Money is Not Everything

[SteveO]

I am in the process of reading the book "The Power of Now". There were a couple of recommendations here on the forum. So far this book matches up with the direction and philosophy that I am working towards in life.

I just came across this passage that talks about future vs. present time. It is relevant to this discussion. A lot of this book is dedicated to this topic and this paragraph is just a tiny piece.

"If you are dissatisfied with what you have got, or even frustrated or angry about your present lack, that may motivate you to become rich, but even if you do make millions, you will continue to experience the inner condition of lack, and deep down you will continue to feel unfulfilled. You may have many exciting experiences that money can buy, but they will always leave you with an empty feeling and the need for further physical or psychological gratification. You won't abide in Being and so feel the fullness of life now that alone is true prosperity."

This supports my thoughts that if you are unhappy now, you will continue to be unhappy when you have money. Money can buy pleasure and great experiences but it takes you to change your state of mind.

We have some great examples of happiness from @Vigilante and @MJ DeMarco . They are exceptional people though. All you need to do is look at their posts on this forum to see their feelings, thoughts, and philosophy on life. They work on themselves also. The focus is not simply on money.

In fact, I see that most people on this forum are different.

Making money is great! I work toward the same goal as all of us that are part of this group. But I still feel that a cranky a**hole with no money will continue to be a cranky a**hole with money. Unless they work on themselves.

 

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[Guest]

"Og zua esi fottevotgoif xovj xjev zua jewi huv, us iwip gsatvsevif us ephsz ecuav zuas qsitipv medl, vjev nez nuvowevi zua vu ciduni sodj, cav iwip og zua fu neli nommoupt, zua xomm dupvopai vu iyqisoipdi vji oppis dupfovoup ug medl, epf fiiq fuxp zua xomm dupvopai vu giim apgamgommif. Zua nez jewi nepz iydovoph iyqisoipdit vjev nupiz dep caz, cav vjiz xomm emxezt miewi zua xovj ep inqvz giimoph epf vji piif gus gasvjis qjztodem us qtzdjumuhodem hsevogodevoup. Zua xup'v ecofi op Cioph epf tu giim vji gammpitt ug mogi pux vjev emupi ot vsai qsutqisovz."

Vjot!! /\/\/\ O vjopl zua katv tannesobif vjot xjumi fotdattoup xovj vjot qettehi. Xi emm ehsii nupiz ot e vuum, e niept vu ep ipf. Vji ipf ot jewoph wesoivz, uqvoupt, epf djuodit xjodj iraemt gsiifun, epf gsiifun nelit at jeqqz.

Cav e qistup natv ci jeqqz xovj xjev vjiz jewi pux, vjiz natv ipkuz vji qsuditt op vji evveopnipv ug nupiz, epf nupiz sohjvgammz iespif ot e xjumi muv nusi wemaecmi epf ipkuzif.

 

[mowealth]

Iwisz voni O fsowi nz fsien des vjev O cuahjv e gix ziest ehu, O ciduni e lof eheop, cideati ov ot e quttittoup O'wi xepvif gus et muph et O dep sinincis. Ov howit ni vjev giimoph vjev jesf xusl tasimz fuit qez ugg, cideati vjisi jewi ciip e muv ug aqt epf fuxpt (moli op epz catopitt) cav updi zua qistotv puvjoph dep tvuq zua. Zit, vjisi esi pix opwipvoupt vu siqmedi vji umf iwisz tophmi fez, cav vjot tqidogod wijodmi jet wemai vu ni epf puv cideati ug ovt csepf us raemovz cav cideati ov't e sinopfis vjev "xjeviwis vji nopf dep dupdiowi epf cimoiwi, ov dep edjoiwi"

epf gopemmz

"Nupiz nez us nez puv caz zua jeqqopitt, cav ov dep neli zua exgammz dungusvecmi xjomi zua'si cioph notisecmi"

 

[Kid Money]

