Will a few more virtual dollars in the value of their house make people happy? Maybe not, but security is not meaningless.

That’s interesting that travel can actually be cheaper. There’s hope for us all yet then – maybe we won’t need to make too much cash to achieve the travel dream. I know Tim Ferriss seemed to have travelled v cheaply in the four hour work week.

Hi Carla – that’s a good point. And I guess lots of folk don’t even plan to do it – it just happens.

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It is sad to see people kill themselves for whatever reasons. I do see though what desperation can do to people. I have always said it would be nice to have a world where money is no issue because we all had the same or non at all.

Unfortunately this is idealistic believing on my behalf.

Money is indeed a huge stress for many and I fear with the current situation in the US thousands will become homeless. Money is not evil in itself, but it’s the people who let money be their judge and ruler to act as they do once they have money.

I also think it is a bit egoistical to kill oneself, much rather than fighting through the problems and making something good from a bad situation. I could never do this, regardless how desperate I was. I much rather become a mail order pride if I ever needed money fast and would use Rita’s example as a guideline.

On the note of travel. Travel is actually cheaper than staying put in the one place. Especially if you travel in Asian countries.

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Hi Kelly – you’re welcome. That is true – I suppose folk learn the importance of money when they’re very young and those around them will shape their beliefs about it.

Hi John – Good point – I guess it is like a game to try to earn more – that’s the way I’ve often felt about financial targets. And I guess that’s why games like Monopoly and Cashflow are so popular. I don’t know if you’ve played Cashflow before but it’s a great game.

You work your way round the board and the idea is to get out of the Rat Race – which is in the middle section of the board. Trouble is, when you get to that bit of the game, it’s so boring – there’s no more real challenges.

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Money itself isn’t a drive of mine, but I think it’s fun trying to make more. It’s kind of like a game.

I think I did hear once before that one of the worst things you can do to a rich person is take away their money. Yeah – that must really suck, but it’s not worth a life.

I don’t think a recession would help anything. This is all just a natural cycle of unavoidable ups and downs – I say unavoidable because we are only human and we are all stubborn and greedy to some extent.

Thanks for the link love and I’m glad I could write something positive in a gloomy news week.

Kelly

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