. That's tatamount to saying finding the "perfect house" the "perfect car" or the "perfect wo/man" will make you happy. IT WON'T, ever. You might find transient satisfaction in those things/people, but in the end, if you are NOT happy with YOU, you'll NEVER be happy, period.

Happiness, true happiness, comes from within, period. Circumstances can impact your mood transiently, but to be truly content? That's all up to the person.

I've never, in my life, met a happy rich person, they are always looking for something better, angling for the best leverage, trying to get something from you, thinking you want something from them. I have met many people who were of average or below average income levels and quite happy. Yes, more money would make things "easier" in their lives, but they wouldn't be happier. The greatest satisfaction in life comes from surrounding yourself with those things you cannot buy or measure: a truely loving relationship, health, loving friends and/or family.

Money cannot buy happiness. It can buy objects, possessions, even an image. All of this can create the illusion of happiness, but if rich people were happy they wouldn't take drugs, need rehab, commit suicide, have affairs, get divorced or end up with adult children who are enormously emotionally/mentally screwed up.

 

[wills_got_rythm]

I dont think the being rich part has as much to do with HAPPINESS as it has to do with being able to live comfortably within your means. Happiness comes when you dont have to stress about every little thing all the time.

I am not rich by any means but I am comfortable. I can pay my bills and still have fun, without worrying. Just a few years ago I was on the other end.....

 

[mr navy dude]

So you want to know why I post this much stuff on security....well first its advertising...and I have picked up already 2 employees on a website just like this and may just obtain soon from here. Also I only go paid about 5,000 a year because I was only able to be in it for 5 years seeing that my parents both died while I was off duty and my brother offered me a job for my specialty...Im not being cocky im just putting out the facts...airforce and navy are both completely different....as in standards of living and payment...trust me.

 

[mr navy dude]

Oh and frisky...how much you down for...One of my friends is an excellent investor....his assets jump like 10 fold everyday (not really but in a way) I could reccomend him for you. All you need is a few thousand

 

[mr navy dude]

I agree with muslce mom on the statement she made ^^^^^^^ up there...but your avatar is kinda scary....you wiccan?...cause I went to salem mass one time..maybe I could see you there =D