Comments on: Happiness is Free

By: Car Insurance Guy

Car Insurance Guy — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 23:26:20 +0000

I went to Target with my gf yesterday thinking it would be a waste of time/money. We ended up buying nothing, but had a great time goofing off! Definitely unconventional but fun.

By: marci

marci — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 19:36:21 +0000

Provided you don’t mind being a squatter, you still CAN live without money … it just takes a lot of hard work and resourcefullness… and not too many people would be willing to do it anymore. But it was a way of life for thousands of years.

By: Ann

Ann — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 17:50:27 +0000

Know why I subscribed to your blog? Because what you say is real and doable. My son and I spent the afternoon yesterday foraging wild greens. I got enough to put some in the freezer and they’ll be delicious for two reason. 1 – Free free free!
2 – You just can’t get them in January!

We had a great time, too!

By: Wilson Pon

Wilson Pon — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 06:07:57 +0000

Money isn’t the whole in our life, but without money, we cannot live even a minute, Ning.

However, I need to admit a fact that money cannot buy happiness!

By: Best Savings Account Girl

Best Savings Account Girl — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 20:33:10 +0000

yeah relaxing by the pool is always fun – reminds me of college days when I lived with my college friends.

By: marci

marci — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 18:34:37 +0000

We spent the weekend in the woods cutting and splitting firewood – hard work – but fun, and took our picnic lunch along as usual. No one around – and a quiet time to enjoy life and each other as well as get the firewood in. Later we just relaxed in the sunshine (so rare here) in the backyard on the hammock and beach towels with some beer and wine…. Nice, enjoyable, quiet times…. it doesn’t get much better than that!

By: ObliviousInvestor

ObliviousInvestor — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 13:53:38 +0000

Agreed.

My wife and I are currently reading (to each other) a copy of The Lord of the Rings that we recently received as a gift. It’s been an absolute blast so far. And at 1,000+ pages, it’s keeping us entertained for many hours.

(And, of course, if we hadn’t gotten it as a gift, we could just as easily have gotten it from the library…)

By: DDFD @ DivorcedDadFrugalDad

DDFD @ DivorcedDadFrugalDad — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 13:10:16 +0000

You make good points here.

My view is if you can’t be happy without money, having money won’t change that. The temporary thrill of spending fades quickly.

My wife always says, “Money just makes you more of what you already are . . . be it happy or miserable ” Think about it.