Topic: At what point will one say that he or she has had enough money? - page 2. (Read 568 times)

One important consideration regarding 'enough' question is, what is money? In history, all kinds of nations used all kinds of things as money... including salt. If we only think of money as the cash and cards in our pockets, we are limiting ourselves to our own harm.

For those of us who understand that money is anything of value that can be traded for something else, congratulations. This is the first step to gaining more stuff of value.

Now all we have to do is figure out which 'things' will increase in value with regard to other things, before we trade away our things of value that are going down in value.

I'd say that I'd have my limit and would be able to say that's enough. I know the feeling of having more money than you need and I know the feeling of having less than you need. I've never been really rich though, so maybe if I had 100 million USD my attitude would change and I'd become completely spoiled, who knows?

At this moment if I had a business that would generate around 3k USD a month for me without any expenses, I'd say that's more than enough. It would allow me to pay all my bills, feed me and my family, give me a lot of free time to do what I like and save up on top of it. If I ever decided to work, all that money would go towards pleasure because all the basics would get covered by that constant monthly income. It would give me and my family a feeling of safety.

If we're talking in money in the bank terms, since my family's monthly expenses at this point are around 2k USD, having 300k on the side would probably set us up for 10 years (100k added to account for inflation). We'd start spending more if we had that lying around, I know, but It's not like we'd be sitting on our asses all the time. We'd simply get part time jobs. It would lift some of the pressure from our shoulders.

While the above post is one of my more favorite posts I've made, I don't think I actually answer the question so let me just say that for me, I would have no desire left after owning the Sacramento Kings.  That might take a couple of billion, but after that I don't think money would matter to me in any way ever again.  So how much money is enough for me to make my dreams come true?  1.84 billion dollars. 

How much money would it take to make me happy?  I think probably $75 would be enough to bring a smile to my face for a night. 

With the advancement in technology - no amount will be enough
Everytime one get to have some contentment - iphone next jumps into the market
or there is new style furniture - some people are too materialistic they can go to an extreme for anything. even they can scam people.

Money is never enough for human. The richest man in the world is still striving harder to get more money for any one not to get more than what he has.  The truth is that their is no point that one can consider money to be enough.

I agree with you  the quest of money has to do with what people think money is //when you gain money your  longing for the money increases
everyday the  need for the money  increases and there is new luxury which comes to the wish list.

The quest for money has to do with what people think money is. Is money those little pieces of paper people stick in their wallets? Is money those little coins people stick in their change pockets... and often into parking meters? Or are these mediums of exchange simply the easy way to do value and property transfers?

There isn't a lot one can do with the stuff we call money, except to trade it for things that have value. Can you eat a dollar bill if you are hungry? Perhaps. But is there as much nutritional value in it as there is in a dollar's worth of bread? Money doesn't really have any value in itself. All the value that money has is perceived value. Money doesn't really have more value than the tiny bit you can get from the paper and ink that make it up.

I would suggest that real money is anything of value... real value. I would say that real money is all the things that you use to make your life easier to live... or livable at all in the first place. Why? Because everything we do in life is a medium of exchange. If we eat food, we change the food into aspects of living. And there is part of the food that our bodies naturally discharge as unfit for the purpose of life. In other words, there is exchange involved, and food is the medium.

A person can only live so much. A billionaire can't live in all his homes at the same time. He can't drive all his cars and trucks at the same time. He can't fly in all of his airplanes at the same time. Having/owning multiple homes and vehicles might be an advantage for him in certain situations or circumstances. But they might wind up being excuses for him to actually set up circumstances or situations so that it looks like he has a need for all these homes and vehicles.

Much money is a form of advancement. At least, many people think that it is. So, for them (most of us) basic money is so that we can live - food, clothing, shelter, etc. Anything beyond basic money is so that we can be praised for having more than somebody else, and for being able to manipulate life so that we can advance beyond others. It's a pride and success thing.

