Are you rich?

Thanks for replying. Now I pity those people who were born with rich parents and are not given the chance to learn about the importance of money. There are times when they cannot relate to a person in need and won't help them because they don't know how it feels to be in need. I guess in the street, it is also the poor who help the poor. They are those who experienced and know what it is to be in need.

I agree some kids do have it easy although parents spend what they have.Some people know the price of everything but the value of nothing.You see kids walking around with the latest mobile,expensive trainers,clothes ect all provided by doting parents.They have no real idea of how much hard work it took to buy those items. kids grow up getting everything they need and much they don't ,they grow up with wealthy parents.Once upon a time those parents started off with hardly anything working hard to provide a nice home for the family.Then when the kids get married they expect to have all those luxuries straight away and expect the parents to provide it for them.There does not seem to be any rational these days.Then when they cannot have a modern kitchen and luxury bathroom they get upset and leave the relationship,plus they also expect to go the gym ,foreign holidays ,the kids have kids then the parents cannot have their special time or continue with all their pre kids hobbies.When we first got married we thought we had had a good week if we could pay the rent and feed ourselves,second hand bed,and all our furniture was begged and borrowed off any one that had finished with it.I do realise this is not everyone and those who enjoy the struggle work hard will have a happier life,building and acheiving things together forms a solid rock on which to base a life time partnership.I have had several of my nieces and nephews who have only been married a few years,one did not even make it to the alter as they could not have everything and every comfort,parents made it to easy for them and spoilt them rotten.

As an added extra to make my point.My kids grew up with me on my own,not to go to deep,they had to work part time doing odd jobs around the village,there was more opportunity in those days. pre health and safety days.They are both is stable relationships both expect to work hard and pay as they go.Quite a few of their friends who had much better upbringing financial wise,nice kids though, have all split up from their partners some of them have two or three families,they have to pay maintenance for the children ,so they are paying now I suppose but really sad.I won't bore you with anymore ,just such a good discussion felt like I ought to give it my all, thank you.

I have read a book about human imperfections. There are things that we have and we cannot change and there's no other way to get away from it but to accept it. One fact is our relatives. :) We may be disappointed with them but no matter what happens they will still be our relatives. The best way to react with it is just to accept them who they are. That's what I have read on the book. :)

We love them but we don't have to like what they do..that is what mom is always saying..she loves us but she doesn't have to agree with what we do.But family is family..we might quarrel but we try to have each others back if it is someone besides family messing with us.

That is one thing I forgot and the most important of all. We have our riches here on earth but it is those riches that can be with us when we die are the ones which are our true riches.

Yes, we really don't need a lot of money to be rich. The only thing that matters is how we handle the money we have in hand. Many people have big salary but they also spend big. That is nothing compared to a person with limited money but can budget it wisely. :) Now we can celebrate because we are rich with things that cannot be bought by money...

And we are rich with things that cannot be taken away by a poor economy.

You're rich indeed. Having a relationship with God through Christ is the greatest among the riches we can find here on earth.

God gave us our lives to enjoy the things we have. It would just be silly to think about the things we don't have when in fact we have many things to enjoy in our lives. :)

I you may not be rich today but will be later on. When I was also a student I usually lack money. I would budget it to survive but then I can see the effect. I am now used to not buying things not really needed and by the things I do in college, it is still what I do right now which makes me save some money. It is not about the money but the attitude I have learned from being lack in money before. :)

Really seems like you're enjoying here. :)

People are nice and good here.