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Originally Posted by cars_willkillyou
This also ties into something that's been troubling me a lot lately: the importance of money and wealth versus a life of content (as in the contents of a book, not content as in happy...or I guess both apply). What good is a 6 figure income if you work too hard to enjoy it? A fancy house and car to show off to people? Luxurious vacations to exotic places for a week, where your only memories are from photographs? The truly wealthy man should not be determined by his finances, but rather his ability to earn a living no matter where he goes. And in order to do that, one must need a well rounded and well informed education of many studies and work experience, and the humility to accept and perform any job, no matter how "beneathe" him it may seem.
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I likk ethis part. Everyone in my family and most other people I work with think going to college is precisely to make BIG BUCKS. NOt just get a good job...but to make BIG BUCKS. They always tell me how lucky I will be and how much money I'll have any all that jazz but....I have toconstantly remind them that I am studying to become a teacher....a job which isn't paid so much around here. Then the persuasion comes. "Why don't you want to work downtown in a big ass building" they tell me. I dont' want to. I don't care about making a lot of money. I"m fine with a salary to get me by.......(Oh...I also forgot, I'll be running a company with my siblings in a few years.)