Is Money everything?

[SuperstarNeilC]

But the Ecclestone bimbo daughter didn’t “work her balls off” to get rich, she was simply handed a kings ransom on a silver platter. I suppose everyone in her circle are gold diggers and secretly intensely jealous of her wealth.

 

[Djibrilshairdo]

But the Ecclestone bimbo daughter didn’t “work her balls off” to get rich, she was simply handed a kings ransom on a silver platter. I suppose everyone in her circle are gold diggers and secretly intensely jealous of her wealth.

She worked her tits off. Then had to go and buy some new ones.

 

[Manchester33]

Money brings you freedom. You are only truly free in this world if you are filthy rich.

I disagree that you have to be filthy rich. If you can change your mindset and opt-out of the commercialised society we live in, you can live happily and humbly. If you have the free time or the interest, check out the FIRE movement in the US.

Money brings you freedom, but it's down to you how materialistic/expensive that freedom should be.

 

[Manchester33]

Wouldn't really be arsed with it if I am honest mate, it causes more problems than it solves

I'd never turn my nose up at it. But for god sake I NEVER understand why these people go public?

Win it, give a shit load to family and friends and charities. Then retire comfortably - but for god sake don't tell the world you've just won £100m!!

 

[halfmist]

Some Uni with too much time on their hands did a study on what the ideal level of money is to have for an average family , wife + 2 kids and it worked out at about £4K per month take home pay. Having more money than I need is a comfort blanket but as it’s tied up in the banks etc it’s not something I enjoy by touching it. What it does do is to know I could walk in any shop at anytime and have anything I wanted and it means we never have arguments about it at home. I would put good health at number I but that said, having a lot of money avoids many of the pitfalls which bring on bad health and can put you to the front of the queue when ailments need sorting.

 

[SuperstarNeilC]

All the poor wish they were rich.

None of the rich wish they were poor.

 

[halfmist]

All the poor wish they were rich.

None of the rich wish they were poor.

Sums it up perfectly

 

[waspish]

If you have loads it’s ain't everything and if you have nowt it’s everything

 

[SWP's back]

It's very important but often it's things that cost nothing that end up meaning a lot more

Perfect

 

[Manchester33]

All the poor wish they were rich.

None of the rich wish they were poor.

But going back to the point the OP makes - that doesn't necessarily make it everything.

Pretty much everyone wishes they had a Ferrari, but a Ferrari can't be described as 'everything', nor that everyone without one is unhappy. Happiness is everything, freedom generally brings happiness and money can provide everyone with freedom - assuming they're sensible enough not to covet materialistic things (and subsequently end up on the never-ending rungs of the capitalist ladder).

 

[BlueMoonRisin’]

Sums it up perfectly

Indeed it does, in this ever increasing "fool you, I'm alright Jack'' world: /

 

[bugsyblue]

I disagree that you have to be filthy rich. If you can change your mindset and opt-out of the commercialised society we live in, you can live happily and humbly. If you have the free time or the interest, check out the FIRE movement in the US.

Money brings you freedom, but it's down to you how materialistic/expensive that freedom should be.

But you need enough money to able to live, house, feed yourself without needing a job. Not many people are in that situation. You could live like a hermit in the forest fairly cheaply but for most people you need to be mortgage free, have enough income/capital to keep you well fed and watered, plus with enough to travel to where you want. You definitely need a sizeable amount of cash!

 

[aguerrrroooooooooooo]

No, it takes the strain out of life but it would be insanity to say it's everything. Once you go past a certain point you're collecting money for the sake of it.

Family and health would rank well above money for most people

 

[Mr Blue Moon]

All day long I'd biddy-biddy-bum
If I were a wealthy man

 

[Tuearts right boot]

All day long I'd biddy-biddy-bum
If I were a wealthy man

must be funny, it's a rich man's world

 

[crazyg]

My dad used to say a couple of things on the subject:
1. Whether you're rich or you're poor, it's always nice to have money. This coming from a man working 3 jobs to keep the family together when we were kids.
2. You can't take it with you, but you can burn it and send it on ahead. It's no use to you when you die, so why worry?
I can now live comfortably thanks to my state and work pensions, and not forgetting money left when parents, etc, die, but help to keep my youngest daughter and granddaughter afloat thanks to the Bank of Dad. When she can work full time, I know she will try and repay me, She wants to contribute to society rather than take out. By contrast, my eldest daughter drives a Range Rover, runs a car store, and has a millionaire boyfriend. She also helps her sister out as much as I do.
They were brung up that way.


I'm also very surprised that no one has posted this classic yet:

 

[Bigga]

Is money everything?

That depends on whether you work to live or live to work...

 

[jimharri]

It's not everything, of course it isn't.




It'd be nice to have some, though!

 

[Bigg Bigg Blue]

As the saying goes, life is like a shit sandwich, the more bread you have the less shit you have to eat

 

[Two Gun Bob]

We don't know were born ..truly we don't. Try visiting a few third world countries and you will all come back enriched. Living the dream in our western bubble and count our blessings we must. As for the fiscal you can pull back a fiver but you will never pull back a day of your life that you sold to the Guvnor so try to maintain a healthy balance/perspective as we come into this world with nowt and most surely leave with nowt. If you are not blessed with money then try to assume a Pensioner Mentality (c) by making what you do have work harder by doubling spend power. Everything has a price over Yuletide but only one of them is the right price so try to disseminate carefully and your wallet will love you for it. Baileys is down to £10 a litre and an excellent tipple over crackling log fire. If you can't afford a tenner then buy in a dram of Ballybollocks Irish Cream @£3.99 and go with the flo. To answer the OP's question then mais non money is not important'e on this our sabbatical journey through life's trials and tribulations but cut of your cloth accordingly.

This dude can proper sing !