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Free registration at the forum removes this block.I only felt that a previous comment had the meaning of "No one loves their job, they just claim they do." sense.
ThanksOfftopic: BTW WhyBeRich.com is free in case someone wants to grab it
Offtopic: BTW WhyBeRich.com is free in case someone wants to grab it
That'd be me!Not anymore ... someone named Jerod moved quickly! Anyone here? Congrats.
:iagree: Love this post. rep++I wrestle with this question all the time...especially now that I have a solid understanding of what the fastlane is. The fast track, and even more so- the fastlane is a mindset. Why people don't want to live this way is because they haven't embraced (and don't understand) the mindset. For most people, the thought of creating financial freedom is synonomous with greed, and greed is bad. I get crap all the time from friends and my husband who don't understand my drive for financial freedom. I hear, "Life's not all about money", blah, blah, blah. Now granted, I know that these cliche responses are just thrown out because it's easier to say something trite than it is to examine one's current world view. ...My response is generally that living a good life has NOTHING to do with money so why in the hell would I want to work 40 hours a week for it?! The same people that are telling me money isn't important are working overtime and missing family events because of it...so if money's not important, but you're willing to miss birthdays- then family must be really unimportant!
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Offtopic: BTW WhyBeRich.com is free in case someone wants to grab it
IMPOSSIBLE!!!!
I've read everywhere that ALL GOOD DOMAIN NAMES WERE TAKEN, so this couldn't be
I remember somebody (maybe biophase?) mentioning once about a friend who changed his car's oil himself so this guy asked him why bother when you can get that done for $30, and the other guy replied because he liked to change oil, so when the other one asked him to then change his car's oil for free he said no... so I guess he didn't like it so much, huh? I think this was mentioned in the thread about Time... so I guess that this is my point... Wealthy == Time available for my priorities.
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Come on Jerod at least give me some speed! :icon_super:
I remember somebody (maybe biophase?) mentioning once about a friend who changed his car's oil himself so this guy asked him why bother when you can get that done for $30, and the other guy replied because he liked to change oil, so when the other one asked him to then change his car's oil for free he said no... so I guess he didn't like it so much, huh?
I challenge people here to ask these questions to people with jobs.
1) Why do you work?
Typical Answer: To earn money.
2) Why do you want to earn money?
Typical Answer: So I can pay my bills.
3) Why do want to pay your bills?
Typical Answer: So my family and I can live comfortably with the things we enjoy.
4) Why do you want to live comfortably with things you can enjoy?
Typical Answer: I guess so I can be happy.
When you ask someone with this line of questions, you find their true motives comes down to happiness and many people equate "money" with happiness. While there is some correlation, its not exclusively true as money is perceived as a grantor of other things that are perceived to bring happiness: Freedom, experiences, *things*, time with family, etc.
The sad fact is the majority don't *love* their jobs and are predicted to working to pay bills to support a lifestyle that they perceive will bring happiness.
lol... those questions! It's really understanding the difference from working for someone in exchange for money (happy) to working in exchange for money to your freedom (happier) at sametime. Why work in exchange for money all your life, if you can work to own the change someday and be free? At age 70 or 80? both will be happy eventually but one from JOB will start enjoying late while other (fastlane) started happy, enjoyed it already, just making plans now for other things long long ago and is more happier. You what i mean chillie bean? :driving:It is amazing that this post even garnered this much attention. The question is so undefined and open to endless answers but at the same time it is so obvious. Another question may be "why have good personal hygiene", or "why do we care for our families". Silly questions.
The fact is that people have choices to make. Not everyone will be rich. It is not as easy as taking a shower every day. People work hard for many reasons. In most cases it is simply to build a better life.
For me personally, money is a way to buy freedom.
Holy Thread Raised from the Dead, Batman!
I think about money differently since I joined TMF . I'd always thought "If I were rich, I could do this, this, and this". I'm now starting to think "I can put together money making systems so I can do this, this, and this". Being rich somehow gets lost. It's no longer important, because it isn't the means to an end. It's an abstraction. "Getting Rich" isn't in itself actionable - it's a step removed. Building money making systems is actionable.
The money making systems become the name of the game. "Get rich" just sort of happens to you, the way you "Get tan" if you stay out in the sun or "Get cold" if you stay out in the snow too long.
If I can build a system to sell hot and cold weather products, I can build 50 of them if that's what suits my needs. If I need more, I can build 100. I'm limited only by how much I build.
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