What is your preference: Rich & Stressed or Average & Easy Money?

Discussion in 'Psychology' started by marketsurfer, Jul 15, 2015.

RIch and stressed or average middle class but easy money?

  1. Rich and stressed

  2. Average but easy money

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  1. Do you think that



    COULD have anything to do with bringing stress into oneself?
    Thus that substantial funds and stress are not really linked, but, stress is linked to
    some "spiritual upsets".
    I mean, if one start to believe their are "God", what is to stop them, if stress does not starts its work?
     
    #21     Jul 16, 2015
  2. How about getting to the point of "rich" and then stop stressing? Why risk life or lifestyle once you're there? You can still do what you love, but can afford to do it at a low-stress level.

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    #22     Jul 16, 2015
  3. And between $250k and 1 million? Daytrader? :D
     
    #23     Jul 16, 2015
  4. I like the gif, how appropriate. And of course you can but people who are able to achieve such a balance in life do not get enough exposure so the general public(rich or poor) incorrectly overestimates the correlation between money and stress.

    To have nothing and become rich requires an extraordinary amount of sacrifice and many times a life long commitment. Making such a sacrifice, year after year, causes a lot of imbalances in life. A loss of family, friends, morals, health, some even lose the sense of self. With every passing year down the rabbit hole it becomes increasingly difficult to bring balance back into your life or to even realize how much is enough as you become wired to think and act a certain way. So you keep spinning the wheel and thinking that if you only had more money your life will be better and failing to address the real issue that's causing you stress.

    On the other hand, if you manage to catch yourself early enough while falling into the rabbit hole you might be able to balance out your work with your personal life and interests and simply sit back and laugh at people who correlate money and stress. You disappear into the night while the rest saturate the social circles and media outlets.
     
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    #24     Jul 16, 2015
  5. qxr1011

    qxr1011

    first, there is no easy money

    and second, people stressing not about money, but about becoming a c@cksucker in order to get them
     
    #25     Jul 16, 2015
  6. No need for the bad language.

    Yes, there is easy money if you are smart. Its not difficult to produce a middle class income with several hours of work a week. But u need to be bright and savvy. Read 4 hr work week. 10000's of folks are doing it.

    Now if u want to get rich with lttle work, lots of luck and timing is needed on top of bright & savvy.

    Surf
     
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    #26     Jul 16, 2015
  7. I think Ray Dalio subscribes to these ideas-- he is one of the good guys-- worth exploring. thanks!
     
    #27     Jul 16, 2015
  8. nth

    nth

    "Stress. It makes your heart pound, your breathing quicken and your forehead sweat. But while stress has been made into a public health enemy, new research suggests that stress may only be bad for you if you believe that to be the case. Psychologist Kelly McGonigal urges us to see stress as a positive, and introduces us to an unsung mechanism for stress reduction: reaching out to others."
    http://www.ted.com/talks/kelly_mcgonigal_how_to_make_stress_your_friend?language=en
     
    #28     Jul 16, 2015
  9. i960

    i960

    Stress actually causes the body to react in a physical fashion by way of the SNS. There's no way long-term stress is good for you, regardless of how one mentally compartmentalizes it.
     
    #29     Jul 16, 2015
  10. Care to elaborate?
     
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    #30     Jul 17, 2015