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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It kind of surprises me that more people don't want nicely decorated, attractive homes, nice cars, fun vacations, beautiful clothes, household help, money for good haircuts, athletic endeavors, hobbies, college, private school, retirement...... Isn't that the American dream? Who wants to live in a tiny house and have a crappy car? Many of my friends are rich so maybe that tilts my views.[/quote]

I have to agree with this person.  Why is it that people are always claiming on this board that they don't want to upgrade their lives?  And, more importantly, why is it that people don't get that having money makes life easier?  Money can't buy you happiness but it allows you to focus more on the things that make you happy and it removes stressors that make you unhappy.  My DH and I were really happy when we were both in grad school just getting by on our TAships and when we were in the first few years of our careers living in a tiny apartment together.  It was a great experience to figure out the world together on a shoestring. But, it is also nice now that we are a bit older to be largely free of money worries.  We go out to dinner (or don't) depending on what we feel like.  We go to Europe (or we don't) depending on our mood.  Our roof leaks, we get a new one without worrying about the cost.  We decide we don't like the public school experience our kids are having, we pay for private without letting our decision be driven by money.

Trust me, you would like having money. [/quote]

I've been poor and I've been rich, and rich is nicer.  [/quote]

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