Interesting thoughts... see I have been on both sides too. I made my first million at 22 and lost EVERYTHING at 23... did it again at 25, and lost agin by my 26th birthday!
It's all part of the journey and learning about business, and more importantly people (such as busines spartners
)
Anyway, I agree that money gives you more options - but like someone said up top, it's how you use and what you make of those options. For example, right now, I am technically not a millionaire, but have over half a million in cars in my garage that I don't have to pay for
Speaking of the 4 hour week - yeah it's a great book and a great concept. The great thing about it is how it's marketed so well! it sells people on the dream that they can escape their miserable job or life or whatever and only put up with it for 4 hours a day. In reality, the author "works" 70 hour weeks... but he loves it so much he only does 4 hours of work that he doesn't love... hence the 4 hours workweek.
It's Sunday morning 9am and I've been working on a website that I have obsessed about all week (
Law of Ferrari Attraction) - I was also up till 3am the other night polishing it off - do I count that as work? Hell no!
Oh and about bills... this is just my own experience... when I found that belief in myself that I know how to make the next month's bills worth of money - that is really KNOWING that I can do it no matter what - I found myself less and less worried about bills. Then I switched to a mind set where I think "How can I get that next car" and create the cashflow first and then buy it or like with the other cars for example, find a way where they pay for themselves. Then I don't have to worry about the lease payments or bills at all! It's a neat trick
Anyway, enough of my ramblings, need a coffee!