Topic: Money addiction - page 8. (Read 1183 times)

money has become a basic need for the majority of people in the world, so it is very natural that many people try hard to continue to earn money, it's just that many people take the wrong steps in making money, they do stupid things and are very greedy in their actions, but when everyone in a society that is greedy for money, there are many who feel that it is normal for money, in fact they don't want money too passionately, so I think the answer to your question will be very varied.

The general desires of a person depend on how they have been living their lives from the beginning and how exposed the luxuries of the world are to them. A person who has been living in a place where there are a lot of luxuries around them but has no reach to them because they don't have enough money for it, such people would have a strong desire to have a lot of money so that they can also have access to the luxuries of life that others have access to.

On the other hand, a person living in a place like you mentioned where money doesn't have much value because all people living there have the same status, there are no rich or poor having differences in accessing different materialistic things based on their statuses. People living in such environments wouldn't care much about money because they are not exposed to things that they can have with money, so their general desires are limited to what they see and what they have been seeing throughout their lives. 

I agree with you, that the numbers mentioned by the OP are not based on the results of research or surveys, and maybe if the OP said it was based on the results of a survey or research, then it would be better if the OP included the source that was the reference. So I agree with you that this is just conjecture, because there is no data that we can see.
However, I also won't blame what the OP said because maybe he could have said that because of his surroundings. But again, I think saying 9 out of 10 people is too much, I would agree more if it was 4 out of 10 people for example, as you said.
The reason is that if we look at what the OP said, there should be more bad people now. Although I cannot deny that crime is everywhere, if we compare it with the current human population, the figure will not reach 90%.

This may or may not be true, it all depends on yourself in understanding money addiction. Because living in today's era is increasingly sophisticated and very competitive in all fields, making money and accumulating wealth is one of the factors that makes a person's life happy or can be called successful. But there are also some people whose success and happiness cannot be measured by money.

It cannot be denied that money is very important to be able to live a decent and healthy life, however if the desire to pursue money in any way without caring about how to get it in the right way then this can cause addiction so that it has a bad impact on someone who is addicted. One of the effects of addiction is that it makes us afraid of poverty, causing feelings of anxiety and stress.

Nowadays money has become a major need. because even to fulfill primary needs such as food, we need money to get it. Moreover, if we live in urban areas, if we don't have money then we might starve because we won't be able to buy food. But living in a village that is far from urban areas means money is also needed, but there people are not too addicted to money. Because to be able to eat we actually have to work in the fields and plant crops to harvest. I even found a remote village in Indonesia that did not use money for transactions. They still barter. that is, exchanging goods for goods. they seem isolated from world progress. But strangely, I saw that their smiles were much more beautiful than the smiles of people who live using technology. I saw genuine happiness on their faces. And for them money means nothing.

There are people who only look for blessings in everything they do, this is related to their belief and confidence that it can make their life happier and feel sufficient. It's different with the nature of someone who wants to pursue a lifestyle, so whatever he does is to cover up a lifestyle that he's proud of, such as seeking approval from other people, and I'm sure that kind of person will actually make his life's burden heavier. therefore religious values need to be applied

Maybe you are right or wrong but you just don't think everybody is like you that believe that every opportunity in life need to be utilized to steal funds and do something imoral. People are not actually like this. You just don't judge thinking everything has the potential to think like you. It is true that we all wants to make money but not everybody wants to make.monwy from the wrong path. We need to sensitize people that have such mentality of stealing and taking what does not belong to them just to make extra money. We need to make the world a better place for the young ones coming up so they would not have to believe that doing illegal things or participating in fraud is the only way forward.

This is simply not true, and really just a bunch of conjecture.  I mean where did you even get this number from? Being a financial advisor and working with all walks of life, I can promise you that 9 out of 10 people are NOT obsessed with money.  I would say it's not even close to that.  Maybe somewhere around 4 out of every 10, if that.

Really though, where did you get this number from.  What makes you think this??

Money is the ultimate goal why people work so hard and invest a lot of time so they can end up having a sufficient amount of income. Otherwise, if you stop on working and earning money, you will definitely struggle on living your life and survival would be at risk. That’s why people keep chasing to make more money, not actually to live a luxurious life but even if it means for survival only.

I'm not sure whether or not to call it a money addiction. In my opinion, I believe that humans are greedy creatures by nature; we'll always crave more, and the same thing also applies to money; we're never satisfied; we keep wanting something extra. Unfortunately, the economy has gone downhill on a worldwide scale. It's pretty reasonable for money to be a primary goal in our lives, but ultimately, it's proven that money is capable of making you happier up to a specific degree. Living a comfortable and stress-free life should be our priority, not constantly maximizing our income.

