What's More Important To YOU??

Canada
May 8, 2007 4:29am CST
Living life and being happy or Making money?
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24 responses
@naveenlb (277)
• India
8 May 07
i prefer both because if we have money,we can live happily.If we dont have money means we cant live life strongly.So we should work hard till 25-30 age..earn how much is possible till that age and automatically life goes on easily.................
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• Canada
14 May 07
hmmm, when I come back I'll have an answer for you too!
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• Canada
16 May 07
Life is like a box of chocolate,.. you never know what you're gonna get. As far as money making you really happy.. I'm not knocking what you believe.. I just think there's a lot more to life than money. I think once you've reached 25 - 30 years I'm sure you'll think differently.
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@sabwinner (499)
• China
8 May 07
I believe making money is a part of living happy life. Our final goal is to have a happy life, and making money is one of the ways to make it come true. If we have more money, we could be much happier. If we don't, we can be happy as well. So,both of them are important, and having a happy life is much more important.
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• Canada
14 May 07
hmmm, I'll have to come back!
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• Canada
14 May 07
I ultimately think what I was really trying to say, was that money is important but, life and all the good things that come for free.. are even greater to have.
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@rhinoboy (2129)
18 May 07
I think that attaining balance is mostimportant for all aspects of life. I do dislike spending a disproportionate amount of time at work to make money, but I try to get in as much 'quality time' with my family to make up for it. It would be wonderful to work less and enjoy more time with my daughter while she's little, but I like to live in a nice neighbourhood and have a car etc. Cutting back that far in financial terms would probably detract from the quality of my 'home time'.
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• Canada
19 May 07
Ahh, a family man! Thanks rhino.. you make a very good point. In fact a lot of you guy's have stated that there should be a balance. I only posted this discussion because of my profession. Because having balance is important to me too!
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@easy888 (10405)
• Australia
8 May 07
Hello,jazzfrazz,i have not seen you for long time, hope you will be fine. I will be happy to live in a simple life,i may not need to be very rich, as long as i can pay the bill and have a little bit extra for saving,i will be happy. I always think being rich does not mean happiness and i stress on being happy in my life rather than being rich. Good luck.
@GardenGerty (160610)
• United States
9 May 07
I think I agree with you, just enough to pay the bills.
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• Canada
13 May 07
Couldn't agree with you more!
@thefuture (1749)
• Nigeria
20 May 07
The thing that is more important to me is my life, future an my family. Thanks
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• Canada
22 May 07
Thank you for responding!
@Rohit20 (327)
• India
13 May 07
Life may be unhappy due to several causes like-illness,poor health conditions,mental and internal dissatisfaaction ,lack of money etc.So,ones first aim must be to live happily by keeping positive thoughts,doing exercises,maintaining your esteem and above all being a good human being.Making money also makes happy,but above mintioned factors ought to be there in ones life. If a collective and harmonious lifestyle where there is a peace of mind and heart and all mentioned things can be observed,one can be said ideally happy.
• Canada
14 May 07
good answer!!
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@nannacroc (4049)
8 May 07
Being happy is far more important and if I had enough money to cover the bills every month and help my family out, I would be really happy.
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@nannacroc (4049)
13 May 07
That's true. I have three healthy daughters and three healthy grandsons, that's worth more to me than money.
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• Canada
13 May 07
pinching pennies is not a big deal.
• Canada
14 May 07
Bless you man.., bless you!
• Netherlands
20 May 07
I would think that being happy doing what you love would be more important. However, I would love to do that but be compensated well at the same time. There are those out there that do get both. They get paid very well and do what they love. That is a goal that I try for. Excellent question by the way.
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• Canada
22 May 07
Hey Siren, I thought it would be, it was inspired by an argument I had with a sibling. We couldn't agree on a few things... If you have sibs' you'll know how that goes!
@GardenGerty (160610)
• United States
9 May 07
Money is just a side line, and worth nothing without love, and happiness. On the other hand, a lot more money could make me enjoy living life a lot more. I am quibbling, aren't I. I want to take the time to live.
• Canada
13 May 07
In my book quibbling is a good thing GG!!
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@jbrooks0127 (2324)
• United States
22 May 07
By far living life and being happy. Money only gives you options it will never make you happy. Imagine being a billionaire and living alone on an island. You might as well have been shipwrecked. Money will allow you to live your life and be happy in a bigger cirle and that is about all it's good for.
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• Canada
29 May 07
You know it took me a couple of days to back here. Not just because i understand what you're saying.. I totally with you... 100% but you wouldn't believe one responses just got. It sat there for a day (my discussion)" What Are YOUR Thoughts? I had asked something in relation to life.. pursuit of happiness... you ought to take a look at it invite your friends to come and see it. You'll want to read it... it a phenomenal piece!!!! thanks fo the response!
@vega83 (6342)
• Bahrain
8 May 07
hmm... that's an easy one.. I guess I could start by answering the question, Am I happy? Yes, I am. Do I have money? Well, I'm broke most of the time, but I'm still happy. Would I like some more money? Of course I would, but I would never wanna sacrifice my happiness for it. I think what most people forget is to take joys in the little things of life, they spend their whole life pursuing material things and in the process, forget what is more important, people that they love. Of course, I'm no saint. I, too, have dreams of becoming rich and famous, like many do, but I don't disrupt my present life, for something i might or might not have in future.
@vega83 (6342)
• Bahrain
16 May 07
yippee.... I got a bonus!! I don't know what the bonus is, but I have it, and that's cool!! :-D
• Canada
16 May 07
I like using the word "bonus" as if it were a high five.. sorry for the confusion.. lol.
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• Canada
14 May 07
bonus..
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• United States
8 May 07
Living life and being happy are definitely more important to me than making money. Yeah, money is nice, but if I didn't enjoy my life, family, friends, etc, and I wasn't happy, then the money wouldn't be very fun or useful.
• Canada
13 May 07
How right you are!
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• United States
14 May 07
Living life and being happy. I find that the more I worry about how much money I make, the less happy I am.
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• United States
29 May 07
money is only important to have a roof over my childrens head and food on the table for the other the thaqt. life is more important...
• United States
29 May 07
living life with my kids is more important cause money makes you greedy.
• Canada
29 May 07
True enough.. , it can!
@bindishah (2062)
• India
14 May 07
Definitely living life and being happy. It is very important to be happy in life but sometimes you need money to make this happiness true. So it is equally important to make more money too.
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• Canada
16 May 07
Is it?
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@hmike_d (1529)
• Philippines
8 May 07
Living life and happy. coz we say a happy life, it caters life's needs fulfillment. Doesnt matter if i have lots of money or dont have as long as I am happy. I'll put making money on second priority because it's just a part of living a life happy.
• Canada
14 May 07
there's a bonus!
@sampigadu (223)
• India
16 May 07
Making money
• Canada
16 May 07
This is a very interesting response. Why, explain? Let's say you have all the money in the world. Would you really be happy?
@rb200406 (1824)
• India
8 May 07
It is more important to be happy than earning lots of money.Lots of money doe not guarantee happiness.
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• Canada
13 May 07
good point!
@ibsnet (1268)
• India
13 May 07
Obviously it is living life happily with what I have at present. I do try to make money but not at the cost of happiness in life.
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• Canada
14 May 07
There's life at the end of the tunnel?
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@creb11 (416)
• China
8 May 07
I think living life.
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• Canada
13 May 07
yeah, living life is good to do!