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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]How many millionaires have 10 kids?

Now how many people on welfare. [/quote]

I'm the OP.  You realize you're making my point with this, right?  Do you think people on welfare have great lives?  No, and that is directly traceable to their having kids.[/quote]

Welfare is an outdated term but I was once using government assistance after I had my first kid:  food stamps, WIC, Medicare. I was definitely happy, happier than I have been at many other points in my life.

I think that millionaires are some of the least happy people on the planet. [/quote]

Same here. Sure, money was tight, but we were so connected as a family because we weren’t so focused on all the junk and stuff that clutters everyone’s lives. I never once missed going to a fancy restaurant when we were packing peanut butter sandwiches and walking to the park to have a picnic.

My dad actually was a millionaire until he lost it all when I was a kid. We struggled, but I way preferred poor dad than rich dad. We couldn’t afford expensive classes or nannies, but instead he gave us his time. For example, he couldn’t afford to send me to sleep-away camp, so instead we all spent a weekend at “camp”. Some of the best memories of my life. My dad also agrees that being rich is often miserable, so much of your attention is on money and making more of it.

Your life is what you make of it. I know a lot of people on welfare who have joyful, warm, inviting lives. I also know wealthy people who are incredibly lonely and go home to an empty house night after night. I know people with kids who only focus on the things they are missing out on, and they’re miserable. But I also know many people who focus on everything they’ve gained, and they’re truly the richest people I know. [/quote]

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