almost everything is easier with money

[Tiggeroo]

true or not true?

 

[imsorry]

I think so. Don't get me wrong, I do fine, but I always wonder what it would be like to NEVER look at a price tag or wait for a sale. We spent last week at an upscale beach location, and the houses are really expensive. I would love to just buy one and not worry about the price!

 

[diznygirl]

true or not true?

I don't know, but I'd like to find out!

 

[Bob Slydell]

Easier? Yes, most of the time.

More complicated? Sometimes

 

[Aidensmom]

Easier? Yes, most of the time.

More complicated? Sometimes

That's pretty much what I was going to say.

 

[SC Minnie]

I'll let you know since next time I'm going to marry a rich man.

 

[Tiggeroo]

Being broke can be complicated too. If you are trying to juggle bills, make decisions based strictly on a few bucks, you want to change to a better job but you can't afford to miss a paycheck so you are trying to figure out how to make it work, the list is endless.
I"ve been broke, struggling middle class and comfortable not sure where the cut-off is for upper middle class. I have few bills and almost no debts so my income probably translates to more then it actually is for some people. No matter what being poor was more complicated, especially when kids are involved. I have not been close to wealthy though, however I have friend who are. The complications that come with their money and the family situations involved are not the same or as stressful as the ones arising from attempting to make 15. feed a family of four for a week when you also have to keep a utility on and attend a family function with a car that shouldn't be driven and no gas money.

 

[RadioNate]

yes I think it makes things easier.

 

[Bob Slydell]

The complications that come with their money and the family situations involved are not the same or as stressful as the ones arising from attempting to make 15. feed a family of four for a week when you also have to keep a utility on and attend a family function with a car that shouldn't be driven and no gas money.

They may not be the same complications, but there's nothing to say they're not just as stressful. They're just different.

 

[Michie]

money makes the world go around.

 

[mickeysgal]

True. To be able to sleep at night knowing that you don't have to worry about how to make ends meet, to be able to vacation whereever and whenever, how to put kids through college, helping grown children in the event of a hardship, being totally prepared for retirement, helping aging parents and their financial needs, plus never having to worry about the high cost of healthcare that would cover anything from strep to cancer and everything in between? Priceless.

 

[Squirlz]

Does money make juggling easier? I think not.

 

[Cool-Beans]

Almost everything. But those almosts are the hardest and they are universal...nobody escapes them.

 

[Tiggeroo]

I view the stress in terms of the possible outcomes. I have stresses now that don't involve money, but am relatively free of money related stresses. The only stresses that I'd compare with my money stresses are ones involving the health of a loved one. The stress involved with money when you are very low income are potential homelessness, inability to feed your children, inability to obtain health care, etc. These are visceral things. I suppose havnig been thru a time like that enables me to put bigger stresses today in perspective.

 

[bamajill]

Almost everything. But those almosts are the hardest and they are universal...nobody escapes them.

Wow...perfectly stated.

 

[Aidensmom]

So are you asking if everything is easier with money or if you have less stress when you are rich than when you are poor?

I think a lot of the most important issues in life aren't related to money - having a good marriage, having true friends, teaching values to your children, etc may actually be more difficult when you are wealthy because the money can make things more complicated.

I have, like many other people, dreamed of winning the lottery. And I have also thought about the changes in my life that would occur along with that. Would my child have no respect for the value of money? Would he get an attitude that he is better than others who don't? Would I get lazy because I had too much free time? Would I know if people who wanted to be my friends just wanted my money? Would I lose some trust and faith in people because of that? Would DH and I fight over how to spend/save the money? Etc. Once I really thought about it, I realized I probably would be just as happy where I am now, where something unexpected like needing new tires can blow my carefully figured out budget for the month. To me, the things I value most in life don't have a monetary value. However, I do agree I would have less stress when it came to finances.

 

[Tiggeroo]

what prompted this is that Gene Simmon's SO is in her early 40's with two late teens and wants another child. This decision is definitely easier with money. At the point in life when she is getting ready to put two thru college she can afford fertility help if needed, good medical care, and household help if she chooses. As an older mother money may be important to her new child if the parents are unable to work.

 

[Michie]

what prompted this is that Gene Simmon's SO is in her early 40's with two late teens and wants another child. This decision is definitely easier with money. At the point in life when she is getting ready to put two thru college she can afford fertility help if needed, good medical care, and household help if she chooses. As an older mother money may be important to her new child if the parents are unable to work.

I know a lot of "younger" parents who never have any money regardless their income, that just don't work, can't keep a job

 

[Blondy876]

Having never had a lot of money I don't know if it's easier but I imagine it is. I know that right now in my life I am more financially secure than ever and that it does ease the worry. I don't sit around crying anymore because I got a shut off notice for the electricity. I don't sit up late a night trying choose between buying diapers for the baby or medicine for the older one. I have had times in my life where I have had to by milk with coins and hope that I have enough and that I don't see anyone I know because I am humiliated. But I always felt blessed because I did have those coins to use.

Now, I am even more blessed. I can pay my bills, have a savings, plan for my dd's futures and have enough left over for some fun. I have enough to help pay my grandmothers bills so she doesn't have to sit up at night and cry. So I have to say I right now things are easier. But I don't know what it would be like to be rich. I probably never will and that will be OK, I like where I am.

 

[pearlieq]

True.

Having money might make some situations more stressful or complicated, but not having money almost always does.

There are very few hardships in the world that money can't improve at least somewhat. I can be poor and get cancer or I can be rich and get cancer. I know which one I'd pick...