Do you wish you were rich?

[Jolixte]

Yes or no, and why? Also do you like shopping? And do you like getting new things?

eta: Use your own definition of rich. When I say rich I mean with money, assets, etc.

[Dusk]

There are people in the world who would say I am rich.

That aside, I don't know. There is a bad side to being super wealthy.

[Shanti]

I hate shopping!!! Its a total consumer rip off out there!! And people are to pushy, rude and greedy.
Ok...now you know how my brain re-acts to the word shopping. LOL
As for rich..no.. I wouldnt want the attention...but it would be nice not to have to budget every darn cent all the time to be sure you have enough till the next pay check!!

[Yvonne Belisle]

I am rich I have four wonderful healthy children even if they do drive me nuts sometimes. I have a home and a husband. I would like to have more material wealth and a place with more land but I will eventually have that all it takes is hard work and creativity. In the meantime I shop in the virtual world so I can do it guilt free and I don't have to store it!

[Catiana]

I have all that need. More money would just mean more headaches, which I don't need and I LOVE TO SHOP, for the kids, for other people, to just look, and to get myself things as well.

[halfwaynowhere]

i would like to have enough money to buy the things i need, as well as a few things i'd like without worrying about overspending... i don't want to be overly wealthy, i don't know what i'd do with too much money, and i'd like to earn what i get...

[nordixircle]

Some people say you have a family, children, spouse; people who love you very much and are absolutely priceless. Granted, yes. this may be so. but reality strikes! If you have no money, you have no home. Then social services will come and force your children away into foster care, taking away this priceless wealth of yours. Those who say that you don't need money to be rich...Bull Pucky! You need money now adays just to keep your wealth. It's a catch 22 that just puts you in the trap of capitalistic socialism.
Chew on that last sentence, and see if you can see what I'm saying.

[Flaire-FireStar]

Sure.
Don't like shopping.
Don't really care about getting new things.
If I had money, I'd spend it doing things.

[Trithemius]

Financial independence would be nice. Living paycheck to paycheck gets old really quickly.

I like new things, but I don't have to accumulate things to be happy. And I loathe shopping.

[ShamanFeather]

rich would be nice. I'm richer then some at least but its always catchup *sigh*

[streghamadre]

I would love to be rich. That would free up the part of my brain that stays awake at night worrying about my bills, and free up the time I would spend at work. I feel that if I were wealthy, I could give that time and energy back to raising my kids and helping other people.

And I LOVE to shop!

[WynterWynd]

I'd like to be rich
I like shopping
I like getting new things
Other

I'd like to be wealthy enough, that I could get all the things my kids need/want (within reason:p ) and not worry about how much it costs. To own our own home, with no morgage. To not worry about bills that are incoming. You know, not filthy rich, just comfortably set:smile:

[Yvonne Belisle]

Some people say you have a family, children, spouse; people who love you very much and are absolutely priceless. Granted, yes. this may be so. but reality strikes! If you have no money, you have no home. Then social services will come and force your children away into foster care, taking away this priceless wealth of yours. Those who say that you don't need money to be rich...Bull Pucky! You need money now adays just to keep your wealth. It's a catch 22 that just puts you in the trap of capitalistic socialism.
Chew on that last sentence, and see if you can see what I'm saying.



Got news for you I have been there with no money. I had to ask the government for help for a while but we got through that and got back on our feet. We even lived in a shelter several times so at that time we had nothing but each other so yes having each other does make us rich. It gave the strength and motivation needed to pick ourselves up and fix things. It gave us the strength to keep going when it looked like we were never going to get better. It has provided emotional support to thrive in a situation where we probably shouldn't have and get to where we now own our home no mortgage. For a year my husband will be in Kuwait and when he returns all the repairs on the house will be done and we will have no debt at all. When he returns our income falls back to $400 a month but you know what with no mortgage and no rent we can do just fine with that. All we need is for one of us to have a part time job or the buisness I am working on starting to bring in $300 a month for food and we are set so yes we are rich and no we are not talking out of our butts on this one.

[LacyRoze]

More money would be nice but hey, it ain't everything, not to me anyway. Sure, I'd like to not have to worry about bills, etc. But I won't lose any sleep over it. We make it thru somehow and we always will. I'm happy with my life just as it is, money or no...