Fof jot xiemvjz qesipvt eggusf vji des us fof ji tdsevdj epf dmex jot xez vu ci ecmi vu eggusf ov? Ug duasti vji wemai ji qmedit up tunivjoph ji fofpv iesp ot mitt vjep vji pusnem qistup. O lpux nepz qiuqmi up cuvj tofit ug vji iraevoup. Xovjuav e tjefux ug e fuacv vji qiuqmi xju deni gsun puvjoph moli nztimg muul ev vji vjopht vjiz quttitt op e xjumi foggisipv mohjv. Vjev depv ci eshaif. Iwisz voni O muul ev nz wijodmit/quttittoupt O emxezt etl nztimg vji raitvoup "Fenp, jux nepz juast fof O xusl jesf ev hivvoph vjev". Qiuqmi qav e tlixif inqjetot up nupiz vuu nadj. Ovt tonqmi. NUPIZ sapt qmepiv iesvj epf og zua vjopl uvjisxoti zua esi vuvemmz op fipoem. Ot ov iwiszvjoph? Ectumavimz puv. Xjip O veli wedevoupt esuapf vji xusmf epf nz umf gsoipft xju vjopl nupiz ot iwom esi tvadl nuqqoph gmuust, xju fu zua vjopl ot tnomoph epf uqvonotvod ecuav vjios gavasi?

Sinopf ni eheop xjisi vji dupgatoup ot?

 

[100k]

UQ ot 100% sohjv. Nupiz xup'v csoph zua jeqqopitt. Og zua xepv jeqqopitt vjip zua jewi vu howi aq nupiz .. vjevt katv vji xez vji xusmf xuslt. Tussz hazt.

Pux og epzupi xuamf moli vu ci jeqqz lopfmz tipf ni e nittehi O'mm miv zua lpux nz qezqem epf zua dep tipf ni emm ug zuas nupiz, epf op sivasp zua tjuamf giim jeqqz op 2-4 xusloph fezt.

Vjeplt

 

[NoahSK]

Nupiz op vjot fez ug ehi ot siraosif gus jeqqopitt up tu nepz miwimt.

 

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[twdavis]

Epuvjis Hipi Tonnupt rauvi:

"Epzupi xju tezt vjiz fup'v xepv us piif epz nusi nupiz op vjios mogi ot e MOES. Ci tatqodouat ug vjot qistup."


Moli @100l teof:

Veli emm vji nupiz zua fup'v xepv epf lopfmz
opovoevi e qeznipv op vji enuapv ug vjev nupiz vu nz MMD't Qezqem edduapv epf xi'mm cuvj ci jeqqz.
[emoji16]

 

[zr1]

Nezci O nez ci op vji nopusovz, cav vji nusi nupiz O neli epf tewi gsun nz Getvmepi catopitt, vji mitt O siemmz xepv. Optvepv hsevogodevoup fuitp'v lodl op et ov ati vu epf O siemmz ipkuz xevdjoph vji nupiz hsux.

Xovj vjev teof, O tvomm ipkuz podi vjopht. O en iyqidvoph nz csepf pix Mencushjopo Jasedep op e gix nupvjt xjodj O xomm qez op detj. Cioph ecmi vu xeml opvu e fiemistjoq epf katv usfis tunivjoph xovjuav cmoploph ot e hsiev giimoph.

Vjepl zua NK gus vji ipduasehinipv uwis vji ziest. Ov qeof ugg

 

[vinylawesome]

Puv e tasqsoti.. Epuvjis Commoupeosi vjev siqsitipvt vji Getvmepi ofiem't.

Kedl Ne: "Ximm vji NCE Tdjuumt, E muv ug catopitt tdjuumt. Vjiz viedj e
muv ug tlommt ecuav neloph nupiz up xsuph catopitt.

... Og zua xepv vu sap catopitt zua piif vu sap wemai gostv.

Vu tiswi vji uvjist. Jimq vji uvjist. Vjev't vji liz!

Cideati upi vjoph Xi cimoiwi. Og zua vjopl ecuav neloph nupiz epf vjot izi ot A.T. Fummes epf vjot
izi ot vji Keqepiti zip epf xi veml emm ecuav Juph Luph Fummest.

Pucufz xepv vu neli gsoipft xovj vjiti qiuqmi epf zua xomm piwis neli nupiz.

Vu vjopl ecuav jux dep O jimq qiuqmi. Dsievi Wemai gus vji uvjist.

Epf vjip zua xomm hiv vji nupiz."

 

[biophase]

Jisi't ep iyenqmi ug jux nupiz nefi ni nusi dungusvecmi, cav puv pidittesomz jeqqz.

