Is it true that the more money you have the more you want. It seems that people (including myself) are never satisfied with what they have. Life is much more beautiful when it is simple. It is free from stress, from loans, money problems, etc.
[question posted by ronaldinu]
responses and comments:
I will always want more! I think the key is that you can be happy with what you have. There definitely needs to be a balance to being happy with where you are but still striving for more. The amount of money you have doesnt mean anything for whether or not you have money problems! There are people with hundreds of thousands of dollars that have the same problems as people with no money! [derlilaStern]
As long as I have money to pay my bills, I am very happy. I am minimalist and I try to simplified my life....it makes everything much easier.... I am not sure if I want more. I want to have more time to enjoy life...not more money... [polachicago]
I think there is still a point where you will say it is enough. It is just that point is still too far away. :) In fact, the desire of more is the key for improvements. We want more, so we do more to get more. Not only we do more, we also do better so that we get more than more. The joy of having got more further encourages us to do more which completes the cycle. [faisai]
Yes, it is true that the more we have the more we want, but not all people are that type. Some people are satisfied with what they have, those are the people who enjoy life to the fullest. In India there is a saying "When go get the wealth of satisfaction then all the other types of wealth seems like dust." If you want to be satisfied look at those who are less priviledged than yourself. [cybersoft01]
It is true. But I think if you get satisfied with what you have, your life will become stagnant and this will stop all your progress. So I think having the desire for more is not bad at all. If you want some more money check out my blog. :) [ashishldh]
I think it is sound true. When we have more wealth we have many needs, responsiblities and aims in life. Sometimes compete wit other people for fame and status. It is really happen that you more money , you also have more credit cards because you can afford to it. But after all that many things to plan and payables. [geniustiger]
There's a great deal of wisdom in that statement. Because of our human nature, we usually want more and more of what gives us pleasure. Especially when that pleasure is appearing superior to other people! That's what drives the materialism we are cursed with, our own insecurity. I like to keep my life simple. I'm debt free except for my house (I bought way below my means, too) and it's such a wonderful way to live! I want for nothing but I don't want much. It's a great life. [dragon54u]
I think that this is true. We really have more than we need. Do we need a fancier car, more than one, or any televisions? Do we all need cell phones, more than one car? Do we need all the knick knacks we own, a bigger home with bigger furniture? No, but we like them. I try my best to get the things I want by finding them cheap, free or making them. All the Furniture in home was bought on sale, found in the trash and refinished, found at yard sales, thrift shops, online at Craigslist (used), or Ebay. I will never get things that I do not need if it means not being able to pay my bills or feed the family. I have seen some people do that. I have also walked away from something I really wanted because I had to say to myself, "If I own this, will my life be better?" If the answer is no, it is easy to walk away. I have a friend who has 2x as much money as we do and she is always complaining about being broke. They go on expensive vacations, wear designer clothes, buy a new car every two years, and more. Well, yeah, if you spend that much money, I guess you can be broke. I also have a friend who is literally poor, yet she seems to be able to afford all that she needs and rarely complains. She feels lucky to have a home, family, and health. It is all relative to what you consider important. So, I agree with you on what you say. Since we were able to pay off our mortgage (thanks to the money settelement from my son's death), we have no loans or credit cards. We do not borrow. We use what we have or we do not get it. It is amazing, when we used to use credit cards, how much we thought that we needed, until we got into debt. We were in serious debt years ago and wound up having to file for Chapter 13 bankruptcy. I will never get into that position again. Owning things does not make me happy. Having my family, my health and time to do things with them makes me happy. I could live in a tent and be happy (a little cold in the winter, maybe, lol). I have lived in a nice home and been miserable with all that debt. But I guess sometimes we need to learn a hard lesson. [nanajanet]
It is true for me too. I admit. I mean I have money, and my thoughts constantly thinking about what am I going to do with that money, rather than saving it for rainy day. [shikaymaru]
