Money: Is it the most important thing in life? [ENDS 18/03/2012]

[Richie]

Yeah it is. People say "You can have all the money in the world but you can't buy love" well that's a sham. ThoseIsolated tribal communities have no choice. It's either be miserable and poor or deal with it and poor. It's sad to think how much one can do with a piece of paper with a number wrote on it I say bring back the days where we trade livestock for livestock!

[GirlNextDoor15]

If you actually research into the modern age of credit cards, if you are actually using the basic gift of common sense credit cards aren't a problem. Problem is people don't think before they purchase. RFID chips are now common place in credit cards which are bringing up security issues but that is VERY recent, and will be eradicated within time as most things are.

The culture between first world countries and other developing countries are not the same, I guess. Or maybe you never heard of the scams? We have credit card scams here which maybe rarely happens at first world.

And I agree barter system can be another alternative which reduces the importance of money. The system is still used at developing countries and third world countries where we trade in stuff and life still goes on. Money can be important at first world countries but at the same time, not important at other countries. It depends on your mindset. In addition, money can MAYBE improve the quality of life but I don't think we'll get clean unpolluted air etc. at cities. There are lots of factors which can affect quality of life. So, is our quality of life guaranteed better with money?

[Catchy]

The culture between first world countries and other developing countries are not the same, I guess. Or maybe you never heard of the scams? We have credit card scams here which maybe rarely happens at first world.

And I agree barter system can be another alternative which reduces the importance of money. The system is still used at developing countries and third world countries where we trade in stuff and life still goes on. Money can be important at first world countries but at the same time, not important at other countries. It depends on your mindset. In addition, money can MAYBE improve the quality of life but I don't think we'll get clean unpolluted air etc. at cities. There are lots of factors which can affect quality of life. So, is our quality of life guaranteed better with money?

Yes of course it is!

[beth]

Yes of course it is!

case closed really. yr quality of life relies heavily on money and any explanation that it isn't in anyway connected is rubbish.

[GirlNextDoor15]

case closed really. yr quality of life relies heavily on money and any explanation that it isn't in anyway connected is rubbish.

Let's hear what you'll say when you're 50 or 60.

[The Don]

Money is the most important thing, without a doubt.

[beth]

Let's hear what you'll say when you're 50 or 60.

if i'm 60 and i've been living in a ****** little house for the entirety of my life, living hand to mouth with nothing nice or if i'm 60 and i've got everything i ever wanted, in a massive house with tonnes of nice things i'll give you the exact same argument.

[buttons]

not reading anyone's posts but my question is why does there have to be a MOST important thing in life? or to make you happy? i don't think money is the MOST important, i don't think love is the most important or health is the most important for happiness. i think it's a combination of everything. say you have a lot of money but no-one to spend it with, then you're most likely not going to be happy. not as happy as you would be if you had someone you loved that you could share it with. & vice versa, if you have a lot of love to give - that's not enough. that's not going to save you from poverty and ill health. not one thing is more important than another. the middle sounds good. average amount of money & a whole lot of love > lots of money and no love. (coming from the girl that doesnt believe in love ok)

also bethie i don't get your argument in your last post, i live in a '****** little house' i guess - i mean we have the basics but its been done up to suit my mums style so it's very 'homely' and i wouldn't want anything else. i don't think i want to be 60 and in a HUGE house that i don't need.. that's kinda lonely, especially if you go from nothing to something big. also i've had lots of money at one point in my life, to dropping back to 'average' numbers, down to struggling - and i without a doubt prefer the middle. when my family had a relatively large income we still didn't spend money on anything extravagant or what we didn't need and decided to save it instead. thankfully we did cause that's the reason we can still live comfortably today. i would say gratitude and gratefulness is more important than the amount of money you have.

[beth]

not reading anyone's posts but my question is why does there have to be a MOST important thing in life? or to make you happy? i don't think money is the MOST important, i don't think love is the most important or health is the most important for happiness. i think it's a combination of everything. say you have a lot of money but no-one to spend it with, then you're most likely not going to be happy. not as happy as you would be if you had someone you loved that you could share it with. & vice versa, if you have a lot of love to give - that's not enough. that's not going to save you from poverty and ill health. not one thing is more important than another. the middle sounds good. average amount of money & a whole lot of love > lots of money and no love. (coming from the girl that doesnt believe in love ok)

also bethie i don't get your argument in your last post, i live in a '****** little house' i guess - i mean we have the basics but its been done up to suit my mums style so it's very 'homely' and i wouldn't want anything else. i don't think i want to be 60 and in a HUGE house that i don't need.. that's kinda lonely, especially if you go from nothing to something big. also i've had lots of money at one point in my life, to dropping back to 'average' numbers, down to struggling - and i without a doubt prefer the middle. when my family had a relatively large income we still didn't spend money on anything extravagant or what we didn't need and decided to save it instead. thankfully we did cause that's the reason we can still live comfortably today. i would say gratitude and gratefulness is more important than the amount of money you have.

i'm greatful for everything i have, but that doesn't mean i don't want more. if that makes me greedy or materialistic, i guess that's the way i am.

what i mean by my post is that money will always be important whether i live in a house with nothing and worry about it my entire life, or have tonnes of it and enjoy the money: i will still have been pre-occupied with finance and i think that's generally my life.

i was brought up with both my parents being in debt, i have never known them not owing money to somebody and i think they'd agree if they had money they'd be 100000000x happier and more successful. money changes everything. i wish it didn't, but it does.

[FiftyCal]

Yes, money is the most important thing in life. With money, you can buy bacon. Lots and lots of Bacon. I love bacon, bacon makes me feel so good and happy inside even though i feel sort of guilty for eating a dead pig, but the point is, if i have money, i have bacon. So therefore Money = bacon. Bacon = Happiness. Happiness = Important.