Topic: You can't meet all your needs/desires at once, even if you spend all your salary - page 9. (Read 1602 times)

Humans generally have endless needs and feel the urge to get one more so even if you spend all your salary, you cannot fulfill all your needs and desires at once. Life is a struggle to survive people's lives are spent thinking about this and that people have to go to the with some lack or dissatisfaction. Although human needs are infinite not all needs or lacks are the same as people in our society are different people have different needs or needs so it is better to make savings or investment funds to meet the needs of different people. There will be demand but in the meantime building wealth through a savings plan is much less risky and will secure your future and help you build wealth basically, the more money you have the more ways you can use it.

I will say that new needs does not arises but new wishes do so because our needs are not high but our wishes are so higher that we cannot meet these easily. Therefore don't concentrate on wishes but just complete your needs and the money remain saved from monthly expenses should use with the aim of increasing with the help of investment technologies.

Most people would let their desires win due to comparison to the other people, cause if they are contented of what they had, for sure they could save money with taking loans and withdraw savings just to buy unnecessary things that can't help for your own convenience. Focusing in investment rather than comparing would build up the mindset of "in the future or sooner I would also afford that" which is actually good cause for that term you could be financially stable to buy things you want.

Most people would let their desires win due to comparison to the other people, cause if they are contented of what they had, for sure they could save money with taking loans and withdraw savings just to buy unnecessary things that can't help for your own convenience. Focusing in investment rather than comparing would build up the mindset of "in the future or sooner I would also afford that" which is actually good cause for that term you could be financially stable to buy things you want.

My realization in life is that no matter how well compensated you are, the amount of your salary will still be not enough to cater all your wants and needs. That is why we should learn to weigh things and focus on what’s necessary and dispose those are not. And with the help of a potential investments, you will never be struggling to make ends meet because you have multiple source of funds that’s already providing for you. With that, you’ll be able to cater to all your needs and wants eventually.

Setting aside income to be used for investing would be very good if we could do it, people who choose to postpone their gratification in order to be able to invest I think this is the right decision compared to using our income only for momentary gratification. Everyone certainly has many desires and they deal with them in different ways, so we need to avoid them. If we can't avoid them then our income will not be enough to save let alone invest, so we need to have good financial management so that we don't spend all our income what we have for useless things will certainly be very detrimental to us.

Some of the things that you have said is good, when you have money you will buy some for investment. It is just not for the sake of your happiness but I believe it will be soon for investment. Some other people delayed their gratification just to have a savings and after they do it they will spend too much because this is the only time they rest and enjoy their money.

I agree with this. When a person has a lot of money, he becomes a slave of money. He starts buying up apartments, cars, jewelry like crazy. But he doesn't have time to use even a small percentage of it. He just needs it very much to make dust in the eyes of others.

I agree with this. When a person has a lot of money, he becomes a slave of money. He starts buying up apartments, cars, jewelry like crazy. But he doesn't have time to use even a small percentage of it. He just needs it very much to make dust in the eyes of others.

First I would say "human needs are insatiable." Upon attending to some current needs, definitely others will arise. So, even if you spend all your earnings trying to solve every of your needs, that doesn't mean that other needs might not arise.

Often times it's good to remind ourselves that we are still in the real world and have to come out of the world of fantasy.

This is mostly concerned with people who have not really gained a strong grasp on wealth and finance, i.e., those who are not really financially stable. Although it concerns all, but mostly those who are less financially stable.

Bitcoin investment doesn't require a pocket full of money before you can invest, but it's something you can do with in a peaceful mind and with no minimum or maximum amount. It also doesn't put restrictions on the amount of Bitcoin people want to buy or hold, so it's better to invest than to wait until you have finished satisfying all your needs before you think of investing in Bitcoin.


So, folks, I wish to remind us to always keep to your budget, still hold on to your savings, and invest for the future. Don't always think you can use your entire savings to solve today's problem, forgetting that tomorrow's needs, desires, and problems are going to evolve.

