Mountain_Mike
Recycles dryer sheets
- Joined
- Feb 16, 2005
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This is most likely "preaching to the choir:"
Time vs. Money
Mark Twain said, "youth is wasted on the young." I have also come to really believe that for the most part, “retirement is wasted on the old!”
The solution: get out of the rat race as soon as you can, live for today; that is what makes the most sense to me. Think about how futile it would be to finally be able to "do what you want to do" when you are too old to enjoy it. Ponder how you will feel when you are sick and on your death bed: what would you give to get back five more years of your life, or even one good year? What of value can money buy at the end of your life? The graveyards are full of people who had large bank accounts.
We need to live for today, but it comes with a price: trading life-energy for money. Money is important, but it is only a tool to use to enjoy life today and into the future. Saving for the future is prudent, but there comes a point when you may find yourself at a crossroads, asking...”have I saved enough?” There are tradeoffs in time and money in either direction. Ask yourself: truly, what is more valuable, time or money? Considering this question may cause you to take a different path.
Time vs. Money
Mark Twain said, "youth is wasted on the young." I have also come to really believe that for the most part, “retirement is wasted on the old!”
The solution: get out of the rat race as soon as you can, live for today; that is what makes the most sense to me. Think about how futile it would be to finally be able to "do what you want to do" when you are too old to enjoy it. Ponder how you will feel when you are sick and on your death bed: what would you give to get back five more years of your life, or even one good year? What of value can money buy at the end of your life? The graveyards are full of people who had large bank accounts.
We need to live for today, but it comes with a price: trading life-energy for money. Money is important, but it is only a tool to use to enjoy life today and into the future. Saving for the future is prudent, but there comes a point when you may find yourself at a crossroads, asking...”have I saved enough?” There are tradeoffs in time and money in either direction. Ask yourself: truly, what is more valuable, time or money? Considering this question may cause you to take a different path.