The Most Annoying Thing About Money

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    I think it's that it's sooooooooooo hard to earn and you have to use it wisely.
     
    You're telling me, I somehow managed to spend $400 in the past week... there's $8.08 left in my bank account right now... and I just quit my job a week ago so I can go back to school... Yet the whole reason I had the job was to have some spending money at school... so I really didn't plan that well. haha.

    If we lived in a society where people's needs were provided and cared for, we wouldn't have the need for money. People could be left to strive for improving themselves, not having to worry about where their next meal is coming from or if they'll have shelter for the night.
     
    Well, the HARDEST possible thing about having lots of money? Deciding what to spend it on is the only answer, and tempting buying other things. I always say I will save this up, or buy this, but I always end up spending it on something else!
     
    Indeed, I was going to use my money to buy a tv once i got back to school... but i don't think i'll have enough cash to scrounge up to do so... I think the only things I've really managed to save up for in my life is my Wii and my PS3.

    I think having a lot of money comes with a lot of social responsibility was well, like if you have A LOT of dough, and have more than enough for yourself then you should help out those who aren't as lucky as you. And that's a hard thing, giving your own hard earned money away to help out those in need.
     
    Yeha, ill probably NEVER have time between classes to have a wii
     
    Well it's a nice thing to have between classes, gives you something to do... Although I'm normally not one for studying.

    Education is surprisingly exspensive... and if you think about it, you're essentially paying for knowledge... is that really fair? Shouldn't you be able to learn for free? People shouldn't be denied the chance to learn because they don't have the ability to pay for that knowledge...
     
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    I'm just an optimist and idealist at heart. haha

    I was talking about education at the collegiate level, but I guess you're right about high school as well. I guess I'm just used to being in america where you don't have to pay for a HS education (you parents do in taxes, but it's not like how you have to personally pay per credit when you're in college). I don't like the idea of having to swallow and put up with things, if there is injustice in the world, you should try to change it, even if you know it will be impossible (idealist part of me sorry). If you believe strongly enough in something, then you shouldn't just lie down and take it.

    As long as there is hope, there is a chance. But you're right for, now we have to live with the fact that our entire world relies on money, and accept it for the time being, until we have the ability to change that.
     
    The worst thing about money is when your friend is broke - and I mean, really broke - without a job, and they have nowhere to turn but you. You want to give them money, but you know they won't return it - only ask for more. You want to say 'yes,' but you'll feel they are using you; you want to say 'no,' but you'll destroy your friendship.
     
    The most annoying thing about money is the fact that practically everyone wants more of it. I don't think I know anyone who is happy with the amount of money they have; they always want more. It's the same with the richest people in the world. They don't continue making movies nor songs because they want to, but because they want more money.

    Money has caused the human race to be greedy and that's pretty irritating.
     
    ShadowofTime01 said:
    Well it's a nice thing to have between classes, gives you something to do... Although I'm normally not one for studying.

    Education is surprisingly exspensive... and if you think about it, you're essentially paying for knowledge... is that really fair? Shouldn't you be able to learn for free? People shouldn't be denied the chance to learn because they don't have the ability to pay for that knowledge...
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    In a lot of countries nowadays, schooling is free. Post-secondary may not be, but if you want to get a high school education, you can because the government funds it. After that, education isn't technically "required" so I can see why you have to pay it. I don't like the rising university tuition fees though. They double every few years. It's ridiculous. >_< I don't really agree with the idea of university education being free, though. Subsidized, yes, but not completely free. :/

    Anyway, I really can't complain about the money I own. My parents are, for now, paying for my university education. They've agreed to pay half of it and I'll pay back the other half once I can afford it. In the mean time, between school terms, I have a job and I save up the money. Yeah, I splurge and get a few video games and whatnot here and there, but for the most part everything I get goes straight to the bank. While at school, I pay for any extra essentials past tuition and dorm fees myself. (So I buy my own groceries, textbooks, supplies, medicine, pay my phone bills, etc. while I'm away.)
     
    College doesn't have to be that expensive. There are community colleges that are very cheap. You can also save up to go to college by getting a job first. And there's tons and tons and tons of scholarships that you can apply for.

