Which of these things is most important to you?

Post Reply New Topic

Okay, had to comprmise. Family. Just as a note, I like money, but it's not the actual money I value, but the stuff you can GET with it!

Money tends to come last on my list.. I need it to survive but otherwise I have no desire for it or for the material possessions you can purchase with it.

If given the choice between a good friend or a million dollars I wouldnt bat an eyelash.

Family also ranks pretty low but thats probably because Ive never had very good experiences with those people who are genetically related to you by chance and so your apparently supposed to be nice to.

"You can choose your friends, but you can't choose your family"....

I didnt vote, although I am the black sheep of the family and the source of many 'social' jokes and references, I cant choose between them and friends because my Grandparents were a bit different and didnt make fun, so much..

Money? money to me is a tool that doesnt need to exist.. I have lots of money and people call me cheap but you know what? I just dont want anything..

money is the most important thing to me then again that could just be the excuse that I use to be a workaholic. I do not have alot of family and we are not very close anyway and since I have no friends that anwser must be money.

Family, as I have no true or close friends.

Family is everything to me. The loveliest and most loyal friends I've ever had, I've met on the internet and they're still with me. Family first, friends a close second.

It sounds to me like some people are just paying lip service to the idea that valuing money is bad and valuing family and friends is good. That is silly. You can't say 'I need money to survive' and then say you value family and friends over money. That is basically saying you value family and friends over survival.

Is there something wrong with that?

Thank you! Finally someone understands! Even at school when I tell someone that money means everything to me and I don't value families whatsoever, they always seem to be in a mild state of shock. But then once I explain everything to them, they either understand or start rambling on about how great their family is. Families actually make me really mad. I've only lived with my mom since I was four and we don't do any family activities at all. It makes me really mad when people do. But then again, they're jealous of my wealth (I'm the richest kid in school, so yeah). But even though I am extremely jealous of familes and I am filled with spite because of them, money is still more important. I absolutely love money and I have no idea what I would do without it. Money is everything to me.

Money is a means to an end not an end in and of itself.

Survival only for the sake of continuing to exist is pointless.

So you spend your life making the numbers in a bank computer go up and inevitably you die.. what have you really accomplished with your life? Why should anyone care that your dead unless they want your money because they worship it too?

Heres the reality check: Your dumped on a deserted tropical island with the most important thing to you. You will arrive with a handful of cash thats completely worthless except as fire kindling Ill arrive with friends and family to help me build a civilization

Money is only valuable if others value it otherwise its just paper with funny scribbles on it.