[donatello51]

Rich? Absolutely... Would love to be rich. To never under any circumstances have to worry about affording a home to live in. To never have to worry about affording food. To never have to worry about transportation to some place. To never have to worry about the future and if I'm ready for it? YES... I'd love to be rich. As to anyone but me knowing I'm rich? Hell no!!!! No one need know but me and the bank I keep the money in needd know. I care nothing about being famous or well known or hanging out with the "beautiful wealthy and IN folks". I have all the friends I need right now. And I know I can trust them all with my life. ALL three of them.

[DreamSpell333]

Rich? No.. but i would like to have enough money to live off of. The more money you havemthe more problems it causes. allthough i do enjoy spending money. I just want to have what we need and

[Childof_theMorrigan]

i voted just that i like to get new things... but new things don't have to be expensive.. i like a new book.. or a guitar pick...

yesterday I went to Michaels Craft Store and bought 20$ worth of stuff - black candles for banishing spells etc... (halloween stuff is out and summer stuff on clearance), 2 of those stick citronella candles that burn for 6 hrs in your yard... 3 table top tikis, a small crow and small owl for my altar. All for 20 bucks. I was ecstatic!

[maldito]

I don't like the money, but I found it is very useful.

[paintedlayde]

I'm a single working mom with no financial help from the ex and more than my share of medical bills so I would love to be ritch.
filthy dirty stinking rotten rich

[Sea-Witch]

I picked I'm fine where I am.

I've had money and I've been poor. Actually, I'm kind of poor right now, but I'm getting by and mentally/emotionally I am in a good place. Honestly, I am much happier now than I was when I had money.

[starfire]

I guess it depends on what you mean by rich. Some Money would be nice, but it would also depend on what it ment to give up in order to have it. I have had very little money and have been in debt, don't ever want to do that again. I have had enough money that I could play, but not get to much. Now I am disabled, and things are tight again, I don't ever want to go back to where I once was, but I have come to know there are somethings that you can't control. I have two wonderful, healthy kids who are not into drinking or drugs and who are great friends to others and very compassionate. I have a husband who adores me and is so giving of himself that I feel like a queen even if I don't have some of that other stuff. Yeah, I am rich in that sense of the word. Also I am lucky enough that I am buying a home.

As far as shopping, I don't like to, but when I do, I seem to get for everyone except myself. I am not good on treating myself (better than I use to be). I just have so much fun making others feel good. I

[BelovedDru]

I wish I had a little more money, yes--but I don't want to be RICH. Because then I'd have people beating me up and trying to steal my car all the time. (Just kidding.) Seriously, not having a lot money makes me appreciate things. I'm not calling all rich kids spoiled, but some of them are.

I recall an incident just over a year ago. A girl was turning sixteen, and her mother bought her a brand new, bright yellow Volkswagon Bug, puts a huge ribbon on it, and drives it down to surprise her after school. You know what the girl said?

"It's not the color I wanted."

...

*HEADDESK*

That's all I have to say kids...

[peggarty]

I would like to have more amoney than I have right now
I love shopping and like haveing new things, but I think that it would not be to great to hvae so much money that I didn't know what to do with it. But, that said, I do buy lottery tickets . . .

[DocBruce]

One of my biggest frustrations in life is not being able to help those that I consider family.
So, yeah, I want to be rich...so I can pull us all out of the financial holes we're in.
Besides, in this day and age money is power, and I like power.

[Haruka2077]

I don't wish to be rich. I intend to be wealthy. Wishing gets you nowhere without action. My husband is going to be an engineer in a year and a half, with a job offer at an excellent company already in his pocket. Believe me, he has worked for it, joining the Marine Corps to pay for college and socking every cent he could into his G.I. Bill while he was there. My job is to handle our finances. For us, this is not just paying the bills. I have spent the last 3 years, while we have been poor with him in school, learning about investments, tax laws, and rental real estate. In those three years, our credit has gone from absolutely atrocious to sparkling. The instant we have a steady income, I know exactly what to do with it to make it multiply and to prepare us for retirement.
When we first got married 6 years ago, I knew nothing about handling money. My parents never talked about it, and actually they are very bad with it. Half the time the bills didn't get paid, even though we had the money, because my father couldn't find them. Add to that, I was an English major in college and mortally afraid of doing math. For the first 3 years, I spent money, ran up credit card bills, and overdrew our checking account repeatedly. But I learned!
I will probably end up supporting my parents when they stop working, but my daughter will never have to support me.
To me, money is not an unworthy goal. It's not evil, superficial, or petty. Money is independence. It means being able to contribute to things I believe in, like organic agriculture and environmental causes. It means not having to be a drain on the people I love or on society.
Sorry for the mini-rant... It's a subject I feel strongly about. A lot of the spiritual people I know think money is something that they shouldn't be concerned about, and they look down on me for giving importance to it. But I genuinely think it's irresponsible not to make the absolute most of what we have. Think of how much better off the Pagan community would be if more of us could afford to support our Pagan businesses and causes! And there are even socially responsible mutual funds these days, so you can support worthy business and prepare for retirement!
OK, OK, I'm ranting again. :lol: Sorry, I'll leave y'all alone. Just something to think about.

