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ns123 · 06-10-2009, 07:51 PM

I am financially comfortable. I don't own a million dollar house though, but I am very comfortable. And I'm very happy with my financial state in life. So maybe I can offer a perspective... though I'm not going to prove to anyone that I actually am financially well... since that term is relative anyway.

Moving on...

When I chose my profession, it was because I knew I could make a LOT of money in it. It was pure greed. I wanted to be rich (not Bill Gates rich). But I wanted to be financially independent. In the middle of my profession, I realized, chasing the dollar didn't bring me happiness, that adding value did. I was more happy when I made a difference, that what I did helped some one... so I began to balance my jobs salary-wise to the amount of difference I could make.

So some one's motives can be pure greed... but once you have a certain level of money, many people start to realize what truly fulfills them is not the money in itself, it's helping others and adding value.

Right now, I'm at a level where I'm very happy with the level of money I make for the value I add. I could make more money, but it would not fulfill me the way I have discovered I deeply need.

So I hope that helps clarifies things. Some times, greed is a good motivator. But most people, once they reach a certain financial level realize that the money alone isn't all it's cut out to be. But you don't realize this until you have made that "certain financial level."

06-10-2009, 07:51 PM	#14 (permalink)
ns123 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 658	I am financially comfortable. I don't own a million dollar house though, but I am very comfortable. And I'm very happy with my financial state in life. So maybe I can offer a perspective... though I'm not going to prove to anyone that I actually am financially well... since that term is relative anyway. Moving on... When I chose my profession, it was because I knew I could make a LOT of money in it. It was pure greed. I wanted to be rich (not Bill Gates rich). But I wanted to be financially independent. In the middle of my profession, I realized, chasing the dollar didn't bring me happiness, that adding value did. I was more happy when I made a difference, that what I did helped some one... so I began to balance my jobs salary-wise to the amount of difference I could make. So some one's motives can be pure greed... but once you have a certain level of money, many people start to realize what truly fulfills them is not the money in itself, it's helping others and adding value. Right now, I'm at a level where I'm very happy with the level of money I make for the value I add. I could make more money, but it would not fulfill me the way I have discovered I deeply need. So I hope that helps clarifies things. Some times, greed is a good motivator. But most people, once they reach a certain financial level realize that the money alone isn't all it's cut out to be. But you don't realize this until you have made that "certain financial level." Last edited by ns123; 06-10-2009 at 07:54 PM.