Most people would let their desires win due to comparison to the other people, cause if they are contented of what they had, for sure they could save money with taking loans and withdraw savings just to buy unnecessary things that can't help for your own convenience. Focusing in investment rather than comparing would build up the mindset of "in the future or sooner I would also afford that" which is actually good cause for that term you could be financially stable to buy things you want.

There are cultural differences as to what a need is.

My parents are gone.
My wife's parents are gone.

I have 2 brothers and 3 nieces .

They have most needs if no all taken care of. So feeding them financial aid is not needed to do.

My wife has a brother his finances are good. He does not need more money.

Now my bro-in-law has dementia he needs a new brain or a miracle cure.  Money won't do it for him.

So yeah you can argue in his case he will not get what he needs.

A lot of times reading a thread on the net can help me expand my thinking.

As I now realize my wife's brother won't satisfy a need no matter what I do or she does or he does.

Trust me all people with dementia do need new brains or real cures and right now they won't get it.

So until I read what you had to say I was blinded to your idea. Thanks for the thread.

I'm quite curious about this, if you refer to responsibilities that must be taken on without choice, does someone still have the opportunity to keeping to a budget, hold on to savings, and investing if the income/salary is only enough to support those responsibilities?
Is my interpretation wrong?

This topic goes deep. Basic desires can't be escaped, food/shelter/clothes. Certain desires which improve your quality of life should be given priority.

A thing to understand is don't go blind after desires. Taking out savings, taking loans to fullfill unnecessary desires is stupidity. A finance saying goes, fullfill your desires from the wealth generated from your investments, thus you preserve capital as well and fullfill your desires too.

So, folks, I wish to remind us to always keep to your budget, still hold on to your savings, and invest for the future. Don't always think you can use your entire savings to solve today's problem, forgetting that tomorrow's needs, desires, and problems are going to evolve.

I shared this based on some mistakes I made a few months ago when I took a lot of responsibility on my shoulder and took out a whole deal out of my savings to solve some problems, with the hope that I would start saving again to cover what I had taken out, but... more needs even arise.

I do, but sometimes one can do things out of ignorance, and later you just get to realize you took a wrong decision while you earlier thought it was a good decision you took.



Boss, you know that human wants could even be something that is impossible to archive. An example is all the above wants that you have stated.

 For example, let's say I want to become the president of my country within the next 48 hours; I want to buy 100 airplanes today; and I also want to perform a miracle and raise the dead. These are wants that are nearly impossible, but when talking about needs, let's say I need a car and I have the money to afford it; I need a shelter, and if I can't build my own at that moment, I can just rent one; I need food to eat; I could just buy food and eat.

But how about needs that concern one's siblings, parents, wife, and children? Perhaps if the person is in the right position to handle most of the bills for the needs of the family. Let's say you have your own needs to cover and those of your parents since they are old; you also have to assist your siblings with a few needs; and lastly, you have those of your own family (your wife and children). That's the reason I said, "You can't meet all your needs and desires at once, even if you spend all your salary." The person must have to attend to some of those needs gradually and must not just allocate all their salary or savings to them (at least still invest some percentage of their salary). There's no way one can solve all at once without others arising.

Boss, you are right; needs are easy peasy for some people, but not everyone. You have all you need, but that does not mean that some people do.





No, boss, the topic is okay. I know that there are even some wants that don't need money to fulfill, and a typical example is when you are 66 and want to age back to 30.

You are right.

Some people have just not so much need, and it is easy to solve, but everyone is different, and we live in different countries where the economic system is not the same. Like I said in the previous comment, I insist that some people don't only have their own needs, but their parents' and siblings' too.

First I would say "human needs are insatiable." Upon attending to some current needs, definitely others will arise. So, even if you spend all your earnings trying to solve every of your needs, that doesn't mean that other needs might not arise.