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Saturday, September 24, 2011

Why It's Better To Need Less Than Have More

Pulling in a monster paycheck that's so big you're embarrassed to tell your friends is not necessarily a sign that you're rich. Living expenses and other budgetary commitments can shrink a large income down to size, making some bogged-down "rich" people relatively less wealthy than middle-classers who make smart plays.

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8 comments:

Anonymous said...

It's all relative. Less is more.

Anonymous said...

Material items are a chokehold around your neck. More things to pay for, more things to worry about, more things to take care of when you don't have the time because you are busy working to pay them off.
Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication. ~~Leonardo Da Vinci

Ben in Salisbury said...

If you earn what you get I am fine with that, I don't talk about money with my friends because it isn't anyone's business

Anonymous said...

Old timers say it much more simply as: "It's not how much you make, it's how much you spend"

Anonymous said...

Consume Less, Live More! Starve the beast by becoming a member of the IDLE class!

Anonymous said...

Consuming less has nothing to do with being idle. In fact, Comsuming less gives you time to make your household independently sustainable and causes you to physically move and be more creative. It's amazing what you can do to curb costs when you have the time.

Anonymous said...

Simple is best. Everything in moderation.

Anonymous said...

I am really going to pray for those rich people who have so much money and are just so stressed out about it. It's really got to be tough. God, please help these people find happiness when they have been given every possible means to acheive it.