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2 January 2019 | 128 replies
The people with the new fancy cars, trendy clothes, and a $300 a month cappuccino habit are no happier than you or me, and actually may have MORE financial stress.
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4 January 2018 | 57 replies
I don't think I would be any happier necessarily, people at this level of wealth really just see it as a video game.
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27 February 2018 | 27 replies
That tends to make people happier as the pressure is off and they can decide what type of clients to take and when.
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14 June 2018 | 125 replies
With money I can hire someone to mow my lawn or clean my home, both of which are things I am happier not doing.
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27 July 2018 | 135 replies
(I now realize I'm happier this way too).
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17 June 2017 | 40 replies
Don't know if they are going to be happier in the long run.I believe habits of the poor are a "victim mentality"....and words like "I can't get a break", "everyone else gets all the luck", "can't wait until Friday".
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27 September 2018 | 135 replies
I'm in the low 60%'s now and I would be much happier around 50% so I'm working towards that.
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2 May 2021 | 121 replies
I’ll def be looking at properties and crunching the numbers, even though my student loan debt have proven to be a source of slight depression over the past few years, nothing would make me happier at this moment than achieving financial independence through wise investments.
24 July 2017 | 132 replies
I'm much happier in my little one bedroom 20 minutes from the beach.