[Dark Phoenix]

I wouldn't mind being rich that way I could help my mother out so she wouldn't have to worry about mony ever again. Getting new things is nice but being rich as means I could donate lots of money to charity's and found a couple of scholarships in my father's name.

[Penthesilea]

One of my biggest frustrations in life is not being able to help those that I consider family.
So, yeah, I want to be rich...so I can pull us all out of the financial holes we're in.
Besides, in this day and age money is power, and I like power.I like power too and I noticed a long time ago that the more money you have, the more power you have, even if it is only the power to be yourself. And, yeah, I got a list of people whose financial problems will be solved once I convince the Universe to drop a major Powerball Jackpot in my lap. (Someone has to win, after all... :lol: )

[Sowelu]

I don't know if I'd want to be "Donald Trump" type rich...unless my friends could share in the wealth.

I'd like to be comfortably well off...like everyone else...not having to worry about bills every month. I like making things more than I like to buy things!

[SilentDreams]

I would love to be rich. As somebody who isn't on their own yet being able to leave my parents house and know I'm financially secure to live out the rest of my life comfortably(if not a tad luxuriously) would be very nice.

[Strega Del Vento]

I voted that I'm fine where I am, but I do like shopping and getting new things. Most of the time, I'm getting new things for others though. I'm pretty bad when it comes to getting things for myself.

I'm happy enough where I am and what I have. Becoming rich would mean a ton more responsibility, a much higher tax-bracket, and all that jazz.

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[Mistress_Ravenshadow]

basing this purely on a financial perspective i picked other... the reason for this is I don't want to be rich out of greed.. I have more then enough to be comfortable, but I would also like to be in a position where i could also make life easier for my family.. I see no point in hoarding money and leaving it in a bank where it doesn't do anything and doesn't help anyone.. I see no unforseen bill or expense that requires me to have millions of dollars in the bank for personal emergencies especially when there are children who have almost nothing..
there are things that i would love to have and i have the potential to go on massive spending spree's if the means were available but none of those things are things I couldn't live without..
the more 'things' you have, the more you have to lose and that can include yourself.. greed is contagious and consumes quickly and without warning and you don't have to have money to be greedy..
ok i'm kinda getting off track here.. back to the question at hand..
yes i would like to be rich but only so that I can make the lives of my family comfortable having all the needs met and just a little extra on the side..

[Haruka2077]

Becoming rich would mean a ton more responsibility, a much higher tax-bracket, and all that jazz.

I learned something interesting about US Federal income tax this week. As military and then students, my husband and I haven't really paid income tax yet- meaning that while we get it taken out of our paychecks, we don't really owe it, so we get most of it back at the end of the year. So, I didn't really know much about tax brackets until I attended a financial seminar yesterday.
US has what's called a marginal income tax. What that means is, say your annual income is just at the upper limit of your tax bracket. One year you work some overtime and make $50 more, moving you $50 into the next tax bracket. ONLY that $50 is taxed at the higher rate! The rest of your income is taxed at the lower rate.
So moving into a "higher bracket" isn't really all that disastrous. Your first $10,000 a year (or whatever) is still being taxed in the lowest bracket, your next $10,000 in the next highest, and so on. So when you "move into" a higher tax bracket, not ALL your income is taxed at the higher rate. Does that make sense the way I explained it?
I don't know, maybe everyone but me already knew this, but I thought it was pretty interesting.

[pawnman]

I'd like to be rich. And I love shopping, if it's in stores I like...Barnes & Noble, Hot Topic, Discovery, EB Games, etc. I'd love to have a new car, a plasma TV, a high end audio system and a blazing fast network of computers.

[Faery-Wings]

I would love to be rich. That would free up the part of my brain that stays awake at night worrying about my bills, and free up the time I would spend at work. I feel that if I were wealthy, I could give that time and energy back to raising my kids and helping other people.


