The
other day, I was discussing with a friend of mine what we wanted to do when we
graduated. He was keen on the idea of making
a lot of money. I told him that I never
really thought that being wealthy was important. I mean, I want to own a house, have kids and
travel as much as possible. But, besides
that, having an insane amount of money has never really appealed to me.
I
mean, once you get past a certain amount of money, what exactly do you do with
it? I buy my clothes at department
stores, I love finding bargains and I am pretty happy with driving my civic. I view most name brands as things being
expensive for the sake of being expensive.
I guess, I kind of like having the
expensive things as a treat rather than as my life style.
So
does money facilitate in happiness?
According to an article I found at the Kiplinger website, which I will
link down below, when people reach $75,000 a year, the amount of happiness they
have tends to level off. In fact, there
is very little difference in the amount of happiness between $50,000 and
$500,000 is virtually nonexistent. The
article goes further to state that humans have a tendency to adapt. So, when we make more money, it’s cool at
first, but we adapt to it and want more.
So, no matter how much we make we will always want more.
What
I think happens to people, is that they have this need to want. Part of the fun of having something, is
wanting it for a very long time. You
dream about it, save for it. I can
honestly remember several times that I have wanted something from a beanie
baby, to a new computer and the second I get it, no longer like it. I love saving and hoping and I get my
happiness from there.
So, being amazing isn't about
selling yourself for money, it’s about doing what you love and being with who
you love. It’s about appreciating what
we have and not selling our souls for what we want.
http://www.kiplinger.com/article/investing/T031-C023-S001-can-money-make-you-happy.html
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