Yes, this could be true because of the nature of society that encourages us all to be ambitious. Ambition does not end if we meet a goal, otherwise life would be boring. We really need to achieve something, so we just keep on creating more and more Goals to move towards because we are programmed to achieve.. That's my theory anyway happy - Derek [derek_a]
Amen to that, brother! Life IS better when it's simpler. There's nothing better than the simple pleasures in life. It's so easy to get caught up in making more and more money and owning more and more possesions. It's so easy to forget this. Have a great day, sweetie! Purrs, Catwoman=^..^= & Mija [kellyjeanne]
The simple pleasures of life for me are friends family and other loved ones including my Buster, a beagle I've had for nearly 5 years now. I live life for today, one day at a time. Makes life much simpler and easier to deal with this way for me. HAPPY POSTINGS FROPM GRANDPA BOB!!~ [webeishere]
Most humans are greddy by nature.. ONe can never be contented in life.. When they have something in life, they will always want something even better.. lol =D IT's part of nature.. As power of money is too great to resist, whom wont wanna have more money when it means that they are able to enjoy a better life?? With lots of money on hand, it's just like having the whole world to yourself... haha =D Who wont relish such a feeling, of being powerful?? lol =D If one has never been rich before, and always been leading a happy simple life, only then they will be more or less contented with what they already have ^_^ [kun2349]
Yes,human never satisfied with whatever they have and will want more and more again.I think we should thanful to God and not be too greedy.Today i read the news from Yahoo about one man that become poor man.He invest more in trade market and untill he must quit his job because he lost many money.So now he need to work in small income job.He still lucky because has a supporting family behind him.My advise is dont be greedy and take this lesson.Thank you. [hanah87]
I'd take a Dollar right now as I have aboput 80 cents in change in my pocket. Well I have a l;arge pail with about $80 of change. Money to me is not all that important. Life and it's goings on is more important. If you know what I mean. I live one day at a time to avoid stress etc as well. Works great for me actually HAPPY POSTINGS FROPM GRANDPA BOB!!~ [webeishere]
It seems that greed makes the world go round. I am thankful for the raise I get every year, and I try to live within my means. Having more money never solves problems long term, because the more you make the more you spend, so the more it takes to live. I don't need all the gidgets and gadgets, so if I were well off I would not wish for more. [OreoCookie3]
I think that that is a true statement. People sometimes live off greed. They want money to pay for their bills but they also want it to pay for their frivolous things. Sometimes people demand the money or expect it, and really it'd be better if we could all just live more simply. Things have gotten too complicated in this world. [SomeCowgirl]
That's for sure.....it is much more simple! But human nature does make us want more....and it would all be so much better if we could stick to the simple life! [jillhill]
I feel you on this one. I am broke about 90% of the time because of bills, overdue bills, kids, this and that and the other things. When I get a butt load of money I try to hide it or budget it because it's far and few before I get another chunk. I work my butt off and if and when I do bring home a good check, I find that that is never enough. You are right though about the simple things. I love it when there is nothing to argue with a bill collector for. I love it when the middle of the month comes and I have a few extra dollars(again, with that darned money) to do whatever I want with it. For example, I just bought on clearance at wal-mart 4 t-shirts all $3.00 a peice. That tickled me! Wish life could be simple all the time, then we could spend our money on lawn Chairs for the porch and big jugs of lemonade! [peedielyn]
That sounds incredibly like me too! I am never satisfied, in fact I want it all and I want it now, the trouble with me is that I lack patience, patience is not my strong point. I get frustrated, irritable if I don't have it now and have to wait. I think they had it simpler in the 50s, 60s and 70s. I do think technology is to blame my friend as well. The more we have the more we want. [wolfie34]
Hi ronaldinu, That is the way I live, simple, I don't have a loan I don't owe maney to anyone and have little savings and enough to eat and pay the bills, don't need anything else. Taamra [tamarafireheart]
Is it really true? May be it is, I don't have any money, I think about wanting when I need it to do stuff, but I get none, so it works backwards. [mermaidivy]