Yeah, same here. I don't want a lot, just enough that I don't have to worry all of the time- where is the miney going to come from? How am I going to afford this?

I would like to be able to afford better healthcare. We get it through hubby's job, but we have no dental/eye care.
I would like to be able to buy better food- organic, lots of fruits and veggies. Not canned crap that I have coupons for.
I'd like to be able to go to a store and see something for me and be able to buy it. Not having to choose- kids or me? (kids will always win)

I just want the "tightness" of the buget to be loosened.

[CoolJ]

You can't wish to be rich. You're either rich or you aren't.

[DixieWitch]

I would like to be well off but not really rich. Well off enough to pay off the bills and live comfortably, instead of paycheck to paycheck. oh and I love shopping!!

[Aestolia]

I don't need to be overly well off, the lifestyle I lead now is fine for me...

I however wish I did have more money, I have need or no wish to be wealthy. If it didn't cost so much to transition i would have no cares at all... As it is though, a physical transition is quite costly, which forces me into a postition of needing / wanting money.

I may be a bit greedy now, hording whatever riches I can... once I've had my surgery I'd be happy living as I do now, not to rich, not to poor. Enough to survive upon.

[lednevir]

shopping seems wasteful when there a starving people in the world.Americans to poor for a wheelchair or crutches that they need.I purchase what I can from a goodwill or salvation army because you get great deals and help people too.If I was rich I would share it with the world.

read ; Les Miserables by Victor Hugo

[frigga]

All I ask now is that my family has enough to be happy. I think if I came into a lot of money, a good portion would get donated anyways ( After college funds have been set up for all three kiddos though!). :)

[Limey]

Yes I do. It doesn't buy you happiness but it can certainly help you. I wouldn't want to be hugely rich but being able to live comfortably would be nice

[Karma Chameleon]

Yes or no, and why? Also do you like shopping? And do you like getting new things?

eta: Use your own definition of rich. When I say rich I mean with money, assets, etc.


No I don't wish I was rich, I wish I was flithy rich. I hate shopping because it's a real drag but I love aquiring new things and spending money like it's going out of style (which is most likely why I am not rich :lol: ). If I had money I'd go down and buy me a Dodge Viper or two, then I'd buy many acres of wilderness land (preferably up in the moutians) so as I wouldn't have to deal with neighbors and I'd build a nice sized house.

[la tortuga]

Well, all things considered... When I was born, my parents were on food stamps. Since then, they've excelled to about a 6-figure income. O.o They say we're "upper middle class". But the thing is... we still live a bit poor, well... except my mom. She likes to live the ritz and whatnot, but I think it's dumb. My theory is the more money you've got, the more useless stuff you end up buying. If you pinch your pennies, you find good things with good value for the price you pay, so expensive things are worth what you pay. I like where my parents are at, and I hope to be in that position one day (Again, here comes the non-adult problem that seems to be following me everywhere.), but I hope I don't make the same lousy decisions they did like buying a boat and I think using it a number of times I could count on both of my hands. Keep in mind, they bought it more than 5 years ago, and we've got a nice boating climate and lots of big lakes around to go boating on.

My mom and my sister go clothes shopping and blow all of the money, and I hate going with them. This year, they ambushed me and told me I couldn't shop at the goodwill. Puh, so I went. So, I think that answers all questions.

[Ninjakitten]

I wish I was rich so I can donate to causes and research I believe doesn't get enough of our resources as support (in this case, money).

I like shopping, but wish I didn't, but not usually for clothes (though I want to start getting into pagany hippie style dress because that is where I want to be "fluffy" in my walk).

I like getting new things for the most part, mostly if it's practical for me to use it somehow (like a new car because they pollute less and usually have less problems) and if I have enough room for it. I wish I was more "minimalist" in my thought, though, because as much as I clutter, I hate clutter. I also don't like having "more to lose" if something happens like fire or theft.

[DragonsChest]

I wish I was obscenely rich. Then I could do all the cool things I want to do, and give money to all the great causes out there. And I have a list of family and friends I would love to be able to just shower money on. *sigh* But I'll probably be one of those little old ladies you see at Wal-Mart, saying hi as you walk in -- I'll probably never be able to retire and do the things I want to, not enough money.