    The most annoying thing to me about money is how bad some people are with it. Maxing out credit cards, buying things they don't need and can't afford, and then they whine and complain that the minimum wage is too low, that the government should intervene, that the rich people should have to give up more of their hard-earned cash to help out. I mean, yeah, if you're below the poverty line and it isn't your fault, you obviously need a hand up. But even then you need to seek a job, find some source of income so you don't fall again.
     
    The most annoying thing about money is that Amazon.com takes a lot of mine. Even though I use Super Saver Shipping. =(
     
    MyLittleShop said:
    I have $400 on my credit card, $400 on my pay pal, and $200 in cash... and im 14 year old... im awesome at saving and using my cash wisely
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    How do you have a credit card when you're 14? I thought you had to be over 18... That's cool.

    Lightning said:
    In a lot of countries nowadays, schooling is free. Post-secondary may not be, but if you want to get a high school education, you can because the government funds it. After that, education isn't technically "required" so I can see why you have to pay it. I don't like the rising university tuition fees though. They double every few years. It's ridiculous. >_< I don't really agree with the idea of university education being free, though. Subsidized, yes, but not completely free. :/
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    Well the government funds it with the money that we pay it, so essentially we're paying for it... at least in my own country. I also see why we have to pay for college, but I was just saying in an idyllic setting, we could learn what we want to do without having to pay for it. My point being is that philosophically, people shouldn't hoard knowledge from others, but share it them. Unfortunately in today's society, we believe that knowledge is power, and the more you know and the less others know, the better off you are.
     
    Lightning said:
    In a lot of countries nowadays, schooling is free. Post-secondary may not be, but if you want to get a high school education, you can because the government funds it. After that, education isn't technically "required" so I can see why you have to pay it. I don't like the rising university tuition fees though. They double every few years. It's ridiculous. >_< I don't really agree with the idea of university education being free, though. Subsidized, yes, but not completely free. :/

    Anyway, I really can't complain about the money I own. My parents are, for now, paying for my university education. They've agreed to pay half of it and I'll pay back the other half once I can afford it. In the mean time, between school terms, I have a job and I save up the money. Yeah, I splurge and get a few video games and whatnot here and there, but for the most part everything I get goes straight to the bank. While at school, I pay for any extra essentials past tuition and dorm fees myself. (So I buy my own groceries, textbooks, supplies, medicine, pay my phone bills, etc. while I'm away.)
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    Wow, I wish my parents payed for that much. they do pay for alot of it though.
     
    The most annoying thing about money is that if it didn't exist, every single human being would be a better, more decent person. Money runs our lives now, and people hardly do things out of the kindness in their heart. Money drives people, it's a motive, and people will almost always be reluctant to do something unless they get something out of it. Get what? Money. They want to be payed because it's the easiest way of returning a favor. When you get a job, you get payed for your work. Would you go to your job if you didn't have to? My guess is no, it'd just be a waste of time.

    Every student who's dropped out of high school probably wouldn't have if they were being payed to go to school. Everyone who hasn't dropped out has been raised to know that education leads to money. Going to school right now isn't a direct path to money in my pocket, but in the long run, it's going to be the cause of almost all the money I've ever gotten in my pocket.

    These days, you're lucky to find anything free; if you do, you take full advantage of it. If money were to be completely wiped out tomorrow, the world would be chaos. Everyone now relies on money. If money was never invented, if everything in the world was never given a value, then we'd have freedom -- true freedom -- our lives wouldn't be dictated by value-representing pieces of metal and paper.

    The most annoying thing about money is that it runs and ruins our lives.
     
    Would you go to your job if you didn't have to?
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    Yes, I would. Or I will. I'm going to be doing something that I've been living, eating, and breathing all of my life: engineering.

    And guess what? Not to sound stand-offish, but not everyone's cut out to be an engineer. Therefore, my job will have value, and people will be willing to trade things of value they have for what I create. That's why money was invented: it represents value.

    People got tired of trading five chickens for a goat, and decided to let a couple of gold coins be worth the value of five chickens, instead. It's much easier to carry around coins than chickens, and if the person selling the goat doesn't want all five chickens, they can buy something else with the money. So it's more convenient to use money.
     
    txteclipse said:
    Yes, I would. Or I will. I'm going to be doing something that I've been living, eating, and breathing all of my life: engineering.
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    So basically you're going to do something your entire life that brings you no income whatsoever.

    Good luck with that.
     
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