no I don't have more money then I want, I don't even have enough money. I too live a simple life, I never go out and spend money I just try to pay my bills and that is it. I live a very simply life but I don't have a working salary coming in and that is the problem. [winterose]
It's funny, Ronald, because I'm actually starting to feel just the opposite regarding having more. We're nearly ready to retire, and I'm wishing we had less possessions, less clutter, and hoping our next home (our retirement home) will only have the things we treasure and not a load of clutter and extra furnishings! Over 30 years we've collected a lot of 'stuff' - a lot of it belonging to our four children who have now left home and didn't take all their things. I think it would be very liberating to have a big, brutal clean-out and start a fresh new life. [guybrush]
I'm just thankful i have what i have. I have enough to pay my bills & don't have to worry about it too much. i'm just glad i'm not a person who wants alot. I don't have alot of things that alot of people do but i'm happy the way i am & thankful. [ANTIQUELADY]
I think it's a basic instinct to want more. The worry of losing anything or all is on many minds. You get accustomed to what you have no matter how much is is. You adjust to having more money hen you get a raise and you spend that on things you need and want. Then, you start wanting more money so you can get more needs or wants because you get use to amount you are getting and ant more. It is just a basic common desire. [moondancer]
No, the rule is your expenses will increase to equal or surpass your income. whistle [savak03]
hello ronaldinu:-) that's a very nice point you give there. and i agree. people can't seem to be contented, the more one have, so do their needs increases. to be contented with the simple things and to not have feelings of envy or discontentment is a wonderful attitude to have. of course it takes a lot of discipline and strong character. [misshoney]
You could not hv been more true. [sn_singh56]
I decide a long time ago to be happy with what I have because it is a much more stressful 'to keep up with the Joneses. There is always somebody who has more, bigger, better etc; who can be bothered? Life is not a competition. I say this because I do wonder how much of what we want is for us and how much it is for others. I have a friend who has serious health problems and she used to wish nothing more than to have her house mortgage paid off and now, five years later, she has achieved that and has decided to extend the house, add a storey and start a brand new mortgage; her health is worse so all I can say is, go figure! My view is keep it simple and be grateful, you probably have a lot more than you think; take a look at your family to start with, are they not the most precious gift? happy [paula27661]
For me i guess if i have enough it will be okay with me. But right now due to so many problems that have come into our life, we really need money for it. But if i will be given a chance to have money i will surely pay for everything. And i will try my best not to spend too much of it. But instead i will try to help as many needy people as i can. Money will only pass by in our life. If we don't really take care of it very well there will come a time in our life that it will create too much problem. [zeusdhi]
You may be correct Ronaldinu as I have seen only the rich people around me are craving for more money than the not so rich people.It becomes a kind of illness with the super rich.They seem to be infected with this ailment of incurable craving for money.Thank God We are happy with whatever we have.happy [balasri]
You see our desires have no end. We keep wanting more and more. However, I feel that there should not be a situation to feel frustated because of lack of money. We earn money as per our knowledge, capacity, experience and educational qualification. Those who are in 'service' earn their salaries and they remain well aware, what is going to be their earnings, at the end of the month. Those who are in some business, keep making plenty of money and keep losing also, sometimes. I think, whatever God has given us is the best one and we should feel contended with that. If we continue to see others, who are better off than us, then we will always remain dissatisfied. [dpk262006]
We all do that. When we have money the first thing that comes to our mind is to spend, because money is for spending. We all know that life is beautiful when its simple but we do not choose to do that, our eyes are hunger for materials things. I don't know what is the cure. What I know is we are only human prone to mistake but sure we learned from that. [grecychunny26]
Hi ronaldinu, This does seem to be true for some people, but I'm not sure that it's true for all. I have never had a lot of money so I can't speak for myself. That attitude appears to be continuing with families who have always had wealth, but some of those who are just coming into wealth appear happy to share with the less fortunate in the world. Blessings. [Pose123]
