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If you make too little money, all you think about is money. If you make too much money, all you think about it money. I'd have to agree with this article. Per
by chr15 16y ago
If you make too little money, all you think about is money.
If you make too much money, all you think about it money.
I'd have to agree with this article. Personally, I think much of happiness comes from finding the middle ground where you don't don't have to think about money.
- redorb 16y agoyes there has been that "Carrot and Stick" TED talk posted here twice in the last 2 weeks; that basically helped me understand that if you can... "Take money off the table, pay people enough to not have to think about money" ~ thats when they will perform best.
- GFischer 16y agoAh, having just enough money to not think about money sounds about right :) I like this blog post that says that money can buy you happiness... if you spend it right (like being with the right people like another poster suggests, or spending it on "positive experiences" like this suggests): http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/ulterior-motives/201005/money-can-buy-happiness-if-you-spent-it-right http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/ulterior-motives/201005/...
- hugh3 16y agoI forget who it was who said that money is like sex: you only think about it when you're not getting enough of it, and if you are you find something more interesting to think about. I also forget whether this was supposed to be a commentary on money or a commentary on sex. In any case, if you're getting enough of both you're probably pretty happy.
- Aetius 16y agoFelix Dennis http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/article1084093.ece http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/article1084093.ece
- GFischer 16y agoHeh... some pearls of wisdom from that article "If it flies, floats or fornicates, always rent it - it’s cheaper in the long run." And, far more relevant to this discussion: "Becoming rich does not guarantee happiness. In fact, it is almost certain to impose the opposite condition - if not from the stresses and strains of protecting it, then from the guilt that inevitably accompanies its arrival. "
- hugh3 16y agoAhh, thankyou. I remember reading this article a few years ago. I also remember the bits about flying, floating or fornicating. I didn't remember it had come from the same article though.
- Kilimanjaro 16y agoYou know what, when you are really old you don't care about sex at all. But you need lots of money to go thru the pains of the golden years.