The quest for money really depends on what every individual sees as their priorities. Some people like to live an expensive and flamboyant lifestyle. They want the best houses, cars, clothing, and holiday location regardless of the cost. Such a lifestyle gives them fulfillment, hence they are willing to do anything to afford this type of lifestyle.

If I can provide for my family's basic needs and contribute my own quota to the development of my community, then I am content with what I have. My greatest achievement wouldn't be how much I have earned but how many lives I have touched positively and how happy I lived. And my greatest joy, for now, comes from spending time with my family and watching my children grow.

It is also quite interesting to see many billionaires giving out a large part of their wealth to charity.

Being contented is everything,  nobody is satisfied with the amount of money he or she has, if their is away people should have all the money on earth they  will go fall it. Haven't seen anybody on earth complain or sick and tire of enough money,  with these I think no money is enough but people should learn how to be contented in all they have.

As for me, it's simply impossible to say

There is know destination of making money.  In this life you will see a poor man saying that if I have $1500 now he is okay in life. Human being are dynamic in times of money because they are thinking of so so amount after getting that, they  start thinking of way which is bigger than the first.

There's no clear answer; it solely depends on your character or the type of person you are. However, people are generally greedy and tend to keep asking for more, never saturating their thirst for money and physical goods. Personally, I'm fine if I have enough to live comfortably. I don't care about becoming rich, famous, or owning expensive physical goods. They do not provide happiness, but only a temporary feeling of saturation. Having a quality lifetime and not having to worry about making ends meet should be enough for me. Money ought to be the tool to a healthier/better lifestyle, not our sole purpose of living.

I find setting goals about acquiring physical goods petty, they're not fulfilling. Depending on them sets you on the right path to depression and a constant need to obtain new stuff to keep you going.

Do you think people can ever say that they have enough money??? money is never enough. the more you have, the more you need

Everybody is looking for money and money is never enough, the best thing is just to be contented, if you can feed yourself and your family members also get yourself some necessities then I think you have money, is not about you having millions in account, you can have millions in your account and you won’t still be contented.

I have no threshold for saving value/money, because I have unlimited self respect.

I find this question to be hilarious. However, it is true that no amount of money is enough. The need for more money will never cease since everyone wants to acquire enough to be known as the richest person to have ever lived. The world's wealthiest people will simply quit growing their businesses for financial gain if there is enough money, preferring to live out the rest of their lives on the money they have already accumulated. When you’re contended with what you have you don’t need to look for money if not the struggle for more money continues until the next day you don’t wake up again. No amount of money is enough money.

Contentment is great gain.
The fact is that there's never a point where the thirst for money is ever satisfied, it's like a bottomless pit.

However, what would help you is Contentment. Do not live above your means. Do not see it as diminishing to accept that you can't afford it when you truly can't.

Above all, do not wish to be like someone else, you'll be amazed at how many people wishing to be like you.

Just be you and be kind.

Ciao.

To me the point in think money is enough is when one can freely help the poor without been stressed,  to provide anything he or she desired  for  his/her self. But Man still have a nature that no amount of money can satisfy him, that's why no matter the amount of money one may have , their will still be taste for more.

It depends on our personality whether the money we have is enough or not, take for example Elon Musk who has a fortune of millions of dollars but he still continues to make money from his business, meaning he hasn't had enough money for that long, now money is his place greed the higher the money we have the more greedy we want to have it so we depend on our own personality how about his lifestyle.

When he can afford to buy anything including luxury items like sport cars and others.,

I believe we all know that human needs are numerous but the resources to satisfy them are limited. Based on the question of OP, the only time I will think that I have had enough money is when I no longer struggle to make money when I have made enough investments that is bringing good returns to me and when money works for me and I no longer work for money I believe until I get to this point, I don't think I will say I have had or made enough money. I can also say that I have had enough money if the money I have for my savings is enough to get me all the good things I will ever desire to have till am no longer alive and my next generation will also be comfortable with the savings I have at this point I will also say that I have had enough.