you're absolutely right with that. more often, the more we have the more we want. however, there are instances wherein it is really necessary to have some things others consider a lot but is absolutely necessary. like (since am from the philippines) having an unlimited internet connection is already a luxury. but since my husband takes in creatives for part time we need to have this type of unlimited connection. [Ritchelle]
In my case, the less money I have, the more I worry. When I made $40 thousand a year, I was free from stress. Everything was automatically paid and even some automatically put into savings. Now I'm trying to live on 10 thousand with a car and house payment. Good thing my husband works and I live with him or I wouldn't be able to afford food. [writersedge]
You know how true you are. We are know this fact that the more we have the more we want. We are never satisfied with what we have whether it is a house, or our hair, or the way we look, dress, etc. Even the car we have. Why cant we be thankful that we have a car, that we have hair, that we have a house and are not handicapped in anyway. We all say this but do not practise it. We all advise our children to be happy with what we have, but we never practise it. Why is that though, I wonder...what do you think??? [Jingoo]
Absolutely true. Everyone leaves just beyond their means and strive to earn more in order to have more. It's just in our nature I suppose. I would love to be able to pay my mortgage, all the bills, and still have a healthy balance at the end of each month in order to by the odd top every so often and maybe have a weekend away every other year. As it stands I haven't bought anything for myself in over a year!! [hairypits]
yes it's true "the more money you have the more you want". people having more money don't have peace. they always think of the way to get more money. sometimes this makes people mad. also in search of more money people do some illegal deeds. they steal or they fraud others. you should maintain simple life to get peace. life without peace is like half dead. so try to maintain simple life. [ramdasbabu]
I can certainly agree that people might think that way. The fact of not being satisfied with having a lot of money. It might seem to wealthy people that it is never enough. I am not in a position to be greedy at all. I just want to know there is a roof over my head and food on the table. What ever I get I am happy with. I live a pretty modest life and I just want happiness, not an exorbitant amount of money. Sometimes money can Land you into trouble. Don't get me wrong though. I would love to have thousands of dollars to get a car and get out of some of this debt, but I just want the important bills paid right now. We are just trying to keep our heads above water like a lot of people. I would be satisfied with a lot of money and appreciate it because I will remember what it is like to not have it. It is not good to take things for granted. What you have today can be gone tomorrow. [bamakelly]
it is just human nature to be that way. life is easier when it is simplified. most of us could live off of less money but we have become too spoiled. even though we might have gone through hard times it does not compare to some people in this world who truely know what suffering is. i remember a long time ago when i was a waitress and on a saturday night i made $250. that was really good and if i only made $200 the next saturday i was disappointed and bummed out. then i realized how crazy that was because $200 in one night was still very good money. that is the problem, you get to not appreciating things. [NuttyMomma]
Hi ronaldinu, Of course life is beautiful when simple but this is the way it was meant to be and if it was simple then there no one will move forward and try at his best to better in life and find jobs. It is true and I agree that we never think we have enough we always want more like money or anything else. The human being from his nature is a selfish person so it is something normal. Thank you for the comment and have a great day. happy [silverstone131]
Hahaha...it's true Ronaldinu. The simplest thing in life is live happily but due to the situation that we can't live without money. We have to follow, can't be help. Happy Mylotting. [Hvaniday1]
Life is always very beautiful, it depends with what kind of an eye you see it. More you have it more you want it because you want to spend more as simple as that. But if you look at people who are less fortunate than you, you will realiaze how lucky you are and will be happy with whatever God has given you. meapas [meapas]
I don't seem to have that problem, I knew we would never be rich and since I was raised in boarding school where the rich place their throw away children I never had that as a goal. I wanted family and have worked very hard to have what I do. [savypat]
