Comments on: Our Eternal Pursuit of More Wealth

By: Jason Unger

Jason Unger — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 16:24:56 +0000

Great post. Money is the tool, not the goal.

People generally get this when they think in terms of consumerism — “I need money to buy stuff” — but you need to take it from a different angle — “Money can help me achieve independence” to be truly free.

By: Ann

Ann — Sun, 15 Mar 2009 23:49:11 +0000

Unfortunately, some people want more and more money to buy things they don’t really need, buying things makes them feel happy, but that “happiness” is short lived and they need to keep buying to maintain their high. That is one of the reasons there is so much credit card debt. Some people also want to live beyond their means.

By: Chiko777

Chiko777 — Sun, 08 Mar 2009 19:07:56 +0000

I agree, most people need to understand exactly what they are after because most of the time it’s not the money, but the Freedom that it can potentially provide. Since most people trade hours for money, a lot of money (or a residual form of income) gives you the opportunity to buy your time back. One you’ve got time then you can freely spend it as you please.

By: PerfectMOney Share Idea

PerfectMOney Share Idea — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 08:02:44 +0000

Beautiful Words.it looks like catching a wisdom after I see will smith movie.”pursued of happiness.and more about this Quote “It’s never enough, as you’ve no doubt heard before. But in many different ways, it’s always enough”I know MY EGO have to agree with this.or I will be the late generation who lately realize that the ends of live no longer buy able by any means of money

By: Craig

Craig — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 20:32:39 +0000

Agree, money doesn’t necessarily buy happiness, it buys the freedom so you can enjoy living life. It also buys cool things, but its more about enjoying life, than being stressed out every second.

By: Shak

Shak — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 18:58:25 +0000

I love this post. Thank you.

By: Travis @ CMM

Travis @ CMM — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 15:21:20 +0000

Just stumbled across your site and I have to say it looks great. You’re doing an amazing job. Great post by the way. You’re exactly right, if all we focus on is acquiring more money, we’ll miss out on what life is really about.

By: Neal Frankle

Neal Frankle — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 14:54:19 +0000

This is such an important question.

Ask this question “What’s important about money to me?” and the priorities become clear. If family, security and retirement float to the top of the list, it makes it easy for me to pass up the Lamborghini. (It also helps me make career decisions too.)