I married A Woman......

[layinback]

You appreciate the little things when you're poor, you take them for granted when you have money and focus on all the wrong things IMO. In the army, a good nights sleep in a bed was the best feeling ever....

that is a good point. i remember 18 yers ago, my wife was pregnant with our first child and we had a combined income of 35k!!! our life together was simple but lack of funds was an issue. when the money started flowing in the mid nineties life became more complicated and for a while i was overwhelmed. all of that has been straightened out as i have found balance and moderate amount of peace. money and all the ensuing material things are ok if one has balance and no attachment. sometimes i still pinch myself and say " is this real? did i do all of this?" but i swear, if it all disappeared tomorrow, i would be ok.

 

[javaguru]

I think everyone wants what they have not had. I have had both. I think some rich people can be happy as long as they can still focus on the people and things that really matter. That's where there's usually a problem....

Exactly, why are you focused on making more money? Don't lose what you're working for because of the goal. I didn't develop any kind of relationship with my father until I went to college because he worked 6-7 days a week to provide for the family; I'm glad I made the effort.....

 

[heatherrae]

i usually agree with you and i always respect your opinion but i have been poor and i have been rich and rich is infinitely better. lol. assuming your internal world is in check.

NO DOUBT!

I grew up and lived in some really terrible conditions, at times, with my mom. One house, we had to take shifts sleeping so someone would watch for rats.

Being poor SUCKS!

 

[Stefka]

people change a lot when they stop doing drugs

 

[covergrl80]

I can not get down with that kind of music!

 

[all the whey]

I can not get down with that kind of music!

You can't get down, because you can't get a date!#$!!!!!!!

 

[Bikini Mod]

Been homeless twice, I now live in a house so big that I never even go upstairs. I rarely see half the house and it is pretty much empty, meaning very little furniture and barely anything to make it a home.

Also lived in a shitty one bedroom apartment with no carpeting, washer/dryer and furniture that other people threw away.

Money, the place I live, etc doesn't make a damned bit of difference except for comfort. If we are talking strictly comfort then I will take comfort over homeless and hungry with no definitive place to sleep every night any day of the week.

I still teeter on the brink of death nearly every moment. Gotta find a way to keep that in check.

I am the living example of how money does not buy happiness.

 

[javaguru]

I can not get down with that kind of music!

She has a few years on you and that's "Dead Head" music....