The thing is, if we have very rich resources of finances, then we definitely would not stop getting more, even if we do not work for it. Let us say that if ever a person has been handed down a generous amount of $50M, then all he has to do is to leave that in the bank and earn the deposits. The monthly expenses would not even cost that much if paid by the interest earned in the bank. Therefore, the remaining money would be put back in the bank, and the base money would increase again. To tall you honestly, i do not think of it as wanting more and more. However, i believe that it is a matter of habit. Therefore, if one has the habit of earning and working hard, he would reach the point of financial freedom. However, that still will not change his habits, and it certainly will not mean that he can just throw away the excess money he has earned. Well, that is how i look at it. [safejunk]
i think both that the rich and poor want the same things - convenience, comfort, luxury. the only difference is that, those who have more money can easily buy what they want while those who have less will have to wait till they have saved up enough to buy it. by that time, the guys with more money have moved on and wants something else. that people are never satisfied is human nature. and every successful merchant knows that. that is why they keep coming up with new products, making sure that each one is better than the last so people will want to buy it. people's lack of satisfaction is the root of all evils. it's also the root of the economic chaos. [bagnet]
Yes,it is true that the more one has,the more one wants.This lack of satisfaction is essential for making progress.At the same time it takes away our peace.It would be a great achievement for us if we succeed in making progress and not loosing piece of mind as well.However i know that this is not easy. [saumitrakumar]
Hey ronaldinu! I know that they say the more you have the more you want and an extent I do believe that it is true! For me I would like to have enough money to live comfortably! That would mean enough money to pay my bills and have some extra to save and to be able to go out and enjoy myself! And if I wanted to buy somethings I would be able to! But, I am not talking about extravagant things! I am only interested in things that are going to make me happy and they are simple things. I am not interested in mansions, fancy Cars and things like that. I just want to live a simple, yet comfortable life and not have to worry about bills and yet be able to go out to dinner or on a vacation if I choose to. [Opal26]
Well I think its just human nature for us not to ever be satisfied with what we have. We think we need more, more of everything, the thing is we can't take it with us when we die. I believe that life is more beautiful too when its simple, which is the way I try to keep things. [walijo2008]
Hello myu friend ronaldinu Ji, may I bring out from my memory something about money . Here it is in following manner :- CHINESE PROVERB About Money: 1. With money you can buy a house, but not the home. 2. With money you can buy a cock, but not the time. 3. With money, you can buy the bed, but not the sleep. 4. With money, you can buy the book, but not the knowledge. 5. With money, you can pay to Doctor, but not the health. 6. with money, you can buy the position, but not the respect. 7. With money you can buy the blood, but not the life. 8. With money you can buy the sex, but not the love. I say 'MONEY IS SOMETHING AND NOT EVERYTHING' May god bless You nad have a great time. [maygodblessu44]
yes to some extent i agree with you, money makes the life materialized....you cant be at peace and the relatives or others who keep surrounding while u have money are mostly due to money and i have seen that the freinds from the time, when u had less money, will be with you for long long time...this is my life experience, i have seen both conditions very closely and felt the differences. [eshaan]
This is human nature. We always want more what we can afford. But to be happry is very relative. Many have much money Yet they are really not happy. Some have less money but they are contented of what they have. If we simplify life then there will be less stress. [jimbelle]
I don't think it's necessarily a matter of morey money makes you want more. Speaking as a single parent of two kids I think there are always things we want like a curtain hanging on a window rather than a sheet or a new dryer rather than the one that squeals. When we do get more money then all those needs are reachable. Some people do spend frivously because they get money. It's only because they haven't had the money before and they spend before they think only to regret it later. This year I had made a choice that when I got my income tax I would pay off some debt and get caught up on bills so I would'nt have such a struggle. I did too! Now all but two of my bills are on time and I'm working on them. I'm actually able to save. Not a lot but at least something. We need to remember that money has brought plenty of unhappiness to many people as well. It's a good idea to put things on paper and look at the list. Sometimes when we do its easier to see the needs versus the wants, and you can put those into columns and the priortize each column. That will actually help you to get more of those things since you are keeping track of whats going out instead of going crazy as soon as you get your money. [tschnyer47]
