Re: Wealth: all in the mind?
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you need to start enjoying life more.
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I agree completely with this sentiment. Look, have lots of money isn't really all its cracked up to be. I don't have nice clothes. Thats because I don't like to wear them. I like to wear Levis 527 bootcut jeans and t-shirts. Sometimes if I'm going into the bank to ask for money, I put on a polo shirt (untucked).
I don't drive luxury cars. IMO, they're stupid. I used to have a BMW but everyone started thinking that I was a big shot, and lots of people wanted to talk about the car (which is boring) so I got rid of it. I drive a compact pick up truck. I sprang for the fully loaded version.
What I've found is that having lots of money is very highly overrated. You can buy lots of useless [censored] like flat screen tvs and stuff. But I don't even watch TV. In fact, I dont' even have cable because I think its a waste of my time. Travelling is fine, but its too stressful for me, so I don't do too much - maybe 2 vacations per year. Mostly I like to hang around with my friends and family. Thats good enough for me.
I guess that the point I'm trying to get at is maybe instead of focusing on the amount of money you have, you should take a look at the kind of life that you want and then decide how much money it'll take to get that life. Accumulating money for the sake of it is really really pointless and stupid, IMO. Get as much money as you NEED, then stop and focus on other worthwhile activities.
The only real commodity you have is TIME. Get the money so you can be the master of your TIME. Thats the only thing that money is good for.
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