[Avanti]

This sounds cliche i know, but people keep telling me money can't by happiness, but poverty can't either. Money can buy the means to happiness, or at least relieve some of the stress related to financial difficulties. I have not known a moment of my life where money isn't constantly a worry for my family and I. I've seen how the stress can break down even the toughest of marriages. I want to further my learning on paganism, yet I can't afford the books, the candles, the supplies. I want to get to know my birth country, but we can't afford the trips. I want to give my parents a rest from their neverending work. So yes I want to be rich enough to do these things and more.

[Dusk]

mol is going to discover just how much I like to shop at amazon.com. :reading:

[Earthy]

I wish i was rich..not for myself but there are so many people i could help out if i had the money.

[stephy-sama]

Yes, but only because it makes paying for school easier. :(

I'm not big on shopping.

[Flar's Freyja]

"Other"

I do wish I were rich in money, but in life, love and experience, I'm quite prosperous.

[blackroseivy]

Sure, I wish I was rich. I have rich tastes - & I really wish I had enough to live on, let alone being rich!! :( I live on a grand total (all current benefits included) of $8,772.00 yearly. I look forward to $10,140 soonish (wish I knew exactly when!! - piles & piles o' paperwork!). I am disabled & cannot get a job good enough to support me, let alone pay for my condition, so if I work (anywhere but under the table), I risk losing too much (I know, I know, the UTT is a risk too, but I'm willing to take it). My life has been too hard for too long.

[AuroraSilvermist]

Of course I'd like to be rich; who wouldn't?

But if I was rich I wouldn't spend all my money on myself. I'd want to use enough of it to make life comfortable and easy for me and my family, maybe splurge on one or two extravagant things (like a boat or a really nice RV or both), and use the rest of the money for more altruistic things. I'd like to be able to do things to support charities that are important to me, but where I am right now I can't help out much monetarily. That would change if I had the cash!

That being said, though, I'm okay with where I am now. Yes, we do struggle and live paycheck to paycheck a lot of the time...but we get by and we have a warm place to live, food on the table, and a lot of luxuries that some only dream of. Things could be better...but I always remind myself that they could be much, much worse.

[aluokaloo]

not wildy rich, but comfortably wealthy. My plan is to become an author, my dream career, and one whic I am getting closer to starting make money so that me, my darling daughter and my dog can live comfortably, and when I get older, semi-retire in Athens Greece.

[RowanMegaera]

Of course I am working to become financially wealthy. I am not materialistic, but my husband is. Personally I have this fantasy of coming into some fabulously large sum of money whether it is an inheritance, lottery or the advance on my first wildly popular novel, and putting half into his bank account and half into mine each to do with whatever we wish. I know the first things he would do would be to buy a huge house, fancy cars and other big toys. I would be donating mine to various causes, travelling the world and doing my part to make it a better place.

[Flar's Freyja]

This sounds cliche i know, but people keep telling me money can't by happiness, but poverty can't either. Money can buy the means to happiness, or at least relieve some of the stress related to financial difficulties. I have not known a moment of my life where money isn't constantly a worry for my family and I. I've seen how the stress can break down even the toughest of marriages. I want to further my learning on paganism, yet I can't afford the books, the candles, the supplies. I want to get to know my birth country, but we can't afford the trips. I want to give my parents a rest from their neverending work. So yes I want to be rich enough to do these things and more.

Yes, money would have helped a lot when Flar was still here.

[Meadhbh]

I like getting new things. To get new things I need money and it would be nice to get all the things I wanted without wondering how to pay for them. I think if given the choice most people would choose to have more money than they do right now.

[Philosophia]

I would love to be rich but whether I'd be happier or not I can't say. Sometimes I feel that if I get "rich" that maybe I still wouldn't be happy because it just would not be enough and I'd want more and more.
But I'm not happy being poor either, so maybe it's my greed and so-called "need" to have everything I desire, or maybe I want to bite off my than I can chew.
I suppose its something I have to learn. Maybe all the books that I want, candles, etc. won't make me a better "witch". Maybe I have to learn that from inside.
Damn...I'm in a philosophical mood today!

[Luminessence]

I wish I was rich, but I'm fine where I am. I don't like shopping, but I like getting new things.

[LyraDragonStar]

It'd be nice to be rich and have the ability to get what you want when you want it...so yea. Shopping is awesome...and I've never really been able to get all the awesome things I've dreamed of getting or that my friends have for that matter. With money, I could do that. With more money, my family wouldn't have to worry so much....