does earning more have any relation to your happiness ?

say a single, within 20s guy 10k per month

vs

another guy, same age same everything except 5k per month

vs

another crone with 15k per month

is there any huge different in term of happiness ?

put the branded materialism issues aside, like guy who drive camry is happier than who drive vious.

what I see the saturated earning is 8 to 10k ...more than that = more than enough, which means the happiness is not directly proportional

opinion please. or motivation please

Do what u like and ppl pay u 5 figures. Truly happy

Can't say if money directly related to happiness

I earn enough to support all my expenses and save some aside. Don't know if more money would make me much happier

No, cos sure got ppl like that but inside is black heart, like the person below, can only LCLY.

no, i always wanted more and more, never satisfied

happiness is a choice. you can choose to pursue it, or choose to live it.

i stating earn 1.7k , if i were to earn 3k also can , alot of cover and shift and OT.

i tak boleh tahan , i tak mau ,

i rasa time more worth.....

everytime in company i wont stayback / OT
that y i poor now

it's not a choice, look at starving childrens in africa, are they happy, can they choose to be happy?

lol

i am not discussing blown up frog/racist ...at 1st look i think that guy got something on indian

and just want to appear as rich guy ..but who doesnt want to appear rich ?
unless everyone knew u are rich lol



i am more interest in lifestyle vs happiness thing ..

lifestyle isnt about the more expensive the better.

just like eating rm 3 nasi lemak on roadside vs rm 30 in air cond restaurant

in the end, the satisfaction isnt directly proportional
eating in air cond restaurant isnt much different eating on roadside

If you don't know how to spend money, just keep earning and be stingy.. of course cannot be happy la..

not having to worry about money is very nice.

i'm also easily satisfied, a new high end pc every 2 years, plenty of gadgets in between and a few books purchases for my programmer endeavour and i'm a happy man. that means even after settling my monthly responsibilities (homes/cars instalments, duit kasi papamama, feeding my walking vagina and her beauty habits, bills, etc) and i still have plenty. not a car or bike person too, that kinda lets me save alot.

if i'm ever pinched for money (family masuk hospital, emergency, etc) i can dig into my reserves and won't have to beg friends and family for anything.

if you're the kind to living it up i guess rm10-20k isn't that much. imagine all the people you have to please on facebook by taking pictures of yourself visiting european countries every 2 months.

Living cheap also helps, I don't even have a car

i don't have one either 2 years ago, only an ancient second hand nissan vanette for my work. but then i need to get big nenen amoi so i have to buy a car.

I was happy when I drew my very first salary of RM420 back in April 1984! I celebrated by going straight to McD at Jalan TAR!!! The good old days.....sigh!

happy more if no tax..

Nah. You definitely bought weed with that money.

I work from home, so having a car for me isn't that important

when u start reaching rm10k it will become never enough

can. if they accept Christ as their savior. oh wai...

my cousin used to have arguments with her then boyfriend about not having a car/driving license.

"if your kids are sick next time what are you going to do? hope the taxi guy come quick enough to fetch your kids in the middle of the night before their brains are fried by high fever?"

This post has been edited by buysellaccount: Jan 13 2013, 04:14 AM

I don't have any kids

Anyway, GF has a car

driving car is awesome , i also work from home ,


i buy pet food 25kg and cage ,take laptop ,easily need car......



This post has been edited by myva: Jan 13 2013, 04:41 AM

wahhhahahah

being rich for appearance

and

being rich for self satisfaction

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i am more concerns about self satisfaction,

I used to care how people view me till higher secondary school, but once I proved that I this much capable ... from then onward, I dont mind how people see me.

but still, the self satisfaction may relate to other people

for example, some people feel happy when helping other, which I dont have such feeling since primary school ...lol

Money is absolutely essential ..but once u have passed a certain threshold,money is not that important anymore..things are that are most important in life to us are family,friends,life experiences,doing what you love,being true to yourselves..all the money in the world cannot bring back a lost loved one..or to undo your regrets..

