Comments on: money money money mooooney…money!

By: sognatrice

sognatrice — Thu, 08 Nov 2007 08:50:00 +0000

MBW, hope to see you around more often

By: myrtle beached whale

myrtle beached whale — Thu, 08 Nov 2007 00:13:00 +0000

First time I had stumbled on your blog. Very entertaining. I will be back.

By: sognatrice

sognatrice — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 16:13:00 +0000

Andie, nothing good ever comes from greed, does it? Ugh.

By: Andie Summerkiss

Andie Summerkiss — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 15:12:00 +0000

Hi Michelle, this is a great post.
I think materialism is much worse in Asia where people have been poor for a long time till ten / twenty years ago. The haves act really bad, they are above the law and can literally buy everything. The society looks up to people like these in my country. That’s pretty sickening. But one thing, money really can’t buy happiness and love.

By: sognatrice

sognatrice — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 06:54:00 +0000

*Judith, your last statement is absolutely true. Hope your money catches up soon

*Jen, 100% agreed.

By: Jen of A2eatwrite

Jen of A2eatwrite — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 02:29:00 +0000

A friend of mine said, “the thing about money is, it makes things convenient. And it does. But you can always live without convenience.” Now, there’s lack of money and there’s LACK of money. Poverty and hunger are horrendous, beyond that, I agree, things don’t matter.

By: Judith in Umbria

Judith in Umbria — Mon, 05 Nov 2007 10:59:00 +0000

I am doing what I love, again. Last job I also loved. The money, however, is having a hard time catching up with me.

Fortunately, I naively believe that money doesn’t buy happiness, although it sure can buy a lot of peace of mind!

By: sognatrice

sognatrice — Mon, 05 Nov 2007 08:08:00 +0000

MM, I’m a nut right there with you

Tui, I only brought one of my SARK books with me–the rest are in storage. Must get them here (my fingers are crossed for yours)!

Cheeky, I agree with you; I don’t think money is evil in the least. I think what people do (and don’t do) with it is the main problem in the world today.

Tejase, thanks so much for that SARK wisdom! I think those fires made a lot of us think about what’s really important. I know it did for me, and I’m nowhere near them, so I can only imagine how those literally within the heat of them felt.

Jadie, I don’t think it’s funny at all, and I also don’t think I was implying that the work of the “special” firefighters wasn’t appreciated or in vain. My brother is a volunteer firefighter and I have great respect for anyone who puts their lives on the line for others and their property. My issue is selective firefighting, which I think is wrong as all human life is equal to me.

PP, that truly is amazing b/c I can’t remember the last time I thought of SARK…the universe does speak to us, doesn’t it?

Giggles, thanks for your kind comments and for visiting

Bonggamom, thanks! I don’t know why that was the first thing that popped into my head, but I thought it would be a fun exercise. And it was

Dee, I’m off to read it!

Sabine, ha, coordinating plans and goals is one of the toughest part of a relationship, isn’t it? Best of luck

Lostcheerio, I completely agree that those with more means are safer–and that’s the part I disagree with (big fan of socialized medicine here!).

I think it would be silly to outlaw a process that saves lives and property just b/c everyone can’t have it, but I would love to see this sort of thing (gasp!) available to all…can’t some of these companies donate a few free/reduced price spritzes of the stuff to those literally in the line of fire who don’t have an extra 20 grand a year? Kind of like fire retardant financial aid? Could be a tax write-off? There are many different solutions if the companies are willing to work on them. Maybe, as Sara noted above, neighbors with more cash might be willing to chip in so that everyone in the neighborhood is protected? Haves helping the have-lesses for the greater good?

Notice I’ve left the government out so I’m not accused of being a tax/spend/bleeding heart liberal (although I am)

Red, my pleasure!

Karina, SARK is a wonderful creative spirit that really has a way of speaking to your heart, to get your creative juices flowing. I think you’ll like her

Jeni, wow, thanks so much for sharing that story. Your son was not only smart but also extremely lucky to have such a wonderful family supporting him.

NYC, excellent point.

By: nyc/caribbean ragazza

nyc/caribbean ragazza — Mon, 05 Nov 2007 07:06:00 +0000

Great post. I live in a place where it is easy to forget what life is about. Here, everything is about getting money, power etc.

re: the fires. I wonder if at some point people will realize maybe we shouldn’t be building in these areas. Santa Ana winds happen every single year.

By: Jeni

Jeni — Mon, 05 Nov 2007 06:25:00 +0000

Thanks for everything you had in this post -especially the introduction (for me) to SARK. I briefly scanned her site, bookmarked it and will return there - just like I keep returning to your pages too. Great “thankful” post.
Money is a necessity, true enough. But, I always think back in time to my son, when he was in a tough emotional place 22 years ago with his Dad trying to entice him to come live with him. I had told the boy he could do that, make that choice, but only after he had the opportunity to work through all the upheaval with a good counselor and I set up the appointments for him, for me, for him and his younger sister too -also at times, the three of us together. After about six months, the boy announced to the counselor and me he had made a decision and my heart was truly in my throat until I heard him say he had decided to stay with his Mom and sisters because his Dad, as he saw things, was trying to buy him and bribe him. Today, if my son discusses that time he will tell you -and anyone else -that he has never had a regret for having chosen to stay and -as he puts it “grow up living in poverty.” Good example of “do what you love” -the money didn’t “follow” in the sense that we had it easy but what did follow was worth way more than money could ever buy -solidity between three siblings like you would never believe possible! Makes me so proud of him -so darned thankful for his ability to process things the way he did too!