Both of you did a nice job by allowing us to know the need for more money vs how we make those money,  and other realities of time and how it goes,  the fact is that money is a chain and it most move around from ha d to hand, when you hodle the movement of money then you are abusing the chain connection,  this is why we have to make money in the right way and with the right mindset, I always say that before you make money, make sense,  this is the adage I use to survive most of the Time, because money is just a number and no one have the highest so the level of your financial freedom is determined by your knowledge on how to make money and also spend the money  correctly,  because it is easy to make money buy hard to control or spend money.

Try as much as possible to make more investment and buy only assets that increase in value instead of saving money in the bank, making the right financial decision is a path to way to financial freedom.,, addiction on the other hand is a totally different ball game, and  won't call money as an addiction,  but rather as greed level, because it is only greed that will make someone to involve on illegal means to get money.

Yes, I also prefer not to call it money addiction but it’s more on the extreme need for money because without money, it’s hard to see yourself survive in a community where money is almost everything. However, it’s not a requirement to make a lot of money to see yourself alive. But if you have aims and goals in life that you want to achieve so you can live a comfortable and convenient life, then work hard to get a decent amount of income. Money is not freely given, it’s something that an individual should work hard to be well compensated.

Maybe we can just categorize this as a good addiction or a bad addiction, and if you are aiming to make more money to live a better life then I consider that as a good addiction but if you do make money illegally just to satisfy your need, then that can be a bad addiction which can lead into more greed and will put you on a bigger risk.

Money is not everything but it is needed for survival in this life. Economy is going downward in some countries due to inflation and lack of proper management, and our marketers are very strict as they use all opportunities they have to make money from their fellow citizens.

Money addiction is general for both the rich and the poor because they both have needs for money and they cannot survive without money; therefore, money addiction is general.

Some leaders are very good and have qualities of leadership, while some leaders are just there to loot money that is why in some countries where the leaders are selfish, there is always less development in the country.

Most essential commodity indeed, because if we dont have this. Then how we would really be able to survive? We are hoping or wishing in a life to have that proper shelter,food,clothing and other stuffs on which for you to have comfortable living on which everything could be possibly if you do have the money. This is why people would really be thriving on acquiring or getting or earning money as much as they could no matter what are the things that they would really be doing as long they would be earning. This isnt some sort of addiction considering that this is really just that a normal way of living on trying to earning something. If earning money or getting
it will be a form of addiction then everyone is already addicted considering that we are working or having a business because we are really that targeting or aiming to have that more or lots of money.

Just as what others been saying above that it isnt really that wrong as long you are earning on the legal way on which you arent affecting someone nor really that getting into those non legal stuffs because this is a
different story considering that everything turns out to be that not right anymore on how you do acquire money. I dont really see the addiction on this one but rather that extreme greedy if people would really be
going into those far extents just for them to have that kind of earning. Greed is never been good and we should really be that knowing to have that contentment on the things that we do have
but since we are just human beings then having more money and tons of money will really be out primary target or goal in life which its normal.

can a person really be addicted to money? if you are a poor person and have no means to make lots of money i guess you can not be addicted to it.

but he definitely going to need a lot of money to make his life comfortable but so are we. we all need money wherever we go, you can't survive without money. you have got to work and pay bills, it's a weight to carry every person today as a grim reality.  its a necessity for a person to find a job and earn money.

OPs mindset towards money spending or 'addiction' in money like he tagged the word words to cannot be applied in anyone's financial life and management. First and foremost, the real essence why people look for money and engage in many activities that will bring them money is simply to be able to solve problems with it because over time money has become the most essential commodity of life in the sense that you practically cannot achieve any milestones if you lack money in today's world.

What I'm saying now is that, due to the essential need of money in our lives today, you cannot do without spending money. The only aspect we can continue to advocate about is the investment aspect. And when you ask, I will say that we all invest with one goal at the end of the day and it is to have something to spend when you no longer have anything to spend.

. I think you already know why we are addicted on money or finding more money, it is because money is everything, you will not survive if you don't have money to buy your needs even small children know that before they matured, that is why when they grow older it is registered in thier mind that money is very important and the next thing is they will become addicted on finding more and more money like no ending and it will end up on addiction of finding money.

ahmm, i think by making this kind of claim it would be wise to cite any references to make your claim credible.  That aside, I think people just want to attain something and most of those things need money.  You want good health? you need money for membership in the gym , buy a bike, get running shoes, eat healthy food.  You want to sleep early at night? you need to have sufficient money to stop grinding or working overtime.  It is really difficult to get what you want without money.

I wouldn't say money addiction, I would say quest to live a comfortable life. We have to work continuously non stop to earn a living if not we will starve and won't be able to provide our necessary needs as humans. Commodities keep increasing in price everyday so therefore we have to double the hustle to be able to purchase them. And one needs more money because more problems keep piling up.
   An average married man with 6 kids will have to double his work in order to be able to fend for his home.