I was just having fun with y'all here. Have you noticed that the "Fire and Money" forum has the most posts, and the most readers and lurkers?
I am not afraid to say that I want more money. Maybe other people looking at me say that I have enough, but a person from a 3rd world country can say that about any of us. Am I greedy? Well, during my working years, we have helped out our parents when they were in need, and never added up the amount to see what it was. Recently, with the aid of Quicken, I discovered that my charity donation for 2013 amounted to 0.5% WR of my 3.5% WR total. I am not the most charitable person on earth, but a lot more than many others.
I want more money, so I can do more of what I want, if I want it, whatever that might be. I derive some pleasures from seeing my money providing a meal to destitute and hungry people in impoverished 3rd world countries. Perhaps it's to make me feel good, so there's selfishness in it even though the donation was anonymous, I dunno.
When I was working, I wanted to get paid a lot of money. It would prove to me that my work was "good stuff" so people were willing to pay for it. Now, I can only make money by investing, and I am more active in this endeavor than I was. It's something to do, and a puzzle to solve as history evolves in front of us. It's mentally more interesting to me than other passive pastimes that I could have done. I do not want to take platitudes as god-sent without questioning them, and I have found some discrepancies here and there.
So, there you have it. Despite my professed love of money, I do not believe that I spend any more time thinking about it than many people here.