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View Poll Results: do you make 'enough' money?
No, I wish I made more money 25 56.82%
I'm content with my income 17 38.64%
I think I actually make too much and should give some away 2 4.55%
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Old 09-19-2007, 04:11 PM   #1
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And that's a good point, Jesus. What kind of "stuff" is sufficient for each person? Going back to the car reference, I really would like for one that is more reliable...but then I really do love sports cars and saw a beautiful BMW Z4 that was the prettiest shade of blue I've ever seen and I thought "I WANT that!" Would that, then, be enough?
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Old 09-19-2007, 04:17 PM   #2
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And that's a good point, Jesus. What kind of "stuff" is sufficient for each person? Going back to the car reference, I really would like for one that is more reliable...but then I really do love sports cars and saw a beautiful BMW Z4 that was the prettiest shade of blue I've ever seen and I thought "I WANT that!" Would that, then, be enough?
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Old 09-19-2007, 04:33 PM   #3
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And that's a good point, Jesus. What kind of "stuff" is sufficient for each person? Going back to the car reference, I really would like for one that is more reliable...but then I really do love sports cars and saw a beautiful BMW Z4 that was the prettiest shade of blue I've ever seen and I thought "I WANT that!" Would that, then, be enough?
It's funny, but just yesterday morning I was having this discussion with myself.

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I have too much stuff.

That's great. You have enough stuff.

No, not enough stuff, too much stuff. Too much means I have to get rid of stuff. This is true. Enough means I don't need any more, which is not true. I need to get rid of stuff, but then I need more stuff.

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And that's the way it went, all morning.

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If you don't need to spend money on stuff, then you don't need to make as much money, which means you can work less. If you cut back to 32 hours per week, your net pay will probably only decrease by about 10%, after taxes. Your expenses will decrease and you'll have more time for things you enjoy.

You're right - but then I'd need more stuff.

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