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When a person has a large quantity of money, they have the luxury to disregard money as a factor in their decision making. That’s how I think OP is interpretin

When a person has a large quantity of money, they have the luxury to disregard money as a factor in their decision making. That’s how I think OP is interpreting it, not as money is a panacea for a fulling life. But money enables you pursue many things that a person with little money can.

groby_b 9y ago
> When a person has a large quantity of money, they have the luxury to disregard money as a factor in their decision making. That quantity is large enough that getting there changes you. Choose wisely.
frgtpsswrdlame 9y ago
Very few people, even among the rich have "enough" money that they disregard money as a factor in their decision making. To a certain extent they actually consider it more because they are trying to figure out how to preserve what they have.
- cortesoft 9y ago
  In my experience, that isn't completely true. Sure, as you get more financial committments, you start needing the money more. However, having extra money makes so many things less stressful. When I was younger and poorer, car trouble was a huge stress. Did I have enough money to fix it? What was I going to cut out? Would I wreck the car, costing me more money, if I keep driving it? Now, I just take the car to the shop and don't even think about it. Hungry and see a good restaurant? Just go. Get in a minor accident, or get a parking ticket? No big deal, doesn't ruin the day. I mean, money certainly is still a factor in decisions, but there are a LOT of decisions that cost a small enough amount of money that you don't worry about it. Everyone has a level where, if things are cheaper than that, they don't worry about it; as you get more money, more and more things fall into that category.
  - frgtpsswrdlame 9y ago
    Well sure, I think there's some figure about how increasing income up to $70k makes you happier and then it doesn't anymore, that seems about right in that it's mainly about being securely 'not poor'. Moving beyond that and in to the extreme wealth zone many are concerned about making their good fortune last, watching the markets everyday, that sort of thing.
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intrasight 9y ago
I know people with a large quantity of money who sit at home letting their teeth rot. I know people with limited means that are out every day living life to its fullest. We all have to "disregard money as a factor in our decision making" when it comes to happiness.
- gehwartzen 9y ago
  The point is that a person without money doesn’t have the luxury of sitting at home letting their teeth rot out while the person with money can, if they choose to, go out and live life to the fullest. Money doesn’t help you make the best life choices but it expands the spectrum of possible life choices.
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groby_b 9y ago

> When a person has a large quantity of money, they have the luxury to disregard money as a factor in their decision making. That quantity is large enough that getting there changes you. Choose wisely.

frgtpsswrdlame 9y ago

Very few people, even among the rich have "enough" money that they disregard money as a factor in their decision making. To a certain extent they actually consider it more because they are trying to figure out how to preserve what they have.

cortesoft 9y ago
In my experience, that isn't completely true. Sure, as you get more financial committments, you start needing the money more. However, having extra money makes so many things less stressful. When I was younger and poorer, car trouble was a huge stress. Did I have enough money to fix it? What was I going to cut out? Would I wreck the car, costing me more money, if I keep driving it? Now, I just take the car to the shop and don't even think about it. Hungry and see a good restaurant? Just go. Get in a minor accident, or get a parking ticket? No big deal, doesn't ruin the day. I mean, money certainly is still a factor in decisions, but there are a LOT of decisions that cost a small enough amount of money that you don't worry about it. Everyone has a level where, if things are cheaper than that, they don't worry about it; as you get more money, more and more things fall into that category.
- frgtpsswrdlame 9y ago
  Well sure, I think there's some figure about how increasing income up to $70k makes you happier and then it doesn't anymore, that seems about right in that it's mainly about being securely 'not poor'. Moving beyond that and in to the extreme wealth zone many are concerned about making their good fortune last, watching the markets everyday, that sort of thing.
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intrasight 9y ago

I know people with a large quantity of money who sit at home letting their teeth rot. I know people with limited means that are out every day living life to its fullest. We all have to "disregard money as a factor in our decision making" when it comes to happiness.

gehwartzen 9y ago
The point is that a person without money doesn’t have the luxury of sitting at home letting their teeth rot out while the person with money can, if they choose to, go out and live life to the fullest. Money doesn’t help you make the best life choices but it expands the spectrum of possible life choices.
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