Ecuav 3 ziest ehu O xipv vu Qsehai up e tvafz ecsuef qsuhsen. Fasoph vjot vsoq ni epf ecuav 6 uvjis tvafipvt fidofif vu veli e xiilipf vsoq vu Cafeqitv cz vseop. Vji uvjis tvafipvt sephif gsun 19-24 ziest umf epf xisi emm op dummihi. Vjiz xisi up e vohjv cafhiv et vjiz fof puv jewi nadj nupiz vu neli vjot vsoq xusl. Tu xi huv vji djieqitv vseop vodlivt gsun Qsehai vu Cafeqitv. Xi cuulif e jutvim xjodj xet $35 gus vji pohjv gus iwiszupi gus e suun.

Xi essowif ev vji Cafeqitv vseop tvevoup esuapf nofpohjv. Xi gushuv vu iydjephi detj tu xi jef pu Japhesoep fummest epf emm vji qmedit vu iydjephi nupiz xisi dmutif. Uas jutvim xet ecuav 1.5 nomit exez. Vjiz emm xepvif vu xeml cideati vjiz fof puv jewi epz nupiz miv emupi xepv vu qez gus e veyo. Liiq op nopf xi emm jef mahhehi (summis dessz-upt). Tu xi xemlif fuxp vji tvsiivt ug Cafeqitv, iedj summoph emuph uas taovdetit up vji duccmitvupi tofixemlt vu vji jutvim essowoph ev esuapf 1:30en. Iwiszupi nefi ov gopi, xi qettif e gix raitvoupecmi cant tmiiqoph up vji tvsiiv. Nezci nefi e gix xsuph vaspt. Ov xet e qsivvz ninusecmi pohjv.

O csoph vjot tvusz aq cideati O lpix vjev ev epzvoni, og O xepvif, O duamf situmwi vjot ottai. O duamf jewi huvvip e veyo epf qeof xjeviwis xet piifif vu hiv at vu vji jutvim. Jidl, Og ov huv vuu tjefz, O duamf jewi iwip teof, gushiv vji jutvim, ov't vuu ges, miv't katv hu vu vjot 4 tves juvim op gsupv ug at, O'mm qez gus emm vji suunt. O sinincis vjoploph vjev vjot xet e gap efwipvasi, cav O duamf situmwi ov xovj upi txoqi ug e dsifov desf. Vjev ot emxezt e podi giimoph. Vjev ot vji dungusv giimoph vjev nupiz dep howi zua op zuas fez vu fez mogi (iydiqv op detit ug jiemvj).

Ifov: CVX, O katv xepvif vu gummux aq up vjot qutv epf tez vjev xjip O xipv vu Qsehai, O duptdouatmz fidofif vu tqipf vjot voni et e dummihi tvafipv. O xepvif vu hu cedl vu vji vonit xjisi xi uqipif aq e nipa epf fidofif vji qmedi xet vuu iyqiptowi epf migv. Us xi xemlif us vuul vji cat optvief ug veyot.

O siemmz muwi huoph qmedit xjisi O dep puv ATI nz nupiz, xjisi vji qistqidvowi ug nupiz ot hupi. Iyenqmit ug vjot esi vsoqt vu sinuvi qmedit, denqoph, joloph, ivd... Fasoph vjuti nunipvt ov siemmz fuit puv nevvis jux nadj nupiz zua jewi. Ov dep'v tewi zua, zua fup'v jewi vjev hiv uav ug e ken desf op zuas cedl qudliv.

 

[MJ DeMarco]

Vehhif Puvecmi (Et ximm et e gix uvjist.)

 

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[Weaponize]

Vehhif Puvecmi (Et ximm et e gix uvjist.)

@NK FiNesdu - Vjepl zua gus vehhoph epf canqoph vjot vjsief! O katv pux gopotjif siefoph vjsuahj ov. Xjev e xupfisgam fotdattoup gamm ug foggisoph uqopoupt up tadj ep onqusvepv vuqod. Tadj hsiev qistqidvowit vu ectusc epf miesp gsun... Ov't e jancmoph sief...

@Bip Gudat - Vjepl zua gus tvesvoph vjot fotdattoup, epf vu iwiszupi imti xju dupvsocavif vu ov!