What is it like to never have to worry about money?
February 18, 2009
spwej asked:
I don’t know when I will ever become rich. But I do spend most of my waking an non-sleeping moments worrying about how to take care of my family, how to pay rent, where will I get money for the car payment.
I don’t know when I will ever become rich. But I do spend most of my waking an non-sleeping moments worrying about how to take care of my family, how to pay rent, where will I get money for the car payment.
If you are rich, please tell me what is it like, never to worry about going to a check cashing place to get food for the table.
What goes thru your brain when you do not have to think about the next paycheck?
8 Responses to “What is it like to never have to worry about money?”
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February 18th, 2009 at 5:15 pm
EXCELLENT feeling!
February 19th, 2009 at 8:02 pm
O i wish I knew. I **** worrying about it all the time. Some people have more money than they know what to do with it. Why don’t they give some to us?!?
February 19th, 2009 at 10:43 pm
Hmm………
February 20th, 2009 at 7:55 am
I think their brains must be a lot less busy than ours!!!
February 23rd, 2009 at 4:17 pm
Money…what’s money? I haven’t seen it around. I have heard about it. I do worry if I am missing something. I wish I had lots of money, I heard it is great.
Good Luck
February 26th, 2009 at 3:39 am
that’s what I want, too.
I read a great book called the millionaire next door. It’s based on interviews with millionaires and their habits. and their preferences for what they buy. very surprizing. most avoid glitz. buy quality. check it out.
also –reduce your expenses as much as possible. there are books like frugal living for dummies that are helpful to me. . .
best of luck. . .
March 1st, 2009 at 3:34 pm
Believe it or not, there is no such thing.
Even wealthy people worry about money to a certain extent – how to manage it properly, how to invest it, save it, or use it. I know money is the “root of all evil,” but I also think that it’s something we all need to live today, so it’s necessary to think about it. To manage money wisely, you need to, essentially, worry about it all the time (to a certain extent).
Anyway, having a lot of money isn’t necessarily a good thing. You always hear about lottery winners blowing through their $$$$ and becoming miserable and crazy. A lot of wealthy people are obsessed in their own ways and have hang-ups about it.
I think it’s important to not become a slave to it, not let it define and control your life. Realize that it’s a means, not an end.
I feel sympathy for you. It must be hard to not know if you can pay your basic bills. Without knowing details, I think you need to make some changes in your finances – budget, debt management, etc. Never forget that there is always hope, and remember that a lot of people are in your situation, too.
March 4th, 2009 at 9:30 pm
Been in your position – it is not nice – my sympathies.
Having said that, take a look at your situation – what is working and what isn’t. Change the things that are not working into something that does work a little better.
Worry is not bad if you use it constructively. It is an excellent motivator to change something. Consider radical changes – can you live with family (be realistic here – no, it’s not going to be fun, but can you do it?)? Can you split an apartment with anyone, or move to a smaller apartment? (An aside here – I grew up with four brothers and two parents in a 750 square foot building, and never once did I consider it small as a child). Examine everything that you own – is the cost of owning this item (payments, storage, cleaning, etc) REALLY worth the enjoyment that you get out of it? Be absolutely ruthless and sell a lot of what you own. You will find that not only do you not miss it, you will welcome the increased room.
Remember, your financial future is at stake, sacrifices have to be made – cut your expenses twice as hard as you try to increase your income. For entertainment, there are plenty of things that you can do for free that are very enjoyable (parks, libraries and such). Don’t take on more debt, and pay down your debts so that it hurts you.
There is one important point here – become frugal. You must CHOOSE to be frugal – frugality imposed by poverty is misery, frugality by choice is liberating. Get everybody on board coming up with ideas how to decrease your expenses and increase your income.
I am by some measures rich, but I have not always been that way. It was not until I hit the point of telling myself “this stuff isn’t working” that my economic life turned.
This is a roundabout way to answer your question – it is wonderful not to worry about money. But then again, I stopped worrying when I was poor.