Would you rather be?

[BMR Genie]

Poor and happy

or

Rich and unhappy?

I know, money can buy happiness, especially material things and all the comfort in life.. but the question is more on your innermost thoughts. What would you choose?

 

[jjgold]

Happy and poor

Unhappy is probably ruination of life

Heath this number 1

Money has never made anybody happy

 

[edawg]

When you start realizing it is all fukking bullshit you can start being who you were meant to be and die with a smile on your face. Haven't been to a funeral yet that people stood up and said how nice the person dressed, how much money they had, or how cool they were on the internet. It all comes down to what you do for others without being a hypocrite or a perpetual victim and praying for God's grace.

 

[Franz555]

For me , I define being rich as having 7 healthy children who have 8 healthy grandkids. Sometimes during our family BBQ's I sit back and just watch the smiles and laughter from my grandkids. I know no greater joy

 

[2the9s]

Poor and happy.

 

[BMR Genie]

For me , I define being rich as having 7 healthy children who have 8 healthy grandkids. Sometimes during our family BBQ's I sit back and just watch the smiles and laughter from my grandkids. I know no greater joy

I'm not in this stage yet but I can tell that this is the greatest achievement a human can get.

 

[Wagerallsports]

Happiness is everything

 

[BMR Genie]

When you start realizing it is all fukking bullshit you can start being who you were meant to be and die with a smile on your face. Haven't been to a funeral yet that people stood up and said how nice the person dressed, how much money they had, or how cool they were on the internet. It all comes down to what you do for others without being a hypocrite or a perpetual victim and praying for God's grace.

Others only released about this thing during their final days or on their deathbed. It's too late.

 

[charliebrown]

If could truly be happy

 

[Tanko]

Poor and happy.....
If you're happy, you don't care about being poor.

 

[maltedhopsfrenzy]

Happiness is everything

This…..

 

[BMR Genie]

Poor and happy.....
If you're happy, you don't care about being poor.

Amen!

 

[chuckythegoat2]

Rich + Unhappy.

Great David Lee Roth quote: "Money can't buy you Happiness. But it can buy you a boat that lets you dock right next to Happiness."

 

[BobbyFK]

Rich and unhappy

 

[Archie]

health>$$$$

but sure is nice to have both

 

[JDS]

There’s not a whole lot of happiness in poverty, and when you’re rich, you take things for granted and feel entitled (most people). So middle-class and happy is my answer.

 

[BMR Genie]

You are rich with let's say $3k worth of bed, but you can't sleep because you're depressed thinking what to do the next morning about your business deal...Meanwhile, here comes the poor with a regular thin bed cushion in a simple house but sleeps soundly because he has nothing to worry about, just need to do his usual routine of going to work. --> This is my main basis for choosing the poor and happy option.

 

[broncos]

How poor? How rich? I would like to try my hand at being a billionaire.

 

[KVB]

I know, money can buy happiness, especially material things and all the comfort in life.. but the question is more on your innermost thoughts. What would you choose?

Genie this feels like a typo.

Money can't buy happiness. It can buy material things, but not "happiness" as you are basically saying.

If money really could buy happiness, then your question in the original post makes no sense.

Everyone would simply choose to be rich then go to the happiness story and spend some of their money. But, sadly, it doesn't work that way.

 

[Ace7550]

For me , I define being rich as having 7 healthy children who have 8 healthy grandkids. Sometimes during our family BBQ's I sit back and just watch the smiles and laughter from my grandkids. I know no greater joy

Great response.