Glass Half Empty, Glass Half Full
The reality is, no matter how you look at it, money can’t take away the human condition, and you can’t change someone’s personality. Many people, no matter how much they have, always want more or complain about EVERYTHING, while others can find peace and satisfaction living on a modest salary.
At the end of the day, it all boils down to the way you look at the world and view your life. How do you determine success? What makes you truly happy? What are your expectations for yourself, your partner, your family? How do you define security? Can you appreciate all that you do have, or will you never truly be satisfied?
The Good Life
No one can deny that money in the bank helps to calm our modern day survival instincts, but in the end, once you remove that fear, all you have is who you are. Let’s face it, driving a BMW to work may look good and be a more comfortable ride for your bum, but when you look in the mirror at the end of the day, do you like yourself more? Does it make you healthier? Does it make your kids love you more? We know lots of unhappy rich people, and lots of very happy less wealthy people….don’t you?
The take home message from the Princeton study is “that high incomes don’t bring you happiness, but they do bring you a life you think is better.” Of course, I think most of us would agree that it would be ideal to have both, right? But take heart: even if your dream career won’t bring in big bucks, it turns out your billionaire friend down the street is no happier than you on a daily basis!
Whether you’re meeting your friends at a diner or the Four Seasons, our take away from this study into the cliche question of ‘Can Money Buy Happiness?” is actually a cliche answer — apparently, your great-aunt wasn’t just trying to make you feel better about your low-end salary when she said “Money Isn’t Everything!”
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It is so true that money cannot buy happiness. It really is all in your attitude and outlook on life, but I will say, it does make the journey a little less difficult.
This article is right on. When I think back to when I was happy and content — yeah, I was making right around $75K — of course that was back in 2000. Of course I was earning $30 an hour in 1976 writing advertising copy when I was still in college, so basically I’ve done nothing but go backward when it comes to earnings. Anyway, $75K would be fabulous! And this time I would spend it in a more frugal manner. As God as my witness, I’ll never pay retail again!
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