Is Money Important to You???

Manach

Yes - as having little or none invites others to belittle you. Whilst there are a few other more important things in life, wealth is important.

Morgans

it is obviously better to be sick and rich rather than being sick and poor.

Money shouldnt be the be all and end all to life, but the way I feel is that if you have some turcked away for a rainy day, you can live your life with less worries and consequently better.

^whitey^

Work to live don't live to work

Commissar

Of course it's important. Without it a person has no options. Take the people who have mentioned Aldi/Lidl. If they had money they would buy better, nicer food without hesitation.
Money might not buy happiness, but it certainly makes it easier to find.

ToxicPaddy

With Money you dont have to work as hard, you can enjoy little things in life more,
like spending more time with loved ones and not just getting brief glimpses of them
as both you and they are running out the door in the morning to work or just before
you close ur eyes to go to sleep at night..

You can spend time doing what you want to do, hobbies, sports, past times,
whatever you want and do nothing at all and just spend the days lazing about..

As many have said here, money isnt everything, far from it.. but its what you can get
with it that can open more opportunites to finding happiness..

Imagine spending more time with friends or being able to go out and meet more
people, maybe even meet the girl/guy of your dreams who you might never have
met because you were stuck in work...

You can travel, broaden your horizons, open you eyes to more of the world, educate
yourself for nothing more that you own pleasure or to help others..

I would love more money, a simple thing like not worrying where the money is
coming from to pay the bills at the end of the month would be nice or having no
mortgage, car payments etc is all good..

Less stress = happier and possibly healthier life..

KlodaX

at the moment .. no... money is not important.

it would be appriciated .. but it isn't important... I'd love a large amount of money to go to vagas with and blow in a weekend.

if I had a child on the other hand ... it would be very important.

it all depends on your circumstances I suppose.

Kingp35

QUOTE]maybe even meet the girl/guy of your dreams who you might never have because you were stuck in work...[/QUOTE]

I dont agree here because I dont really have much money and i have already met the girl of my dreams. Money wont find you love my friend.

joshcork

I think that money does make you happy but indirectly as if i ever get any money i quickly spend it on stuff this a bit materialistic but aslong as you have enough to live money is there to use on stuff and by god I will use it on stuff oh and nice food

Doc

Originally posted by BuffyBot
Money can't make someone love you.

Money certainly can't bring back people you've lost...

I'm sure others can add more

Sorry but I didn’t notice this until now

Money can open up the opportunities to go out and meet people, to go on dates ect. How much more likely is it that someone who can afford to go out every weekend to places where people socialize is likely to meet someone they will fall in love with? I’m perfectly willing to admit that it will never buy a persons (real) affections but it gives you more opportunity to find love.

As for money bring back people you have lost no it cant but health care costs money and its sad to say but true wealthy people get better health care so it can help in preventing deaths. Just say your dog or cat had to have an operation or it would die. The vet won’t do it for free...

Lainey

if you have enough money to be very comfortable, you are sorted.. its just a matter of not letting it becoming the biggest thing in your life..

ToxicPaddy

Originally posted by Kingp35
..Money wont find you love my friend.

I never said money would find you love I said that if you didnt have to work all hours
of the day and night due to the fact that you had a few quid, you could spend more
time socialising and then you might find the person of your dreams..

read it again mate

Tox

LegacyUser

Can lots of money buy lots of cars, property and material girls who you can **** senseless.

Money is essential. The more the merrier is the case.

The jock

i'm the kind of person to take health before wealth

but everybody needs money to get places

smoke.me.a.kipper

i dont need to be mega rich, but i do like to have a healthy bank balance. and the lotto would be nice.

woosaysdan

money cant make you happy!!! well i wish someone would give me some so that i can find this out for myself.:D i love that quote

halkar

You only live once
Start calling your banks
why wait? we could be dead tomorrow:D

MidnightQueen

There is a saying u know "Your health is better than your wealth". I always wanted to be rich and famous but i love my life the way it is

Paddy20

I only need enough money for my basic everyday needs. A lot never bought real happiness or good health or contentment or a clear conscience.

40crush41

money isn't everything. my friend's ma was telling me about this lady who she works with.. very rich, a bunch of houses the whole lot.. who's daughter suffers from depression-guess money can't buy u everything. also, isn't money problems the leading cause of divorce? theres something weird about that.. sure in some cases it may be loss of trust or something, but loss of money shouldn't cause u to stop loving someone. just makes me sad that money can do something like that.

in theory id say that money isn't the most important thing, i want to have a job where i will be happy to wake up in the morning to go to work-not a job that i'll hate but do it so i get a lot of money.

sure money is important, without it u can't care for ur health, and id like a nice house in a nice area with a grand piano.. and extra money to be able to go to concerts and on vacation whenever i wish.
i wouldn't trade in my family and friends for these things though, they'll always come first.

hopefully theres a happy medium out there somewhere.
just thinking out loud~batch

joePC

Is Money Important to You & ME???

Lets be honest MONEY is important to everyone, I think people are getting off the point a little.
Is have money important? YES,
Is have expensive possesions important? Well if you have money then 1+1 = 2,
Is having a job that you enjoy important? Well yes......But if the job doesnt pay the bills then get a job that pays well & you enjoy doing. I think thats the only medium.

Remember everyone can be a millionaire its just your mind thats stopping you....

Thanks JoePC

Barbie_666

Originally posted by joePC
Remember everyone can be a millionaire its just your mind thats stopping you....

true, true.

money dosn't matter that much to me, as i dont need it.i have no bills to pay, i dont smoke, i drink, but daddy gives me money if i need it.
:rolleyes:

stormkeeper

Money really only matters to me when I can't afford a basic need... Such as education, food or a place to live... But it's nice to be able to buy something that helps you meet these needs, even if it isn't crucially necessary...

Sir Digby Chicken Caesar

i've never had less money and I've never been happier.

i want to try being rich and happy for a while though, just to see if I like it.

The Sweeper

There are a lot of answers on this thread along the lines of "just enough to cover the cost of living" or "just enough to live comfortably" and I don't understand those answers.

The cost of living could be:

Rent
Utilities
Public Transport
Basic Groceries

It could also be:

Mortgage
Utilities
Running a car
Less basic groceries
Takeaway two nights a week
Socialising

Or even:

Mortgage
Utilities
Running two cars
Funding two kids (and man is that expensive!)
Childminder
Groceries
Take away two night a week, eating out once
Socialising
One Winter holiday and one Summer holiday

The list is endless - your definition of "comfortable" in this day and age could stretch to a modest enough lifestyle which will still require one 50K salary and one 25K salary at least coming into the family to cover it.

I don't understand how anyone can live in Ireland, where a basket of groceries somewhere like Londis can cost enough to make my jaw drop, and say that money isn't important to them.

7 7 12

I've realised after working for a few years that money is necessary if anything just to put up with the evils of having to get up for work every day. Not that important to me anyway, lately I struggle to think of things to spend it on!

tan11ie

Once the bills are paid and there's food on the table ...