Comments on: No one really wants money

By: Rachel @ Master Your Card

Rachel @ Master Your Card — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 07:46:30 +0000

It is impossible to live without money. I think that people have a lot of different reasons for wanting more money and some are better than others. It is nice to think that I can earn more so that I can add a significant amount into the household pot. It means we can pay our mortgage off earlier, get some sources of passive income and then be in comfortable situation where we hopefully can help our children out. I think if you are just striving for money so that you can buy more posessions then you should perhaps reevaluate your goals.

By: Pete

Pete — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 21:24:58 +0000

Homer Simpson:
Wow, Mr. Burns, you’re the richest man in the world! You own everything!
Mr. Burns:
Ah, yes, but I’d give it all away to have just a little bit more.
- The Simpsons

“Money never made a man happy yet, nor will it. The more a man has, the more he wants. Instead of filling a vacuum, it makes one.”
- Benjamin Franklin

By: Dividends4Life

Dividends4Life — Sun, 06 Apr 2008 19:21:55 +0000

Great read! As Solomon said money will never satisy. Rockefeller was once asked how much money would it take to satisy him and his response was “one more penny, always just one more penny”.

Best Wishes,
D4L

By: Debt Free Revolution

Debt Free Revolution — Sat, 05 Apr 2008 16:37:48 +0000

Thanks for the linkage, bob! Personally, I like the sense of security actually having money brings. I like the idea of being able to financially survive life’s emergencies comforting.

By: bob

bob — Sat, 05 Apr 2008 15:23:40 +0000

@Enough wealth
1. I agree
2. Adsense is on all of the pages, and yea it is interesting to see what types of “related” content ads they show. BTW, if you ever see a specific one that is clearly shouldn’t be on this site, let me know and I will exclude it on Google.
3. As far as you wanting money for numismatic purposes – you are correct, you truly do want money… But for your net worth wouldn’t you say it is for the anticipated encouragement or security that you feel from an increasing net worth? If we had hyper-inflation going on (like some countries in Africa) where you need a wheel barrow full of cash to buy a loaf of bread – would your net worth statement really mean anything?

By: Enough Wealth

Enough Wealth — Sat, 05 Apr 2008 07:41:05 +0000

1. On a desert island buring 1 million dollar notes would probably last longer than burning a bible

2. A funny sort of a post to find on the same page as Google AdSense ads!

3. I really want money, both for simple fun of charting my net worth, and also because I’m a numismatist, so I collect bank notes for their aesthetic and historic worth. Therefore your opening assumption that “no-one” really wants money is quite obviously false.

By: No one really wants money

No one really wants money — Sat, 05 Apr 2008 07:08:01 +0000

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By: Personal Finance

Personal Finance — Sat, 05 Apr 2008 06:54:29 +0000

[...] MoneyNing wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerptcash Is it really money that everyone is after? It isn’t. But yet Solomon said, “He who loves money will not be satisfied with money…” (Ecc 5:10). Last I checked, we still can not eat money, knit a shirt from it, or build a roof with it … [...]