Imagine ur on ur deathbed...self reflecting on your life...do u think u would regret for not doing the things that truly matter to u or would u regret like 'if I had just 5 more years to live,I could have made more money..damn'

Just my 0.02

some people earn money but never spend the money they earned so the money ends up being only a number in their account.

some people spend more than they earn and the things that they own end up owning them.

Just a food for thought. I believe a balance in life is crucial and it applies to everything.

One can reply, "then you should do a better job and don't let the kids have high fever!!"


the question is, where's the threshold??

This post has been edited by TSOM: Jan 13 2013, 04:39 AM

yeah .. I believe that too..

Then there are also those who want to save a lot for an early retirement...

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make 10 must use up 8, then you make your money work for you

dun gamble ~ very important , others all okay , drink, smoke or cheong

because gamble can make you in negative zone very easily

Oh my...cheong is ok?

cheongster , go google

cheong more affordable than having wife.

you wont go into the negative zone($$) when cheonging, unless you go borrow money to cheong which is damn stupid, moreover can you tahan cheonging every day ?

That depends a lot on who u are...some ppl are happy driving a Volvo..some cannot..they must be driving at least a Porsche..some must go for 5 star cruise liner or Europe for a holiday...some are happy lepaking at Hong Kong,pulau redang,Bangkok etc..some must eat in an air con restaurant preferably Michelin starred..some are happy with eating ming gei roast pork cha Siew fan or nasi lemak at sea park or village park...

You can't pinpoint an exact figure..u need to find ur own threshold...but the point is..do u really really need to believe that without earning so and so a month I cannot be happy?

do you include the 2 figure behind the decimal point ?

Can you rephrase this?

Errr sorry..har?

i guess what he is trying to say is that he knows what he is capable of and does not need the approval of others to make him feel good

Oh..

Depends on what you do to get the 5 figure pay.
I'm not exactly happy here, but it's not that bad.

yes. i am very happy.the feeling of being financially free.it is unbeatable.there is no stress our pressure

biarlah dia dengan BLM dia yg tak boleh start tu.

This post has been edited by CeDhhVss: Jan 13 2013, 07:31 AM

5 figure salary with good financial control, balance lifestyle and family make me happy..with good frens around, beautiful frens around make you happier..

I need to change lifestyle but my time doesn't permit.

Total up all those time you used up posting useless tered on /k/ and that's the time you supposedly don't have.

I just came in /k/ and drop off some threads and go to bed.

Less than an hour nowadays.

Go to work facebook and surf forums? Good for you.

Age 28
5 figures monthly after tax

Happy as can piap few young girls

M3 that much repairs huh..

30s earn RM 1.2k = not happy

tipu.. u 29 earning > 10k.. got daytona and W204..

lu diam . u go sit diam2

u before 30's also 20k+ with rx8 with many rolex wut

where got, during 20s, only 4-5k nia..

tipu. that u just grad. after 25+ u earn 3 times above liao

yes initially, that was the plan.. but alas tak jadi..

freedom is one of the element for happiness !!!

wai? recently economy boost again. so u can triple ur income

aiyoh.. early 20s time fresh out of uni, go plan liddis, but plan and do are 2 different things.. cos no experience and industry contacts yet.. so need around 4-5years to build up the contact base and knowhow.. so plan delayed 4-5years lor..

aiyo nvm. end of story also u success ma.
sometimes not everything smooth as planned. I always encounter this.

i think unexpected goodies not in the plan are buying houses in KV before 2009..

i jelly unker liao

sometimes that is the 5figure salary in this thread title for.. to enable you to buy those things..
people only say they rather have 5k but save 4k than 10k high commitment and save 2k.. blah blah blah but so many things 5k fella cant do..

my mom told me her first job earn only rm40 a month back in 1974 as kitchen helper i think. lol. in 10 years salary x10 and in 30 years we can't get the same x10 effect. but things inflated to over x99999

depends on what age you reach 10k salary

Have money = 1 less problem to worry about = 1 more thing to be happy about.

