shewolfnm wrote:You dont need money to be happy.
But you do need it to be stable.
Very true my friend.
However, if you are unstable with your finances, it's harder to be happy.
I'm not talking about necessarily being a "millionaire", which, in reality isn't uncommon at all. But being in a place where one could go out and do or acquire something without worry that it is going to distrupt your necessary expenses.
I believe a lot of people look at the idea of having some wealth as this totally unobtainable thing.
Some of these same people have goals like jumping from an airplane or running a marathon and believe they are totally attainable.
Sure, you might say, to a least some of these people wealth isn't important. I'm not so sure. The same person who is commited to running 20 plus miles feels that it is something they can make happen. However, they may feel, through messages they've received all their lives, that creating wealth is insurmountable hard. So, they figure "why even bother....I don't want that anyway....people with money suck" basically, sour grapes.
Frankly, for me personally, it would be a lot easier for me to obtain $10,000 than train for a marathon. Strike that...the amount could be a lot more.
What they base their perseption of "rich" people on are people who engage in conspicuous consumption, who may not have much in their bank account at all. They don't notice the "millionaire next door" that quietly and happily lives their lives, paying their bills, living within their means. Which, since they've gained wealth, is above what others up and down the street are doing.
Wealth does not equal bling and flash. It doesn't mean being able to instantly satisfy your material desires. It means being able to get the little day to day things, without worrying you don't even have 5 dollars to make it to the end of the week.
When I see someone young, like CoolWhip, I get really excited by them. People at this stage in life can get it straight in their heads that it's not an all or nothing thing, that it is totally within their reach to obtain a measure of financial security for the rest of their lives.
Happycat...please don't take this personally, but you've said something I've heard many times before. This isn't directed at you.
I can't obtain wealth because I have 2 children....because my job doesn't pay $100,000 a year, because I wet my bed when I was young....