Why this happens is because people buy into having money. For example when they are making a certain amount of money they may buy a house according to their earnings, And when their earning increase over the years they tend to sell their house and buy more a more expensive house and pay more money on their mortgage becasue they are making more money, they feel they can afford it. But then things, life, happens and they find it harder to pay those bills and so they need more money. So the more money they have the more they spend, the more they need. It is the way life works and most people follow the pattern. But there are some smart people that save their money and don't upgrade to that better house or better vehicle or more toys. I don't have a lot but I don;t owe any money to anyone either. I have only my rent to pay each month and my living expenses. I don't owe a penny to anyone. [chrislotz]
hi ronaldinu I dont really think so. If I had enough money to not only make ends meet but had some real surplus of lets say 400 Euro then it would be enough for me and I would sure not want or need more. Even if I won in the lottery it would not change my life too much. Granted if it was a huge sum of cash maybe I would say okay I will stop that craze of commuting to work for hours and same crazy hours back home and use my time better with volunteering in church, mylotting, reading and writing far more snail mail than I do now. Sort of unlimited vacations. [book1962]
Oh definately, I so think people who make more money spend much more and thats why I always thought having millions probably wouldn't suit me because it would take me years and years to realize that all along I never needed all the material things--that or I'd spend all my million before I could even get started on the things I 'want'--I know what I want and when it includes something material sometimes I have to just sit back and think will I really need this 5 weeks from now? Because I believe many people, including myself, end up shopping out of emotion just as emotional eaters eat to lift their moods. [revellanotvanella]
I could probably relate to that in a way. Considering my own lifestyle. I'm used to having more than what I'm getting from a "minimum" salary wage here in our country. Although I still try to control from getting what I "want" as compared to what "we need." In life, stress has been an inevitable part so is money problems and all that.. [yuna15]
I do not want more things. I just want enough money to get rid of the loans and enough to pay the monthly bills for the rest of my life. I am satified with the things I have and would be happier if only I had enough to pay for them. [happy6162]
I can be that way sometimes, but it's only because I know how it feels to have nothing. However, once I budget what I have and put some into savings, some into my every day bank account, and some in my wallet, knowing that I'll be set for the rest of the month until I get paid once again the feeling of needing (wanting) more money fades somewhat, although I still push myself to earn as much as I can on line. For me it's all about not running out, incase there is an emergency. [danishcanadian]
Yes, I strongly believe that the more you have the more you want because of many reason. People are never satisfied with what they have. That materialism may increase financial problems in marriage in two ways: a spouse may use money unwisely in chasing unreasonable materialistic expectations, therefore causing actual money problems or a materialistic expectations may cause a spouse to interpret a financial situation negatively, leading to more complaints and conflicts, even when another couple with similar financial resources won't have such conflicts because of lower expectations and thus, the more you have the more you want. [airakumar]
Hi ronald, That saying is very true, but when I think of it I don't have much yet I do have a lot more than others of which I am grateful for, yet though it would be nice to have more than I do have finances come into it so have got used to going without that that is not needed...LoLo [littleowl]
Hey, Yea it is sort of weird, but I don't really think that I would need any more than a house, free of debts and money problems. Honestly, I wouldn't see the the point in just keep on getting and getting, enough is enough. Make sure you have a good day, God bless and Happy Lotting!!happy [EliteUser]
Personally I think there will always be some Truth to this one for sure. The main thing is once you have more than you had before you keep expecting more, and often tend to overdo things to where if you ever end up getting less again you are often in trouble. This is why no matter what you do in life you need to learn not to live beyond your extremes, and learn to make due and save for the hard times that come along as well. [KrauseHome]