story line is earn more is better than earn less.
u might spend little but u nvr know when u need more than usually

15k is just less poor

Having a family and earning that low. Definitely not happy. Stressful hard to raise family

rich ppl more choice.

poor ppl no choice.

ok?

if i got 5 figure sure happy lah i think~

wa, u shoot terus

4 figures already happy. as long as my debts paid and i have some savings.

i salute to all 5 figure earner.

you are my inspiration.

i'm waiting for my senior security guard to retire. then i can start enjoy 4 figure.

then maybe apply auxiliary police.

its going to take many years more to reach 5 figures.

hahahhah...senior security guard...there are a lot vacancies in carrefour ....go apply dude ... i know their pay...bery good

did you come from maxis thread to mock me?

you fuking ashole!

earn 10k not happy because got lots of debts to pay...perhaps paying for 5 million dollar houses.

Of coz way more happy lor.. Money not really an issue to u.. Wherever u wanna eat, whatever u wanna buy u got far more choices mah. Other than that... Hmm nothing much lol!

the only thing that happen with more money is you dont have financial problems,thats all.
other things in life remains equal.

financial problems are resarched to be a function of spending not how much you earn, doctors are notorious for financial issues. ask those personal bankers they will tell you

there is also multiple tombs of research regarding this, "millionaire next door" explains this in the fullest extent.

TS refer to easterlin paradox , forbes hates it dealy for some reason

jaga can earn 5 figure. wuah ~ now that wat i call amazing

read carefully la bang.

Gaji besar so what? Bole tolak gunung? Angkat pulau? Belah laut?Manusia jugak

hahaha. bodoh bangang.

orang cakap pasal happiness correlation with high salary.

bukan show off thread.

fuking retard.

security line so high pay also wut.

5 figure i always tot manyzer level can get. i was wrong

Emm another thing to add, u will hate the goverment more when u reach 5 figures.. Coz need to pay more tax but nothing much u get in return. So not that happy lar. ehe.

This post has been edited by rafaismycat: Jan 13 2013, 12:21 PM

spending power = happiness

This post has been edited by ynot: Jan 13 2013, 12:27 PM

Pay rm250k tax per year....

I think what generates happiness depends on the person's goals and lifestyle.

A simple dude who isn't materialistic earning 5 figures might be happy because basic needs are covered.

A dude with constant material needs may not find 5 figures enough because demand keeps increasing. There will always be a new car, new gadgets, new clothes......the list goes on.

Do u rather die young ina porsche or die old in a kancil?

Half happy. As mentioned by others, Human will never satisfy with what they have at current state. Life goes on~

No money is never related to happiness.

If you allow yourself to be bothered by who earns more than you, then you will go crazy.

Ultimately, happiness is what you think in your head.

If you think everybody is earning more than you then hang out with people poorer than you.

id rather have 5k and a life

rather than working like robot to earn 5 figure..

Its not always true lar.. There are people that i know earn rm25k-rm30k permonth at the age of 29 but goyang kaki only but of coz he is needed in the company bcoz he has d crucial skills that are hard to find.

Me myself also i am more enjoying my life now comparing 5 years ago where i earned rm1800 permonth after graduated. That time i was super busy to catchup with a lot of things.

This post has been edited by rafaismycat: Jan 13 2013, 01:42 PM

work like robot can earn 5 figure?

5k = got life?



5k= no life, because u cannot afford a baby. your baby/kid will hate you when they grow up. you should try your best to make the most out of yourself.

of course happy..can become play boy..ada ah wang ada ah moi..

the truth is far from the statement.

usually 4 figure earner work like no life rather ppl got 5 figure

true story bro

I wonder what life he can get for 5k gross mthly income?

5k still ok. imagine 1k

actually not much diff for 5figure like 10-20k earner. if u say 40-99k earner ~ fuuuu ~ like boss liao

imagine u working and get about 1m per annum falali also u can drive liao