"Money". Is it Worth it?

JBKlyde · 01-13-2011, 03:19 PM

it's easier for a camel to get through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of heaven.. that's why I prefer to be poor...

Flint · 01-13-2011, 03:48 PM

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Originally Posted by JBKlyde

it's easier for a camel to get through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of heaven.. that's why I prefer to be poor...

I doubt that this is the reason. It is more likely that to "be poor" is simply the default mode, i.e. it takes effort and a plan to acquire resources, therefore if these conditions are not met (given that objects at rest tend to stay at rest) the natural consequence is one that does not require a philosophical reason to exist.

kerosene · 01-13-2011, 04:48 PM

Have you ever met someone who is poor by choice or is it always by default? I don't think I have.

Flint · 01-13-2011, 05:05 PM

Actually one of my very best friends in the world is what I guess you would could call "poor by choice" but I can tell you that he doesn't toss off cliche Bible verses as a half-ass explanation. My friend leads a very simple lifestyle, very downscaled and uncluttered. He lives within his means, does not use credit, and manages to have everything he needs in order to be content.

Recently he got a job making about twice his former pay, and what he did was to maintain his current lifestyle and place the entire surplus into savings. Over time he will "have" some money in this way. It will be through practical decision making--not by laziness or amateur philosophy. Once again, "money" itself has no intrinsic value, it simply serves the functions you consciously direct it towards.

glatt · 01-13-2011, 05:06 PM

I've met plenty of people who make less money by choice. It's about trade offs. You can choose to make less money and have a better quality of life.

I could work a second job and have more money, but I'd rather be with my family.

kerosene · 01-13-2011, 05:18 PM

I guess I am not really saying "less money by choice." I am saying poor by choice...but I think that means we have to define poor, then.

01-13-2011, 05:05 PM	#4
Flint Snowflake Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Dystopia Posts: 13,136	Actually one of my very best friends in the world is what I guess you would could call "poor by choice" but I can tell you that he doesn't toss off cliche Bible verses as a half-ass explanation. My friend leads a very simple lifestyle, very downscaled and uncluttered. He lives within his means, does not use credit, and manages to have everything he needs in order to be content. Recently he got a job making about twice his former pay, and what he did was to maintain his current lifestyle and place the entire surplus into savings. Over time he will "have" some money in this way. It will be through practical decision making--not by laziness or amateur philosophy. Once again, "money" itself has no intrinsic value, it simply serves the functions you consciously direct it towards. __________________ **************** There's a level of facility that everyone needs to accomplish, and from there it's a matter of deciding for yourself how important ultra-facility is to your expression. ... I found, like Joseph Campbell said, if you just follow whatever gives you a little joy or excitement or awe, then you're on the right track. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Terry Bozzio**

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01-13-2011, 03:19 PM	#1
JBKlyde Banned Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Encrypted Into an AmpitheaterWall Posts: 1,722	it's easier for a camel to get through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of heaven.. that's why I prefer to be poor...

01-13-2011, 04:48 PM	#3
kerosene Touring the facilities Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: The plains of Colorado Posts: 3,476	Have you ever met someone who is poor by choice or is it always by default? I don't think I have.

01-13-2011, 05:06 PM	#5
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	I've met plenty of people who make less money by choice. It's about trade offs. You can choose to make less money and have a better quality of life. I could work a second job and have more money, but I'd rather be with my family.

01-13-2011, 05:18 PM	#6
kerosene Touring the facilities Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: The plains of Colorado Posts: 3,476	I guess I am not really saying "less money by choice." I am saying poor by choice...but I think that means we have to define poor, then.

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